Show HOMEGROWN HOME GROWN muskmelons MUSK MELONS MAY PAY WELL ON LOCAL MARKETS any garden soil Is suitable for good crop prepared bv the united states department of musk melons produced locally and sold said in small towns and on rowl side markets could often be grown brown to nd ad vantage li la i small in many parts of the country ite cordIng to farmers bulletin 1463 11 entitled entitle MusLine tons recently revised by the united states department of ag grecul ture and available to anyone requesting it the count rys carlot markets I 1 are well sa plied from the bis big producing centers but local growers in many sections sect lons can advantageously produce and sell on the smaller markets which are now not fully supplied by the carlot movement says saya the author W it H beattle beattie horticulturist of the bureau of plant industry well drained warm sandy loam or silt loam soils are best adapted to melon growing although some of the finest melons grow on sandy river bottoms and rich clay loams coams mr beattle beattie points out warmth drainage abundance of quickly available plant food and humus are essential for success any garden soil Is suitable for melons grown for home use insect pests and diseases are the greatest obstacles to muskmelon musli melon growing according to the bulletin this crop must be rotated appearing not oftener than once in five or six years on the same saine land and with no related one alna crops tn in the rotation it if the soil Is to ile he kept seed treatment in ind dusting or spraying will be necessary for success the bulletin points out the author also comments on varieties and types of melons best bast suited to the local markets and bome gardens gardena ardena on the preparation of soil cutti cultivation ti harvesting and packing of melons in established melon growing sections sert sept lons ions the most urgent need Is for improvement of quality and stand standard rd notion of packs says mr beattie Ue attle requests for farmers bulletin F should be addressed to the office of information united states department of agriculture washington D 0 |