AGRICULTURAL OBSERVATIONS ON TRUCKEE-CARSON PROJECT. 15 



this rate the yield was over 42 tons per acre. As the growing season 

 for melons is somewhat short in this section only the quick-growing 

 A'arieties should be grown. Table Vl shows the results obtained at 

 the exixn-iment farm during the season of 1910. 



Table XI. — Watermelon yields, etc., on the Tnichtv-C arson Experiment Farm 



in WIO. 



Varieties. 



Total 

 yield.' 



Kentuclvy Wonder. 



Fordhook ICarly 



Uarris Karly 



Klccklpy's Sweet... 

 Pridf^ of Nebraslea. . 



Sweellieart 



Kolb's Gem 



Cole's Early 



Dixie 



Ironclad 



Pounds. 

 1,172 

 1,02.5 

 947 

 944 

 921 

 825 

 820 

 819 

 75.5 

 707 



.\veraee 

 weight. 



Pounds. 

 12 



10 

 7.V 

 V2l 

 9i 

 15.V 

 13' 

 10 

 10 

 14 



Remarks. 



Generally i;ood: solid. 



(ienerally hollow and stringy. 



Sweetest melon on trial. 



Seems identical with Kleckley's Sweet. 



Much like Harris; often hollow. 

 Very good quality. 



' Yields given are from rows 80 feet long. 



The best results with watermelons and similar vegetables will 

 pro1)ably be secured by first opening a deep furrow with a plow, 

 filling this furrow with well-rotted manure, and turning the earth 

 back over the manure and planting the seed on the ridge thus formed. 

 "\Anien putting in the seed the ground should be firmed down with a 

 hoe to insure bringing the seed into contact with the moist earth, so 

 that it may germinate promptly. Care should be used to prevent 

 flooding the soil above the seed and causing it to form a hard crust. 



MUSK MELONS. 



Muskmelons are easily grown and especially on the lighter soils 

 are verj^ productive. The following table gives the names of the 

 varieties grown and the comparative yields from rows 80 feet in 

 lengih. The Rocky Ford was the most popular variety. The Khiva 

 is a late-maturing variety, but will keep long into the winter. 



Table VII. — M nsl-inchni ///r/r/.s', etc.. on the Truclccc-Carmn E.rperiment Farm 



in 1910. • 



Variety. 



Rocky Ford 



Extra Early TIackensack 

 Strawberry 



Osage .... 



Burrell's Gem 



Paul Rose 



Kliiva 



[Cir. 78] 



Date of 



first 

 picking. 



Aug. 9 



Aug. 5 

 Aug. 12 



Aug. 22 



Aug. 27 



Aug. 16 



(?) 



Yield. 



Pounds. 

 3.55 



412 

 357 



293 

 264 

 210 



(7) 



Remarks. 



No rotted or cracked mplons; high aver- 

 as;e of quality and market condition. 



A good parly riielon. 



Fine grain and quality; varies as to 

 sweetness. 



Deep salmon flesh. 



Best melon on Sept. 6. 



A good variety for winter use. 



