CANTALOUPE 
Rocky Ford, 
Home of Cantaloupes. 
Market Growers' Prices, Page 
l-l R k|_ 8 5 days. We believe this to be the 
improved n, D. INO. jo best early shipping cantaloupe that 
has yet been introduced. If we were to engage in cantaloupe grow¬ 
ing for market, our choice of all varieties now available would be 
H. B. No. 36 for early, with Burrell’s Superfecto to follow for later 
shipping. H. B. No. 36 is a beautiful melon; highly flavored, really 
good to eat and has proven its worth by becoming the most popular 
cantaloupe with large shippers the past several seasons. So wonder¬ 
fully uniform that it is an outstanding breeding accomplishment- 
In size it is large, packing mostly 36’s or using the Jumbo flat crate 
12’s. Melon is solidly netted, little if any suture and no ribs. The 
rich, spicy salmon flesh is deep, fine grained and holds up well for 
long distance shipping. While primarily bred for the shipping trade, 
its many fine qualities make it ideal for roadside market and home 
gardens. Wherever cantaloupes are grown, we recommend this melon 
to melon growers; for north—where the seasons are short—for south 
to be first on the market with a real good cantaloupe. The only 
exception to this would be in districts where powdery mildew is 
prevalent, in which case we would recommend the New Powdery 
Mildew Resistant No. 45. 
STOCK SEED, saved from the best of the first melons to ripen. 
(Pkt., 10) (ob, 15c) (% lb., 40e) (lb., $1.40) (5 lbs., $6.15) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED, saved only from melons that would be good shippers. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) <% lb., 36c) (lb., 05c) (5 lbs., $4.35) prepaid. 
Cirowincr The land should be a sandy loam, avoiding both too sandy 
Cantaloupes and to ° heavy soi1 ' 
If possible, do not plant where cantaloupes were grown 
previously within three or four years. 
A heavy oat stubble plowed under is one of the first locations. Bean land is 
usually very good. The first year after alfalfa or clover is not good as a rule. 
The melons grow too soft and are irregular in size, shape, netting and quality. 
The second year after alfalfa or clover is usually very good. 
Fall plowing is best, followed in the spring with several discings. 
If planted in hills the rows should be 5 to 6 feet apart each way. Cross 
cultivating improves the yield, quality and earliness. 
Plant ten to twelve seeds to the hill about 2 inches deep and thin to one 
or two plants when they have 5 or 6 leaves. 
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D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo 
