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ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE SEED BREEDERS ASSN. 3 


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the nation at this time. We give our solemn pledge to supply only the finest seed 
that it is possible to produce. It is our belief that you may place complete trust 
in the quality, purity and selection behind our seed. 
We are offering our usual line of seed this season with the addition of a few 
new varities that we have not previously offered. There has been no slackening 
in our efforts to see that this seed is the finest in its field. We will continue to 
offer our seed to the growers with the feeling that by supplying him with the 
highest quality stocks we are doing our part in our national war effort. 
Some adjustments, however, will have to be made. For instance, it has been nec- 
essary for our government to classify the various crops into different classes ac- 
cording to their importance in the war effort. Various reasons are behind the class- 
ification of different vegetables. Some are classified because of their food value, 
while others are classified according to the materials necessary for their harvesting, 
and still others because of the labor necessary in growing and harvesting, or because 
of the volume of space required in their transportation to market. 
Our speciality, cantaloupes, has been placed in Class B, together with several 
other vegetables such as cucumbers, lettuce, squash, etc. This classification of canta- 
loupes is a result in part of the shortage of crate materials and nails and in part as 
a result of shortage of transportation facilities. The government in so classifying the 
cantaloupe was undoubtedly thinking in terms of the large commercial producing 
areas, for they have requested a decrease in acreage in these areas. However, this 
classification will have little effect on the market gardener. In the case of the market 
and home gardener the melons are usually sold on local markets which will not 
be a drain upon the supply of materials or upon the transportation systems. Because 
of the food value of the cantaloupe, the 
action of the government will, in fact, be 
of benefit to the market gardener. With 
the reduction of acreage in the large 
commercial areas, the local grower will 
no longer have the competition on his 
own markets that he formerly had from 
the larger districts specializing in canta- 
loupes. He will therefore find a wider 
and better market for his melons. 
The market and home gardeners of 
the nation will continue his plantings of 
cantaloupes this season since the use of 
vital materials and transportation are 
not as involved in his growing of canta- 
loupes as it is in the case of the large 
commercial producer. Since these plant- 
ings will continue, it becomes the duty 
of the gardener to see to it that there is 
no wasted land or labor or time involved 
in that production. To do this the seed 
that is planted must be right,—right In 
quality, right in purity, and right in se- 
lection. We can supply that type of seed. 
If at any time during the season we 
can be of assistance to you, please do 
not hesitate to call upon us. If you need 
advice as to varieties, or methods, make 
use of our many years of experience with 
cantaloupes. If you need information as 
to acreages that are being planted, or 
anything else in which cantaloupes may 
be involved, we will try to supply that 
information. We are always ready to All our cantaloupe seed is hand-cut to insure 
serve you in any way possible. purity, quality and selection. 

