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Figure 3 — Picking, Counting and Weighing —The best fruits from the select plants have 
been picked, and are being counted and weighed. Each basket represents an individual plant 
selection the previous year. Note the special scales and carrier which can be taken into the 
fields to facilitate the work. 
Figure 4 —Cutting for In¬ 
ternal Structure —Tomatoes from 
each plant selection are cut and 
careful notes taken on internal 
structure. Only those strains 
which have good color and solid 
interior are saved. 
Figure 5 —Saving Plant Select 
Seed —Each strain that passes 
previous inspections is saved 
separately. The girl in the 
center is tying up one of the 
small bags containing the seed. 
The seed in the bags is left over 
night in a tub for fermentation. 
Note the fine fruits in the baskets 
waiting to be cut and examined 
for use as select stock seed. 
