Show RAISING AT ROCKY FORD FORDI The Tho growing of n linn has not In II the tho Rocky Ford Forti I ord region Th The conning season 30 acres ocrel will wl be devoted to tints this purpose q anti and thuS this area aen will 11 he o cultivated by h nt at least LOW 11 grow growers gro groer ers er the Tho melons t are nil all ni marketed through n of which we wo have 11 20 2 In iii this thU volley alley nl Must of or tho ho melons I aru sold nold on 01 a n straight YI It commission bests anti Int few r get any cash cacti In at at tho tine car lr Tho average price Irlo last season was wu I CI tl 1 a crate mutt and tho highest sum lun re me received roo from live Ie acres ant was JW ml The miner nver C see K returns one une year cor with another Is 1 43 per nor ncr acre Il jut hut ranges from nothing up tip to 10 Jr The Tho ho moan man with wih this tho hoo hoe has hu hulu much mauth lu h to do with wih the tho profit pro and lots lose IonO OUT GET O GOOD SHED SI ED EDI It I U Is I not nt a difficult problem r to In grow Rocky Ford cantaloupes under the right conditions by Rotting getting seed sel of huh high Vitality This Thil can bo be le secured of or reliable i eel leeni flume firm or the time grower can save Jve It him himself self elf by tho the host beet specimens I time tha previous pr luul season and ald washing anti drying Hi lit the sled seed Tho best ho t soil 01 Is II a ii I rich maui loam 1011 contain lag ing Just Ju l enough h sand to make mako lako It II work well wel lIe llo le dire suro alro that tha it I Is IA rich In plant food fool If I the tho sod somi L ii thoroughly clover land new timber t or new mew prairies In is II as tie good H RI its can bo he b chosen These Them soils tolli lol are usually cl rich In plant food An Am Al It Is 1 almost Impossible to bays any nn soil soi too fertile It thero there can cnn b bt be no 10 harm In hit II applying plenty of well wel rolled manure or other tet eti izer of or this tints kind PLOWING AND 1 WARNO SEED sImp WD BUD the soil sol S a to 14 10 1 Inches deep the previous fal If I possible If I this wax was al neglected l last lul st Mil fail tA 1 plow In tho time spring AS 1 deep dup ns as PI the Iho soil WAS I broken th thA hi season Follow with lh the thi her hor huro roN ro no mO 0 a II as to tt break brenk up tip nil all ni tho ho clods clodA before they hard 11 and create a n adust dust mulch for tor the purpose o of ot prevent lug Mark oft off or th flu J 11 iii roi fO 8 6 fe teet t apart Ipat each way wa 1 o f J cross crew marks plant l I IG to 13 33 seeds Iwi coy cov cring with loose soil noil ol about COi 1 Inch deep He that lh tInt the hilt la IC t slIghtly 1 higher lana fit 11 t ii surrounding s U hil soil lol in I ii u Ii I 11 few tew K go over Or tho Ho ground anti and 1111 take rake the time J lightly with a inke mike AH As sun us tie 11 the plant are well wel Ibl the tho ground hoe hoc lot lIghtly I jhU the tine hll and Int draw time the moist maoist soil sol up to tho the plants plant care not to 10 luoien tn Ile tile missing ml hIIr roots Replant tiny any hilts hills that are ure Iri Start Stan Slat the cultivator anti ont cultivate deep IWI two from this the I plant plants but Nut shallow clo ilose to 10 them Repeat a this his cultivation at nt least leut ico 1 i week lek When Ihl this 1110 five VI vr vu Ix lenvia le lean I a each go our o r Ih feld with witha a I and oll thin hum to III 10 two plants to n ti I hill beet Lell leaving l aln of or course tIne strongest and lUl KILLING cr If t the stil ed melon O lol Rt appear lust duct the tine plant with I iv Ih di wood etches J ur or tr very er little hUl air limit Hun 11 It Ie I t gre und IN ii r nIx mix HMO lne lie pound of or green with 9 20 IH of Hour and amid dunt arlen early wll In i he lh th tire are maoist wIth w Au As tho thi M s K go over tire tim field nt least twice u ii wc k anti and look after tine the louse if It thin limit Ii is found cover up till nil Infested hills with burn at ut once Tithe U is aunt and must not hot lie overlooked I until the erum U Is matured My ly U lii to lion hoe line late nut not cease cenne tills this work This not hut only kills tin t lit weed not lint bo tC tn to to ilze ize lut keeps the die In Inn time the very best of condition cond it 1 I no ito particular I mitt r india mu tage In pinching oft off th Shines BH its tills this thus tends to the Injures ho of the fruit mid amid shortens tine the ead genii soil sail good nrc or tine In Iii raisIng moon D V In Iii Judd Farmer |