The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-04-19

lie DtelI6 OF SlIlpbu
bug frequently attacks young plants
and can do a great deal of damage
In a day. We practice the use of
hydrated lime with just enough tur-
pentine mixed in ii to give it the
odor-about tablespoon of turpen-
tine to IL quarts of lime-sprink
led on and thoroughly mixed. We
also find finely ground sulphur one
part and hydrated lime to four to
six parts sprinkled on the plants a
good repellant. The addition of one
pound dry arsenate of lead to one
bushel of the lime is an added pro-
lection as it will kill cut worms or
striped bugs but don't substitute
Paris Green for it will kill the
plants.
eaten for two or three days as they
develop flavor until they reach the
the point where decay begins. If
picked for shipment to market they
should be picked daily and shipped
at once. Great care should be exer-
cised in handling melons when first
/ picked as the structural cell walls
are rigid and easily broken. Broken
! tissues will start decay much earlier
than unbroken while rough handling
is about as disastrous in cantaloupes
as in eggs. After picking the inter
/ ior structure relaxes and becomes
more pliable. In a few hours after
j being separated from the vine they
will stand much more rough hand
/ ling although this should always be
avoided.
The Hearts of Cold picked
when ripe will stand up in good ord
er without refrigeration. under ordi-
nary temperature a week or more
and improve in quality every day.
If properly packed it will ship by
ordinary express up to a thousand
miles, and market in good condition.
If shipped under refrigeration it is
good for a ten days journey.
/ Following the above instructions
an acre of Hearts of Gold" will
contain 1900 to 1.s00 hills and
! should average in yield from $500
i to 1900 merchantable melons per
acre depending on soil, care and
/ season.
Important To Remember
Plant as early as you can safely.
Begin cultivation as soon as plants
are well up. Cultivate deep early to
aerate and w.rm up the land and
shallow after vines start to run. Do
not cultivate when frost threatens
as frost will often strike freshly cul-
tivated land and do damage while
on land not recently disturbed there
will be no damage as it radiates
heat more freely than land recently
disturbed.
Harvesting
When a cantaloupe is ripe enough
to pick the stem will crack off the
melon and should be picked but not
The use of papers has become
general practice for protection
against frosts in the early stage of
the plant life. These papers are
placed over the plant in a number
of fashions; two of the leading
methods are as follows:
The one that is used by Imperial
Valley growers is the one where the
papers are IA inches by IA inches in
size and are put ON tent fashion, or
with each corner fastened down by
wires, one of the wires having one
end showed into the ground The
wire forms an arch to the opposite
corner, whereafter being stuck into
| the paper and is again fastened by
being showed into the ground The
| two loose ends are then fastened
with pieces of wire which are made
as staples. This practice, because
of its general use in Imperial Val
| ley, has much to recommend it, and
can be used here for fields in which
the burrows must. because of the
lay of the land, run east and west.
The second method is that as
used in this locality last season and
can be used advantageasuly where
the burrows run north and south.
The west side of the paper is cover
ed with earth and a wire is inter-
laced through the paper on the east
side, each end of the wire being
showed into the ground, thus fasten-
ing the paper securely.
Papers should be placed over the
melon seed after planting. This
prevents any failure on the part of
the grower of having the papers in
place at the right time.
All melons intended for market
ing on a large scale should be COW
cred with papers. for the reason that
ten days to two weeks time can be
gained in the earliness of the stump
set or crown set of melons, which
any practical grower can tell you is
the most favorable melon.
Demonstrations viii be carried on
from time to time during the latter
part of this month showing the use
and various methods of placing
papers.