AWLivingston's Sons seed annual . 36 WATERMELON. • IV )US I A light sandy .soil with good exposure- t tin- sun is best lor Watermelons. It should be ]>repared deep but receive shallow cultivation, hoe often und thoroughly, it extra large melonsare desired lor exhibition purposes leave but one or two melons on a vine. Plant in hills 8 to10 feel apart each way with a shovel full of well rotted manure mixed with the soil ill the commercial fertilizer is used it should contain a large percentage of ammonia and potashPlant x or 10 seeds in each hill, and finally leave, when

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AWLivingston's Sons seed annual . 36 WATERMELON. • IV )US I A light sandy .soil with good exposure- t tin- sun is best lor Watermelons. It should be ]>repared deep but receive shallow cultivation, hoe often und thoroughly, it extra large melonsare desired lor exhibition purposes leave but one or two melons on a vine. Plant in hills 8 to10 feel apart each way with a shovel full of well rotted manure mixed with the soil ill the commercial fertilizer is used it should contain a large percentage of ammonia and potashPlant x or 10 seeds in each hill, and finally leave, when danger from insects is past, but threestrong plants. One ounce of seed Icr 30 hills one to two pounds to an acre. TRUE ICE CREAM. THK Great HOME Market Melon—This is our best general crop variety for the home mar-ket; it has too thin a rind for shipping unless packed in straw. We have sold it for manyyears to our extensive Scioto Valley melon growers, for whom it brings the highest price*, ana Imeets with ready sale regardless of oth

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