Melon culture

Introduction; Watermelons; Soil; Laying off the ground; Distance apart to plant; Time to plant; Planting; Depth; Thinning; Training the vines; Cultivation; Irrigation; How to tell a ripe melon; Saving seed; Insects and diseases; Striped cucumber beetle; Grasshopper; The squash bug; The melon louse; Mice and ground squirrels; Station test; Varieties; Variety test; Muskmelons; Picking ripe muskmelons; Forcing cantaloupes; Station test; Variety test; Acknowledgments; SummaryBulletin containing general information on the cultivation of watermelons and muskmelons, and results of variety tests undertaken at the Experiment Station for each