Show muskmelons Musk melons may well on local market any garden soil Is suitable for good crop 1 prepared by the united state department of muskmelons Musk melons produced locally and sold in small tons and on roadside markets could often be grown to ad vantage in email in many parts of the country according to farmers bulletin ugar entitled muskmelons Musk melons recently revised by the united states department of ture and available to anyone requesting it the count rys carlot markets are well supplied from the big producing centers but local growers in many sections can advantageously produce and sell melons on the smaller markets which are now not fully supplied by the carlot movement says the author W K beattle horticulturist of the bureau of plant industry well drained warm sandy loam or silt loam colls are best adapted to melon growing although some of the finest melons grow on sandy river bot toms and rich clay coams loams mr beattle points out warmth drainage drat nage obtund ance 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 grow ing according to the bulletin this crop must be rotated appearing not oftener than once in five or six years on the same land and with no related vine crops in the rotation if the soil la to be kept seed treat ment and dusting or spraying will bei necessary for success the bulletin points out the author alio comments op varl atles and types of melons best bulted to the local markets and home gar dens on the preparation of soil cultivation ti harvesting and packing of melons in established melon growing sections the most urgent peed Is for improvement of quality and standard of packs says mr baittle bequests for farmers bulletin F should be to the of flee of information united stites department at agriculture washing ton D 0 |