

‘ $300 Per acre—Seems like a lot of 
money but an acre of melons may 
pay even more than that. Every 
farm in the Northwest can spare at 
at least 4% acre for a melon patch. 


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. We had ripe melons 
_in 73 days from the time the seed was planted. 
Pkt., 6c; oz., 12c; % Ib., 35c; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
~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; % lb., 20c; 1 Ib., 50c; 
_ 5 Ibs... $2.25 Postpaid. : 
Chan and Don Gurney at Work 

_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 



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 
“make this one of the most attractive shipping 
melons on the market. 
Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; % Ib., 20c; 1 Ib., 65c; 
5 Ibs., $2.50 Postpaid. 
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the melons. It is not unusual to produce melons. 
RED SEEDED HUTCHINSON: (See Colored 
Picture on page 15.) 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 attractive appear- 
ance. 
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 at- 
tractive prices. 
Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; 1 Ib., 65c; 
5 Ibs., $2.50 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. 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; 0z., 10c; % lb., 25c; 1 Ib., 70c; 
5 Ibs., $2.75 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 is the one you should plant. There is lit- 
tle use in planting the large late varieties in your 
locality. They are only a disappointment—nearly 
ripe when the frost comes. You will always get 
under the wire with the Earliest and the Sweetest. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; % Ilb., 20c; 1 Ib., 60c; 
5 Ibs., $2.50 Postpaid. 
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 Ib., 25c; 1 Ib. 65c. 
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; % Ib., 25c; 1 Ib., 70c. 
WINTER WATERMELON: In the late fall 
when all other melons are gone, go to the barn or 
strawstack where they are stored, get a big round 
Winter Watermelon so crisp that sometimes it will 
split wide open when you stick a knife into it. 
When it is cut, it is so bright scarlet in color and 
so attractive, that i¢ 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. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; % Ib., 25c; 1 Ib., 80c; 
5 Ibs., $2.95 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 west- 
ern South Dakota. 
Pkt., 6c; oz., 12c; \% Ib., 25c; 1 Ib., 80c; 
5 Ibs., $2.95 Postpaid. 
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; % lb., 20c; 1 Ib., 50c; 
5 Ibs., $2.25 Postpaid. 
Happy. Jack and George German, the 
champion melon eaters at W.N.A.X. 

DIXIE QUEEN: GOOD; I’ll say they are, AND EARLY TOO. Not as large as Red Seeded Hutchin- 
son or Mastodon but you can expect a lot of 40 POUND MELONS, and I want to tell you that 40 
pounds of Dixie Queen on a hot summer afternoon is something to remember all your life. They DON wT 
HAVE A LOT OF SEEDS to get in your ears when you really settle down to the serious business of 
eating watermelon. 
The melons are light green with narrow dark green stripes. The rind is thin and tough, making it 
very desirable as a shipping melon. It is nearly round, a very heavy bearer, and a melon that will please 
you and make money for you if you are a market gardener. 
MAKE AT LEAST PART OF YOUR PLANTING DIXIE QUEEN. 
Pkt., 6c; 0z., 10c; % Ib., 20c; 1 lb., 65c; 5 Ibs., $2.50, Postpaid. 
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