1 have found that sixteen feet each way
will give the greatest number o! v-y
large melons than any other distance^ and
I have tried ten f.ct, twelve teet, .our
i... n feet, si-to n feet, eighteen tec, and
twenty r-.-I.* , ,
I planted mv Jumbos sixteen feet »-acn
wav and Jumbo cross ten h vt--mie-a;..i
im ieofyaeh. M: id-u was to r use ;m many
[large melons as ]«oss.ble ami us many in
’umlMtr as possible, l-iiy off r >yvs w t > one
rpow each way inc desired distan •« nP- I^ l
■xto.n feet suits me. Tills will ma ’’k
I ground into squares. Divide the amount
rtiliz.T l.v the number of “'l ui ' r '' a
have »he imount for each mil. to
the trouble of w- ghlng each t nm
s- him vess.-l that will exactly hold
amount and put th.- fertilizer on
ast. putting more in in- middle ti an
■d th" ides. I next 1” 1 up. running
shplow nine <>r ten inches d*-. P. taking
to in.nik c nt‘r of hills on oulsnle
~n both slib s of the i ateh so as not
tie ,-iiter of th-' hill When I go
mnt. Plant w ross the rows from one
, to the oth.-r ami -f ce.urs you plant
een'er of th. square laid oIT »'V« ry
Tin- turnplows we use in re w.ll n it
o’ clear over gr.'und i.-’-enlly broken,
jit rat In r edges -I up. llv-iehy tltorougaly
o x nig tin- fertilizer with the soli one to
•eigh t ir.eiu s d” p. , ,
Willi .-iMi. ii f’-t apart e i.-h way I
hav- ;>-.>wn t: .• Jutnlxi. n-i a single in* l’-n
from tin- ii>t crop that would ti,» t-'c
beam it lets than bftv pounds.
