Box Elder News Journal | 1904-05-19 | Page 3 | Cantaloupe Seed

cantaloupe seed I 1 the rocky ford Is now the best beat known muskmelon in the country it was originally burnees Bur Dur pees netted gem under the bairn skies ot of colorado and the stimulating influences 0 of water it developed into a melon that la is probably without superior in the markets ot of the country there may be better ones grown for home use but it if so they have some characteristics that keep them from coming generally into the market the rocky ford melon of 0 the past was probably bettor than Is the same melon today to day for the reason that at first the eastern seeds men were able to produce all the seed of this variety that could be so sold ld but as the demand increased the seeds men began to gather seed from almost all sources where cantaloupes were grown the result was that much of it was not pure some crossing having taken place with other and interior inferior varieties of 0 melons this has caused some borne deterioration in the case of rocky fords and a good many melons have to be thrown out as culls when being packed