December, 1975
Agricultural Experiment
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Station
R. Dennis Rouse, Director
Auburn, Alabama
Vegetable Variety Trials, 1975'
JACK L TURNER and HARRISON BRYCE2
V EGETABLE VARIETY and breeding line" trials were
conducted during 1975 at the Gulf 
Coast Substation,
Fairhope; the Chilton Area Horticulture 
Substation,
Clanton; the North Alabama 
Horticulture Substation,
Cullman; the Sand Mountain Substation, Crossville;
and the Main Station at Auburn. All trials were
conducted in randolnized replicated plots with rec-
ommended fertilizer rates and applications for each
crop and location. Non replicated observational
plantings were also made of selected lines of snap
beans, pickling cuciunbers, and staked fresh market
tomatoes. Insect and disease control measures were
applied on a regular schedule throughout the grow-
ing season with irrigation applied when needed.
Summaries of results are reported in this publication.
RESULTS
Snap Beans (Clanton). Seed were planted April 28
and spaced 2 inches apart in 44-inch rows. Harvest
dates varied by varieties with varieties harvested
once over to simulate machine harvesting. Yield was
highest for Exp. 146-B24 and 
lowest for MSU 867,
Table 1, 1)oth of which were in the observational
trial. E 2202 produced the highest yield for the rep-
licated trial. Differences in maturity for the varieties
tested are indicated in the sieve sizes. MSU 867 is a
flat bean and will not fit into the scale used for bean
diameters.
Bell Pepper (Cullman). Seed were planted in the
greenhouse at Auburn 
March 24 and seedlings 
field
I)ata presented in this publication are a true evaluation of each
entry. Variety and company names are used for identification and
do not imply endorsement of one over the other.
' Research Associate and Field Superintendent, 
Department of
Horticulture.
"Seed of breeding lines are not available for planting until
named and released.
transplanted May 13. Plants were spaced 2 feet apart
in 44-inch rows. Four harvests were made beginning
July 10 and ending August 26. Hybrid No. 19 was
the highest yielding variety, with Canape Hybrid
and NCX 4007 producing the highest number of
marketable fruits per plant, Table 2. Yolo Select Pak
produced the largest pods again this year. Canape
Hybrid, Pick-A-Peck, and Early Bountiful Hybrid
produced the smallest 
pods. Sixteen varieties 
pro-
duleed pods with 3 to 4 lobes; NCX 4007 and Pick-A-
Peck produced pods with 2 lobes; NCX 4007 had the
longest pod and California Wonder the shortest.
NCX 4007 produced pods with the largest diameter
but several varieties had fruits with a 3-inch diam-
eter. Pod wall thickness of all varieties ranged from
4 to 6 mm. Delaware Belle and Early Bountiful Hy-
brid produced the earliest harvest.
Cabbage (Auburn). Seed were planted on January
6 and seedlings were field transplanted February 28.
Plants were spaced 15 inches apart in 40-inch rows.
Excessive rainfall during maturity caused some va-
rieties to split. Markctable yields were generally
lower than the 1974 yields. Prime Pak and Market
Topper produced the highest marketable yields, Ta-
ble 3. Golden Acre has consistently been a poor per-
forming variety. Heads of this variety will split be-
fore they reach market maturity. Red Danish is not
adapted for commercial growing but could be grown
in the home garden. Asgrow XP 1058 produced the
most uniform heads. Stonehead produced the most
desirable head size and uniformity for the named
varieties. Stonehead is well adapted for commercial
production. Green Boy and Blue Chip had the most
variable head sizes. 
Sanible, Head Start, 
Jet-Pak,
Copenhagan Market, 
Banner, XP 1058, 
Golden Acre,
and Stonehead were the earliest maturing varieties.
Red Danish was the latest maturing variety.
:-lI.L i: 7 ' Srics N~o. 108
Variety
Mlarket-
able Crowing' 
Colota
yield/ days
Bu. No.
E 2202 - - ------------- 257 52 C
XI 6S-2988 --------- 23:3 52 DC
IIBL-6 -15 ------------ 228 52 DC
Torrn it (E 2203) ------------ 224 50 C
X1P-11 51 --------- 218 52 C
111. Suiprenme -------- - 213 52 C
Astro (check) ------------- - 165 52 DC
WV. S. Provider...............-------158 50 LC
B 4(M -3- ------- . .----------- 149 50 C
Exp. 146-B 24 ---------- - -- 275 50 LC
Exp. 113-70 --- ------------- 271 50 LC
GP 71-135 ----------------- 263 50 C
I111 )9-3 ------------ -. --- 251 50 C
E 4218 ----------- - --- 204 50 C
Blue Crop ----------------- 192 52 C
E. Gallatin (ek.) -- ----------- 177 51) C
Code 140 ---- --- --------- 17 6 50 C
Code 112 -------------- - 171 52 DC
NCX 8005 ---------------------- 171 50 LC
E 4204 -------- . -------- 142 50 DC
NISU 867 --------------- 114 50 C
Shape Straight- 
Bean
ness
3
letngth 1
Sieve sizes'
2 3 4 5
In. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct.
Replicated
Heart 5 5.50 4 6 8 24 58
Heart 5 5.25 14 8 30 22 26
Ileart SC 4.75 8 12 18 24 38
Heart SC 5.25 9 15 15 31 30
Round SC 5.50 8 15 17 34 26
Heart SC 5.25 0 10 6 26 58
Round 5 5.25 14 10 10 35 31
11eart 5 4.75 14 4 6 18 58
Hecart SC 4.75 2 2 8 14 74
Observational
Ro00n( SC 5.25 17 12 8 31 32
Round VC 5.00 11 4 6 33 46
1leart CTD 4.50 14 10 10 3 5 31
Ileart S C 4.75 22 12 12 32 22
1 eart CTI) 5.0)1 25 4 5 25 41
Round CID 5.25 6 17 13 36 28
Round VC 4.50 10 16 12 3-4 28
Round CTD 4.50 15 12 9 35 29
Heart VC 5.00 22 17 19 16 26
Ileart CTD 5.25 19 11 11 34 25
Round SC 5.25 28 12 12 22 26
Flat CTD 4.50 0 0 0 0 100
'Soil test p 290 (VII); k =300 (VII); p11 = 5.5. 1 , tonls of limestone applied per acre.
G green; LC liglht green; DGC - dark green.
s straight; SC slightly curved; VC =very corved; CTD 
=curved in two dlirections.
'Sieve size was (letermined from a 100 pod sample takcn at random from the four replications. Sieve denotes canning size grades
wih size 1 having the smaller diameter and 5 having the larger.
TAB3LE 2. BELL PtEPPER VAIIi ii TntAT., CULLMIAN, 1975'
Variety
Seed Yield Market- Pod Fruit es Eye pod Pod Wall Harvest
source per able pods weight colota Loes appeal' length diameter thickness season'
acre per plant __________________________________
Cwt. No. Lb.
llylbrid No. 19 .... ------- T. Sakata 203 13.7 .25
Emerald Giant ------------- Twilley 193 11.2 .29
NCX 4007 ---------------- Niagara 191 14.0 .23
C anape I ybrid --- ----- ---- T. Sakata 186 14.9 .21
WVorld B~eater -------------- Ferry-Morse 178 11.5 .26
NCX 4008 ---------------- Niagara 172 10.7 .27
Pick-A-Peck -------------- T. Sakata 166 13.3 .21
Midway - --------- Petoseed 164 9.5 .29
Met cury ----- ----- Petoseed 163 8.6 ..32
Miss Belle - --- ----- MAFES 159 8.4 .32
'Iwilley's Big Pack ---------- Twilicy 155 8.4 .31
Delaware Belle ------------ Letherman 155 9.7 .27
Belair --- , - .----------- Niagara 153 8.9 .29
Yolo W onder L ------------ Keys-tone 147 8.8 .28
NCX '4002 ------------ Niagara 146 8.2 .30
Califoria Nonder -- ------ Kestone 137 8.5 .27
Califoriiia \Xuidcer 300 - I.'etoseed 133 8.3 .27
Yobo Select Pak --------- e- 132 6.7 .33
Titaun (TMH) ------- TwilleY 130 7.3 .30
Early Bountiful Hybrid -----T. Sakata 116 9.3 .21
Soil test p =470 (EH); k =1,10 (H); pH 6.1.
2 I.C- light green; C green; DG dark green.
'Nuniers in this column occurred most often for each variety.
'Rating indlex: 5 =excellent; 4 good; 3 =fair; 2 =poor; 1
6E -early; MNI mid-season; L late.
'Turns red early.
In. In. 71M
Ce 2-3 1.5 3.54 2.89 5 M
G 3-4 3.5 2.95 2.86 6 L,
G 2 2.0 4.26 3.29 6 M-L
C
3  
2-3 3.1) 3.09 2.32 4 L
LG 3-4 1.5 3.74 2.76 5 E-M
C 3 2.0 3.81 2.75 5 M
G' 2 1.5 3.59 2.51 6 M
C 3 4.1) .3.25 3.10) 6 ?%
(C 3-4 4.5 3.18 3.41 6 11
C 3 3.5 3.19 2.80) 6 E-M
C 3-4 1.5 3.03 3.08 6 MI
DG 3-4 2.0 2.86 2.93 6 E
CG 4.5 3.31 3.21 6 Mf
DC 4 2.0 3.24 3.26 6 Ni
G 3 3.0 3.34 2.90 6 E-M
C 31 4.0 2.54 2.64 4 M
C 3 1.5 2.98 2.75 4 NI
C 3-4 4.5 3.26 3.36 6 L
G 3 1.5 3.20 2.79 4 E-M
LC' 3 2.0 2.71 2.61 5 E
very poor.
TABLE 3. IIYBIUD CABBAGE V\AIETY TIIIAL, AuBuIvN, SPRING, 1975'
Variety
Prime Pak ..... ... ---
Market Topper
Sanibel
K ing C ole ........................
NCX 9O7
Green Boy . ..........
Blue Chip ............
E xpress .. -------------
Tastie
Jackpot - -
Rio Verde
Round D utch' ..................
lHead Start
lHercules
Market Prize
NCX 903
Green Back 
-
-
1 
............
let-Pak ----
Copenhagen Market -......
Headmaster
Banner
XP 1058
Golden Acre
_ 
......-. .
Stonehead ..........
Bed I)anish 
-
.Fe
H
N
Ha
Ni
NKI
Fe
As
- NK
Ni
NK
. Fe
As
---- NK
H-- Ila
Ni
---- Lo
-------- NK
S-- NK
Fe
As
-- - As
.... NK
---. NK
Sto
Seed Marketable
source yield/acre
Cwt.
rry-Morse 389.5
rris 385.7
K 381.4
rris 372.6
agara 369.1
367.8
rry-Morse 360.2
grow 356.0
355.2
agara 347.5
332.6
rry-Morse 329.8
grow 325.3
316.8
rris 316.5
agara 306.8
cal 300.0
297.4
295.9
rry-Morse 294.3
grow 293.3
grow 254.8
231.1
206.1
kes 179.4
'Soil test p = 570 (EH); k = 80 (M); pI = 6.2.
' Standard deviation.
"E = early; M = medium; L = late.
*G = green; BG = bluegreen; LG = light green; DG
'Not a hybrid.
Color' Harvest
--
Mean
head
weight
Lb.
3.73
3.69
3.65
3.66
3.53
3.60
3.66
3.41
3.40
3.32
3.34
3.15
3.20
3.11
3.03
2.93
2.93
2.85
2.83
2.82
2.81
2.44
2.27
1.97
1.91
dark green; R = red.
Sweet Corn (Cullman). Seed 
were planted May 6
and spaced approximately 9 
inches apart with 2
plants per hill in 44-inch rows. 
Golden Security has
produced excellent yields for 
the past two years.
This year it was the highest yielding 
variety, Table
4. Capitan and Apache also produced 
good yields.
Golden Queen produced the largest 
ear weight and
G-80 produced the smallest. 
Goldenrod produced
the longest ear; NCX 243 had 
the largest ear diam-
eter; Buttersweet had the 
largest cob diameter and
Silver Queen produced the most 
consistent number
of kernel rows. Triumphant 
II, Tendersweet, XP
1791 and XP 362 produced straight 
kernel rows; XP
1331 had the best tip cover; 
Tendersweet and Se-
neca Feather had the best 
ear filling and Seneca
Feather was rated best for eye 
appeal. Sweet Ten-
nessee was rated highest for 
ease of snapping, Table
5. Fanfare, Aztec, XP 1331, XP 
72-1651, Comanche,
and XP 72-1707 were the earliest 
maturing. XP 72-
1707 was the shortest and Goldenrod 
the tallest
growing plants.
Pickling Cucumbers (Auburn). Seed were 
planted
May 2 and spaced 6 inches apart in 
40-inch rows. A
hail storm on May 26 completely defoliated 
the crop.
Regrowth occurred rapidly and ten 
harvests were
made for all entries. Calypso, Score, 
Triple Cross,
and Explorer were the highest yielding varieties 
in
the replicated trial, Table 6. FX 3808 
and 11C2
[13
were the overall highest yielding 
entries. Calypso
is a new variety that matures 
early and has per-
formed well in grower trials 
in the Montgomery
County area. It has also performed well in com-
mercial brining studies with Whitfield 
Pickle Cornm-
pany. Calypso, Triple Cross, and Sumter had a 
dark
green fruit color with good shape and internal struc-
ture as reflected by the low percent carpel separation
of No. 4 size cucumbers. All the varieties had white
spines. This characteristic 
is highly desirable for our
pickling industry.
Slicing Cucumbers (Cullman). Seed were planted
June 5 with plants spaced 6 inches apart in 5-foot
rows. Overall yields were less than last year. Twelve
harvests were made beginning July 
14 and ending
August 12. Victory was the highest 
yielding variety
for ground and trellis production, Table 
7. Victory
and Sweet Slice grown on trellis produced 15 and
53 percent respectively more marketable yield than
the ground treatment. In a wet growing 
season,
fewer fruits are lost to pythium rot from the trellis
treatment. To date, there are no effective means
of controlling diseases on the cucumber fruit that
lies on the ground.
Eggplant (Cullman). Seed were planted in the
greenhouse at Auburn March 14 
and field trans-
planted May 3. Plants were spaced 2 feet 
apart in
5-foot rows. Seven harvests were 
made beginning
Uniformity Growing Season
of heads
2  
days 
Seasn
Lb. No.
?__ .84 89 L
- .55 83 M
-_ .92 71 E
? .60 82 M
?t .61 89 L
?+1.07 83 M
+1.04 82 M
-+- .45 78 M
-- .85 74 E
? .82 82 M
- .93 82 M
- .92 74-82 E-M
? .41 71 E
-+ .57 82 M
+- .66 82 M
? .50 83 hi
? .74 83-90 M-L
+ .47 71 E
- .55 71-82 E-M
- .69 83 Mi
-- .63 71 E
? .26 71 E
-+- .67 64-71 E
+ .33 71 E
- .51 91 L
No.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
21
2
1
21
1
2
1
1
Remarks
Some split heads
Some split heads
Some split heads
Split badly
Split badly
Some split heads
Split badly
Not adapted
TAB3LE 4. SWsEi 1 CORN \ ARIELY BInAL . CULl \14N,
Variety
Colden Security ------
Capi tan-------I
Apache (XP~ 358) -------
Goldenrod----
Caluumet
M euit- ---- --
G-80) (La Se Co)-------
'[riumphan~t ii - ----
Fauf ire -- -- ---
Gohien Queen - -
XP' 185 A (Asgrow)
XP 27786 (La Sc Co)
Keystone Ev. Gr. 11ybrid
Aztec
I lyi 1( Seneca Scout
Silver Queen _
XP 71) 2428 (R~ogers)
Xl' 194 (llobson)
XP t331 (Agrow)
Comet
NCN 21.3 (Niagara)
lender ,w((t
XP' 71-2291 (Rogers,)
Xl' 72 1651 (Rogers)
Commander
Comanche ----
\\intergiccii
XP 64-2161)
Buttcr'.wcct
1lvbhi ii Seneca Chief
XI' 1791 (NK)
NP 27787 (La Se Co)
Sweet Teiiiessee
Sec la Feather
5115 ii line
Salute
B~icolor Silver Queen---
XI' 362 (Asgrow)------
XP? 72-17017 (Rogers)--
Florida Swee ---------
Ears Per
acre
Doz.
2,219
2,195
2,186
2,096
2,087
2,087
2,079
2,063
2,038
2,0)36
2,030
2,0:30
2, 021
2,0 13
2,0)13
2,00)5
1,997
1,972
1,964
1,922
1,906
1,898
1,881
1,881
1,87:3
1,856
1,856
1,856
1,840)
1,832
1,823
1,815
1,799
1,799
1,774
1,741
1,72 1
1,68:3
1,667
1,584
1,559
SSoil test p -- 281) (very high); k
Ear
wt.
Lb.
.56
.72
.59
.69
.57
.70
.45
.74
.57
.53
.64
.5:3
.57
.67
.61
.66
.67
.69
.53
.58
.60
.68
.49
.65
.59
.62
.49
.70
.49
.73
.59
.50)
.62
.70
.51
.59
.48
.60)
--130
Ear Cob
diameter diameter
Y yellow; xx I white.
S straight; SC slightly curved.
'Rating index: 5 excellent; 4 - good; 3 fair; 2 =poor; 1
Juy2ai ending August 29. Blackoval 
lix lbrid was
the highest yielding variety again this year, Tab~le 8.
Midnite lilridl anti Jersey King Hybrid also pro-
duiced good yields. Early Beauty Hybrid produced
the largest mnmber of marketable fniits per plant but
also the smallest fruits in the trial. Blacknite flyxbrid
had the highest eve appeal. Early Beauty Hyxbrid
aiit Long 1iurple had the fewvest spines.
Potatoes (Crossville and Fairhiope). Seed potatoes
ob~tained from Frito Lay Company Baldwvin Coun-
ty, Alabanma, USDA, Wisconsin, and North Dakota,
were lbrougfit to Auburn and stored at 40' F. -until
plautinig time. Seed pieces were cut to approxi-
mately 11/, ouinces each, dipped for rot control in a
solution of 1 pound of Benlate in 50 gallons of water,
diried, calloused, and presprouted at 55' F. for ap-
proximately 2 weeks and planted on February 26 at
Fairhope and March 3 at Crossville. Plots were hary-
Coo' 
Ear
Coo
0 
length
In.
Y 7.6.3
Y 7.83
Y 6.88
Y 9.0)3
Y 7.73
Y 7.70)
Wh 6.43
Y 7.90
Y 7.53
Y 7.43
Y 7.85
Wh 6.18
W1Vh 7.15
Y 7.001
Y 6.71)
NlII 6.90
Y 7.65
Y 7.30
Y 7.0
whI 7.35
Y 7.65
Y 7.88
Y 7.58
Y 7.18
Y 7.91)
Y 7.28
Y 7.61)
Y 7.38
Y 7.5.3
Y 7.75
Y 7.83
Nvh 6.53
Y 7.55
Y 7.25
Wh 7.95
Y 7.08
Y 8.15
Wh 8.15
Y 7.63
Y 7.18
Y 7.90
high); p11 6.4.
Kernel
rows
No.
14-16
14-16
14-16
14-16
12-14
16-18
12-14
16-18
16-18
14-16
14-16
12-14
14-16
12-14
14-16
14
16-18
16-18
M4-16
14-16
18-2()
12-14
1M-18
14-16
16-18
14-16
14-16
12-14
18-20
12-14
16-18
12-14
16-18
12-14
12-14
18-20
18-20
12-14
16-18
12-14
14-16
Ro0w
shape'
S-SC
S-SC
S-SC
SC
SC
S-SC
S
S-SC
S-SC
S-SC
SC
S SC
S SC
S SC
S SC
SC
S SC
S S(
S SCI
S S(
S
S SC
S SC
S SC
SC
S-SC
SC
S SC
S-SC
S
S SC
S SC
SC
SC
S SC
S SC
S SC
S
S-SC
S SC
F~ar set
ht.
In.
27
30
31
35
27
31
21
31
19
32
31
26
31
22
28
31
25
31
2,2
29
37
25
25
17
29
99
19
32
19
24
22
34
22
29
25
:30)
.30
26
11
24
Ear Eye
filling-, appeal'
'rip
cover'
3.38
2.70
3.21)
2.88
2.80)
2.7:3
2.75
2.58
2.78
2.78
3.2(0
2.93
2.63
2.50
2.80
2.35
2.63
2.53
:3.7:3
:3.03
2.55
2.85
2.53
3.0)8
2.83
3.13
2.98
2.80
2.20
2.85
2.38
3.05
3.03
2.95
2.65
2.58
2.65
3.20
2.75
2.90
2.90
verIy oor.
ested June 5 at Fairhiope and Julx 2 at Crossville.
lied La Soda-Northi Dakota, anid B6987-56 were
the two ighdest yielding varieties at Crossville while
B7 139-4 and lied La Soda-Wisconsin were the two
Ii~l:is yilin arieties at Fairhope, Tal1e 9. Spe-
CifC r \TtV N~s iigeneral higher frthe Cosil
trial. B36987-56 had the highest specific gravity for
1both locations. This lie has performed very wvell in
Alabamna and will be tested in grower trials for the
1976 season. 1B7679-9 had a solid russet skin and was
rated ontstanding for eve appeal.
Sweet Potatoes (Aubtirn, Clanton, and Cullman).
Varieties and breeding lines were obtained from
breeders in Februnary and stored at 550 F. until time
for presprouting. Seced were presprouted at 85' F.
for 2 weeks; treated with 8 ounces of Mertect 340-F
in 7.5 gallons of water for 15 to 20 seconds and
placed in electric heated beds. Seeds of new intro-
duictions are limited, therefore, plant production was
:3.08
.3.60
3.00
2.90
3.30
3.55
2.83
3.68
3.73
:3.63
3.68
3.58
2.40
3.03
3.95
3.43
3.25
3.25
:3.38
:3.40
3.51
4.13
3.43
3.35
3.35
3.13
3.40
2.65
3.53
3.26
2.93
2.53
3.38
4.25
3.38
31 6:3
2.901
3.40
3.13
2.35
2.5.3
Shank Flag GroW- Hlarvest
length leaves days season
dlays "ao
In. In. No.
Golden Security 94 2.63 3.63 3.25 72 Mid-season
Capitan 83 3.50 3.48 2.25 75 Late
Apache 93 3.00 3.63 3.00 70 Mid-season
Goldenrod ......... 99 3.13 3.85 2.75 72 Mid-season
Calumet ....... 95 2.63 2.98 3.50 72 Mid-season
Merit . 90 3.25 3.23 3.00 70 Mid-season
G-80 (La Se Co) 78 2.63 2.80 2.75 68 Early
Triumnphant II 91 3.13 2.70 2.25 72 Mid-season
Fanfare .... 78 3.50 3.05 3.38 65 Early
(olden Queen 92 3.25 3.13 3.25 75 Late
XP 185 A (Robson) 89 3.63 3.90 3.50 72 Mid-season
XP 27786
(La Sc Co) 79 3.38 3.20 2.00 68 Early
Keystone Ev. Gr.
llybrid 98 2.75 2.85 1.75 75 Late
Aztec --- 70 3.75 2.18 1.88 65 Early
I lybrid Seneca
Scout 84 3.13 2.68 3.50 72 Mid-season
Silver Queen 94 3.00 3.05 2.75 75 Late
XP 70-2428
(Rogers) --- 83 2.50 3.33 2.50 70 Mid-season
XP 194 (Robson) -.. 88 3.00 3.10 3.25 75 Late
XP' 1331 (Asgrow) 86 3.13 3.38 3.13 65 Early
Comet ----- 86 2.88 3.30 2.00 75 Late
NCX 243 ---- 96 3.75 2.95 1.50 72 Mid-season
Tendersweet 86 2.88 3.28 3.75 72 Mid-season
XP 71-2291
(Rogers) 83 3.13 3.13 2.25 72 Mid-season
XP 72-1651
(Rogers) 72 3.25 3.18 3.25 65 Early
Commander 91 2.50 3.05 3.00 72 Mid-season
Comanche . 77 3.75 2.85 2.00 65 Early
Wintergreen.- 74 3.13 3.60 2.75 68 Early
XP 64-2160
(Rogers) 76 3.25 3.25 2.63 70 Mid-season
Buttersweet -. 95 3.00 3.40 2.75 72 Mid-season
Hlvbrid Seneca
Chief ..... 77 2.63 2.70 3.25 72 Mid-season
XP 1791 (NK) . 89 3.50 3.40 3.13 72 Mid-season
XP 27787
(La Se Co) 86 3.25 2.93 2.75 68 Early
Sweet Tennessee 93 4.40 4.40 2.50 72 Mid-season
Seneca Feather 77 2.25 3.25 3.00 68 Early
Silverliner. 82 3.25 2.05 2.13 72 Mid-season
Salute ...- 82 3.00 3.50 2.00 72 Mid-season
NCX 2008
(Niagara) ......-- 97 3.25 2.38 3.00 70 Mid-season
Bicolor Silver
Queen 9.... 91 3.00 2.58 2.88 72 Mid-season
XP 362 (Asgrow) 79 3.75 2.85 2.25 72 Mid-season
XP 72-1707
(Rogers) . 62 4.00 2.85 3.63 62 Early
Florida Sweet .... 76 3.63 3.33 4.00 72 Mid-season
'Soil test p - 280 (very high); k = 130 (high); pH = 6.4.
Rating index: 5 = very easy; 4 easy; 
3 - average diffi-
culty; 2 - difficult; 1 - very difficult.
SRating index: 5 = long; 3 -- medium length; 1 = short.
not sufficient for an adequate number of plants for
planting in all locations.
Plants were set at Auburn June 4 and harvested
October 22, at Clanton May 26 and harvested Oc-
tober 21, and at Cullman May 12 and harvested Oc-
tober 23. Plants were spaced 12 inches apart in
44-inch rows at all locations.
At Auburn yields were well below last year. Jewel
produced the highest yield of marketable roots, Ta-
1ABOLL 5. (s \I I ' XAIA.ILHs11 015 55 L ORN
VARIETIES, CU LLMAN, 1975'
Ease
Plant of
Variety 
height 
snap-
ing
ble 10. Jasper produiced the second highest yield
and is the only variety in the trial with soil rot re-
sistance. This disease is 
a problem in some soils,
especially in wet years. Skin color varied from cop-
per to red to white.
At Clanton, Redmar produced the highest yield of
marketable roots. Jasper was a close second and
Jewel was third. Red Jewel and Centennial also pro-
duced good yields. Jewel produced the highest yield
and percent of No. 1 potatoes. Yields of Jumbo size
roots were low for most varieties. 
Redmar, Goldmar,
and VP 9-51 produced the highest yields of canners.
At Cullman, yields were very good for all varieties.
L1-207 was the highest yielding and Keyline White
was the lowest. Jasper also produced well. Red
Jewel, Ti-1885, Jewel, Redmar, and Goldmar pro-
duced above 600 bushels of marketable potatoes.
Nine of the 15 entries produced above 50 percent
U.S. No. 1 roots.
Fresh Market Tomatoes (Fairhope and Cullman).
Seed were planted March 1 and 14 in the greenhouse
at Auburn for Fairhope and Cullman respectively
and plants were field transplanted at Fairhope April
15 and May 5 at Cullman. Plants were spaced 15
inches apart in 5-foot rows. Plants were pruned and
staked to a 2-leader system at Fairhope and the
hinder twine trellis method was used for staking at
Cullman.
At Fairliope, seventeen harvests were made begin-
ning May 29 and ending July 29, Table 11, with fruits
harvested at pink and red ripe maturity. Monte
Carlo VFN was the highest yielding variety. AU-
75-8, Floradel, Terrific VFN, and AU-75-84 also
vielded well. Monte Carlo VFN had the highest
vield of 5 X 6 size fruits. Terrific VFN produced the
highest yield of culls. Early Girl produced the high-
est yield of the observational varieties. This variety
is reported not to be resistant to Fusarium wilt.
Caution should be exercised in planting this variety
where Fusarium wilt is known to be present. Saturn
has performed somewhat better than Venus in the
Baldwin County area.
At Cullman, eighteen harvests were made begin-
ning June 27 and ending August 28, Table 12, with
fruits harvested at pink and red ripe maturity. AU-
75-12 (a breeding line from Dr. Walter Greenleaf)
produced 680 cwxt. with Terrific VFN and Better Boy
producing 628 and 612 cwt. respectively. Better
Boy produced the highest yield of 5 X 6 fruits in
the replicated trial and Wonder Boy VF for the ob-
serx ational trial. Wonder Boy VF produced the high-
est vield of marketable fruit for all varieties. AU-
75-84 and Bonus VFN also produced well in the ob-
servational trial. Florida NMI-1 was among the four
lowest yielding varieties.
TABLE 6. PICKLING CUCUMIBEn VARIETY TRIAL, AUBURN, 1975'
V ariety 
Marketable yield per 
acre
2  
I Harvest Color' 
Fruit Spine Vine 
Carpel separation'
ariey No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 
No. 4 Total season' 
shape color' vigor No. 3's No. 
4's
Cwct. Cwt. Cwt. Ctot. Cwict. Pct. Pct.
Replicated
Calypso (NC) (G-18) 23.46 116.01 164.17 33.65 337.29 E
Score (Asgrow) ... 18.20 98.14 162.37 47.39 326.10 L
Triple Cross (TAMNIU) 18.93 99.15 162.08 42.77 322.93 M
Explorer (Asgrow) 19.47 95.10 142.54 61.45 :318.56 MN
Carolina (Asgrow) 17.61 82.46 139.96 26.17 266.20 M
Sumter (Asgrow) 16.07 64.26 114.93 22.84 218.10 M-L
Observational
FX 3808 (Ferry
Morse) 21.50 115.26 173.74 57.63 368.13 E
I IC2 (Jl1) 22.74 109.38 173.54 49.66 355.32 E
Perfecto Verde (NK) 20.91 99.71 182.49 26.92 330.03 M-L
Sampson (NC) (M-28) 22.41 112.45 154.20 39.60 328.66 M
Expt. 816 (NK) 24.89 103.43 166.87 30.45 325.64 MN
(,ren Spear (NK) 26.79 105.07 138.72 46.00 316.58 MNI-L
Addis (NC) (M-11) 26.59 97.55 128.39 17.58 270.11 M
NCX 5004 (Niagara) 16.27 83.18 106.44 57.11 263.00 M
73-15 (AR) ,-_ 18.62 86.51 129.44 22.61 257.18 M
PSX 474 (Peto) 15.62 79.32 116.37 35.54 246.85 E
73-58 (Al) . 24.31 77.10 105.46 32.41 239.10 M-L
NCX 5002 (Niagara) 10.78 68.08 112.25 39.99 231.10 E
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
C Good
G Fair
G Fair
DG Good
G Fair
G Good
DG Good
G Good
DG Fair
G Poor
DG Good
C Fair
Wh Excellent 2
Wh Excellent 1
Wh Excellent 2
Wh Excellent 0
Wh Good 0
Wh Good 5
Wh Good 4
Wh Good 2
Wh Good 1
Wh Excellent 7
Wh Excellent 0
Wh Good 3
Wh Good 0
Wh Good 0
Wh Good 3
Wh Excellent 3
Wh Good 7
Wh Excellent 2
' Soil test p 520 (ElI); k 70 (low); pH = 5.4. 1 ton limestone applied per acre.
No. 1 size ranged up to 1 / inch in diameter; No. 2 size ranged from l, to 11/2 inches in diameter; No. 3 size ranged from 11/ to
2 inches in diameter; No. 4 size ranged fronm 2 to 21/4 inches in diameter.
'E - early; M = mid-season; L late.
G green; LG - light green; DC = dark green.
Wh - white.
" Carpel separation was based on the percent of fruits cut that had open or air spaces in ithe middle.
TABLE 7. SLICING CUCUMBER VARIETY TRIAL, CULLMAN, 19751
Variety Marketable Fruit Length Color Shape ine Uniformity a Eye Season
Variety yield/acre size vigor
3  
appeaP
Bu. Lb. In.
Victory 731 .35 7.10 3 3.5 4 3.5 3.33 Mid-season
PSX 233-176-71 --------- 683 .33 7.63 3 4 4 4 3.67 Early
Slice Master 657 .33 8.05 3.5 3 4 3 3.17 Mid-season
Sprint - ---- ---------- 643 .33 7.05 3 3 4 3 3.00 Early
GS-1 626 .34 7.43 3 3 4 3 3.00 Early
Poinsett 536 .35 7.30 3 3 4 3 3.00 Late
FX 3910 ......... 499 .39 8.60 2 4 4 3 3.00 Mid-season
Slicerite ---------- 486 .36 7.28 2 3 4 3 2.67 Mid-season
Tex-TP ----------- .50 .34 7.08 3 4 4 4.5 3.83 Mid-season
Sweet Slice 319 .44 8.00 1.5 5 4 5 3.83 Very early
Victory Trellised' 866 .33 .....
Sweet Slice Trellised- 676 .42 ......
SSoil test results: p = 470 (EH); k = 140 (H); pH = 6.0.
SBushel - 50 
pounds.
'Rating index: 5 excellent, 4 =good; 3 -- fair; 2 = poor; 1 - very poor.
Trellis material was a commercial nylon net hung between a bottom and top wire approximately 5 to 6 feet apart. Vines were trained
on to the trellis and required several corrective treatments to get established.
TABLE 8. EGGPLANT VARIETY TRIAL, CULLMAN, 1975'
Mar-
ket-
Yield/ able Fruit 
Fruit Eye
Variety acre fruit size colore ap- Shape' Spines
per 
peal'
plant
Cwt. No. Lb.
Blackoval HIybrid 566 12 1.04 P 3.0 E 4.0
MNlidnite IHybrid 433 9 1.07 P 3.0 O 3.0
lersey King llHybrid 417 12 .78 DP 5.0 E 1.0
Florida I lighlbush 345 8 1.00 LP 4.0 O 3.0
Peerless lybrid 344 10 .80 DP 4.0 E 1.0
Black Magic
Slybrid 344 7 1.08 P 2.0 R 2.5
Early Beauty
Hlybrid _ 338 13 .59 P 5.0
Pompano Pride 337 7 1.06 P 3.0
Mission Bell . 328 7 1.14 LP 2.5
Florida Market . 315 7 1.05 LP 8.5
tlybrid No. 29 _272 5 1.23 P 2.0
Black Beauty 268 6 1.10 LP 2.0
Blacknite Hybrid__ 258 8 .70 B 5.0
Long Purple - 152 6 .60 LP 3.0
E 5.0
O 1.0
R 2.5
O 2.0
R 4.0
R 4.0
E 1.0
E 5.0
Soil test p = 320 (VH); k = 150 (H); pH = 6.1.
'- 1 - purple, B 
very dark purple 
that could be considered
black; DP - dark purple; PB - purple to black; LP light
purple.
Rating index: 5 = excellent; 4 = good; 
3 = fair; 2 = poor;
1 very poor.
' R round; E = elongated; O oval.
1 many; 5 few to none.
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TABLE 9. POTATO VARIETY TRIALS, CROSSVILLE AND J'AIBIIOPF,, 1975'
VreyMarketable yield/acre Specific Eye 
Eye Skin Eye
aieyTotal Size A' Size B gravity depth' size' coor Shape appeal'
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.
Bed La Soda-North Dakota ----
B 6987-56 ------ ----------- --- ---
Bed La Soda-Wisconsin_---------
B 6987-29 --------------- --------
B 7603-1 ---- ------- ----- --- --- ---
W isconsin 729R -------------------
B 7 139-4 ------------ --------- -----
B 7152-14 -------- ------ -- ---- - -
Frito Lay 795 -------------- ---- ---
K ennebec ------ ---------- ---
La Rouge Wisconsin ------ -----
W ischip (W is. 623) --- - --------
La Chipper-Wisconsin -------------
L~a Chipper-North Dakota --------
B 7679-9 --- --------------- -- ---
Frito Lay 162 - ---------- - ----- -- --
Superior Wisconsin ---- ------------
B6567-12 ----------- - -----
B 7768-4 ------- -----------
Norchip North Dakota-------------
Frito Lay 282--------------- ------
B 7603-6 ---------- - ----------- -
B 7650-9 --------- - - -- -----------
B 6987-43 ------------------- ---- ---
Norchip W isconsin ----- ---------
B 7595-3 ----- ----- ------- ---
B 7190-2 ------------ ----- ----- ----
B 7669-2 -- ---- - -- - ---- -------------
B 7958-1 ------------ ----- --- -
B
B1
B
B
B
F
F
N
L
M
B
N
L
L
F
B
Si
Crossville
20
19
20
17
19
.35
13
21
22
28
20
29
30
25
30
26
19
14
20
20
16
14
23
12
16
20
9
22
8
Fairhope
1.074
1.094
1.076
1.09 1
1.080
1.080
1.094
1.077
1.093
1.083
1.082
1.086
1.084
1.084
1.090
1.090
1.086
1.080)
1.090
1.089
1.093
1.082
1.088
1.088
1.089
1.081
1.088
1.073
1.071
7139-4 ----------------------- .- 353 33.3 20 1.086
'ed La Soda-Wisconsin ----------- 324 310 14 1.062
6567-12 _ -------------------- ~ 318 300 18 1.073
ed La Soda-North Dakota ---- - 312 300 12 1.060
6987-56 - - ------------- 295 272 23 1.088
rito Lay 795------ - ------------ --- 288 267 21 1.086
/iscbip (Wis. 623) -------------- 271 232 39 1.074
rito Lay 162 - --------------- . 261 240 21 1.077
orchip-North Dakota------------------- 20 233 27 1.077
a Rouge-Wisconsin ---- ------ 255 237 18 1.062
/isconsin 729R ---------------- - 255 232 23 1.073
7152-14 --------------------------------- 249 225 24 1.059
7595-3 -- -------------------- 233 203 30 1.071
orchip-Wisconsin ------------- 220 198 22 1.078
a Chipper-North Dakota --------- 211 188 23 1.069
a Chipper-Wisconsin --------- 210 182 28 1.068
rito Lay 282 ------- ----- - -- - --- 206 191 13 1.086
7190-2 ------------------- - ---- 190 172 18 1.077
rperior-Wisconsin -------------- 174 149 25 1.074
'Crossville: Soil test p = 300 (VII); k - 90 (M); pH = 5.3. Fair hope: Soil test p
2 Size A potatoes with 17/ inches diameter and larger. Size B = potatoes with
'S = shallow; M = medium; D =.deep.
'S = small; M medium; L =large.
'Wh = white; SR =some russet.
'5 = excellent; 4 =good; 3 poor; 2 =fair; 1 very poor.
Red
Wh-SR
Bed
Wh
Pink
Red
Wh
Wvh
NAh
'Nh
lied
Wh
XWh
Wh
Russet
Wh--SR
W'h-SR
NxII
'Nh ISR
'Nh
'Nh
P-SR
P-SR
Wh-SR
W1h
Pink
'Nh
'Nh
Pink
Round
Round
Bound
B hiat
Oval
Round
B1-fat
Bound
B-Olat
B-long
Bound
Bound
B-Olat
R-flat
Long
Round
Bound
Round
Bound
Bound
B-Olat
Oval
Bound
Bound
Bound
B-flat
Bound
Long
Bounid
=340 (VfI); k =220 (VII); p11 5.2.
112 to 1 7/8 inches diameter.
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TABLE 10. SWEEr POTATO VARIETY TBIALS, AUBURN,
CLANTON AND CULLMAN, 1975'
Marketable yield per acre
Variety U.S. Can Jumbo' Total No. Skin color
No. 1 
2 
ners b
Bu.' Bu. Bu. Bu. Pct.
Auburn
Jewel --------- 274 162 
102 538 51 Copper
Jasper (L9-190) 218 120 77 415 53 Rose to
copper
LO-69 - _ 179 138 58 375 48 Copper
Keyline White' ..... 164 175 23 362 45 White
Cl 1-4919 ......... 251 101 0 352 71 Yellow
Red Jewel ........... 161 132 56 329 49 Red
NC-320 155 150 24 329 47 Rose
Centennial ........... 147 63 91 301 49 Copper
Ti-1885 ------------ 132 136 16 284 46 Rose
Ti-1890- 99 109 54 262 38 Yellow
NC-311 125 36 80 241 52 Yellow to
copper
L1-207 ----------- 93 103 27 223 42 Rose to
copper
VP 9-51 .............. 89 119 15 223 40 Copper
Goldmar . 79 103 23 205 39 Copper
Redmar - 118 76 3 197 60 Red
VP-63 ------------ 133 52 44 185 72 Copper to
rose
Clanton
Redmar - 176 368 4 548 32
Jasper .... - 258 250 26 534 48
jewel ................. 313 140 80 533 59
Red Jewel ............ 239 207 50 499 48
Centennial ------------ 130 349 19 498 26
Goldmar ---------------- 176 368 4 548 32
NC-311 ................. 220 179 68 465 47
L1-207 ---- 166 246 3.3 445 37
VI 9-51 73 360 5 418 17
Ti-1890 111 251 13 375 30
Keyline White ----- 117 241 0 358 33
Ti- 1885 145 201 0 346 42
LO-69 ..................- 140 198 0 338 41
C1 1-4919 ---------------- 112 185 0 297 38
NC-320 .................- 89 204 0 293 30
Cullman
I -207 --------- .... .. 447 190 204 841 53
lasper ....... . 382 287 39 708 54
Red Jewel .......... .381 166 119 666 57
Ti-1885 295 316 44 655 45
Jewel 369 164 117 650 57
Redmar 295 343 11 649 45
Coldmar - 376 257 0 633 59
NC-311 - 308 119 172 599 51
Ti-1890- 287 220 85 592 48
Centennial -------- 335 176 75 586 57
NC-320 -------........... 234 295 30 559 42
LO-69 -......... 201 285 16 502 40
VI 9-51 - 215 277 5 497 43
Cll-4919 ..............- 300 187 0 487 62
Keyline White ---- 245 171 36 452 54
'Auburn: Soil test p = 340 (VII); k = 80 (medium); pH -
6.0.
Clanton: Soil test p 120 (H); k = 120 (H); piH = 5.9.
Cullnan: Soil test p - 300 (V11); k = 140 (H); pi1 = 6.0.
2 U.S. No. 1 roots were 2 to 31/2 inches in diameter, 3 to 9
inches in length, well shaped and free of defects.
Canners were 1 to 2 inches in diameter and 2 to 7 inches in
length.
'jumb) roots exceeded the diameter, length and weight re-
quirements for the No. 1 grade but are of marketable quality.
'Bushel - 55 pounds.
'This selection was furnished by Dr. Booker T. Whatley of Tus-
kegee Institute and carries the name of the farm from which it
was obtained.
TABLE 11. STAKED FIRESH MARK Fl "i[OMALO TIIAL, IAIIOI'E, 1975'
Variety Source
Monte Carlo VFN -. Petoseed
AU-75-8 (Fr) -------------......... Greenleaf
Floradel - - _ Asgrow
Terrific VFN Petoseed
AU-75-84 (FBC,) Greenleaf
Tropic Asgrow
Better Boy VFN Petoseed
Bonnie Nematode Resistant_ Bonnie Farms
Creole -- LSU
AU-75-12 (F) Greenleaf
W alter ..... . ...........- ........- A sgrow
f lomestead Elite ---- ......... Ferry Morse
Honestead 500 Petoseed
Florida M- I - - Florida AES
Traveler .............. Petoseed
Homestead 24 Niagara
lomestead 61 Petoseed
Sunbmrst - - - Clemson
Early Ciml .....
Bonus (VFN)
Wonder Boy (VF)
XP 2011 --
Saturn
V enus -.-.. .....
............... B urpee
Petoseed
............... Petoseed
.....-. Asgrow
.............. T w illey
.............- T w illey
Marketable yield/acre'
5 X 6'
Ciwt.
269.76
133.05
219.39
197.05
178.86
231.34
217.63
141.27
148.70
122.42
100.26
127.30
109.74
110.08
76.40
85.42
79.49
44.31
61.26
155.16
146.29
134.23
41.02
41.75
Culls
6 X 6 6 X 7 Total' Total Cracks Catface Others'
Cwct. Cwt. Cwt. Cwct. Pct. Pet. Pct.
Replicated
127.87 71.14
162.74 143.33
117.65 87.82
145.72 76.25
135.39 89.25
120.89 47.15
111.08 48.23
126.90 88.27
102.12 97.87
131.64 88.30
109.88 77.90
84.79 67.08
82.76 69.33
80.43 65.10
71.11 87.99
70.45 70.17
75.95 62.13
56.24 107.49
Observational
156.76 207.68
119.55 67.47
82.57 50.76
64.14 39.64
71.26 76.33
42.46 69.23
468.77
439.12
424.86
419.02
403.50
399.38
376.94
356.44
348.69
342.36
288.04
279.17
261.83
255.61
235.50
225.04
217.57
208.04
425.70
342.18
279.62
238.01
188.61
153.44
107.47
58.89
65.24
143.43
68.86
67.54
99.55
67.88
78.34
69.00
63.77
43.90
47.46
40.42
34.01
35.13
66.56
58.13
125.94
158.14
168.73
60.49
112.72
45.79
Soil test p 110 (high); k = 90 (medium); pH = 5.7. 1 ton limestone applied per acre.
Size yields reported here are in accordance with the size standards established by the USDA for the Los Angeles type lug arrange-
ments.
5 X 6 arrangement: minimum diameter 2-11/16 inches; maximum diameter 3-3/16 inches.
6 X 6 arrangement: minimum diameter 2-8/16 inches; maximum diameter 2-14/16 inches.
6 X 7 arrangement: ninimun diameter 2-4/16 inches; maxiinum diameter 2-10/16 inches.
" Some fruits in this size arrangement were larger than standard sizes.
4 While fruits were graded as carefully as possible under field conditions, no rigid effort was made to grade for a strict U.S. No. 1
grade. Fruits were separated for cull conditions as reported here.
'Others were mostly tomatoes too small to be marketed in the above sizes. Some were from rots, insect damage, mechanical damage
and misshapen fruits.
E early; M = mid-season; L = late.
Harvest
season'
TABLL 12. STAKED FRESi MIAoKET TOMATO TRIA, CULLMAN, 19751
Marketable yield per acre- 
Culls Harvest
Variety Source
5 X 6' 6 X 6 6 X 7 Total' Total Cracks Catface Others' season"
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. 
Pct. Pct. Pct.
Replicated
AU-75-12 (F) Greenleaf 189.45 382.06 108.88 680.39 89 0 15 85 L
Terrific VFN ------------ Petoseed 209.66 315.95 103.10 
628.71 152 1 29 70 L
Better Boy VFN Petoseed 219.39 324.61 68.53 612.53 
141 3 48 49 L
Homestead Elite ------------- -... Ferry Morse 174.03 325.55 86.32 
585.90 187 1 30 69 M
Floradel PS .... ............... Petoseed 160.75 290.04 117.33 
568.12 226 1 24 75 M-L
Monte Carlo VFN Petoseed 134.06 306.28 120.26 560.60 
204 2 36 62 M-L
Homestead 500 Petoseed 89.49 339.51 120.19 549.19 
160 0 16 84 E
Tropic Asgrow 185.06 286.90 76.96 
548.92 187 2 42 56 M-L
Homestead 24 Niagara 85.36 327.68 
115.35 528.39 155 1 20 79 M
Bonnie Nematode Resistant Bonnie Farms 110.02 305.91 
103.83 519.76 176 1 22 77 
M
Hlomestead 61 Petoseed 85.43 291.52 134.15 
511.10 190 1 16 83 M
Traveler Petoseed 17.09 303.21 
171.99 492.29 131 0 9 91 M
Supermarket Asgrow 61.45 
283.11 130.18 474.74 141 3 
13 84 M
XP 2011 ........................... Asgrow 103.53 
264.97 89.26 457.76 228 2 22 
76 M
Saturn - .Twilley 4.84 194.64 148.42 
347.90 232 1 12 87 L
Venus Twilley 
6.01 173.44 153.03 332.48 255 
0 10 90 M
Walter Early Strain... Petoseed 59.54 188.51 83.27 331.32 
212 1 18 81 E
Observational
Wonder Boy VF - Petoseed 332.76 333.46 
47.25 713.47 189 5 50 45 
L
AU-75-84 (FBC) G............. Creenleaf 80.92 421.52 
128.07 630.51 99 0 15 85 
L
Bonus VFN ..... Petoseed 227.10 307.67 
70.08 604.85 131 0 27 73 
E
VFN Bush ... Petoseed 170.13 284.05 
91.09 545.27 119 0 9 91 
L
AU-75-8 (F,) C................. Greenleaf 35.06 
274.15 202.26 511.47 214 0 16 
84 M-L
Avalanche --- Petoseed 149.04 
287.50 66.46 503.00 157 1 
33 66 M
Early Girl Burpee 3.52 
216.37 258.36 478.25 266 2 
5 93 E
Florida MI-1 Florida AES 45.48 
249.62 102.24 397.34 189 0 
21 79 E
Soil test p = 300 (very high); k = 90 (medium); 
pH = 5.4. 1 ton limestone applied per 
acre.
Size yields reported here are in accordance with the size standards 
established by the USDA for the Los Angeles type lug arrange-
ments.
5 X 6 arrangement: minimum diameter 
2-11/16 inches; maximum diameter 3-3/16 
inches.
6 X 6 arrangement: minimum diameter 
2-8/16 inches; maximum diameter 2-14/16 
inches.
6 X 7 arrangement: minimum diameter 2-4/16 
inches; maximum diameter 2-10/16 inches.
' Some fruits in this size arrangement were larger 
than standard sizes.
' While fruits were graded as carefully as possible 
under field conditions, no rigid effort was made 
to grade for a strict U.S. No. 1 grade.
Fruits were separated for cull conditions as reported here.
SOthers were mostly tomatoes too small to be 
marketed in the above sizes. Some were from 
rots, insect damage, mechanical damage
and misshappen fruits.
'E = early; M - mid-season; L = late.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors wish to thank those who assisted in
the research. They were: J. E. Barrett, Jr., Super-
intendent; N. R. McDaniel, Assistant Superintendent;
John T. Owen, III, Assistant Superintendent; and
Frank E. Garrett, retired, State Department of Agri-
culture and Industries, Gulf Coast Substation; C. C.
Carlton, Superintendent; and Kenneth C. Short, As-
sistant Superintendent; Chilton Area Horticulture
Substation; Marlin II. Hollingsworth, Superinten-
dent, North Alabama Horticulture Substation; John
T. Eason, Superintendent, and Frank E. Lowry, As-
sistant Superintendent, Sand Mountain Substation;
William H. IIearn, Research Data Analysis, and 
Fred
N. Wamble, Work Study Student.
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