Watermelon Day has been celebrated 
the first Thursday in September at 
Rocky Ford for the past 61 years. 
Watermelons 
The new Watermelon Sensation. Early Eansos. The boy is Billie Burrell. His 
expression should be enough to convince anyone that the melons are good to eat. 
days. Productiveness is equal to, or better than 
“^**2 any other melon. So robust a grower that it should 
■ show a nrofit under conditions where other varieties 
might not. The earliest large, round shipping melon; usually 30 to 40 pounds 
with some specimens up to 60 pounds in weight. Rind tough, color light 
green with broad bands of wavy stripes. Flesh bright red: fine textures, and 
rivals Kleckley Sweet and Dixie Queen in quality. Seeds red changing to 
buff when cured. Rapidly becoming the most popular melon in Kansas and 
eastern Colorado. 
STOCK SEED 
(Pkt., 10c) (ok., 20c) (% lb., .'.*5c) (lb., .1H.7.'>) (T. lb.. $7.70) prepnld. 
No. 1 SEED 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 15c) (% lb., :i,5c) (lb.. .$1.10) (.•» lbs.. .$4.85) prepaid. 
FROM CLYDE, KANS. 
"Hcrve had the best of success with melon seed purchased of your house, 
especially watermelon seeds; some melons weighing up to 80 lbs. and lots 
of them from 40 to 60 lbs. Had some fine melons of the Dixie Queen the past 
season, and the Burrell's Grey have always been fine." 
FROM WAUCHULA, FLA. 
"Your Valencia Onion seed was the best I ever grew." 
FROM SANDUSKY. OHIO 
"Your seeds have made us have outstanding crops this year. Your melons 
certainly did come fine and the vines are beyond comparison around here. The 
garden looks wondertul, and 1 do not know the year that we had so many 
peas, our favorite vegetable." 
FROM INDEPENDENCE, KANS. 
"Your Insecticides are the best we have ever used." 
FROM BANQUETE, TEXAS 
"I have been planting melons since 1923, and above all 1 have found your 
Burrell's Grey to withstand this rust better than any." 
FROM NEW JERSEY 
"Your Dixie Queen has robust healthy, disease resistant vines, and does 
well here, where few varieties do well." 
See page 100 for Special Prices to Market Growers. 
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