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iiot pay me to load these small melons,. I therefore fed 

 them to my hogs and they are worth growing for this pur- 

 pose alone provided you have the hogs to feed them to. 



I received from the 19 cars, $1,960.00 f. o. b. cars at 

 loading point. 



These melons cost me approximately $700.00 loaded on 

 the cars. Melons can be grown in this section under pres- 

 ent cost of labor for $10.00 to $12.00 per acre not includ- 

 ing hauling and loading. 



I had to haul my melons about two miles and it cost me 

 about $15.00 per car to clip, haul and load the melons into 

 the car, valuing my teams at $2.50 per day for driver and 

 team. 



Now to conclude, I think the best advice that I can give 

 to the prospective grower of melons is to be sure to accept 

 any reasonable offer for melons f. o. b. cars at loading 

 point rather than to ship them on consignment. 



I have been growing and shipping melons for 20 years 

 and I have observed the experience of other people and" I 

 have seen a good deal of money made by the farmers of 

 this section when they sell the melons and get the money 

 before the melons leave and I have seen a great many peo- 

 ple lose money heavily on melons by shipping them on 

 commission. 



Cairo, Ga. 



