AND_SELECTION 
of plants. It is conceded that pure bred animals are more profitable than scrubs, 
and the same principle is true of cantaloupes. 
If you buy poor seed the crop you harvest will be no better than the progeny 
you would get from a scrub sire among animals. If you buy good seed that has 
good breeding behind it, you will get good results, just as you would in breeding 
good animals. Other things being equal, it is safest to buy seed from one who 
makes a business of seeds. It is to be expected that he knows his business and has 
the time and experience to carry on the careful breeding work that is required for 
good seed. All our seed is hand selected and hand cut. Our practices assure you 
that the seed you buy from us has good breeding behind it. 
The seed you buy can generally be judged by the price you pay for it. If 
cantaloupe seed is offered to you at a cheap price then you may expect that 
probably the seed is not up to the highest standards. Good seed is expensive to 
produce and cannot be sold cheaply. 
You cannot afford to plant cheap seed because it will produce a poor crop, re¬ 
sulting in a loss instead of a profit. A pound to a pound and a half of cantaloupe seed 
will plant an acre. You can buy good cantaloupe seed for $1.25 per pound. Other 
seed may be offered at 25c or 50c below this price. However, if you spend that extra 
25c per acre on good seed, the harvest will return you interest a thousand fold on 
your investment. Good seed is never expensive. 
THE CROP YOU HARVEST 
The crop you harvest will depend upon the planning and the work that you 
put into it. In planning your crop you must, of course, plan to buy good seed. You 
must also plan to buy good seed of the proper variety. A choice of the variety 
to plant is important, for there are as many differences in varieties of cantaloupes 
as there are differences in breeds of cattle. Each different variety has been developed 
to meet a particular need or situation. We are offering in this catalog the best of 
the leading commercial varieties. We have discarded the obsolete varieties in order 
that you will not be confused. We know that you will find listed in this catalog 
the variety that will meet your needs. 
Care and knowledge are essentials in growing a good crop of cantaloupes. Our 
interest in your crop does not stop when we have sold you your cantaloupe seed. 
We want you to succeed with your crop because we want to sell you seed again 
next season. We can furnish you with good seed, so we decided that we should 
also furnish to those who want it, the information necessary in helping them pro¬ 
duce good crops. To give you this information we have published a booklet en¬ 
titled, “The Cantaloupe,” which discusses all phases of growing and harvesting 
melons. You may have this cultural booklet free. Write for it. 
If we can be of any assistance to you by answering your questions about 
cantaloupes, we will be pleased to do so. Do not hesitate to call upon us. We are 
at your service. 
Years of careful breeding 1 work are necessary for the production 
of a melon like this one 
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