CANTALOUPES and 
MUSKMELONS 
(1 oz. to 50 hills, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre) 
CULTURE —Muskmelons do best on 
newly broken sod or prairie land, or on 
soil prepared by plowing under a crop of 
rye or wheat in the spring. The seed 
should not be planted until the soil has 
become thoroughly warmed. Plant five or 
six seeds to the hill, in hills four to six 
feet apart. Rich soil or well rotted manure 
should be used in the hills. When the 
plants are of sufficient size thin out to 
three vines to the hill. 
HONEY DEW —The smooth thin skin is 
creamy white when ripe and so tough that 
the melon is practically sealed up and will 
keep for a month or more. Allow it 3 
months to mature, pull when the blossom 
end is slightly soft, and keep a few days 
before serving. The flesh is good right up 
to the rind. 
LARGE HACKENSACK— An excellent 
large green-fleshed melon. Fruits round, 
somewhat flattened, ribs large and densely 
netted. Flesh is green, thick, juicy and 
sweet. 
ROCKY FORD —Of a handsome, oval 
shape and of a convenient size for packing 
in boxes or crates. The flesh is thick and 
of a light green color; deliciously sweet 
and fine flavored. It is, without doubt, 
the most popular melon grown. 
Burrell Gem 
MITCHELHILL SEED CO., ST. JOSEPH, MO. 
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