CUCUMBER 
Plant 2 pounds per acre. 
In the garden plant 1 packet to 50 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
Kilgore’s western-grown cucumber seed stocks have been espe- 
cially developed for Florida. Our cucumber seed stocks are 
thoroughly tested each season so we know our stocks are true 
to type and best suited to Florida conditions. 
CuLTurRE. Rich, moist, sandy loam soil is the best for grow- 
ing cucumbers. The soil should be well fertilized with a good 
vegetable fertilizer such as a 4-7-5 mixture applied at the rate 
of 1200 lbs. to a ton per acre a week or ten days before plant- 
ing. The early “cukes” are the ones that bring the money, 
and to get them early you must figure on protecting them with 
troughs, because they are very sensitive to cold, and sometimes 
the slightest frost will ruin the crop. Fall plantings are made 
in late August and in September. Spring planting in Florida 
begins early in January and continues through February. Plant 
in rows 5 to 6 feet apart, 6 inches apart in the row, and thin 
to 1 or 2 feet between every two plants in the row. Sometimes 
it is very difficult to get a stand early if the ground is wet and 
cold, as the seed will rot before it germinates. Frequently two 
or three plantings have to be made to get an early stand. In 
fact, many successful growers make three or four plantings in 
between hills at intervals of four or five days so that in case 
of frost or some disaster to the planting that is already up, 
there is another stand of seed just ready to come out of the 
ground, which would mean a gain of six to ten days as com- 
pared to planting over again. The time gained by several plant- 
ings might mean hundreds of dollars in extra profits by secur- 
ing earlier maturity, as compared to planting over. Eight or 
ten days’ difference in the time of maturity of an early cucum- 
ber crop often makes an enormous difference in the price and 
returns from the crop. A row of oats planted between every 
two rows of cucumbers makes a good windbreak. 
Cucumbers are pollinated by either hived or wild bees. Un- 
der unfavorable conditions or in isolated locations it is always 
desirable to provide a strong hive of bees in cucumber fields 
in order to insure perfect pollination and a good set of fruits. 
The bees should not be placed in the field until the cucumbers 
begin to blossom, in order to provide food for the bees so they 

will remain in the cucumber fields. Without proper pollination 
the cucumbers are deformed, or at least a large percentage of 
bottlenecks and nubbins are produced, and a small set of fruits 
develop, due to lack of bees to facilitate proper pollination of 
the female blossoms with pollen carried by the bees from male 
blossoms. 
For the control of insects and diseases on cucumbers see pages 
Sl ozs and Oo. 
For an earlier Cucumber crop and as a protection against 
beetles, use Hotkaps. (See page 65.) 
The number of days after each variety represents the time 
from seed planting to first picking under average spring or 
fall conditions in Florida. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
EARLY GREEN MARKET (Marketer or New Market). 
(50 days.) This variety comes from a cross of Straight 8 and 
A and C type. It produces a cucumber similar in shape and size 
to Straight 8, but it holds its dark green color much better, 
especially in late spring. It averages about 8 inches in length, 
and is especially desired by the eastern and southern markets 
where a medium size cucumber is preferred. It is particularly 
admired for the neat appearance and uniformity of its many 
fruits, which are of an exceptionally rich, uniform, dark green 
color down to the blossom end. The vine growth is somewhat 
more vigorous than Straight 8, making it a better spring variety. 
It also seems to stand intense heat of late spring better than 
other varieties. Early Green Market is exceedingly prolific, 
throwing an exceptionally large number of female blossoms per 
plant. The fruits are exceptionally uniform in size, shape and 
color, with practically no jumbos or oversize even when not 
harvested for several days. It will average over 90 per cent 
fancies. Buyers invariably pay a premium for this cucumber, 
when other varieties go begging at lower prices. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4% Ib. 75e; 1 lb. $2.40 
5 to 25 Ibs. $2.30 per Ib. 
A field and typical fruits of Early Green Market cucumbers. 

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