CANTALOUPE 
Read the article “Growing Cantaloupes" 
beginning at bottom of Page 34. 
Market Growers' Prices, Page 82. 
H R Wo 119 ^7 days. This melon differs from ithe No. 36 
. D. INO. I I L mainly in shape, being- round instead of slightly 
oblong; this type being preferred by some shippers. Diameter slightly 
larger than No. 36 but shorter in length. Flesh extremely thick. 
STOCK SEED, saved from the best of the first melons to ripen. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 15c) (1/4 lb., 40c) (lb., $1.40) (5 lbs., $0.15) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED, saved only from melons that would be good shippers. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (^ lb., 30c) (lb., 95c) (5 lbs., $4.35) prepaid. 
A fine field of Hale's Best Original or Jumbo Strain. The Melons are piled as 
shown in the picture and then graded and hand cut. The girls are Barbara 
and Bernita Burrell. 
Hale's Best Original or Jumbo Strain fnai a stoiks T p?od°ucfd 
some very large fine melons that were exceptionally well adapted 
to roadside market selling and for bulk hauling in trucks. They 
were so extremely large, however, that they were hardly as well 
suited to packing in crates as some of the smaller types. By critical 
selection we have produced a uniform type of this having a dis¬ 
tinct stripe or suture running from stem to blossom end. It is a 
big melon; the average weight from our seed fields being about 
4 V 2 lbs. each, which would mean that the melons pack nine or 
even less to the Jumbo flat crate. Well netted between the distinct 
suture, practically no ribs. Flesh is thick, deep salmon, flavor 
sweet and of fine eating quality. 
STOCK SEED, saved from the best of the first melons to ripen. 
(Pkt., lOe) (oz., 15c) (% lb., 40c) (lb., $1.40) (5 lbs., $0.15) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED, saved only from melons that would be good shippers. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (14 lb., 30c) (lb., 95c) (5 lbs., $4.35) prepaid. 
Growing 
Cantaloupes 
(Continued from page 34) 
If drilled in rows 5 to 6 feet apart thin to one plant every 3 
or 4 feet. 
Hoe carefully around the plants; keep free from weeds and 
cultivate often. 
We have found 8 or 10 cultivations at least should be given and more 
would be better. 
We experimented upon a small area in the center of a large field, culti¬ 
vating it some twenty times and the cantaloupes began ripening a week earlier, 
were of better quality and yielded much heavier. 
After the vines reach so far across the row that you can no longer culti¬ 
vate, the ends of the vines should be carefully turned back and an additional 
cultivation given. A knife attached to a one-horse cultivator is best for this. 
Cultivate shallow close to the plants and deeper farther away. 
The main spread of roots is on the harder ground under the plowed ground. 
If you plow only 3 or 4 inches deep that will determine the depth to the main 
spreading roots and very shallow cultivating will be necessary or the crop will 
be ruined, while if you plow 7 or 8 inches deep you can cultivate 5 or 6 inches 
deep to good advantage. Don't expect an average good crop from too shallow 
plowing. 
In other words: Prepare a deep, well settled and finely pulverized seed bed. 
If under irrigation Cantaloupes should be watered regularly about every 
two weeks. Be sure the water runs long enough to moisten the ground to the 
opposite side of the plants from the furrow. Do not allow the water to remain 
in the furrows too long so that the soil becomes water-logged. Continue irri¬ 
gating through the ripening season to keep the vines thrifty. 
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