Highest Quality, Purity, and Selection —— 
CANTALOUPES FOR 1950 
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THE ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE 
SEED BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION 
IT HAS been the purpose of our association since its beginning 
to grow and supply to the cantaloupe growers of the United States 
of America the best seeds that can be grown. Situated as we are in 
the Rocky Ford district, which has without doubt better conditions 
for the production of the high quality seed than any other, we are 
in a position to do this. 
The influence of Colorado's high altitude and climatic conditions 
in producing fine seed has long been recognized as a fact. Therefore, 
there is a natural setting for cantaloupe seed production at Rocky 
Ford, Colorado. Seed growing here has developed with the growth 
of the cantaloupe industry, matured through the experience of other 
sections and ripened with the years of success and failures by men 
making a specialty of seed production. May we remind you that the 
most important factor in a fine crop of cantaloupes is in the seed that 
you plant—seed that has the strongest inherent reproducing traits 
possible which has been developed by years of careful work. It is 
gratifying to us that we can say that such high grade seed has been 
produced. Every desirable quality in the cantaloupe has been zeal- 
ously sought for and, in a large measure, has been realized. 
Market gardeners, as well as large commercial growers, are no 
longer satisfied with variety names. They now want certain definite 
strains having traits and qualities that have been developed by men 
who, with special experience in cantaloupe seed-breeding, have 
established a reputation through the results of seed improvement. 
Most growers realize that the road to success in establishing a de- 
pendable strain of cantaloupe seed is not a short, easy one. They are 
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