GROWING AND MARKETING CUCUMBERS 
@® Growing cucumber seed has had our careful study for over 
50 years. Some years our pruduction of seed has been nearly 
half of that grown in the United States. A very large portion 
of the cucumber seed is grown here in the Rocky Ford district 
and what we have to offer is not surpassed in quality. 
Cucumbers thrive best in a very rich, loamy soil, not contain- 
ing too much sand. A rather heavy soil is preferable to sandy 
soil. If available fertilize heavily with barnyard manure, seat- 
tered evenly over the surface 2 to 3 inches deep, disced thor- 
oughly, plowed under, and thoroughly harrowed and floated. 
If commercial fertilizer is used, this will vary according to your 
soils needs. Here at Rocky Ford 12-24-12 seems best suited to 
vine crops. 
YOuUsC ane plane 
with drill rows 
3 to 5 feet apart, 
3 pounds of seed 
per acre, covering 
about 1 inch. You 
can follow the 
drill mark and 
cultivate before 
the plants come 
up. Cultivate 
often. When the 
plants have four 
to six leaves thin 
to one plant every 
18 inches. Keep 
the cultivator 
going as long as 
VY OU Sane alee erent 
through the rows. 
If under  irriga- 
tion, water once a 
week lightly and 
always cultivate 
between irriga- 
tions until the 
crop is laid by. 
Keep the cucum- 
bers picked off as 
fast as they reach 
the size desired, 
as if any are al- 
lowed to ripen the 
Good specimen of Cucumber Marketer, taken at plants cease to 
slicing stage. set on more fruit. 
Always cut off the cucumbers and handle very carefully. Do 
not ship any culls. Throw them away and ship only the first- 
class specimens. They look so much better—the demand is 
kept up—the consumer is willing to pay a better price. There 
is less express and package expense and your reputation for a 
first-class pack is kept up, to the advantage of your bank 
account. 
D. D. T. CAUTION. Do not dust or spray using D. D. T. on 
beans, cucumbers. cantaloupes, or watermelons. Use Marlate 
for control of beetles and a good nicotine dust for aphis. 
FROM PORTLAND, ORE.WM Congratulations on your 50th anni- 
versary. I have never dealt with a more satisfactory firm. 
FROM CENTRAL POINT, ORE.W—Your D.V.B. Cabbage tas 
wonderful. 
22 D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
