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BULLETIN 1181, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
MUSKMELONS. 
The two muskmelon charts do not look so similar as one would 
expect but the work of packing the crates at the association sheds 
was not included in the Hempstead County chart, whereas the work 
of packing in the field was included in the Crawford County chart. 
(Fig. 30 and 31.) In Hempstead the manure appears to have been 
applied entirely in March, whereas in Crawford, which is farther 
north, it was applied in March and April. These explanations account 
for the principal differences between the two charts, 
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Fig. 30.— Labor on 10 acres of 
muskmelous, Crawford 
County. 
Conditions. — Sandy loam, up- 
land soil; northwest Arkansas: 
region of small farms operated by 
white farmers: 6 tons of manure 
and 250poundsfertilizerper acre; 
land prepared with two horse 
implements; cultivated mostly 
with one-horse i mplements ; hoe- 
ing rather heavy; cantaloupes 
packed in field ; yield, 100 crates 
per acre; distance to market 4 to 
5 miles ; seed , 1 i to 2 pounds per 
acre; planted in April: harvested 
in July and August. 
Prepare, 
manure, 
and 
plant. 
Culti- 
vate. 
Hoe. 
Pick. 
Haul. 
Miscel- 
laneous. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and 
market. 
30 
36 
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16 
22 

48 

16 
32 
5 
2 
135 
86 
71 
64 
Horse days 
54 
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