The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-21
Local Cantaloupes
In Foreign Market
Lahontan Valley Melons Tap the
Market ON the Coast and In
the East

Last week AL. J. Reed, county ag-
ricultural agent chaperoned a car
load of luscious Fallon cantaloupes
to San Francisco. While such a
procedure may seem to SAVIOR some
wbst of carrying coal to New
CASTLE nevertheless the bluff
worked and AL got away with 1t as
witness the following from the $. F.
Bulletin under the caption, Nevada
Cantaloupes Invade S. F.:
Nevada plans to make bid for a
portion of the San Francisco canta-
loupe trade on the theory that the
silver State" produces a superior
melon.
For the first time in history full
carload of 'megs" reached this city
from Nevada today, The consign-
ment was handled here by the firm
of Lemons & Hanscom and was dis
posed of in jig-time at the price
range of $3.50 to $1.75 for stand
ard and so cents for. fat crates.
The Hearts of Cold melons, as
they are designated, were grown in
Churchill county on what is known
as Uncle Sans s9,000,000 Farm, a
government irrigation project which
attracted many farmers and brought
about the formation of quite se-
elusive colony.
This seasons acreage was small.
but growers have made plans to go
into the business on an extensive
scale next year when several thous-
and acres will be planted to the new
advisor OF Nevada, who accompanied
the initial shipment to San Francis
co for the purpose of placing the Of
fering in the commission district
and of arranging with local whole
sale house to handle large quanti-
ty of the cantaloupes in 1922.
Lemons d Hanscom expect to re-
ceive a carload a day next season.
The Nevada melon is unusually
sweet and of excellent flavor. The
meat is firm and the name Hearts
of Gold" fttingly describes its
color.
Anyone visiting the Commission
houses in the markets around the
Bay region in California, would
wonder where all the cantaloupes
came from and what the commission
men would do with them. A car
load of the famous Hearts of Gold
melons arrived on the market and
the commission man who had been
fortunate enough to take these cam
taloupes had no trouble at all in
disposing of them to the jobbers.
Under the conditions and circum-
stances surrounding the melon mar
ket generally the commission man
probably rubbed his eyes and took
another look at the label on the
crates containing Fallon's bid for
fame. After looking again at his
ledger for the days sales and feel
ing that the evidence was sufficient
to convince anyone, dictated the fol-
lowing telegram:
Churchill County Cantaloupe Grow
ers Association, Fallon, Nevada.
If possible ship another car canta-
loupes, price will advance.
LEMOS & HANSCOM,
San Francisco.
Cantaloupes Shipped to Pittsburgh
The car of cantaloupes shipped
east to Pittsburgh were melons that
had been sorted to the last degree
of Standardization as far as quality.
pack and netting was concerned.
Apparently, however, things from
the start seemed to have been
against the melon. There were two
days accumulation of melons in the
shed when the car arrived and it
took four days more to fill the car.
The car was eight days enroute and
arrived after the railway yards were
closed. The car was opened up Sat
urday morning and closed again Sat
urday at noon. Monday it was open
ed again and the melons disposed of
/ in good shape. What record
Sixteen days enroute on a refriger-
ator car and anyone who has ever
ridden in the blind baggage knows
that they ride in any but a smooth
fashion.
The following telegram, however,
describes the situation far better:
Car arrived at o'clock after the
yards closed, good condition, will
start selling first thing in the morn
ing. Market three quarters flats
one fifteen to one-thirty-five will try
market for you II you have another
rolling, advise, may want it for
quick diversion TO arrive middle or
last of next week.
DORLAND-WALTENBAUGH CO,
Pittsburg, Pa.
The following telegram was re-
ceiyed Monday:
Have car practically cleaned one
| tWenty-fiye flats standards three dol