164 VEGETABLE GROWING PROJECTS 



perhaps by the bushel. Growers should investigate the markets 

 to be supplied and try to improve on the methods commonly em- 

 ployed. 



1. At what stage of development should cucumbers be harvested 



for your market? C : 239. 



2. Will it pay you to grade your cucumbers ? If so, how ? C : 239. 



3. What packages should you use ? C : 239. 



4. How many packages will you need to market your crop ? 



5. What should an acre of cucumbers yield in bushels and in dollars? 



W-VG : 336. 



6. Is it more profitable to grow small pickles than large, early cucum- 



bers f 



7. What recipes might be used in pickling cucumbers of different 



sizes? 



8. What is the nutritive value of cucumbers? How may they be 



served other than as pickles? 



13. Forcing. — The cucumber is very largely grown in American 

 and English greenhouses. Students who are interested will find 

 a complete discussion of the subject in W-VF : 300-345. 



Project IX. Growing Muskmelons 



The muskmelon is one of the cucurbits belonging to the same 

 genus as the cucumber. It is supposed to be a native of East 

 India. The plants are annual trailing herbs. Melons are true 

 fruits. They vary considerably in shape and size. The fruit is 

 botanically known as a pepo. This name applies to all fruits of 



