Tomatoes for canning and manufacturing
Published: 1925
Language: eng
Subjects: Tomatoes
Description: "The tomato is third in value of the vegetable crops. A large portion of the crop is canned or made into soups, purees, etc. In the United States from 200,000 to 300,00 acres are devoted to the crop annually for canning and manufacturing purposes. The yield is about 1,000,000 tons per annum. The industry is widely scattered over the United States, but Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, Indiana and California produce a large part of the crop. The practice of a farming system that will keep the soil well supplied with available plant food is essential to success. Good soil, good seed, strong well-grown plant, careful setting and good cultivation are essential to good yields and satisfactory returns."--Page ii.
Notes: Farm. Bull. 1233, revised Wash.DC.1925.
Table of contents: title: Importance of the crop; title: Distribution of the tomato canning industry; title: Methods followed by canners to obtain a supply of tomatoes; title: Crop rotation; title: Soils for tomatoes; title: Preparation of the soil; title: Manure; title: Commercial fertilizers; title: Varieties and seed; title: Growing plants; title: Setting the plants in the field; title: Cultivation; title: Spraying; title: Picking and handling of tomatoes.