Cucumbers Offer One of the South’s Most Profitable Winter and Early Spring Crops 
CUCUMBER 
Plant 2 pounds per acre. 
Kilgore’s Cucumber seed stocks have been especially devel¬ 
oped for Florida and southern conditions. All of our Cucumber 
seed stocks are thoroughly tested each season in our Proving 
Grounds at Plant City, Fla., so we know our stocks are true to 
type and best suited to Florida conditions. 
Kilgore’s superior stocks of western-grown Cucumber seed 
cannot be excelled, as they are grown under irrigation, where 
the seed-crops can mature perfectly regardless of uncertain dry 
seasons. This insures fine, plump seed, with high germinating 
power, rendering chances more certain of a perfect stand and 
a good crop. Our Bred-Rite brands of Cucumber seed have been 
so thoroughly screened, and all the light chaffy seed taken out, 
that they will plant further than ordinary stocks, which also in¬ 
sures better germination and growth of strong, vigorous plants. 
Culture. Low, black, rich, moist, sandy loam soil is the best 
for growing Cucumbers. The early “Cukes” are the ones that 
bring the money, and to get them early you must figure on pro¬ 
tecting them with troughs, because they are very sensitive to 
cold, and sometimes the slightest frost will ruin the crop. Spring 
planting in Florida begins early in January and continues 
through February. Plant in rows 4 feet apart in hills 2 feet 
apart in the drill, dropping 6 to 8 seeds in each hill. Sometimes 
it is very difficult to get a stand early if the ground is wet and 
cold, as the seed will rot before it germinates. Frequently two 
or three plantings have to be made to get an early stand. In 
fact, many successful growers make three and four plantings 
in between hills at intervals of four or five days, so that in case 
of frost or some other disaster to the planting that is already 
up, there is another stand of seed just ready to come out of 
the ground, which would mean a gain of six to ten days as 
compared to planting over again. The time gained by several 
plantings might mean hundreds of dollars in extra profit by 
securing earlier maturity, as compared to planting over. Eight 
or ten days’ difference in the time of maturity of an early Cu¬ 
cumber crop often makes an enormous difference in the price 
and returns from the crop. 
Cucumbers are pollinated by either tame or wild bees. Under 
unfavorable conditions or in isolated locations it is always de¬ 
sirable to provide a strong hive of bees in cucumber fields, in 
order to insure perfect pollination. The bees should not be 
placed in the field before the cucumbers begin to blossom, in 
order to provide food for the bees so they will remain in the 
cucumber fields. Without proper pollination the cucumbers are 
deformed, or at least a large percentage of bottlenecks and 
nubbins are produced, and this is due entirely to lack of bees 
to facilitate proper pollination. 
Spraying Cucumbers regularly is a most important factor in 
producing a crop, therefore we advise spraying with Pyrox every 
week from the time the plants are up until harvest begins. Fre¬ 
quently rust or blight will destroy a crop in two or three days, 
when plants have not been sprayed. We strongly advocate the 
use of Pyrox for Cucumbers. 
For an earlier Cucumber crop and as a protection against bee¬ 
tles, try Hotkaps. (See page 57.) 
It is always advisable to treat cucumber seed with 
Semesan or some other good disinfectant before plant¬ 
ing. It not only kills disease germs on the seed, but also 
in the soil around the young plants. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Growers Who Plant Kilgore’s Cucumber Seeds Invariably Are Happy at Harvest Time. 
Kilgore’s I\eu> Improved Long Dark Green Cucumbers grown by Mr. R. C. Walton, Pompano, Florida, Spring, 1936 
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