EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 567 



4% by 13^2 inch heads and 21 inches h)ng. The 5 inch grade is packed in 

 flats with 5 by 15 inch heads and 24 inches long. The two sizes of flat 

 crates each hold 15 melons. 



"To grade for quality all imperfect and low quality melons are culled 

 out before they enter the grader. All sizes are of as nearly uniform good 

 quality as is possible to judge of them from outside appearance. Fre- 

 quent cutting tests are made to assist in determining the quality." 



The picture on page 5G6 shows the kind of package Mr. H. B. Blandford 

 uses in which to pack Osage melons. This illustration also shows how 

 important it is to pack the melons regularly and systematically, rather 

 than in a haphazard way. Climax, or similar makes of baskets, made in 

 difterent sizes but usually small, are commonly used, in which to pack 

 varieties of small, average size, such as the Rocky Ford, l^ushel baskets 

 without covers are frequently used in which to handle melons for local 

 trade. 



Whatever the package, it is important to grade to a uniform size and 

 good quality. Melons which have no flavor, or are of decidedly inferior 

 quality, should never be offered for sale. Poor melons have a very depress- 

 ing effect upon the market demand. "When a grower has melons of good 

 quality and grades them properly, he should "brand'' the packages in 

 which they are shi[)ped. Selling un<ler a ''trade mark" is just as impor- 

 tant for the melon growar as for the manufacturer or for any other class 

 of producers. 



