VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES > 
| WATERMELON—Continued Pri- 
cipal 
1 Uses 
. MISSOURI QUEEN (Wilt Resistant) S 
KEYSTONE SEEDS 
| | A disease resistant productive variety developed by the Missouri College of 
| Agriculture. 
;| FRUIT—Short, oval, 13 inches long, 10 to 11 inches in diameter. Color whitish 
7 light green with dark green stripes. Rind smooth, relatively thin, 
STONE MOUNTAIN or Dixie Belle HS 
1 Makes a wonderful main crop sort for shipping long distances. 
| and adapts itself to adverse growing conditions. 
pealing flavor, massive heart, bright sparkling scarlet 
white with black tips. 
STONE MOUNTAIN No. 5 (Wilt Resistant) M 
istics and use. 
its quality or sugar content is not as high. Seeds white 
black. 
TOM WATSON 
An old favorite. It is very productive. 
Ss 
} tough enough for easy handling and good shipping. Flesh rosy red, 
fiberless, fine grained, sweet. Seed, small white with brown tips. 
FRUIT—Very large, broad oval to almost round, with blocky ends; weighs up 
to 50 pounds; rind, hard, tough, dark green; flesh, tender, sweet ap- 
Resistant to Fusarium Wilt. Similar to regular Stone Mountain in character- 
FRUIT—Similar to regular Stone Mountain but runs little smaller in size and 
Tele- 
graph 
Code Days 
WIHRO 85 
WEARY 90 
Very prolific 
color; seeds, 
WRUME 90 
spotted with 
WEIRD 92 
FRUIT—Very large, cylindrical in shape; weighs up to 40 pounds; rind, very 
tough and elastic, medium green, slightly veined; flesh, 
coarse, delicious, deep bright red color; seeds, brown with white 
firm, rather 
mottling. 
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NUMBER OF PLANTS PER ACRE AT DIFFERENT SPACINGS 
Number Number Number 
Distances Plants Distances Plants Distances Plants 
Apart Per Acre Apart Per Acre Apart Per Acre 
12 in. x 6 in. 87,120 30 in. x 20 in. 10,454 48 in. x 12 in. 10,890 
Peek et ott), 43,560 30 in. x 24 in. 8,712 48 in. x 18 in. 7,790 
18 in. x 6 in. 58,000 30 in. x 30 in. 6,970 48 in. x 24 in. 5,445 
20 in. x 15 in. 20,912 36 in. x 6 in. 29,000 48 in. x 30 in. 4,356 
24 in. x 4 in. 65,340 36 in. x 12 in. 14,520 48 in. x 36 in. 3,630 
24 in. x 6 in. 43,560 36 in. x 15 in. 11,600 48 in. x 48 in. 2,723 
» Aira, se ee iia 21,780 36 in. x 18 in. 9,680 60 in. x 36 in. 2,901 
24 in. x 15 in. 17,420 36 in. x 24 in. 7,260 60 in. x 48 in. . 2,178 
24 in. x 18 in. 15,520 36 in. x 36 in. 4,840 60 in. x 60 in. 1,743 
24 in. x 24 in. 10,890 42 in. x 6 in. 24,900 96 in. x 36 in. 1,815 
30 in. x 4 in. 52,292 42 in. x 12 in. 12,446 96 in. x 96 in. 680 
30 in. x 6 in. 34,848 42 in. x 24 in. 6,223 10° x10 -ft; 435 
30 in. x 12 in. 17,424 42 in. x 36 in. 4,148 12 ftssxcl2) at, 302 
30 in. x 18 in. 11,600 
METRIC EQUIVALENTS 
LINEAR MEASURE UNITS OF WEIGHT 
2.54 Centimeters — 1 Inch 28.4 Grammes — 1 Ounce 
.3048 Meter — 1 Foot 454.4 Grammes — 1 Pound 
.9144 Meter — 1 Yard 1 Kilogramme — 2.2 Pounds 
1 Centimeter — .3937 Inch eae ron — 2000 Pounds 
iL Meter — 39.37 Inches 1 Metric Ton — 2200 Pounds 
| 1 Long Ton — 2240 Pounds 
