Why Should I Plant Hybrid? 
Do you remember, years ago, when the melons 
you raised or purchased, were entirely different 
varieties than the ones now on the market? And 
they were good, big,—and they were sweet. What 
happened 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 tile re- 
Maining 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 machine 
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 re- 
sult was. of course, that in time, “LIKE PRODUC- 
ED LIKE.” The seed ran out. 
New, reliable varieties have not been produced, 
and melon growers over the country are desper- 
ately 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 
hybridization, and we stayed with it—through 
many mistakes—until we produced a new type 
melon. This new mielon is really extraordinary in 
size, in flavor and in productivity. By eliminating 
the objectionable features of some melons, and in- 
breeding 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 plant- 
ed successfully in more than 40 states in the U. S. 
and in foreign countries. 
CUR 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 un- 
solicited 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 bene- 
fit of sideboards? Only 50 melons, yet they weigh 
almost two tons. We hauled that load of melons to 
Webraska and marketed them, after racing two 
afternoon in a novelty race. at a county fair with 
the load JUST AS PICTURED. 
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 PRODUC- 
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