COMPOSITION AND MATURITY OF CANTALOUPES. 25 
TABLE 14.—Composition of Honeydew melons—Continued. 







Juice. 
Edi- | “00" 
tents Starch 
Sample No. Stee eR a Rind. was) of Re- in 
y 200 hate oe caV- | solids Invert} Su- |Total| frac- | seeds. 
"| ity. ‘| sugar. | crose. |sugar.| tive 
index. 
Per \ her ber i Per Per Per Per Per 
Stored melons: 1916 1916 cent. | cent. | cent. | cent. | cent. | cent. | cent. | cent. 
O42). Cs ores Aug: 15)\Aug: 23) Ses]. 21 74 illsesbu leas LOsls- 162 59a G9s pace None. 
1920 1920 
447 A_ ATI EA acGe |e Adi pe AGE le Semen eee ce. mee Aaa AGAR | versie P3365 |pcaees 70. 7 
447 B_ BerGO: 138. [aes doz Sea te uit pc de hal [Se Se AAD ee CR 2) ae oe 69. 3 
447 C_ PX (a een eee dole Bae ols Pe le a Sale ee 1240 |p aes (POH (al eae 60. 7 
BAT Pope > GQ ee do____- eae es ols | eee ge al bere ea ((at eae rl 
447 B_ apes (0) an Pe dow =2 Sl RS Ae aM es fe ae ASS Seems Sr OO ieee 65. 0 
448 A ____ SR: ae don: Seer Ea | Peer Ty Zei cA i gy ie BOA a se 55. 6 
AAR Bs Ee dow tind dows Dd OR Ba gl en Soha ie aa bt Ox OS) is at ee HIOGaeee ce 47.1 
448 C___ dg sas do = SF gees) Se | eS ee ee 1 Ui Oe i At Ree ae i 6 See 58. 5 
448 D___ dow. sie. doe Seah eS a a | Sa Ty G25| pea OF 80). |2o3b Ly pl 
448 E Gos eer Se does: See eee: 5 eee 1SPaG ee bpp as Sat 65. 6 
AAS Ba seles3 dose = 2|22- does SSE Ps ie || aoe | eee 1353852 ee cs Gr OZ: aes ee 64. 6 
449 A___ 2G (opet Suen doves Saat | [Rees OVE kee i a a ac rl need So el 57.0 
AAG Bes sole Goes Nias dows lire ie PAE RES EE feo AE QAING YL: trop Stee pee 32 
AMY Ga De | Wis dos sea Goes: uf 1 ge | SRN | eae seen get Be 8-34; 25.) |S leo ae 
449° Dt zs eee doaa he SS | pe TOL 5 | eae ASQ ae =e Syd Be 
449 E PAO s/t 42 dona (O) ears pee et Se ES ey ES 1OI97%; |_ 232 22 ee 54. 8 
A4G Hee Se Ee ross sts doe LT] a 8420 | ee BOL |} hat Raa 40. 0 
2 Same lot as Sample 269. ha: 
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF RESULTS. 
Part of the work done in 1921 dealt with the practical application to 
field conditions of tests already developed. Some difficulties were 
encountered. Such difficulties, however, may be overcome by giving 
individual attention to each field of melons. 
The fact that the outside appearance of melons does not always 
correlate to the same degree with the condition inside can not be 
denied. Final judgment as to the degree of maturity of melons 
in any field should be made only after the field has been thoroughly 
sampled and the samples cut and tested; nor should the sampling be - 
stopped after the pickers are turned into the patch. Every intelli- 
gent field overseer realizes that at the first picking the standard set 
must be very closely adhered to if the picking of many green melons 
is to be avoided. Indeed, as far as maturity is concerned, it would 
seem best to permit a few melons to become field ripe before the regu- 
lar picking crews start picking. In this way the quantity of well- 
netted melons found will be much greater than when these melons 
are picked as soon as the netting appears and the pickers will not 
have to overstep the standard in order to secure a satisfactory num- 
ber. No matter how closely the standard of picking is set, the line 
is usually overstepped if there are but few standard melons. In- 
variably poor saepHon results unless there are a few field-ripe 
melons to be seen. 
Under present conditions of growing and picking cantaloupes in 
California, a perfect pack is out of the question. Improvement, 
however, is possible by exercising intelligent control of the pickers 
and making a more rigid inspection at the packing sheds. In too 
many cases the final selection at the packing shedis left to the packers, 
and there is no one whose sole duty it is to sort out the obviously 
