Show avoid materme on loss II 11 lwft FIN II 11 ranat 0 nn nini ii A siem sem end rot fungus that brings about deca decay still Is important factor 17 repaired by the united department I 1 ot of agriculture i watermelon growers should give serious consideration to their ties ln in connection with prevention of losses in transit advises tile tho unit united d st states department of agriculture 0 examination of carloads nt at destinn tion has hall shown that provided ship in ants tire properly loaded in cle clean a n awell cars and delivered within a reasonable length of time ony losses experienced usually result from tile the shipping P lai of 1 melons affected with bod bad pock marks 12 2 severely Bun scaled oi or stale fruit 8 3 melons that carry cuts and bruises as a result of careless handling or 4 melons tho the stems of which havo not en re clIPPed and treated for prevention di sioni end rot rot coming under control tile tho stem end rot fungus which not only causes stem end rot but also brings about decoy decay following bruises and cuts cuta in tho the rind has been a source of heavy loss loes in the past and to Is still a factor of great importance in 1010 a campaign of education concerning methods of control for this disease was initiated in the southeastern states 10 artos tho the united states department of agriculture and tho the state extension services operating cooperating co As a result of tho the interest taken in this work by farmers ir mers distributors and railroads stem end rot Is coming under control PIS conclusion Is borno borne out by records from the food products inspection I 1 tion service which indicate that in georgia shipments losses from stem end rot lieve been cut from per cent in 1920 to 83 per tent cent in 1021 and 02 per cent in 1022 and in florida shipments from froin per cent in 1020 to per cent in 1021 and 53 ba per cent in 1922 1022 timely suggestions in order that stein end rot and losses in transit due to other causes may b bo 0 reduced farn farmers ierg should make every elfort to carry out the following 9 suggestions gest ions at harvest season 1 if possible avoid working while tile tho vines tire are wot 2 never permit labor to handle rotten m melona plon s in tile alel field d and then work with fruit for shipment M 8 permit clipper to handle or to touch knife to rotten melons in tile tho held field 4 never permit clipper to cut into melons melona while pushing knife through the stem 0 6 never peri permit lift clipper to stand melons on end to mark them in the held field K 0 insist on careful handling by the toto boys bandwagon and wagon men 7 pau pall wagons thoroughly la in order to avoid ballor nall or splinter punctures cuts and bruises 8 load on tho the day melons are clipped in clean dry car the walls of which havo have been papered uso use dry straw for bedding if possible pad ends of car although not in puch a way as to obstruct ventilators rs these should bo be faste fastened ped open 0 9 handle carefully when unloading melons melona from wagons and packing do not allow lubor labor to stand or sit on melons 10 reject melons that do not have a firm green stern stem or that show iio W or bad m marking arling 11 apply stem treatment nt as described in farmers bulletin 1277 clipping re stems to firm green surface before befaro applying tho the disinfectant paste |