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Surface Watering 
During the past several years many labor soving devices have been developed. Surface watering is 
one that will save many hours of hand watering your chrysanthemum crop. 
The Skinner Superior nozzle is the final answer to the exacting requirements of surface watering. An 
absolutely flat uniform spray is obtained over a full circle with a constant pattern under any pres- 
sure. This nozzle throws a fine spray 5 feet in diameter at 5 pounds pressure at the nozzle, and uses 
0.9 gallons per minute. 
When installing surface watering check your water supply and the capacity needed to irrigate your 
area. It is advisable to have an engineer figure out your requirements. 
Cornell Standard Weight Grading (CSW) 
During the past year Dr. Kenneth Post of Cornell University advocated the use of weight in grading 
pompons. Quality in cut flowers is best expressed by weight. The weight of an individual stem 
accounts for the size and length of stem. Weight cannot take into account color, crooked stems, old 
or misshapen flowers. These poor flowers are easily eliminated from the graded stock by the sorter. 
Pompons are doubtless in the greatest disorder of any flower in the market. Nothing is standard at 
present. The trouble is due to no standard grading and bunching practice. Some growers bunch on 
the basis of weight per bunch. They may bunch 7, 9, 10, 12, or 24 ounces together. When prices in- 
crease the size of bunch decreases and when prices decrease the size of bunch increases. 
Pompons grade easily by weight per stem. 
Pompon Grades | & ee ay 
| : Weight — Weigh 
CSW Stems Per Per: Stems 27 Per Pack cs. 
Grade Package (Ounces). = (Ounces 
Special IZ, Dozens a: “7 Oar mere. 
Fancy Vy Dozen Va 9—12 
Extray 2 VY, Dozen Be 28 Oe Pe 
First | Dozen F102 Gig Po 
Utility packed to correspond with above. ee 

The weight is with the foliage turgid, but no free water on the stems or leaves and the lower !/3 
of the foliage removed. To grade above Utility the stems must be reasonably straight and the foli- 
age and flowers free from insect, disease or other objectionable injuries. The presence of such injuries 
places them in the utility grade. 
The stems should be straight and the flowers mature, but not over-ripe. Stem length should corre- 
spond with the grade and be proper for the market. The stems should be cut of the same length within 
a bunch. Most of the weight of pompons is in the flowers. Weight per stem accounts more for the 
flowers than for the stem. 
This is a step in the right direction. It is true that modifications will be forthcoming but it is worth a 
trial. 

Wrapping Pompons in Parchment Paper Wrapped Pompons Packed for Shipment 

