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SELECTION 
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Additional Hale’s Best Strains 
STRAINS DEVELOPED BY US IN THE FIRST YEARS FOLLOWING 
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE HALE’S BEST. 
No. 36 Hale’s Best 
THE H. B. STANDARD 
The No. 36 Hale’s Best has, since its introduction in 
1931, become a standard of comparison because of the 
fact that it is known wherever cantaloupes are grown. 
The No. 36 has become widely used due to its earliness which recommends it to 
the grower and its quality which recommends it to the buyer. The size is an even 
jumbo, well netted. The melons are heavy and solid with a small seed cavity. 
The No. 36 has now become the standard and will be used unless a definite 
strain of Hale’s Best is specified. Because of its undeniable excellence some 
growers still prefer to plant the old reliable No. 36. 
The No. 36 is now the standard Hale’s Best strain. 
No 112 Hale’s Best ^he ^°* was one of our first improved strains 
of the Hale’s Best and is still preferred over some 
the first improved strain 0 f newer strains in certain sections. The can¬ 
taloupe will produce a heavy crop of well netted melons in sizes slightly larger 
than the No. 36. The 112 has a thick, golden, sweet flavored flesh. 
Like all other strains of the Hale’s Best the No. 112 is early, hardy and pro¬ 
lific. This is an old standard strain of proven worth. 
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Early May 
The Early May is a Hale’s Best with particular emphasis 
* placed upon the features that recommend it to the market 
FOR the local market g ar( jener. The Early May is an early maturing melon, and 
its deep, golden fleshed meat makes it an attractive melon for the local market 
and the roadside stand. It is round and well netted and runs to even standard 
and thirty-six jumbo sizes. 
The Early May is a decided success on the roadside stands of the middle west. 
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Prices of the Hale’s Best strains described above: 
Ounce, 15c; % pound, 40c; V 2 pound, 70c; 1 pound, $1.25; 2 pounds, $2.40; 
5 pounds, $5.15; 10 pounds, $10.00. 
