. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . CANTALOUPES of the melon so that the thumb rests on one end, and the second and thirdfingers on the other, and by a slight pressure you can readily detect anysoft ends, which must be thrown out. Now you look the melon all overfor any faults that may appear, and if it is 0. K., place it solidly in thecrate, taking care not to bruise it, and at the same time to have the cratewell filled, so there is not a loose melon in it. Do not put in a greenmelon, and make it a rule to put in only what you would be
. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . CANTALOUPES of the melon so that the thumb rests on one end, and the second and thirdfingers on the other, and by a slight pressure you can readily detect anysoft ends, which must be thrown out. Now you look the melon all overfor any faults that may appear, and if it is 0. K., place it solidly in thecrate, taking care not to bruise it, and at the same time to have the cratewell filled, so there is not a loose melon in it. Do not put in a greenmelon, and make it a rule to put in only what you would be willing to the crates into the iced car as soon as possible, if to go by freight. The standard crate is 12x12x24 inches and the standard pack is 45-melons to the There is nothing gained by cutting back the vines, as the loss both inquality and quantity of yield more than offsets any increased earliness. In loading cars cantaloupes should always be cooled off before they areplaced in an iced car, because ? if they are put in hot they will immediatelysweat. This sweat will
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