Vlii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER VI 



Page 



Starting the Plants .... 35-4° 

 Planting in the open ground — Time to 

 plant— Use plenty of seed— Starting in 

 hotbed — Planting in plant boxes or on 

 sods — Watering — Temperature — Starting 

 in hothouses. 



CHAPTER VII 



Cultural Methods 4W5 



Transplanting — Plants required for an 

 acre — Distance apart for the hills; for 

 muskmelons ; for watermelons — Cultiva- 

 tion: deep vs. shallow — Navy beans as 

 anchors for the vines. 



CHAPTER VIII 



Harvesting and Marketing Melons . 46-60 

 Proper stage of ripening for harvesting in 

 order to preserve quality — Protecting the 

 melons after picking — Packing as it is 

 usually done; as it should be done — Style 

 of package used — Shipping in bulk — Mark- 

 ing the package with grower's name and 

 address — Marketing — Conditions affecting 

 the profits — Number of watermelons re- 

 quired to fill a car — Extent of the melon 

 business. 



CHAPTER IX 



Forcing Melons 61-67 



Some of the necessary requirements foi 

 forcing melons — The forcing house — The 

 soil for the house : how made — Watering : 

 sub vs. surface irrigation — Planting the 



