Plant Good Seeds or Pay the Penalty 
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MUSK MELON or CANTALOUPE 
RS CULTURE—Plant during May and June in hills five to six 
i feet apart. Select high ground if possible, most pre- 
ferably a sandy loam. If soil is not very fertile, use 
well rotted manure in hills. Cultivate shallow and very 
often and continue cultivation as long as practical. Put 
from 10 to 12 seeds in each hill and after plants are two 
or three inches high and free from danger of destruction 
by insects, thin out to three or four. One ounce will plant 
about 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to the acre. 
Bat. PREMIUM GEM—Green flesh netted Rocky Ford type. 
t ~ Melons are about one-third larger and come in about 10 
days earlier than Rocky Ford. Fruit is distinctly ribbed 
and closely netted, flesh sweet, solid and good flavor. Seed 
cavity small, vines are very vigorous; immune from blight, 
200 and other diseases. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 60c; Ib. 
HONEY ROCK—A\Iso called Sugar Rock. A new melon orig- 
ish inating in Indiana. Very popular on account of its higher 
+ yield and excellent quality. The fruits are salmon-fileshed, 
medium size, almost round, skin gray-green with heavy 
coarse netting. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.00. 
Ss HEARTS OF GOLD—A splendid small, mid-season variety 
n developed from the Hoodoo, being larger and more uni- 
form; fruit round, with tendency to heart-shape, distinctly 
of ribbed and covered with a fine gray netting; flesh very 
Be _ thick, deep salmon color, and of high quality; a good 
Va shipping melon. Pkt. 10e; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. G0c; Ib. $2.00. 
ROCKY FORD—One of the most popular and most cultivated 
of all musk melons. Slightly oval in shape, flesh thick, 
green, very sweet and of finest flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c35 
% Ib. 6Oec; Ib. $2.00. 
GOLD LINED ROCKY FORD—The flesh is beautiful light 
green with gold lining next to the seed cavity which is 
very small. Delightful flavor and showy. The melons are 
Well netted, good sized. and mature earlier then regular 
type Rocky Ford. Don’t fail to plant some of this variety. 
PRKt. 10c; oz. 20ce; % Ib. 60e; Ib. $2.00. 
HALE’S BEST—Salmon fleshed Rocky Ford. This is a new 
variety developed by careful selection from Eden Gem. ~ 
Absolutely the best variety for shipping. Hale’s Best has 
the deepest fiesh, smallest seed cavity and more salmon 
color than any other type of salmon fleshed Rocky Fords. 
Pkt. 10c¢; oz. 20c; % Ib. 60e; lb. $2.00. 
HONEY DEW—tThe rind is light green, the flesh very sweet 
and of a darker green color. A splendid keeper and 
shipper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.00. 
TIP TOP—In shape varies from round to slightly oblong; 
skin pale green, distinctly ribbed and fairly well covered 
with shallow netting. The melons are rather large. Flesh 
is deep yellow, rich and highly flavored. Pkt. 10e; oz. 20¢; 
% Ib. 60e; Ib. $2.00. 
BANANA—Long, smooth, yellow skin and flesh, of good 
fees and good keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 60c; 
: MUSTARD 
CULTURE—Mustard is largely used as a salad or boiled 
_like spinach. Sow early in spring; or, for succession, s0w " 
every few weeks till autumn. Sow broadcast or in drills. HALE’S BEST 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED—Leaves large, light green, 
tinged with yellow crimped and frilled at edges, Pkt. 5c; 
oz 15¢e; % Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.25, 
FORDHOOK FANCY—The plants are of vigorous growth, 
have beautiful dark green leaves which curve outward like 
fine ostrich plumes. A handsome variety of strong growth, 
yielding a large quantity of greens. Plants stand a long 
time before bolting to seed. Pkt. 5e; oz 15¢c; %4 Ib. 40c; 
Ib. $1.25. 
WHITE LONDON—Plant of rapid, upright growth, soon 
going to seed; leaves rather small and smooth, deeply 
cut or divided; color deep green; seed large, light yellow. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15e; % Ib. 35e; Ib. $1.00. 
BLACK OR BROWN—Considered more pungent than White 
London; leaves oblong, broad and cut; seed reddish-brown. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢e; %4 Ib. 35e; Ib. $1.00. 
MUSTARD SPINACH—Can be cut 4 weeks after planting. 
Large oblong leaves, dark green, cooked and prepared for’ 
table same as Spinach, Turnip or Mustard greens. Will stand 
extreme Summer heat and is resistant to cold. Also known 
as Tendergreen. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 35e; Ib. $1.00. 

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GROWERS OF GOOD CROPS 
REALIZE THEY MUST HAVE WATER 
When nature fails to. provide necessary moisture it 
means either irrigation or crop failure. 
See Page 34 regarding 

CHAMPION IRRIGATION SYSTEM iP TOP 
