The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-22
WATERMELON CROP J
A RECORD BREAKER /
FOR MAURY COUNTY
CATALOGUES, TOO, SHOW PRO.
FITARLE PRODUCTION
EVERYWHERE.
500 Pc ACRE is RlALIzED
Only Few on the Market Now, But
Prices Very RsasonabIe-ProIific
Crop, Easy Cultivation and Salts
factory Rseturns a Revelation.


II will possibly be a long time be-
fore the 1911 melon crop is eclipsed
in Naury county. There have been
more melons sold in Columbia and
other marketable places during this
season than was ever done before
in the history of the county. There
were from twenty to thirty wagon
loads on the square here at one time
on seveael occasions, and Que man
came h with a load of eighteen
consecutive days, Sundays except
ed. They were of fne quality and
the size of some was enormous
In some portions of the county
the crop was never marketed on ac-
count of the extra large crop of
many who were more convenient to
the thickly populated centers. One
place ast south of Darks Mill which
was near the railroad was particu-
l%ly noticeable In that there were
hundreds and hmdreds of melons ly-
ing in the patch that were never
touched. Other instances were
heard of where the crab grass came
up and grew in the patches to suffi-
cient height for cutting, and the
farmers drove their mowers in to
save she grass and split melons with
the blade from one side of the field
to the ether.
In some sections of the county, |
particularly in the vicinity of Guile
'ka, very fine quality of cantaloupe
S raised This season was excep,
onally favorable for this product
md not less than 500 per acre was
ealized On these.
There are large number Of citt.
ems OF the county who realized more
han Size per acre on watermelons.
me man here with a load Friday
Hernosn remarked that he guessed
a@ would be his last load, and that f
{ Pao QpE one acre Ia cultivation q
nd that he had sold more thas $50 i
orth of melons from that patsh. He d
'rther said that he hardly expected t.
realize such good returns from the S
lme amount Of land and outlay of S
me. a
Lhere have been but few melons Il
Tered on the market during the mast Il
eek, very few indeed coapared 81
tn the number that came in daily al
Tor to the fair, and today will per a
ps witness the last of the seasons
ut. Yesterday there were two II
son loads offered, aud while they v
re not poor they did not measure =,
to the standard of the mid-season |
duction. Although they are grow.
scarce there is no appreciate diff ri
ence in the prices asked, and they
still very cheap.
iuch has been learned of hqw to
die and grow the melons suc. 7
'Tully, and while it Is likely thar fer
e Will not be as large an acreage ere
I'm the next two or three years on
quality of the melens will be i'm. Joy
'ed' The fact that such prolific If
IS and such high grade of fruit sho
IS rather revelation to many. ples
the years experience will be pho
h mech. 80
loe the farmers get the crops trad
so that the shipment can he swa
10 the eastern and larger cities love
may not be such bountiful re,
on account of the necessary
nses in making shipments but l. Y
is no doubt that the Tennessee -
can be made as profitable an the
Sia crop. 1t was thought that
lents would be made from here 'poo
season but the attempt at the ar Ii
ments was made too late. This a. .
be looked at earlier by 0's''
peal fruit and produce handlers "' Il
year. der