Smyrna times., 1921-08-17
.iTIIIf AND NARILA!! y!I3tn Can
\ \ vII[ II:I GREAT MELON CENTER

| MAUI lIlLAl mllO" '-
| -, EXPERT SAYS PENN
|GDENarI, aaI,ppAssEs CALIFORNIA
c,i.,,te Ideal for CantalOupes
81 I'nTu,.,.,melOns-Suggests 'nT Bet
''' ter Handling Methods |
If melons, fruit and vege-
GI'9siI Z 1sIaware i and Maryland have
~ !, u Isarn that they can not pack
d % rsion. +'I5 or each piece Of fruit
H.! ,.eEages n'n,, and ship them to the
nie . I.aIEets ''er with profit for them
4 n'i'i15 The buyers at Salisbury
s.',i ',i .nd other points where specu-
! I.ns s and buyers for dealers in % the
''' y. .+os. have arrived at an agree
W " that that they will not buy fruit or
~, ~. wi which are picked before they
al1l, 81 stage when they are ready to
! m n 70 consumers in the city markets.
! \ writer from Salisbury this month
,.,.J M that when the growers reached
-.;l,ood with their wagon loads
! rsior,. they we're greatly surprised
H. tbs buyers refused to bid at all
~ NJ mripe product. This was in
...,,J , with the efforts being made to
IT, ' tbs reputation of WicOmico-
.,.rr ~ captaloupes upon the highest
+,,i,m and the concerted action of
4. brrers is said to have demon
.A,t.J that the habit of shipping the
I'm Dlucked fruit will be eliminated
hat section, thereby greatly to the
r,s;tige Of their local product. In
s1,,Eng Of the opportunity growers
,sntslOupes have for making this
M Of the biggest cantaloupe sections
he Unite Estates, W. R. Beattie, of
N DeUartment of Agriculture, who is
D,v there on a visit looking over the
tuaton, said that the possibilities
NJ far better than in California for
moving melons on a big scale and for
mixing this the premier market if the
uvRers will only give the people what
ig Want-Iipe, sweet cantaloupes.
Soil Conditions Termed Excellent
The Delaware Maryland Peninsula
hid lIr. Beattie, "is in position tC
ruW far better cantalOupes than Cali
nia Soil and climate conditions
b much better here, and the melons
rEn in Wicomico are better looking
ktG tasting and Of better quality
" 1. ~
Eaesel, b make a real big market
b growers must not pick their mel
k TO green, as has been the case il
ny instances in the past" AS al
anple Of how carefully the Califor
l product is scrutinized before be
Z put On the market, Mr.. Beatti,
ped the instance where the Califor
State Marketing Bureau turne,
0V1 $4,000 crates of cantaloupe
one week because they had beeI
ted too green, and refused to ALLOW
BEN to be shipped. California ship
"a 1000 carloads of cantaloupes il
'I weeks this year," continued Nj
laine, but this section should b
ae to easily Outrival the Wester
aie owing to the fact that it is with
q hours Of the best Eastern mar
While it takes from s to ~ day
'nng a carload of melons from tn
'Sem Coast.
Fa'er Methods Bring Better Profit
Vne firm, Of Hurlock, Md, ha
ne a business for years of shippin
s0H at the right stage of ripenes
as result their precaution in th-
!aa they we're getting S4 per crat
ner goods when others were r,
wing about $3.50. This was tv
'lN ago. but this firm stands high
S'eem Of the buyers because
y only high-grade fruit, well gra,
'la properly packed Mr.. Beatt
0neFed the following suggestion
,. growers Of cantaloupes as to tin
\ picking Pick them when the ste
o'eak free from the melon 7
.alng Of thumb Or finger. Pick O
!, d least every other day, at frs
= every day, and finally two
- - Ilnes day. Melons should a
+ )! oe picked greener toward Il
/, VI !. 'Se N season than at the begi
! VI 'ile season. Watch vour "a
|. 'pes closely so they don't get ov
',..' o1et :. Sunday, and pick them
-a'v' if necessary"
= :. Of CantalOupe Season Reach,
~, l.s peak :. |. Of the cantaloupe shippi,
y Sn ~ n Sussex was reached Ia Ia
A S..s "aen approximately IS carloa
d, 'rrlord nD,os station. The week pl
s1.3 n upwards of 50 carloads we ps
! 'sss' h. ,,l. lnls means a big reven
son an .. growers. At the start of t
b q seantaloupes were bringing