CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
471 
melons of 
different 
sizes that 
can be loaded 
on a car 
(Ind. Sta. 
Bui. 123 , 
p. 17 ) : 
Car 34 feet long 
loaded 
Car 36 feet Ion 
g loaded 
4 deep contains : 
4 
deep contains : 
Melons 
Averaging about 
(lbs.) 
Averaging about 
Melons (lbs.) 
SOO 
35 
85O 
35 
850 
32 
900 
32 
QOO 
30 
950 
30 
950 
28 
1005 
28 
IOOO 
27 
I060 
27 
1050 
26 
IIIO 
26 
I IOO 
25 
II65 
25 
IISO 
24 
1220 
24 
1200 
23 
1275 
23 
1250 
22 
1330 
22 
1300 
21 
1380 
21 
1350 
20 
1440 
20 
1400 
19 
1485 
19 
1450 
18 
1530 
18 
1500 
17 
l6lO 
1 7 
I/OO 
16 
681 . Enemies. — Wilt, anthraenose and stem-end rot 
are the most serious diseases, and melon aphis the chief 
insect pest. Wilt is controlled largely by crop rotation 
and avoidance of contaminated animal manures ; an- 
thracnose by spraying with bordeaux mixture ; stem-end 
rot by field sanitation, spraying with bordeaux, and 
smearing the stems at loading time with a starch paste 
containing copper sulphate. Aphids are controlled by 
nicotine sprays or dusts. 
