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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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University of California introduces the Pearson tomato variety, developed in 1930, promising 40% higher yields than Marglobe. Self-pruning and suited for shipping, it's tested in coastal areas and interior districts like Westmoreland and Niland.
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Pearson, a new tomato which
gives great promise of replacing
the present shipping varieties, is
described for the first time in Agri-
cultural Extension Circular 104, is-
sued by the University of California
Press. The circular was written by
Dr. D. R. Porter and Dr. J. H.
MacGillivray, assistant professors
of truck crops in the College of
Agriculture on the Davis campus.
The variety was created in 1930
by Dr. O. H. Pearson, then with the
University, by crossing Cal. 55 with
Fargo. It is a self-pruning, or self-
topping variety, requiring less space
in the field, but on the other hand,
out-yielding Marglobe, the heaviest
producer in California, by 40 per
cent, in a field trial near Santa
Maria.
While not perhaps the best can-
ning variety, as a green shipper it
is better than any of the present
varieties, and Dr. Porter hopes it
may be left on the vines for color
before shipping east.
It has been proved in the coast
counties, and has become popular
wherever tried. However, whether
it will do so well in the warmer in-
terior valleys has yet to be deter-
mined. It requires abundant plant
food and moisture, and the cir-
cular warns against large plant-
ings in untried areas until it has
been proved.
The Pearson variety is being
tested by the local Agricultural
Extension Service in cooperation
with tomato growers in the West-
moreland and Niland districts this
year.
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University Of California, Davis Campus; Near Santa Maria; Coast Counties; Westmoreland And Niland Districts
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1930
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The Pearson tomato variety, created in 1930 by crossing Cal. 55 with Fargo, is self-pruning and out-yields Marglobe by 40 percent. Described in University of California Circular 104, it shows promise as a green shipper and is being tested in Westmoreland and Niland districts.