La Junta tribune., 1916-03-04
Osr Ca.saiospe Problem.

/ again In our midst. Some growers
blame the commission men for their
/ failure to receive returns from their
melons commensurate with the ex-
pense involved. The commission
men blame the grower for shipping
green fruit and for poor packs.
There seems 10 be some ground for
complaint on both sides.
First the growers responsibility.
Competition Is growing keener each
year and where this Is very close.
naturally the poorest melons bring
. relatively low price or else remain
unsoid. A crate OF ripe melons. not
too ripe. are naturally more saleable
than q crate containing green or ov-
er-ripe melons or one where the
cantaloupes are Of all sizes and
grades. A person buying punk mel
ons At 10 or Is cents each is not apt
TO experiment very often and II Is
upon that world famous individual
"the ultimate consumer" that the
cantaioupe industry depends for Its
life and prosperity. The standard
crates, Of both the large and the
flat crate varieties. are the most In
demand. the jumbos and ponies us
ually bringing u lower price. But II
the melons are sold as standards they
should all be standards and not a
mixture Of all varieties. large. small.
green. oyer-ripe or damaged. In
short don't put anything in a crate
that you would noe want to buy
yourself II you lived at the other
end.
As for the commission man some
thing should be done to make him
an unknown quantity In the market
Ing OF cantsloupes. To the grower
the mere mention of the names OF
Barnett Bros. and a host Of others
OF unhallowed memory. will be
sufficient reason for this statement.
place and In Rocky Ford are work
ing on a plan OF this kind and ev-
erybody hopes II will be n success.
II some plan can be studied out that
will enable the associations 60 sell
their own melons. the industry may
again attain such prominence that
Rocky Ford may regain some Of her
old time notoriety rs the home OF
the cantsloupe and maybe even La
Junta and Cheraw edge In for q lit
tie glory even though II may be
simply reflected rcfuiEence. Al any
rate the conditions attending the
growing OF cantaioupes for a num-
her OF seasons have been such that
no one who relied on cantaioupes
exclusively could ever hope TO be
able to afford n Ford from the prof.
Its afforded by the sale of the Rocky
Ford melon. Just 40.
N's'~s s'"stsSsSV ~ vWsWsSs~s
Here are given the normal tenn
perntures Of farm animals: Hogs,
ios degrees: sheep and goats. 10:
degrees TO io3 degrees: cows. 100
degrees TO 10. degrees: horses. ~
degrees TO 1916 degrees: dogs. 80
de- srees TO 100 degrees. The ten.
perature Of = human being In nor
NAL health IL ss.s degrees.
In animals = temporary rise Of
one or two degrees In tempersture
10 unimportant. but n Il should re-
main permanent Il Indicates Q seri.
Gus condition aad needs attention.
A rtse Of 10 degrees or !: degrees 10
usually fatal. A good eiinical thsr.
mometef h an tnstrument which
should b. found on every farm %
the Temperature is IN important fac.
tor In determinins the state Of health
Of the animals.
Conservatism ~ 1sslgseSna Waaes.
u 10 Important that irStsatioa -.
Ter he made 10 30 o. far IL crop pro.
ducsson - possib,c. A system ol
fasmias that Increases the acreage
~assred without lsssenise the good
doas b. The water. thereby makias
u possible 10 irsieste more iaad With
The available supply Of water Il ol
ahs ersaesst value 20 shs irsiesitoa
farmer. A desp bed Of finely srsau.
las but veil firned soli y ahsesH
ssd hold ths water u6plIsd. .ssd Tier.
eush surface eultivasIea - coassevs
moisture. ere mere important ualss
lsrigstIoa thar h huoid eiinalss.
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