following summary from 118 Western New York farms for 1934 for
cannery tomatoes illustrates the various items:
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| | _Per cent_
| | _of total_
Growing costs: | |
Land | $ 7.66 | 9.17
Manure | 3.91 | 4.68
Commercial fertilizer | 8.21 | 9.83
Plants | 15.55 | 18.62
Plowing | 3.42 | 4.10
Fitting | 3.83 | 4.59
Applying fertilizer | 1.65 | 1.98
Setting | 5.41 | 6.48
Cultivating | 6.38 | 7.64
All other growing costs | 2.14 | 2.56
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Total growing costs per acre | $58.16 | 69.65
Harvesting and delivering (8.2 tons) | 25.34 | 30.35
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Total costs | $83.50 |100.00
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All too often, growers think they are counting costs when such
important items as interest, use of truck and machinery or others
are omitted. One sometimes sees such figures in print.
One good way to view returns is in terms of cents per hour for
labor. Cost accounts in New York have showed that a group of farmers
who raised cannery tomatoes the nine years up to 1937 and whose
records were studied, realized $0.34 per hour for their time given
to tomatoes, $0.51 for potatoes, $0.24 for wheat, and $0.11 for
oats.
SELECTED REFERENCES
This book is not a monograph in the scientific sense and no attempt
has been made to cite references for all statements. This list is
intended to include the publications that are likely to prove most
useful to one who wishes to read further about tomatoes. There are
many others of great value, most of them being included in
bibliographies in the works cited below.
Unless otherwise stated, references are to publications of the state
experiment stations, addresses of which may be obtained by writing
Office of Experiment Stations, United States Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
General
Beattie, W. R. Tomatoes as a truck crop. U.S. Dept. of Agr.
Farmers Bul. 1338. 1923.
Snyder, G. B. and Dempsey, P. W. Tomato production in
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Porter, D. R. and MacGillivray, John H. The production of
tomatoes in California. Calif. Exp. Sta. Cir. 104. 1937.
Cochran, H. L. Improved methods of tomato production in
Georgia. Ga. Exp. Sta. Bul. 206. 1940.
Huelsen, W. A. Growing tomatoes in Illinois. Ill. Exp. Sta.
Cir. 451. 1936.
Balch, W. B. Growing tomatoes in Kansas. Kan. Exp. Sta. Cir.
172. 1933.
Seaton, H. L. Tomato growing in Michigan. Mich. Exp. Sta. Ext.
Bul. 156. 1936.
Allen, E. J. and Talbert, T. J. Tomato culture in Missouri.
Mo. Exp. Sta. Cir. 173. 1934.
Schermerhorn, L. G., Tiedjens, V. A., et al. Questions and
answers relative to tomato production. N.J. Exp. Sta. Ext.
Bul. 174. 1936.
Raleigh, G. J. Growing tomatoes for market. Cornell Ext. Bul.
377. 1937.
Tracy, W. Tomato culture. Orange Judd Co. 1907.
Work, Paul. Tomato production. Orange Judd Co. 1926.
Pellett, F. C. and M. A. Practical tomato culture. A. T. De La
More Co. 1930.
Food Value
Atwater, W. O., and Woods, C. D. The chemical composition of
American food materials. U.S. Dept. of Agr., Office of Expt.
Stas. Bul. 28. 1896.
Sherman, H. C. Food products. Macmillan. 1924.
Miller, Elna. Tomatoes, their value and uses. Utah Exp. Sta.
Cir. 47. 1932.
Ellis, Eliz. E. Using tomatoes in family meals. N.H. Exp.
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Cannery
Beattie, J. H. Tomatoes for canning and manufacturing. U.S.
Dept. of Agr. Farmers Bul. 1233. Rev. 1930.
Lancashire, E. R., Parks, T. H. and Pierstorff, A. L. Tomatoes
for canning. Ohio Exp. Sta. Bul. 114. 1935.
Hester, J. B. Good, fair or poor tomatoes from your soil.
Campbell Soup Co., Bul. 2. 1940.
Cruess, W. V. Commercial fruit and vegetable products.
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Pederson, C. S. Preparation of tomato products. N.Y. Exp.
Sta. Cir. 178. 1937.
Gaylord, F. C. and Fawcett, K. L. A study of grade, quality
and price of canned tomatoes sold at retail in Indiana. Ind.
Exp. Sta. Bul. 438. 1939.
Saywell, L. G. and Cruess, W. V. The composition of canning
tomatoes. Calif. Exp. Sta. Bul. 545. 1932.
MacGillivray, J. H. and Ford, O. W. Tomato quality as
influenced by the relative amount of outer and inner wall
region. Ind. Exp. Sta. Bul. 327. 1928.
MacGillivray, J. H. Tomato color as related to quality in the
tomato canning industry. Ind. Exp. Sta. Bul. 350. 1931.
Gaylord, F. C. and MacGillivray, J. H. Tomato quality studies.
Field and harvest factors affecting grade. Ind. Exp. Sta. Bul.
394. 1934.
Hauck, C. W. Marketing cannery tomatoes on grade in Ohio. Ohio
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Greenhouse
Beattie, J. H. Greenhouse tomatoes. U.S. Dept. of Agr.
Farmers Bul. 1431. Rev. 1939.
Hoffman, I. C. Growing of greenhouse tomatoes. Ohio Exp. Sta.
Bul. 499. 1932.
Burk, E. F. and Roberts, R. H. Growing greenhouse tomatoes.
Wisc. Exp. Sta. Bul. 418. 1931.
Gilbert, B. E. and Pember, F. R. Relative efficiency of
various organic supplements in the growth of greenhouse
tomatoes. R.I. Exp. Sta. Bul. 236. 1932.
Gilbert, B. E. and Pember, F. R. Economical amounts of nitrate
of soda to apply in the greenhouse for the growth of tomatoes.
R.I. Exp. Sta. Bul. 252. 1935.
Bouquet, A. G. P. An analysis of the characters of the
inflorescence and fruiting habit of some varieties of
greenhouse tomatoes. Cornell Exp. Sta. Memoir 139. 1932.
Biblio.
Seaton, H. L. and Gray, G. F. Histological study of tissues
from greenhouse tomatoes affected by blotchy ripening. Jour.
Agr. Research (U.S. Dept. of Agr.), Vol. 52, No. 3, pp.
217-224. 1936.
Breeding and Varieties
Boswell, V. R. Improvement and genetics of tomatoes, peppers,
and eggplant. U.S. Dept. of Agr. Yearbook. 1937. pp. 176-206.
Full biblio.
Boswell, V. R., et al. Description of American varieties of
tomatoes. U.S. Dept. of Agr. Misc. Publ. 160. 1933.
Muller, C. H. A revision of the genus Lycopersicon. U.S.
Dept. of Agr. Misc. Publ. 382. 1940.
Morrison, Gordon. Tomato varieties. Mich. Exp. Sta. Spec. Bul.
290. 1938.
Myers, C. E. and Lewis, M. T. The effect of selection in the
tomato. Penn. Exp. Sta. Bul. 248. Rev. May 2, 1930.
Yeager, A. F. Tomato breeding. N.D. Exp. Sta. Bul. 276. 1933.
Pritchard, F. J. Development of wilt-resistant tomatoes. U.S.
Dept. of Agr. Bul. 1015. 1922.
Wellington, Richard. Comparison of first generation tomato
crosses and their parents. Minn. Exp. Sta. Tech. Bul. 6. Rev.
1923.
Groth, B. H. A. The F_{1} hereditary of size, shape, and
number in tomato fruits. N.J. Exp. Sta. Bul. 242. 1912.
Lindstrom, E. W. Hereditary correlation of size and color
characters in tomatoes. Iowa Exp. Sta. Research Bul. 93. 1926.
Porte, W. S. and Wellman, F. L. Development of interspecific
tomato hybrids. U.S. Dept. of Agr. Cir. 584. 1941.
Babb, M. F. and Kraus, J. E. Results of tomato variety tests
in the great plains region. U.S. Dept. of Agr. Cir. 533.
1939.
Anon. A haploid marglobe tomato. Jour. of Heredity,
Washington, D.C. Vol. 27, No. 11, 1936.
Huelsen, W. A. New wilt-resistant tomato varieties for field
and greenhouse. Ill. Exp. Sta. Cir. 448. 1936.
Plants for Transplanting
Nissley, C. H. Plant growing and plant growing structures.
N.J. Ext. Bul. 51. 1926.
Tussing, E. B. and Lancashire, E. R. Growing vegetable plants.
Ohio Ext. Bul. 103. 1930.
Raleigh, G. J. Starting vegetable plants. Cornell Ext. Bul.
448. Oct. 1940.
Crist, J. W. Ultimate effect of hardening tomato plants. Mich.
Exp. Sta. Tech. Bul. 89. 1928.
Harvey, R. B. and Wright, R. C. Frost injury to tomatoes.
U.S. Dept. of Agr. Bul. 1099. 1922.
Seaton, H. L. and Strong, M. C. Southern-grown vs. locally
grown tomato plants. Mich. Quarterly Bul. Vol. 20, No. 3, pp.
131-141. 1938.
Alexander, L. J., Young, H. C. and Kiger, C. M. The causes and
control of damping-off of tomato seedlings. Ohio Exp. Sta.
Bul. 496. 1931.
Van Haltern, Frank. Control of tomato seedbed diseases of
southern plants. Ga. Exp. Sta. Bul. 187. 1935.
Fertilizers
Work, Paul. Tomato fertilizer experiments in Chautauqua
County, New York. Cornell Exp. Sta. Bul. 467. 1928.
Hartman, J. D., Work, Paul Wessels, P. H. Tomato fertilizer
experiments on Long Island. Cornell Exp. Sta. Bul. 676. 1937.
Mack, W. B., Stout, G. J. and Rahn, E. M. Fertilizer
experiments with tomatoes. Penna. Exp. Sta. Bul. 393. 1940.
Sayre, C. B. Effects of fertilizers and rotation on earliness
and total yields of tomatoes. N.Y. Exp. Sta. Bul. 619. 1933.
Sayre, C. B. Starter solutions. Farm Research (N.Y. Exp. Sta.
Geneva) Vols. 5, 6, and 7, No. 2. April 1939, '40, '41.
Parker, M. M. Tomato fertilization. (1) The effect of
different fertilizer ratios on the yield to tomatoes. Va. Exp.
Sta. Bul. 80. 1933.
Carolus, R. L. Tomato fertilization. (2) The effect of
different fertilizer ratios on the chemical composition of
tomatoes. Va. Exp. Sta. Bul. 81. 1933.
Thomas, R. P. Effect of fertilizer treatments of a soil on the
quality and yield of tomatoes. Md. Exp. Sta. Bul. 386. 1935.
Friend, W. H. Tomato varieties and fertilizers for the lower
Rio Grande valley of Texas. Texas Exp. Sta. Bul. 438. 1931.
Comin, Donald and Bushnell, John. Fertilizers for early
cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, and sweet corn. Ohio Exp. Sta.
Bul. 420. 1928.
Hepler, J. R. and Kraybill, H. R. Effect of phosphorus upon
the yield and time of maturity of the tomato. N.H. Exp. Sta.
Tech. Bul. 28. Rev. 1926.
Hester, J. B. Soil fertility in tomato production. Campbell
Soup Co. Bul. 3. 1941.
Cultural Practices
Thompson, H. C. Pruning and training tomatoes. Cornell Exp.
Sta. Bul. 580. 1934.
Watts, V. M. Pruning and training tomatoes in Arkansas. Ark.
Exp. Sta. Bul. 292. 1933.
Hibbard, R. P. The various effects of frost protectors on
tomato plants. Mich. Exp. Sta. Tech. Bul. 124. 1932.
Thompson, H. C. Experimental studies of the effects of
cultivation of certain vegetable crops. Cornell Expt. Sta.
Memoir 107. 1927.
Physiology
Kraus, E. J. and Kraybill, H. R. Vegetation and reproduction
with special reference to the tomato. Ore. Exp. Sta. Bul. 149.
1918. Biblio.
Work, Paul. Nitrate of soda in the nutrition of the tomato.
Cornell Exp. Sta. Memoir 75. 1924.
Arthur, J. M., Guthrie, J. D. and Newell, John M. Some effects
of artificial climates on the growth and chemical composition
of plants. Amer. Jour. of Botany, 17: 416-482. 1930.
Murneek, A. E. Physiology of reproduction in horticultural
plants. (1) Reproduction and metabolic efficiency in the
tomato. Mo. Exp. Sta. Research Bul. 90. 1926.
Murneek, A. E. Effects of correlation between vegetative and
reproductive functions in the tomato. Plant Physiology, Vol.
I, No. 1. 1926.
Nightingale, G. T. The chemical composition of plants in
relation to photo-periodic changes. Wis. Exp. Sta. Research
Bul. 74. 1927.
Porter, A. M. Effect of light intensity on the photosynthetic
efficiency of tomato plants. Plant Physiology, Vol. 12: pp.
225-252. 1937.
Nightingale, G. T. Effects of temperature on metabolism in
tomato. Botanical Gazette, Vol. 95, No. 1. 1933.
Phillips, T. G., Smith, T. O. and Hepler, J. R. Some effects
of potassium and nitrogen on the composition of the tomato
plant. N.H. Exp. Sta. Tech. Bul. 73. 1939.
MacGillivray, J. H. Effect of phosphorus on the composition of
the tomato plant. Jour. of Agr. Research. Vol. 34, No. 2. pp.
97-127. 1927.
Janssen, G., Bartholomew, R. R. and Watts, V. M. Some effects
of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium on the composition and
growth of tomato plants. Ark. Exp. Sta. Bul. 310. 1934.
Eckerson, Sophia H. Influence of phosphorus deficiency on
metabolism of the tomato. Contribs. of Boyce Thompson
Institute. Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 197-218. 1931.
Fisher, P. L. Responses of the tomato in solution cultures
with deficiencies and excesses of certain essential elements.
Md. Exp. Sta. Bul. 375. 1935.
Howlett, F. S. Effect of carbohydrate deficiency upon
formation of sex cells in tomato. Ohio Exp. Sta. Bul. 532.
1934.
Howlett, F. S. The modification of flower structure by
environment in varieties of Lycopersicum esculentum. Jour. of
Agr. Research, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 79-117. 1939.
Watts, V. M. Some factors which influence growth and fruiting
of the tomato. Ark. Exp. Sta. Bul. 267. 1931.
Watts, V. M. Growth and fruiting responses to pruning and
defloration of tomato plants. Ark. Exp. Sta. Bul. 347. 1937.
Smith, Ora. Pollination and life-history studies of the tomato
(Lycopersicon esculentum mill.) Cornell Exp. Sta. Memoir 184.
1935.
Smith, Ora. Relation of temperature to anthesis and blossom
drop of the tomato together with a histological study of the
pistils. Jour. of Agr. Research. Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 183-190.
1932.
Smith, Ora and Cochran, H. L. Effect of temperature on pollen
germination and tube growth in the tomato. Cornell Exp. Sta.
Memoir 175. 1935.
Smith, Ora. Effects of light on carotenoid formation in tomato
fruits. Cornell Exp. Sta. Memoir 187. 1936.
Reid, Mary E. Growth of tomato cuttings in relation to stored
carbohydrate and nitrogenous compounds. Amer. Jour. of Botany,
Vol. 13: pp. 548-574. 1926.
Foster, A. C. and Tatman, E. C. Influence of certain
environment conditions of congestion of starch in tomato plant
stems. Jour. of Agr. Research. Vol. 56, No. 12, pp. 869-882.
1938.
Diseases and Insects
Chupp, Chas. Manual of vegetable-garden diseases. Macmillan.
1925.
Kadow, K. J. and Shropshire, L. H. Tomato diseases and insect
pests. (Identification and control.) Ill. Exp. Sta. Cir. 428.
1935.
Weber, G. F. and Kelbert, D. G. A. Seasonal occurrence of
tomato diseases in Florida. Fla. Sta. Bul. 345. 1940.
Samson, R. W. and Thomas, H. Rex. Tomato diseases in Indiana.
Ind. Exp. Sta. Cir. 257. 1940.
Strong, M. C. Tomato diseases in Michigan. Mich. Exp. Sta.
Cir. Bul. 139. 1932.
Young, P. A., Harrison, A. L. and Altstatt, G. E. Common
diseases of tomatoes. Texas Exp. Sta. Cir. 86. 1940.
Horsfall, J. G., Magie, R. O. and Suit, R. F. Bordeaux injury
to tomatoes and its effect on ripening. N.Y. Exp. Sta.
Geneva. Tech. Bul. 251. 1938.
Ramsey, G. B. and Link, G. K. K. Market diseases of fruits and
vegetables: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants. U.S. Dept. of Agr.
Misc. Pub. 121. 1932.
Marketing
Parsons, F. E. Preparation of fresh tomatoes for market. U.S.
Dept. of Agr. Farmers' Bul. 1291. Rev. 1930.
Wright, R. C. and Gorman, E. A., Jr. Ripening and repacking of
mature green tomatoes. U.S. Dept. of Agr. Cir. 566. 1940.
Sando, Charles E. The process of ripening in the tomato,
considered especially from the commercial standpoint. U.S.
Dept. of Agr. Bul. 859. 1920.
Wright, R. C., Pentzer, W. T. et al. Effect of various
temperatures on the storage and ripening of tomatoes. U.S.
Dept. of Agr. Tech. Bul. 268. 1931.
Frazier, W. A. Cracks in tomato fruits. American Soc. for
Hort. Sci. Vol. 32, pp. 519-523. 1934.
Brown, H. D. and Price, C. V. Effect of irrigation, degree of
maturity and shading upon yield and degree of cracking of
tomatoes. Amer. Soc. for Horti. Sci. Vol. 32, pp. 524-528.
1934.
Yarnell, S. H., Friend, W. H. and Wood, J. F. Factors
affecting the amount of puffing in tomatoes. Texas Exp. Sta.
Bul. 541. 1937.
LeCrone, Freddie and Haber, E. S. Changes in the pectic
constituents of tomatoes in storage. Iowa State College Jour.
of Sci. Vol. 12, No. 4. pp. 467-476. 1933. Good biblio.
Work, Paul. Ethylene ripening of tomatoes in relation to stage
of maturity. Amer. Soc. for Hort. Sci. 1928. pp. 61-64.
MacGillivray, J. H. Tomato color as related to quality in the
tomato canning industry. Ind. Exp. Sta. Bul. 350. 1931.
Vogele, A. C. Effect of environmental factors upon the color
of the tomato and the watermelon. Plant Physiology, Vol. 12,
pp. 929-955. 1937.
Lanham, W. B. Effect of potash fertilizer on the carrying
quality of tomatoes. Texas Exp. Sta. Bul. 357. 1927.
Wardlaw, C. W., and McGuire, L. P. The storage of
tropically-grown tomatoes. (Low Temp. Sta., Imperial College
of Tropical Agr. Trinidad, B.W.I.) E.M.B. 59. 1932.
Rosa, J. T. Ripening and storage of tomatoes. 1926 Proceedings
of the American Soc. for Hort. Sci. pp. 1-10.
Haber, E. S. Acidity and color changes in tomatoes under
various storage temperatures. Iowa State College Jour. of Sci.
Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 171-184. 1931.
Diehl, H. C. The chilling of tomatoes. U.S. Dept. of Agri.
Dept. Cir. 315. 1924.
Some problems in marketing tomatoes grown in the lower Rio
Grande Valley of Texas. U.S. Dept. of Agri. Marketing
Information Series G.C.M.4. 1938.
Costs and Economics
Campbell, C. E. An economic study of tomato production for
canning in Arkansas. Ark. Exp. Sta. Bul. 225. 1928.
Walker, W. P. An economic study of the production of tomatoes
in Maryland. Md. Exp. Sta. Bul. 304. 1929.
Montgomery, T. M. Jr., and Efferson, J. N. A cost of
production study of tomatoes in North Louisiana, 1939. La.
Exp. Sta. Bul. 329. 1941.
Carncross, J. W., Cathcart, C. S. et al. Economic review of
New Jersey Agriculture. Ext. Service No. 72. pp. 89-96. 1931.
Carncross, J. W. and Nissley, C. H. New Jersey Can-house
tomato production. Costs and recommendations for 1932. N.J.
Ext. Bul. 96. 1932.
Hawthorne, H. W. Cost of production of tomatoes (20 states
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1936.
INDEX
Ammo-phos, 35
Aphis, 90
Arnon, D. I., 20
Arthur, J. M., 21
Barrons, K. C., 47
Bison, 46
Blight, 86, 88
Blocking plants, 62
Blossom end rot, 83
Bonny Best, 47
Botany, 20
Bounty, 47
Breeding, 38
Cannery, 14, 54, 108, 113, 117
Carbohydrate, 29
Car loading, 105
Certification, plants, 57
Certification, seeds, 41
Chalk Jewel, 47
Chili sauce, 14
Chromosomes, 41
Climate, 20, 71
Cochran, H. L., 23
Cold frames, 57
Comet, 50
Composition, 15
Compost, 63
Condiments, 14
Costs, 17, 117
Cracking, 83
Crown Seed, 40
Cultivation, 75
Curly top, 88
Cut worms, 91
Damping off, 65, 90
Description of tomato, 20
Determinate habit, 22
Dirt bands, 57, 62
Diseases, 85
Earliana, 46
Earliness, 33, 53
Economics, 11, 16, 116
Embryo, 38
Emerson, R. A., 78
Fertilization, 25
Field containers, 94
Flats for plants, 60
Flea beetles, 92
Floral characters, 22
Forcing, 18
Fruitfulness, 29
Fruit worm, 91
Fusarium, 38, 42, 49, 50, 86
Geography, 17
Germination, 38
Grading, 100
Greater Baltimore, 50
Green wraps, 96
Greenhouse culture, 18
Greenhouses for plant growing, 58
Ground cherry, 51
Gulf State Market, 50
Guthrie, J. D., 21
Hardening, 68
Harvesting, 93
Harvey, R. B., 69
Hepler, J. H., 33
Heterosis, 39
History, 15
Hitchcock, A. E., 24
Hoagland, D. R., 20
Home garden, 11, 26, 54, 79
Home Garden, variety, 47
Horn worms, 92
Hot beds, 57
Howlett, F. S., 24
Husk tomato, 51
Hybrid vigor, 39
Ideal variety, 42
Immature green, 95
Insects, 91
Internal nutrition, 29
Irrigation, 76
Jamison, F. S., 98
John Baer, 47
Juice, 14
Ketchup, 14
King Humbert, 51
Klebs, 29
Kraus, E. J., 29
Kraybill, H. R., 29, 33
Lanham, W. B., 34
Leaf blight, 86, 88
Lime, 25
Lindstrom, E. W., 41
Longevity, 38
Loomis, W. E., 66, 69
Lug box, 103
MacGillivray, J. H., 33, 95
Mack, W. B., 35
Manure, animal, 34
Marglobe, 48
Market diseases, 90
Marketing, 93
Mature green, 95
Maturity, 94
Mosaic, 88
Mulch, 76, 78
Murneek, A. E., 31
Myers, C. E., 47
Newell, J. M., 21
Nitrogen, 26, 28, 37
Nutritive value, 11, 15, 18
Packing, 103
Parthenocarpy, 24
Penn State, 47
Per capita consumption, 18
Phosphorus, 26, 32, 35
Physalis, 51
Placement of fertilizer, 35
Plant beds, open, 56
Plants for transplanting, 53
Pollination, 23, 39
Ponderosa, 51
Potash, 26, 34
Potassium nitrate, 35
Potato beetle, 91
Pots, clay, 60
Pots, paper, 60
Price, 16
Pritchard, variety, 50
Pritchard, F. J., Frontispiece, 48, 87
Protectors, 72
Pruning, 67, 79
Puffiness, 102
Purdum, L. W., & Sons, 78
Puree and paste, 14
Rahn, E. M., 35
References, 11, 12, 119
Requirements, 20
Ripening, 96
Roadside selling, 112
Rosa, J. T., 69
Running to vine, 29
Rutgers, 50
Sando, C. E., 96
San Marzano, 51
Saving seed, 39, 40
Sayre, C. B., 35
Scarlet Dawn, 48
Seed, 38
Seed Sowing, 56, 63
Seed treatment, 63
Seedless fruits, 24
Selection, 40
Selling, 93, 110
Septoria, 86
Setting fruit, 29
Side dressing, 35, 37
Smith, Ora, 23
Soil, field, 25
Soil, plant growing, 63
Solution culture, 18
Southern plants, 56
Spacing in field, 73
Staking, 79
Stalk borer, 92
Starter solutions, 35, 75
Statistics, 16
Sterilizing soil, 63, 90
Stokesdale, 48
Stout, G. J., 35
Sunscald, 83
Temperature for plant growing, 65
Thompson, H. C, 82, 83, 98
Tiedjens, V. H., 37
Training, 79
Transplanters, 74
Transplanting, 66, 74
Trellis system, 79
Uses, 14
Varieties, 46
Vegetation and fruitfulness, 29
Victor, 47
Virus, 88
Water culture, 18
Watering, 74
Watering plants, 65
Watts, V. M., 70
Wellington, Richard, 39
Work, Paul, 31
Wright, R. C., 98
Yeager, A. F., 46, 47
Yellows (See also fusarium), 88
Yield, 16, 17, 117
Zimmerman, P. W., 24
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Hoagland, D. R. and Arnon, D. I. The water culture method for
growing plants without soil. Calif. Exp. Sta. Cir. 347. Dec. 1938.
[2] Arthur, J. M., Guthrie, J. D. and Newell, J. M. Some effects of
artificial climates on the growth and chemical composition of plants.
Amer. Jour. Bot. 17:416-482. 1930.
[3] Smith, Ora and Cochran, H. L. Effect of temperature on pollen
germination and tube growth in the tomato. Cornell Memoir 175. 1935.
[4] Howlett, F. S. Use of chemicals to stimulate fruitfulness in
tomatoes. Veg. Growers Asso. of America Rept. 1941, pp. 203-214. 1941.
Zimmerman, P. W. and Hitchcock, A. E. Formative effects induced with
B-Naphthoxyacetic acid. Contribution from Boyce Thompson Inst.
Vol. 12 #1, April-June, 1941.
[5] Fertilizer recommendations are best given in form of pounds per acre
of nitrogen (N), phosphoric acid (P_{2}O_{5}) and potash (K_{2}O). These
figures are then translated into pounds per acre of materials or of
mixed fertilizers.
[6] Kraus, E. J. and Kraybill, H. R. Vegetation and reproduction with
special reference to the tomato. Oreg. Bul. 149. 1918.
[7] Work, Paul. Nitrate of Soda in the nutrition of the tomato. Cornell
Memoir 75. 1924.
[8] Murneek, A. E. The effects of fruit on vegetative growth in plants.
Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. Rpt. 1924, pp. 274-276.
[9] MacGillivray, J. H. Effect of phosphorus on the composition of the
tomato plant. Jour. Agr. Res. 34: 97-127. 1927.
[10] Hepler, J. H. and Kraybill, H. R. Effect of phosphorus upon yield
and maturity of the tomato. N. H. Tech. Bul. 28. 1925.
[11] Mack, W. B., Stout, G. J., and Rahn, E. M. Fertilizer experiments
with tomatoes. Penn. Exp. Sta. Bul. 393. 1940.
[12] Sayre, C. B. Starter Solutions. Farm Research (N.Y. Expt. Sta.)
Vols. V, VI, and VII, No. 2, April, 1939, 1940, and 1941.
[13] Wellington, Richard. Comparison of first generation tomato crosses
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