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WATERMELON 
as you like it 
them. They may not be high in food value but are so delicious 
and refreshing that they are a popular item on the midsummer 
menu. Melons are of better flavor if allowed to ripen on the 
vine. 
The picture above shows melons selected from our breeding 
grounds for extracting the stock seed by hand. The weight of 
these melons ran from 69 to 80 pounds. Watermelons are a 
warm-weather crop that require a lot of space and a long 
growing season. Rich light soil on the acid side is needed for 
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