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BULLETIN 315, U. 6. DEPARTMENT OP AGEICULTUEE. 



EXPLANATION OF MAP. 



In the map (fig. 6) showing the cantaloupe shipments in 1914 

 each dot represents five cars or fraction thereof. These dots are 



grouped in the 

 county in which 

 the stations are 

 located, although 

 it is well known 

 that production 

 does not actually 

 follow county 

 lines. In cases 

 where the ship- 

 ments are too 

 heavy to be rep- 

 resented by dots, 

 the counties have 

 been blacked in 

 and the actual 

 number of cars 

 shipped is given 

 in figures. The 

 size of the black- 

 ened area is not in 

 proportion to the 

 quantity shipped, 

 as the tabulation 

 plainly shows. 

 The use of the 

 county as a unit is merely for convenience and can not locate accu- 

 rately the exact boundaries of producing areas. 



SHIPPING DATES. 



The dates within which the various areas shipped cantaloupes 

 are shown by curved lines, all the areas shipping at a given period 

 being grouped under the line representing that period. The first 

 important commercial shipments of cantaloupes were from the 

 Imperial Valley in California. These were followed closely by 

 shipments from Florida and southern Texas, and after that the 

 sources of supply were very widely distributed and numerous areas 

 were in competition. These seasonal lines with their dates are 

 subject to some changes from year to year. However, they furnish 

 a general view of competing areas and shipping seasons which will 

 be of value to those interested in cantaloupe marketing. 



MAY 



JUNE 



UULY 



AUGUST 



SEPTEMBER 













CALIFORNIA 





1 I . 



TEXAS \ 





1 





LOUISIANA i 



I 



FLORIDA l 





GEORGIA 



l 



I SOUTH CAROLINA 



1 



MISS/SSIPPI 



1 



| NORTH CAROLINA \ 





I 



ARKANSAS 



i 



ARIZONA \ 





MISSOURI 



i 



| NEVADA | 



l 



| VIRGINIA 



1 



! TENNESSEE \ 



1 i 



INDIANA 



1 i 



S ILLINOIS 



1 i 



! MARYLAND 



1 i 



L_ NEW JERSEY 









WASHINGTON 





NEW MEXICO \ 



i 



DELAWARE 





UTAH \ 



1 



COLORADO 



1 



\michigan 1 



Fig. 7. — Cantaloupe shipping seasons. 



