Why Should | Plant Hybrid? 
Do you remember, years ago, when the melons 
you raised or purchased, were entirely different var- 
ieties than the ones now on the market? And they 
were good, big,—and they were sweet. What hap- 
pened to them? THE ANSWER IS SEED. 
Seed houses hired farmers to grow seed for them 
at from 20 to 35 cents per pound, which they in turn 
sold for perhaps $2.00 up. The farmer quite naturally 
marketed his early melons, his big melons and his 
best melons, and from the remaining late culls, saved 
the seed to sell to the wholesale seed merchant,—who 
“grows our own seed” and had pictures taken in the 
farmer’s field to prove it. Because a cheap method 
of saving the seed was necessary, the threshing ma- 
chine came into use, and into this machine went every- 
thing that even looked like a melon. Small ones, ill- 
shaped ones, hard white centered ones. The result 
was of course, that in time, “LIKE PRODUCED LIKE.” 
The seed ran out. 
New, reliable varieties have not been produced, 
and melon growers over the country are desperately 
trying to raise good melons from seed that simply 
will not produce good melons. 
Realizing these very facts, we started, years ago, 
a program of cross pollination. We believed in hybrid- 
ization, and we stayed with it—through many mis- 
takes—until we produced a new type melon. This 
new melon is really extraordinary in size, in flavor 
and in productivity. By eliminating the objectionable 
features of some melons, and inbreeding the good 
qualities of others, our hybrids do well, even in heavy 
ground, although of course, a rich sandy loam is 
better. Our hybrids are planted successfully in more 
than 40 states in the U. S. and in foreign countries. 
OUR SEED IS HAND SAVED 
One man opens every melon we save for seed. 
Every melon must be perfect in shape, cut blood red, 
and be extra large. The melon must not be stringy 
in texture, must not be over-seeded, and the rind 
must be thin. No culls, no odd shaped melons. Every 
one must be perfect. Remember—‘“LIKE PRODUCES 
LIKE.” 
The very first melons to ripen go into the seed. 
Read our testimonials. We have dozens of unsoli- 
cited ones. Look at the cut of a load of melons on 
the front of this little circular. Did you ever before 
see a load of melons hauled without benefit of side- 
boards? Only 50 melons, yet they weigh almost two 
tons. We hauled that load of melons to Nebraska and 
marketed them, after racing two afternoons in a nov- 
elty race, at a county fair with the load JUST AS PIC- 
TURED. 
OUR AIM IS NOT TO WORK UP A BIG SEED 
BUSINESS BY PRODUCING MORE SEED FOR LESS 
MONEY. OUR AIM IS TO PRODUCE THE FINEST 
MELON SEED THAT CAN BE PRODUCED, AND 
AT A FAIR PRICE. 
