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Per acre — Seems like a lotof money 
but an acre of melons may pay 
even more than that. 
CULTURE: The hills should be 8 ft. apart each way. 
Plant the seed about one inch deep as soon as the weath¬ 
er is warm. An ounce will plant about 30 hills; 3 or 4 
pounds of seed to the acre. Allow two or three plants 
to remain in each hill. 
Every farm in the Northwest can spare at least Y\ 
acre for a melon patch. 
★ GURNEY’S MASTODON RADIO 
Gurney’s Mastodon Radio Watermelon will produce 
more melons than any other variety; it also produces the 
largest melons; the flavor cannot be beat, and you will 
never find the hard core as in so many of the melons. 
It is not unusual to produce melons of this variety 
weighing ninety pounds. Its bright red flesh is of 
delicious flavor and the quality that calls for more. 
The glossy dark green skin and tough- rind makes this 
one of the most attractive shipping melons on the mar¬ 
ket. 
Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 65c; 5 lbs., S2.50 
Postpaid. 
★ EARLIEST AND SWEETEST 
The melons weigh from 12 to 15 pounds, the flesh is 
scarlet, very sweet, and fine grained. They are very 
heavy bearers, often producing 10 to 12 melons to a hill. 
We wish to say to our Northern customers that this 
Earliest and Sweetest melon is the one they should 
plant. There is little use in planting the large late 
varieties in your locality. They are only a disappoint¬ 
ment— nearly ripe when the frost comes. You will al¬ 
ways get under the wire with the Earliest and the 
Sweetest. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 60c; 5 lbs., 
$2.50 Postpaid. 
★ GOLDEN HONEY SWEET 
A golden yellow fleshed watermelon and good. Better 
quality than any of the red fleshed melons. Early, large, 
and different. Why not raise a patch of these delicious 
melons? 
Pkt., 7c; oz., 12c; 'A lb., 25c; 1 lb., 70c. 
★ KLECKLEY’S SWEET 
The dark green oblong melons sometimes weigh over 
30 pounds, and are always delicious. 
This medium early, high quality melon is tops for the 
home garden. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; A lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c; 5 lbs., 
$2.25 Postpaid. 
★ FORDHOOK EARLY 
Not a shipping melon but one of the best for the 
home garden or market. 
The large melons are nearly round, skin dark green 
with lighter stripes. The bright red flesh is sweet and 
of delicious quality. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 'A lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c; 5 lbs., 
$2.25 Postpaid. 
★ RED SEEDED HUTCHINSON 
See colored picture on page 9 
This is the best of the new watermelons developed in 
the last few years. Large, nearly round, light green with 
dark green stripes. A load of them makes a very attrac¬ 
tive appearance. 
I like watermelon and eat lots of them and this year 
Red Seeded Hutchinson is at the head of the list for size, 
appearance and quality. 
They are fairly early, coming on the market after the 
early varieties are gone, and are so large and so good 
that they find a market at very attractive prices. 
Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; 'A lb., 20c; 1 lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $2.50 
Postpaid. 
★ MINNESOTA SWEET 
A new melon from Minnesota that is as good as it is 
early. People in the North can plant Minnesota Sweet 
and be reasonably sure of ripening a crop of delicious 
melons clear to the Canadian line. 
The melons weigh from 10 to 15 pounds, are dark 
green with bright red flesh. This is the melon for 
North Dakota, northern Minnesota, and western South 
Dakota. 
Pkt., 6c; oz., 12c; A lb., 30c; 'A lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c; 
5 lbs., $3.35 Postpaid. 
★ EARLY RED HEART 
FIVE REASONS WHY THIS HIGH QUALITY 
WATERMELON DESERVES A PLACE IN EVERY 
GARDEN IN THE NORTHWEST. 
1. EARLINESS— As early as any melon grown. In 
ordinary seasons melons will ripen clear to the 
Canadian line. 
2. QUALITY —The sweetest melon we have ever 
tasted; firm flesh, big hearted. A strictly high qual¬ 
ity melon. 
3. SIZE— Weight from 8 to 12 pounds — just right for 
the average family. 
4. APPEARANCE —Perfectly round, medium green 
with darker stripes. A load of these melons make a 
very attractive sight. W'hen cut the bright scarlet 
flesh and small jet black seeds make a picture to stir 
the heart of a melon eater. 
5. PROFIT —The early melons bring high prices. Red 
Heart is early. High quality melons bring repeat 
orders. Red Heart is a delicious melon. An acre of 
Early Red Heart should produce from 3000 to 5000 
salable melons. 
Pkt., 6c; oz., 12c; A lb., 30c; 1 lb., 85c; 5 
lbs., $3.15 Postpaid. 
★ WINTER WATERMELON 
In the late fall when all other melons are gone, go to 
the barn or strawstack where you have them stored, get 
a big round Winter Watermelon so crisp that some¬ 
times it will split wide open when you stick a knife 
into it. 
W’hen it is cut, it is so bright scarlet in color and so 
attractive, that it looks good enough to eat—and it is. 
If you are a market gardener, you can lengthen your 
melon season out over a month, and that means more 
profits. 
The melons are nearly white, weigh from 15 to 25 
pounds, and are very heavy bearers. No garden is com¬ 
plete without a patch of Winter Melons. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; 14 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 80c; 5 lbs., 
$2.95 Postpaid. 
★ GURNEY’S SCARLET WONDER 
Did you ever see a scarlet watermelon, not just red, 
but a bright flaming scarlet? 
The black seeds and dark green rind contrasting 
sharply with the bright scarlet flesh makes sales for this 
melon when other varieties are a drug on the market. 
Appearance sells the first melons. The high quality 
takes care of resales as there is no better quality melon 
grown. Medium size, early, thin, tough rind—a good 
shipping melon as well as a melon for the home garden, 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 70c; 5 lbs., 
$2.75 Postpaid. 
★ SUGAR SWIKA 
This new melon from Japan is earlier than any of our 
American melons, and we recommend this for planting 
as far north as melons have ever been grown. Weighs 
from 10 to 15 pounds. Light green skin. The vivid 
scarlet flesh is very firm. One of the best quality melons 
we have ever raised at Yankton. W r e had ripe melons in 
73 days from the time the seed was planted. 
Pkt., 6c; oz., 12c; 14 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
★ CITRON GREEN SEEDED 
Used exclusively for preserving or pickling. The rind 
is dark green, distinctly striped with light green. Will 
keep in good condition for some time after picking. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; !4 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 65c. 
MAKE THE FARM ATTRACTIVE TO THE CHILDREN—PLANT WATERMELONS 
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