. Melon culture : a practical treatise on the principles involved in the production of melons, both for home use and for market : including a chapter on forcing and one on insects and diseases and means of controlling the same . Melons. HARVESTING AND MARKETING MELONS 47 decade will witness still greater progress along this line. (See Fig. 10.) The large commercial grower of to-day, who must ship his melons long distances, has but one thing in mind—that is, to get his melons into the market in good condition at the earliest possible moment. As a result, the early shipments are usually picked b
. Melon culture : a practical treatise on the principles involved in the production of melons, both for home use and for market : including a chapter on forcing and one on insects and diseases and means of controlling the same . Melons. HARVESTING AND MARKETING MELONS 47 decade will witness still greater progress along this line. (See Fig. 10.) The large commercial grower of to-day, who must ship his melons long distances, has but one thing in mind—that is, to get his melons into the market in good condition at the earliest possible moment. As a result, the early shipments are usually picked before they are ripe. Now, we all know that the melon, like most of our tree fruits,. Fig. 10. A thoroughbred Rocky Ford. will develop a better flavor if left on the plant until ripe, but every melon shipper knows that he can- not do that if he expects to ship any great distance. They would be certain to decay before reaching their destination, consequently they must be picked be^. fore they are ripe. But how long before—that is the question. The rule which holds good in picking winter apples will apply very well here; viz., the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Troop, James, 1853-. New York : Orange Judd Company
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