. Bulletin. 20 BULLETIN iS, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. T defective pods, which may be known as " grade 2," the first-class pods, of course, being referred to as " grade ; After assorting, the peppers are placed in bags, preferably the 5-bushel size, which hold about 50 pounds of dried pods. They are then stored away as com- pactly as possible until marketed. The peppers should not stand too long in storage, as they deteriorate in value. Rats also are very destructive to peppers. YIELD. The experimental cultivation of paprika on an acreage basis was begun in 1905, an
. Bulletin. 20 BULLETIN iS, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. T defective pods, which may be known as " grade 2," the first-class pods, of course, being referred to as " grade ; After assorting, the peppers are placed in bags, preferably the 5-bushel size, which hold about 50 pounds of dried pods. They are then stored away as com- pactly as possible until marketed. The peppers should not stand too long in storage, as they deteriorate in value. Rats also are very destructive to peppers. YIELD. The experimental cultivation of paprika on an acreage basis was begun in 1905, and was continued under careful observation for four seasons. During that period the effect of variation in weather conditions had an op- portunity to develop. The degree of com- pleteness of the stand was found to vary as a result of the dif- ferent causes. With increasing familiar- ity with the practical handling of the crop, some variation in yield may have been due to the human factor. It is prob- able that the results reported here may therefore be taken to represent fairly well the range of paprika yields likely to be met under usual conditions, assuming a practice of careful farming. In 1905 three acres of paprika were planted, the total yield which resulted being about 3,200 pounds of dried pods, the average yield per acre being about 1,067 pounds. In 1906 two plats were grown. One plat of one-half acre yielded 425 pounds, giving a rate of 850 pounds per acre. The other plat of 4 acres yielded 3,280 pounds, an average of 820 pounds per acre. In 1907 a plat three-fourths of an acre in extent yielded 1,015 pounds, or at the rate of 1,353 pounds per acre. In 1908 it was deemed justifiable to undertake the experiment on a larger basis. Plat No. 1, comprising 10 acres of ground, yielded 13,969 pounds, an average of 1, pounds per acre. Plat No. 2,. •Sca/e of /S-e/ / o / s 3 •? s 6 Fig. 10.—Ground-floor plan of a paprika curing Please note that these images are
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