THE ASSOCIATION SEED SERVICE 



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quoit melon. If careful in selecting seeds, the Irondequoit 

 melon is the only melon for our market. We find other mar- 

 kets are taking them also. 



Mr. Clum : Is there any difference between Irondequoit 

 and Tip Top? 



Mr. Hallauer: There is a very decided difference. The 

 Irondequoit has more the appearance of the Surprise melon, 

 only it is not netted, v^hile the Tip Top is a different color. 



Mr. Howell: Tip Top is a lighter colored melon than 

 many strains of Irondequoit or Surprise. 



Mr. Hallauer : I never grew the Tip Top, but at Toledo 

 the Tip Top was pointed out to me. 



Mr. Work: What I had thought of was that perhaps as 

 an organization we might have a place under those same lake 

 shore conditions that are growing such fine melons, but away 

 from the growers where seed could be tested and bred with- 

 out crossing. 



Mr. Warren : You have to have the proper soil. I think 

 you can get good melons and get good seed and good netted 

 melons on one place even though the other fellow has poor 

 melons. I do not think they are liable to cross much. 



Question: What kind of soil do you grow those on? 



Mr. Warren: Sandy loam mostly, and some sand. 



Onion Sets. 



Mr. Work: How about onoin sets? At Toledo I saw the 

 sets of a grower who offers them to us. Yellow Strasburg, 

 spring delivery, per bushel $2.10; White Portugal, $2.37 

 f. 0. b. Toledo. They are a nice size. This firm is pretty 

 careful about the grading. 



(Eleven bushels were ordered). 



Mr. Work: Are there any other vegetables wanted? 



Lettuce. 



Mr. Work: We have a figure of $1.35 on the Henderson 

 strain of Big Boston. We have not been able as yet to get 

 a much lower figure on that than is available to you. 



