
FAMOUS ROCKY FORD 
CANTALOUPE SEED 
Most of the cantaloupe seed planted in the 
United States comes from the Rocky Ford 
district. The name "Rocky Ford" has long been 
synonymous with cantaloupes. 
The growing conditions that prevail at 
Rocky Ford produce a quality of cantaloupe 
seed that is unsurpassed. This has become 
generally recognized and growers throughout 
the country return year after year to Rocky 
Ford for their planting stock. At first the grow- 
ers seemed fo think that there was some magic 
in the name "Rocky Ford" and that all they 
needed to do was buy seed grown at Rocky 
Ford. Now they realize that it is equally im- 
portant to select the producer of that seed 
at Rocky Ford. The time and attention that the 
seed grower gives his stocks is of greater im- 
portance than the fact that it is grown at 
Rocky Ford. 
There is no particular hidden mysteries in 
cantaloupe seed production. But there are a great number of different factors involved 
that can be understood only through long experience. The natural advantages of the 
Rocky Ford district and our own long experience in seed production combine to let 
us offer you the finest cantaloupe seed that it is possible to grow. 

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Washing cantaloupe seed. The washing, drying 
and milling of the seed is under the constant 
personal attention of James B. Ryan. Every phase 
of the harvest is carefully supervised to be cer- 
tain that the seed is kept clean and pure. 
One-pound bags. The photograph shows one of 
our familiar one-pound sealed cloth bags of 
cantaloupe seed. Many growers prefer the seed 
packed in this manner since it eliminates danger 
of mixture and helps in checking the amount of 
seed planted per acre. 
