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should be in the best of tilth and should be well 

 fertilized, but not too heavily, with stable manure. 



Muskmelon and cantaloupe may be planted either 

 in hills or in trenches about six feet apart. The 

 hills or trenches should be opened and filled with 

 manure, well-rotted, and the soil replaced. The 

 ground should then be leveled, leaving a low flat 

 bed. Before planting fertilizer should be sprinkled 

 liberally between the rows and worked into the 

 soil. The seed should be planted thickly, and, when 

 two leaves have grown, should be thinned to one, or 

 at the most, two plants. 



Muskmelons may be planted in dirt bands, or 

 paper cups early, and transplanted after danger of 

 frost is over by burying the bands, or cups, with the 

 young plants. Do not loosen the earth when 

 transplanting. The same soil should be used in 

 the bands as is recommended for growing the 

 vines out of doors. 



// muskmelon and cantaloupe seed do not seem to 

 germinate in good time, keep the soil well watered 

 by running it in furrows parallel to the rows and 

 four or five inches from them. By this method 

 the water will soak through to the seed, but the 



