These beet and tomato test trials are conducted to select for Southern States patrons the strains 
best adapted to Southern States operating territory and carrying those qualities which are most desired. 
Southern States services only the varieties of vegetable seeds recommended by the 
State Agricultural Colleges in its operating territory and proved to be adapted to the 
conditions under which they are to be planted. Such factors as climate, elevation, soil 
conditions, length of growing season and the use to which the crop is to be put are all 
taken into consideration. 
Freedom from Disease 
From such fields as this, growing in the State of Idaho, Southern States obtains its anthracnose 
disease-free snap beans for patrons. 
It is most desirable that vegetable crops be free from or resistant to diseases. Southern 
States uses extreme care to secure seeds that will produce such crops. For example, 
Southern States obtains its bush snap beans from Idaho and certain areas in California 
because seed grown there is relatively free from a disease known as anthracnose, which 
often causes heavy losses. 
A SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE 
