166 VEGETABLE GROWING PROJECTS 



1. Will muskmelons pay ? — Muskmelons of high quality nearly 

 always command good prices. Now and then we find a commercial 

 grower who almost invariably produces muskmelons of superior 

 merit, and in all such instances the demand far exceeds the supply. 

 Consumers are constantly seeking melons of high quality and any 

 producer who can grow them need not worry about a market. 



The production of muskmelons as a business proposition should 

 not be undertaken unless the grower is assured that he has favorable 

 conditions for the growing of good melons. If he has this assurance 

 there is no reason why he should not make a business venture 

 with this crop. However, it should be borne in mind that the 

 production of muskmelons is considered a more difficult proposi- 

 tion than the growing of cucumbers, but it is also more fascinat- 

 ing, especially when the fruits attain the edible stage. 



1. What can be said about the demand for high-grade musk- 



melons ? 



2. Do you think it would pay you to grow muskmelons ? 



2. Selecting location. — We should bear in mind that the musk- 

 melon is tender to cold aiid that we should select areas, if possible, 

 well protected from the prevailing winds. With few exceptions, 

 the large commercial plantations are made on sandy or gravelly 

 soils because they are warmer and more favorable to the culture 

 of this crop. Muskmelons may be grown with entire success in 

 thousands of localities in the North where there are sandy areas, 

 and many other soil types may be treated so as to grow at least fair 

 crops. 



1. What are the most important factors in selecting a location for 

 the growing of muskmelons ? 

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