GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1»I4, by B. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
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A SINGtB HILL OF " HEARTS OF GOLD " CANTALOUPES 
f^OUNT the melons and you 
^ carload netted Mr. Mor " 
interesting fact in this co 
with other melons that did 
This brought to us a great many inquiries for 
the seed, but heretofore Mr. Morrill has re- 
fused to sell any of the seed at any price, stat- 
ing that he was making so much profit from 
this cantaloupe that he did not care to invite 
competition. 
What Leading Dealers Say 
The past season, 1914, Col. Morrill had 105 
acres of "Hearts of Gold" cantaloupes here 
at Three Rivers and 40 to 50 acres at his 
Benton Harbor, Michigan, farm, and with this 
increased acreage he was unable to fill all the 
orders that came to him. Dealers who handled 
the "Hearts of Gold" cantaloupe in 1913 con- 
tracted for the sale of these melons for 1914. 
These contracts were made while the 1913 
crop was being harvested, which is very un- 
usual, and would not be the case unless the 
"Hearts of Gold" possessed superior quality. 
A. J. Bloomgrarden, a commission merchant of 
Detroit, Mich., wrote under date of August 15, 
1914- "I could have sold very easily this week 
ten 'carloads of 'Hearts of Gold' cantaloupes, 
each car containing a thousand packages, and 
am very sorry you were una,ble to supply them.' 
Cohen ft Company, the well-known commis- 
sion house of Chicaso, writing under date of 
August 22, 1914, say: "The business of our 
firm is that of supplying the leading hotels, 
clubs, restaurants and dining cars with the very 
finest eatables the market affords at all seasons 
of the year, and for several years we have had 
exclusive control of Mr. Morrill's fancy 'Hearts 
of Gold' brand of cantaloupes for the city of 
Chicago. We feel safe in saying that the av- 
erage net price on these cantaloupes has been 
at least double that of any other brand on 
the market. Our trade is the most exacting on 
earth, and nothing but the highest quality gets 
the money." 
P. Brennisen ft Co., of Buffalo, N. T., writing 
on August 15, 1914, say: "The car of 'Hearts 
of Gold' cantaloupes we have just handled was 
certainly something elegant — the finest eating 
melons it ever lias been our pleasure to eat, 
and this is the opinion of all of our trade." 
Myers, 'Well ft Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, write: 
"Your 'Hearts of Gold' cantaloupe is not only 
the best seller, but it is the best cantaloupe on 
the Cleveland market." 
How to Grow Hearts of Gold Cantaloupes 
The soil for cantaloupes is prepared the same 
as for strawberries. If you have well-decayed, 
fine manure, you may work a forkful into 
each hill before planting. The hills should be 
4x6 feet, which will give 1,700 hills per acre. 
Planting should be done after danger of frost 
is over, which is generally the middle of May. 
When cultivating and hoeing disturb the vines 
as little as possible and cultivate shallow close 
to the plants and deeper in the center of the 
space between the rows. Each hill will pro- 
duce from 4 to 16 salable melons. The price 
ranges from 5c to 15c each. We counted the 
melons on three adjacent hills and found 36 
fancy melons on the three hills. These melons 
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