CHAPTER XIV 



FAMILY CUCURBITACE^E 



THE Cucurbit family contains numerous valuable 

 truck crops. Those grown for their economic value 

 may be mentioned: cantaloupe, cucumber, pumpkin, 

 squash, and watermelon. According to the Thir- 

 teenth Census of the United States, the total area 

 devoted to cantaloupes and muskmelons in America 

 was 52,419 acres, and the total crop valued at 

 $3,604,636. The States, ranked according to the 

 acreage devoted to these crops, were California, 

 New Mexico, New Jersey, Indiana, Maryland, 

 Florida, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Michigan, 

 Colorado, Missouri, Texas, Ohio, Tennessee, and 

 Delaware. States with less than one thousand acres 

 are omitted. 



The total area in the United States in 1909 given 

 up to cucumbers was estimated at 32,310 acres, 

 and the total crop valued at $2,719,340. The States 

 ranked according to the area devoted to cucumbers 

 were Michigan, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Florida, 

 Virginia, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Texas, and Min- 

 nesota. States with less than one thousand acres 



are omitted. 



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