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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



the vines have I»ej;iiii lo form. Some <;row(M-s lliiii 1o one ]>l;ni1 in cacli 

 pot or dirt hand hclorc 1 ians])lantinj; t(» liu' Held. 



Cultivaiioii 



The day the jiianls are sd ihe en 1 1 ixaloi- slionld l»e started. Cnltiva I ion 

 shouhl also bej;in as soon as possible when the seeds are planted in the 

 Mehl. Few cro])s res]»ond as readily lo ficiinenl ami tlioi-onyh lilla;^(' as 

 melons. It is injnrions to the y,ro\vth of the melon ])lants 1o allow Ihe 

 formation of even a slif^ht cnist al)ont the plants unless it is broken very 

 soon after forniinj;-. The cultivation should conliiiue as long as is possible 

 without dangei- of injui-y to the vines, and at freiiuent intervals. After 

 Ihe vines have begun to form, the cullivator should be ke])t at a safe 

 distance from the )»lants, so that tlie vines will not be injured. All culti- 

 vations, after the lirst one or two, slnndd be shallow. It is sometimes 

 advisal)le to fasten a two In' four or siunlar piece of wood to the back 

 teeth of the cultivator to k(>e]) it fi-oni going too deep, and at the same 

 time 1(» lea\e the ground level. 



I'lcilK li.v iimi-UimI (licliiw) ; pcxji-ly )i,lcl;r(l ( ;iliip\c') . 



In some sections of the country melon growers are making a practice of 

 ''wiudrowing" the vines. This plan permits the running of the cultivator 

 mucli later in the season than where the vines are a11owe<l to s]>read over 



