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SUGAR LOAF—Variety No. 9 See description page 20
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POOLVILLE, TEXAS WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
Wholesale and Retail
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CATALOGUE
ORANGE FLESH TENDERSWEET—Variety No. 62 See description page 35
DESERT KING—Variety No. 1
See description page 33
NOTICE
All prices are quoted for immediate acceptance and confirmation, and all sales made subject to stocks remaining unsold, loss or damage by fire, shortage or failure of crop, stenographic errors and delays and contingencies beyond our control.
MISSOURI QUEEN (WILT RESISTANT)—Variety No. 52
This is our sixth time to list the MISSOURI QUEEN (WILT RESISTANT) although it has been on the market for some seven or eight years. This melon was developed out of the Dixie Queen and is very similar to it in almost all respects. It has an exceedingly high degree of resistance to wilt
and its production characteristics are almost iden- tical to that of the Dixie Queen; medium early, ma- turing in about eighty days. The rind is thin and tough, light green with darker stripes; flesh bright red, tender, crisp, and well flavored. % lb. 90c; 2 lb. $1.65; % lb. $2.40; 1 Ib. $3.00. All plus post- age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
TSE THE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
To whom this may concern:
This is to bear testimony, that The Willhite Melon Seed Farms, Poolville and Weatherford, Texas, are the largest, most reputable and reliable producers of Watermelon seed in Parker County.
This firm was founded some thirty-four years ago by T. A. Willhite, father of the present owner and manager, Miss Clara Lee Willhite, who has very capably and successfully carried on this business for the past several years.
Having grown up with the seed business under the supervision of her father, any information fur- nished by Miss Willhite, regarding the production of watermelons is reliable, being backed by many years experience in growing a great many different varieties of watermelons for seed only.
In view of the reliability and established reputa- tion of this firm, The Merchants and Farmers Bank of Weatherford, Texas, does not hesitate to recommend them to anyone who is interested in obtaining High Quality Watermelon seed.
Signed,
. : James Dasa MISS CLARA LEE WILLHITE
Owner and Manager President
Jhurty-Fowth Annwersay We present you this thirty-first annual catalogue which represents our thirty-fourth anniversary in growing high-grade watermelon and other seed strictly for seed, as we do not sell any melons whatever
regardless of the price. We grow thousands of acres each year and no matter how many are produced on this acreage, there are none sold.
All seed are processed, treated and tested before leaving our plant, which gives you a much higher quality product, as you are not paying for light immature seed that are not first grade, these seed can- not be detected with the eye and can be removed only by proper processing and cleaning, we are the only firm in the state of Texas properly equipped to clean, process and treat watermelon seed as they should be. We have thousands of dollars invested in machinery to do this with, as well as first class warehouses for their storage while awaiting shipment to you.
We could not afford this investment if we did not sell, ship and grow more seed than any one in the state, we are the largest growers of seed in the state of Texas.
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WILLHITE OFFICE AND CLEANING PLANT, POOLVILLE, TEXAS
To Our Older Customers
We want to take this opportunity to tell you how much we appreciate the business that we have been getting from you. We sincerely hope that using our seed is continuing to be a profitable medium for you. It must be as some of you have been with us the full 34 years, and we feel much gratified over the fact that we must be serving you satisfactorily.
We feel that we have contributed a great deal to the agricultural growth and prosperity that we now enjoy, just as you have. We recognize our obligations and responsibilities and assume these with the determination to carry forward the interest of agriculture to all our people. In this way we feel that we are being of service to you, our customers; you are our friend and cus- tomer, and we want to please you in every way we can. We are continually pushing forward and striving to better our products as well as keeping you advised and supplied with the newest va- rieties. We endeavor to keep abreast of the times so that we all may benefit by our work.
Sincerely thanking each of you who have passed a good word on regarding our seed, for with- out friends and customers like you, we would not prosper.
Very truly yours,
Agra Lee Witthite
“WILLHITE'S SEED ARE EQUALLED BY FEW AND SURPASSED BY NONE”
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Truck Load of Watermelon Seed Being Checked Out to Move Into Florida
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“CONGO"
CONGO—Variety No. 55—ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANT (USDA-46-40)
The Congo was developed at the Regional Vege- table Breeding Laboratory of the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Charleston, S. C., by Drs. C. F. Poole and C. F. Andrus. Seed of this variety, then known only as USDA-46-40, was offered for in- crease in October 1948 and from this source we obtained our original stock seed. The name Congo was given this new variety to symbolize the continent from whence it obtained its resistance to Anthracnose. The African variety, after being crossed with the “Iowa Belle,’’ was inbred for a number of years. This inbred line was crossed with the Garrison watermelon in 1941 by Dr. C. F. Poole. Selections from this cross being made over a number of years by Dr. C. F. Andrus, we now have the “Congo” which is definitely resistant, but not entirely immune to Anthracnose. It is suscep- tible to Downy Mildew and Fusarian Wilt and growers are urged to give it the same protection
by dusting or spraying that they would give other varieties.
The Congo is a large, semi-long or blocky end type of melon that matures in 90 days. The rind is very tough, dark green in color with a darker green stripe; flesh is deep red, very solid with a medium grain. This melon possesses total solids of 12 per cent (mostly sugar). The seed are slightly smaller than the Watson seed, light tan with side pattern of darker tan. It has been proven, as a result of commercial plantings, that the Congo is vastly superior to the other common varieties in regard to breakage during shipment. However, care should be taken in loading as it is not im- mune to bruising. We grow them to weigh 70 pounds. % lb. 65c; Y2 lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. Certified Congo $2.50 per lb. SPECIAL STOCK, 1 lb. sealed bags, $4.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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BLUE RIND WATSON— Variety No. 23
This is a distinct variety of the Tom Watson. Its rind is a deep shiny green with a bluish sheen; some are so dark, they are almost black. It has small brown seed and its flesh is a deep blood red and very tender and sweet. Its rind is thin and very tough making it a splendid shipper. Average from fifty to seventy-five pounds. Its general shape is exactly like the Willhite’s Regular Watson you have known and liked so well. They will sell and ship equal to them on any market and most buyers prefer them to the Regular Watson because they make a much better appearance and are much better melon when cut. Some few regular Watsons will be found in field planted with Blue Rind
BLUE RIND WATSON—Variety No. 23
Watson seed because the type is not firmly established yet, but no such melons found in our fields were seeded. Only about two per cent showed up regular Watson, not enough to cause complaint. We have for several years sold about four pounds to one of this melon as compared with the regular Watson, not because the regular Watson is not good, but because the Blue Rind is so much better. We originat- ed this melon and recommend it to all who want a good shipping melon and one that will sell. It matures in about eighty-five days. % lb. 80c; ¥ lb. $1.40; % Ib. $2.05; 1 lb. $2.50. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
See Color Photograph on page 26
The New Cuban Queen is a highly improved strain of the old Cuban Queen, hardly as long in shape as the old variety, it being slightly oblong and growing very large, many of the melons will weigh up to 80 and 90 pounds each. This is an exceptionally showy and attractive melon with light green rind and a darker mottled green stripe,
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THE NEW CUBAN QUEEN—Variety No. 22
the rind is medium thin and tough enough to ship anywhere. The flesh is bright red, crisp and very delicious. You will find this melon to be mostly heart, ripening uniformly clear through. Seed are small, white and set close to the rind. % lb. $1.15; ¥2 lb. $2.15; % lb. $3.15; 1 Ib. $4.00; 2 Ibs. $7.50.
All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA- RIETY,.25¢.
Weatherford, Texas
Our WILLHITE’S FAMOUS WATSONS are grown for seed only and as we grow for seed only we have not the temptation to sell the large melons and seed which cannot be sold at a profit as other seed growers do here. These seed are from melons grown in a community that produces as fine melons as are produced in Parker County. All melons were seeded regardless of the fact that they could have been sold at several times the amount we get for the seed, but we are not growing melons for the market, they are for seed only and
WILLHITE'S FAMOUS WATSONS—Variety
No. 24
we cannot afford to cheapen our product by selling the best and seeding only those we cannot sell. As this is one of the oldest melons grown we feel it isn't necessary to take up much space with de- scription, they are exactly as pictured, seed brown and small, average from fifty to seventy-five pounds in weight, flesh red, tender and sweet, rind hard and tough, making them an excellent shipper. Y% lb. 65c; ¥% lb. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 Ib. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
WILLHITE'S FAMOUS WATSONS—Variety No. 24 See color photograph page 24
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WILLHITE'S NEW WHITE SEEDED WATSON
—Variety No. 44
It is without a doubt the largest grow- ing Watson melon and will grow well over a hundred pounds, if properly pruned and growing conditions are fa- vorable. It has a blue-green shiny rind, although not quite as blue as the Blue Rind Watson. Seeds are white to cream, same size as Regular Watson seed, ‘ost melons same shape, some few run ‘aore blunt ends. Red flesh, the vines grow rank and very vigorous, having large leaves which cover the melons
-and help to prevent sunburn, they will grow to a much larger and more uni- form size than any Watson. We had the best crop this year that we have ever grown of this variety. You could walk all over the field without touching the around on melons weighing from fifty to eighty-five pounds, and some weighed as much as 100 pounds, I strongly advise you to try this fine melon if it’s tonnage and size you want. % Ib. $1.15; 2 Ib. $2.15; % lb. $3.15; 1 lb. $4.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
See color photograph page 24
THE WILLHITE WONDER MELON—Variety No. 21
The Willhite Wonder is a medium long melon with block ends. Color of rind is a beautiful dark shade of green. When young it shows a distinct stripe of irregularity, but as they ripen this stripe disappears almost completely. The rind is tough enough to stand hauling well. They grow to enor- mous size, often weighing up to ninety pounds. Vines grow rank and vigorous. We often have them grow to cover middles twenty feet wide and have grown as much as thirty-five tons per acre that average sixty pounds each. It resembles the
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Russell's Improved very closely. Has seed from white to light brown mottled color. Its flesh is red, very sweet and tender with the delicate flavor of Improved Kleckly Sweet. Date of maturity approx- imately ninety days. Do not confuse this melon with Wondermelon or Blue Wonder as is so easily done when making out your order for seed. Be sure to give variety number 21 on order blank. Y% Ib. 80c; Y2 lb. $1.40; % Ib. $2.05; 1 lb. $2.50. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA- RIETY, 25c.
Weatherford, Texas
FAIRFAX (USDA 48-12)—Variety No. 61
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(Anthracnose and Fusarium Wilt Resistant)
Fairfax is a new variety of watermelon, which offers combined resistance to anthracnose and fu- sarium wilt, produced at Southeastern Vegetable Breeding Laboratory of the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Charleston, 8. C. Fairfax is a long striped melon exactly as pictured above, capable of developing to 50 pounds. One carload in 1951 averaged 42 pounds, but the melons generally fall in the 30-35 pound class. It is a heavy producer
THE ROYAL GOLDEN—Variety No. 7 —Golden Rind Melon—
very sweet and tender. The seeds are light cream colored. Every grower who operates a roadside stand should plant a few at least, as they present a very beautiful appearance as well as attracting wide-spread attention, when placed among the
with hard rind and is considered a good shipper, matures in 85 or 90 days depending on the weath- er and size of the melons; flesh red; seed white
with slight black markings on rim. Our stock seed came direct from the breeding plant. '% lb. $1.40; Ya Ib. $2.65; % Ib. $3.90; 1 lb. $5.00; 2 lbs. $9.50; 3 lbs. and over $4.00 per lb. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
When ripe, the out- side color of The Roy- al Golden melon is a rich deep orange yel- low, the vines also are a golden yellow being more sc near or around ihe tap- root, the color travel- ing outwar” th 5 vine grows until at full growth or matu- rity practically all of the vine is a golden yellow. A field of these melons makes a very beautiful sight indeed. In size this melon will weigh from twenty to forty pounds at maturity, with a deep blood red flesh, green rind varieties. This is an early maturing melon. Our supply of this seed is very limited, we have it for 25c packages only. LIBERAL PACK- AGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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THE HALBERT HONEY MELON—Variety No. 12
extremely tender and fine flavored. % lb. 65c; 2 Ib. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
This is one of the best early varieties. Color of rind black green, flesh is blood red and white seeds. They grow up to forty pounds and are
THE HAWKSBURY
(or Gray Shipper) +
(Wilt Resistant)
Variety No. 8
The Hawksbury is very much in demand in the arid and wilt infested areas, due largely to its drought and Wilt Resistance qualities. This is an exceptionally hardy melon, very similar in ap- pearance to the Sugar Loaf, but not growing nearly so large; under favorable conditions they will
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grow to 65 pounds. The rind is grey-green, very thin, hard and tough. The flesh is a deep blood red with black to brownish-black seed. Y4 lb. 80c; Ya lb. $1.40; % Ib. $2.05; 1 Ib. $2.50. All plus post- age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
Weatherford, Texas
GARRISON (Coker)—Variety No. 48
Although this is only our seventh season to grow this watermelon, we find it to be one among the finest and becoming more popular with the melon growers each year. It grows to a very large size and with proper pruning and under favorable conditions will grow to weigh seventy-five and eighty pounds each. The Garrison is a very attractive melon, having a pea-green rind with a
darker green mottled stripe; the flesh is brilliant red, tender and crisp; the seeds are white to cream, with very few to the melon, it has a com- paratively thin rind and tough. The high quality and attractiveness of this melon will make it sal- able on any market. % lb. 90c; ¥2 Ib. $1.65; % lb. $2.40; 1 lb. $3.00; Certified Garrison: 1 lb. bag $4.00 per lb.; 5 lb. bag $18.75. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Due to advance cost of production, coupled with increased postage rates, we are forced to reduce the amount of seed in our 25c packages to 2 oz. of seed per package postpaid. Should your order include as much as %4 lb. of any variety of seed other than 25c packages, you pay postage on the full amount. If your order contains Hotkaps, Ray- domes, Black Leaf 40, Spergon Seed Treatment,
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE
There will be no refund on seed that has been out of our office more than thirty days from ship- ping date. We have in a few instances had cus- tomers ask to return surplus seed when they had ordered too heavily, anticipating a freeze, and in practically every case it has been too late for us to
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Twist-Ems, ENDOpest, or ENDOweed, you pay postage on the entire shipment. Please be sure to send enough to cover this charge so we will not have to write you regarding shortage or de- duct from your seed. If too much is sent same will be refunded to you in postage stamps wrapped in waxed paper inside your package. Please notice increase in postage rates on page 48.
PLACING YOUR ORDER
resell the seed that season. For this reason we will not accept seed returned for refund that has been out of our office more than thirty days from our shipping date; positively no refund at any time
after the seal has been broken on the bag.
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NEW IRISH GREY—Variety No. 13
This is a comparatively new type of Irish Gray, although it has been on the market in a very limited way for the past several years. Perhaps, at one time it was known to you as the ‘’Texas Gray Beauty.” This is one of the finest of melons, with deep red flesh, crisp, tender and sweet. The rind is light pea green with slightly darker vein
GRAYSTONE—Variety No. 53 ALL AMERICAN WINNER 1933
This is our sixth year to grow and list this fine melon which was an ALL AMERICAN WINNER in 1933 and intro- duced by one of our leading seedsmen. The rind has outside markings of the Stone Mountain, thin and tough enough to ship and haul well. They will grow to 60 pounds under favor- able conditions, average maturity ninety to ninety-five days; shape large oval with block ends. It is one of the most deli- cious flavored, fine textured, sweetest melons we have ever grown. Seeds are white and small, they go a long way when planting. The vines are very prolific and produce a heavy growth, covering the melons well which prevents sunburn. Be sure to try these seeds. '% lb. 90c; ¥% lb. $1.65; % lb. $2.40; 1 Ib. $3.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA-
RIETY,, 29¢.
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markings, very tough and stands hauling well. Seeds are large white with black rim and tip. This melon will grow to forty or fifty pounds, very uni- form in shape and you will have very little pruning to do. Matures in approximately 90 days. % lb. 65c; ¥2 Ib. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
Weathertord, Texas
BLACKLEE (Wilt Resistant)
Variety No. 45
This melon has gained in popularity to such an extent in the past few years that it is now be- ing planted quite exten- sively in_ practically every melon growing section in the country, and more especially in those areas badly af- fected with Fusarium Wilt. We recommend this melon as being one of the best Wilt Resistant types, having proved its qualities in this respect in the most heavily in- fested fields. This is a medium size melon, averag- ing in weight from 35 to 40 pounds; capsule in shape, running exceptionally uniform, with very little pruning necessary. The rind is dark blue or black-green in color, thin and tough, which makes it quite satisfactory for shipping. The flesh
BLACKLEE (Wilt Resistant)—Variety No. 45
is a rich blood red, very tender, crisp and sweet. Seeds are medium size and black. This melon matures in 85-90 days. Its dark green rind, uni- form shape and size makes it very attractive on any market.
V4 Ib. 65c; Ya lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA- RIE TYga2oc.
Field view BLACKLEE (Wilt Resistant)—Variety No. 45
THE WILSON MELON
«<—_—_——-a Variety No. 68
The Wilson is another small family size melon weighing about 20 pounds, with Cletex marked rind, that is very tough and thin, will ship or haul anywhere. The shape is round, exactly as pic- tured; flesh beautiful red, solid and firm, fine tex- ture; cutting qualities perfect. They have yellow bellies when ripe; medium size seed that are white with black tips. % lb. $1.15; % Ib. $2.15; % Ib. $3.15; 1 Ib. $4.00 per Ib. All plus postage. LIB- ERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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MOUNTAIN SWEET—Variety No. 60
The Mountain Sweet—Variety No. 60, is an old timer as far as watermelons are concerned and does not need much introduction. It is of the round type slightly oblong. The outside coloring moder- ately green with darker stripe intermingled with mottled shades of green; medium tough rind 1 to 12 inches thick at stem end and much thinner at the blossom end. Flesh deep red crisp and of high
HOW TO TELL WHEN
Never press on a watermelon with the palm of the hand to see if it is ripe. To do so bruises the melon and makes it unfit for consumption. A green melon will have a clear ring when thumped, with shiny glossy rind, whereas a ripe melon has a dull dead sound, with not so much sheen and on the
quality both for texture and taste; melons will grow to large size, often 100 lbs. if properly pruned, seed large and brownish black that make an ex- cellent appearance with deep red flesh; 90 days to maturity. Y% lb. 90c; 2 lb. $1.65; %4 Ib. $2.40; 1 Ib. $3.00; 2 lbs. $5.50; and over 2 lbs. $2.50 per lb. ALL plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY i 2oc:
A WATERMELON IS RIPE
dark rind varieties they are usually a little rough to the feel of your hand, with rind becoming much harder due to the fact they have completed their growth. The quality of many melons is ruined by abuse trying to see if they are ripe. One that is vine ripened is much better in every respect.
KEEP THIS CATALOGUE
Be sure to keep this catalogue for future refer- ence. Even after your seed supply has been or- dered there will be times when you will wish to
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consult it. You may have friends and neighbors who do not have a catalogue and who will ap- preciate the favor of being allowed to use yours.
Weatherford, Texas
“COBB GEM"—No. 59—100 Pound Average
If it's large attractive melons you wish to grow, don't fail to try a few of the “Cobb Gem” we grew them last season as a trial that weighed one hun- dred thirty pounds. The ones in the above photo- graph are one hundred pound average. They are beautiful things, heavy producers, maturing in about one hundred days, seed black, average size,
flesh red, cutting qualities fair, and are grown prin- cipally for show melons and to win prizes. We do not know the history of this melon, but have grown and listed it because of repeated requests for the seed. ¥% lb. $1.15; ¥% lb. $2.15; % Ib. $3.15; 1 Ib. $4.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
HOW TO SEND MONEY
Money may be sent safely by post office money order, registered letter, telegraph money order. Postage stamp remittances are acceptable in amounts less than one dollar. We will not be
responsible for money sent by mail unless letter is registered. Address all orders to Willhite Melon Seed Farms, Poolville, Texas—or P. O. Box 85, Weatherford, Texas.
CUSTOMERS—NOTICE AND REMEMBER!
We pay the postage when only 25c packages are ordered. Should your order include as much as Y4 pound of any variety of seed other than 25c packages, you pay the postage on the full amount. If you send too much postage, same will be re- funded to you in postage stamps in your package of seed, wrapped in wax paper.
Please remember there has been an increase in postal rates. I would advise you, whenever it's just as convenient, to order your shipment made by railway express and you can pay the shipping charges at your end of the line and, too, the pack- age is automatically insured up to fifty dollars without additional cost.
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Color Photograph—Page 23
MOUNTAIN HOOSIER—Variety No. 11
Due to the gaining popularity of the ‘‘Mountain Hoosier’’ which we think is one of the very finest of large growing red-fleshed varieties that we have ever produced, it has been necessary to increase the acreage each season for the past several years in order to enable us to meet the demand for this variety of seed.
The Mountain Hoosier is by no means a new melon, having been grown in the middle eastern states even before the Civil War, however up until the past few years it has been little known in Texas and adjoining states, but many melon grow- ers are now beginning to become better acquaint-
ed with its many high qualities, especially its me- dium thick rind which makes it a good shipper; also the large tonnage production per acre, which equals most if not all popular shipping melons. This melon is slightly oblong in shape, with dark green rind which gives it a very attractive appear- ance. The flesh is a rich deep red, crisp, very sweet and tender, making it an exceptionally ed- ible melon. Seeds are white with slightly black rim and tip. Under favorable conditions this melon will grow to seventy-five and eighty pounds, ma- turing in approximately 85 days. % lb. 90c; 2 lb. $1.65; % lb. $2.40; 1 lb. $3.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
“THE PEACOCK"—Variety No. 67
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THE PEACOCK—Variety No. 67
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While this melon is not new in the U. S. it is a new melon in Texas and the surrounding states. It is a small melon, ideal for small families and for cooling in standard refrigerators. Its weight is from 15 to 20 pounds; loads up heavily with uniform melons; blood- red flesh; very thin rind that is tough and will ship and haul as good or better than any melon despite its thinness. The past season the demand for Pea- cock melons was so great in the north- erm part of our state that they sold for four times as much as Black Diamond and other similar melons. The seeds are small and black, which makes an attractive appearance in the blood-red
flesh. Rind is dark green. Seed supply is short. Y% lb. $1.15; ¥ lb. $2.15; % lb. $3.15: 1 lb. $4.00. CER- TIFIED PEACOCK: $5.00 per Ib. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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Weatherford, Texas
WILLHITE’S IMPROVED JUMBO TRIUMPH—Variety No. 18
This is a slightly oblong melon, color very rich dark green with slight mottled effect shown on some of them, but nothing that could be called a stripe. Its flesh is red and unlike the old type of Jumbo. Its cutting qualities are good. Seed are black. We have by careful seed selection during
the past twenty years, greatly improved this melon. Its cutting qualities are far ahead of the old type. They will ship crated anywhere. Many
$50.00 IN PRIZES GIVEN
We want photographs for our catalog. We want them from customers who planted our seed and
from photographs made of melons grown from our seed. For the best photograph (NOT KODAK) of largest melons grown from our seed and used in our THIRTY-FIRST annual catalog we will give
Jumbos that weigh more than one hundred pounds are shipped from Parker County via express every year. It ripens 10 days later than the Watson, or in about 100 days. They come in at a time when there are but few other melons on the market. If you want to astonish your neighbors, plant a few acres and you will have them coming for miles around to see them. Y% lb. 65c; 2 Ib. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE ANY] VARIELY 3: 25c,
FOR PHOTOGRAPHS USED
$25.00 worth of any seed quoted retail in this catalog. As second prize we will give $15.00 worth and as third prize $10.00 worth. This applies only to the largest melon grown and to the best views of whole fields of melons. Do no write on photo- graph. Write a separate letter stating weight and all information you are able to give.
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TEXAS GIANT Variety No. 10
This is the leading shipping melon, having created quite a sensation among most of the melon growers, due to its ability to produce an excep- tionally heavy yield of choice market melons per acre. We produced the enormous amount of 30 tons per acre in our seed fields this past season, hundreds of those melons weighing up to seventy-five pounds each and many weighing up to ninety pounds.
TEXAS GIANT—Variety No. 10 This melon is nearly round in shape
poco, - clot nctogna pl nage, 22) with stubby or nearly flat ends. Its rind is medium thick, very tough and hard, dark bluish green, even colored and smooth. The flesh is a deep blood red and when fully ripe is free of strings, very crisp, tender, sweet and full flavored. The seed are grayish black. This melon looks very much like the Clara Lee or Florida Giant, however the flesh is of a finer texture than that of the Clara Lee. Vines grow very vigorous und load up quickly with fine smooth neckless melons. It ripens along with the Clara Lee, we think the quality is much better. Like the Florida Giant it must be allowed to stay on the vine until fully ripe, before it is really good and it will stay on the vine for weeks after ripening and still cut good. You can be well assured that there is no better shipper than the “Texas Giant.”” Y% lb. 65c; 2 Ib. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 lb. to 5 lbs. $1.95; 6 to 9 lbs. $1.90; 10 lbs. $1.85; 11 to 24 lbs. $1.80; over 24 Ibs. $1.75 per lb. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
PRICE SHEETS, ORDER BLANKS AND ENVELOPES
Should you misplace your price sheet or need extra order blanks and our self-addressed envelopes they will be sent you upon request.
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YELLOW BELLY BLACK DIAMOND—Variety No. 66
This is our first time to grow and list this fine melon, although we have been having calls for the seed for the past two seasons, I do not know the history of the variety, but do know it is a fine melon, slightly oblong shape with prominant creases, and the darkest blue black rind I have ever seen, with yellow bellies where it lays on the ground, which makes it very attractive and out- standing, if you can visualize how attractive blue black and yellow is together, you can imagine how beautiful they are.
Flesh is bright red with black seed, slightly smaller than the ordinary Black Diamond type, cutting quality is supreme; grow very uniform and
to seventy and eighty pounds under favorable con- ditions; vines grow rank and vigorous, having large leaves which cover the melons and helps to prevent sunburn; good shipper with about 90 days to maturity. You will notice we have had bottoms of some of the melons exposed to the camera in order that you may get an idea of the yellow bellies. There will be about | per cent of the plants that will produce regular type Black Diamond, that I believe we can eliminate with the next two years. I strongly urge you to try this variety. 4 lb. $1.40; Ya lb. $2.65; % lb. $3.90; 1 lb. $5.00; 2 Ibs. $9.50; 3 lbs. and over $4.50 per pound. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c. Supply short.
HANDLING
The profits in watermelon growing may be greatly reduced, if not lost, by growers who con- sider their work finished when the melon is cut from the vine. Melons, although they have thick rinds, have thin skins and are tender. They should be handled with this in mind so as to prevent abrasions, bruises, cuts, gouges or cracks. Any blemish of a melon that breaks the skin opens a way for the invasion by any of a large number of organisms that cause it to rot while in transit. Labor used in harvesting melons should be care- fully and thoroughly instructed before they are sent to the fields, that the handling should be done with
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care. Smooth out all obstructions such as splinters and nails in your transportation truck or car; see that a good solid false lining is present.
Any bedding used should be perfectly dry, as moist conditions are especially favorable to dis- eases. Excelsior is one of the best things that can be used, as it is soft, clean and cheap. It should be carefully pulled apart as it is put in place. Melons should never be walked upon, even with the bare feet, during any of the loading operations, the weight causes the melons to crack internally and deteriorate much faster than sound melons.
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CERTIFIED BLACK DIAMOND—Variety No. 17
WILLHITE'S OKLAHOMA GROWN CERTIFIED BLACK DIAMOND
Variety No. 17
We will continue to grow a few hun- dred acres of Certified Black Diamond, in the state of Oklahoma, (as we have done for the past several years), due to the fact there is a certain demand for seed grown in that state, we having built up a good trade on this seed be- fore a certification program was estab- lished in Texas. The stock this seed is grown from was originally our stock. These fields are inspected by the state inspectors to see that they conform with the state inspection laws, as well as by us and our inspectors, which gives you double protection, usually not found in certified seed. They were well isolated, even further from any other watermelons than the cer-
tification program calls for. Grown on rich sandy loam, with background of timber which in our opinion serves better than distance to halt or stop insects that are the prime cause of mixture.
These seed come to you in one, five and ten pound sealed bags, already treated with Seed Treatment. We cannot break the seal on a bag to ship you a smaller amount than one pound, so please do not order less than this amount. This seed should be ready for shipment shortly after December 15, 1953. We will be pleased to accept your early booking and ship the seed at a later date. 1 lb. bag $2.35; 5 lb. bag $2.30 per lb.; 10 lb. bag $2.25 per lb.; over 10 lbs. $2.10 per lb. All plus postage. Remember
no 25c packages on these seed.
“Quality Is Never Obsolete”
CERTIFIED BLACK DIAMOND—
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No. 17
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THE SUGAR LOAF MELON—Variety No. 9
See color photograph on front cover
The Sugar Loaf is a long melon with a pea green rind, seeds are white and blood red flesh. It grows very large, often weighing more than one hundred pounds, yet the cutting qualities are beyond reproach, which is very unusual in an extra large melon. They are very hardy and prolific. Flesh is fine grained, very tender and sweet. When they get a little over-ripe, instead of turning to water, as most others do, the flesh
is grainy like sugar. It stands hauling well, the rind being thin and tough. You will find no hard hearts in this melon. It matures in about 80 days. We advise you to order these seed early as we have never been able to grow enough of them to supply the ever-increasing demand. %4 lb. 90c; Ya Ib. $1.65; % Ib. $2.40; 1 lb. $3.00; 2 Ibs. $5.50. All plus pastage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA- RIETY, 29c.
SUGAR LOAF DEAD RIPE READY FOR SEEDING
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Weatherford, Texas
"ITS NEW"—RHODE ISLAND RED—Variety No. 63
Kandy—little neighbor girl who is as sweet as the name implies with a new ice box type water- melon ‘’Rhode Island Red” developed at the Rhode Island Agricultural Experimental Station; It is a cross between Dixie Queen and Honey Cream. The purpose of this cross was to combine the red flesh and tougher rind of Dixie Queen with earli- ness of maturity and high quality of Honey Cream. They mature from 80 to 90 days, usually running from 13 to 20 pounds, with high productiveness; it's not unusual to have 4 to 6 melons on one
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runner all in contact with each other; the external color at maturity is greenish yellow with medium green stripes imposed. Flesh is red ripening out near rind, solid, crisp and high quality; rind very tough, they are not near so apt to burst when tossed on to trucks as most ice box type melons; seed are small brownish black. % Ib. $1.40; Y% lb. $2.65; % lb. $3.90; 1 lb. $5.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c. Sup- ply very limited.
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS
Variety No. 49
Very unusual shapes and sizes, highly colored. All types ornamental Gourds. Plant them for a novelty as well as home decorations. % lb. 65c; Y2 Ib. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 Ib. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET—Variety No. 57 ALL-AMERICAN GOLD MEDAL WINNER
Truly a “MIDGET” watermelon, introduced by Dr. A. F. Yeager, University of N. H. This melon has grayish green rind similar to Hawksbury. Ma- tures in about 60 days making it adapted to north- ern states. Heavy producer and no larger than a good size cantaloupe, 32 lbs. was the largest we had in our field; with juicy red flesh that ripens out to the rind and small black seed; can be stored in your refrigerator like you would veg-
etables; they are extremely heavy producer, I counted nine on one runner about five feet long, they sell on the market here by the bushel. You can judge the small size of the melons by the little Chihuahua dog in background of the picture. Ya Ib. $1.15; 2 |b. $2.15; % Ib. $3.15; 1 lb. $4.00; 2 lbs. $7.75. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACK- AGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
SPERGON SEED TREATMENT—Prices
l-oz. package 25c plus postage 2-0z. package 40c plus postage
9-oz. can $1.10 plus postage l-lb. can $2.50 plus postage
HOW TO TREAT SEED WITH SPERGON
Spergon is extremely safe to use on seed and has never been known to cause injury even when used in excess. It is a yellow powder and very easy to apply. Put seed and Spergon in any clean container with a cover (jar or bucket is good) and shake lightly until seed are thoroughly covered.
No need to worry about getting too much, if you do it will do no harm. The seed can be treated several days in advance of planting and will still have the same effect. Always wash your hands after treating the seed.
ARASAN
We had intended to have a supply of Arasan for your needs this season, but find we do not have space for it without adding another page to
our catalogue, no doubt we will be able to do this another year.
SEE PAGE 41
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Weatherford, Texas
THE MILES WATERMELON (Wilt Resistant)—Variety No. 54
This is our fourth year to grow The Miles Mel- on, developed especially for its resistance to Fu- sarium Wilt, and after this fourth crop which was planted on land badly infested with wilt, with not one vine showing any signs of the disease we do not hesitate to recommend it to growers who have experienced difficulty in raising watermel- ons on their farms because of wilt and who want a high quality variety. This melon is oblong, very similar to the Florida Giant in shape. The rind is a bright green, with a somewhat darker green stripe and occasional almost greenish cream mot- tling, is thin, tough and apparently will stand ship-
MOUNTAIN HOOSIER
Variety No. 11 See full description on page 14
ping if care is exercised in handling. The flesh is bright-red with a smooth texture and an excellent flavor being very high in sugar content. Under favorable conditions and careful pruning they will grow up to 45 pounds each, however, the uniform average of this melon is 20 to 30 pounds. It has the same ripening season as the Dixie Queen and the seeds are very similar both in size and color. Its high quality, general adaptability to growing conditions and resistance to Fusarium Wilt lead us to urge all growers to try a few of these seeds this year. Y% lb. $1.05; ¥% lb. $1.90; % lb. $2.80; 1 Ib. $3.50. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c:
FLORIDA GIANT Variety No. 17 See page 30
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WILLHITE'S FAMOUS WATSON Variety No. 24
See full description on page 5
In Presenting Our 31st Annual Catalogue We Are Pleased To Furnish The Following References:
Dun & Bradstreet Citizens National Bank—First National Bank
Merchants & Farmers State Bank - WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
WILLHITE’S NEW WHITE SEEDED WATSON
Variety No. 44
See Full Description on Page 6
The sweetness of low price never equals the bitterness of low quality. Look to Willhite's
for perfection.
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TEXAS GIANT—Variety No. 10 See full description on page 16
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COLORADO CUCUMBER—Variety No. 37
See full description on page 22
Grown in our garden weighing three pounds, measuring 13 inches long and 11’ inches around, perfect shape, they were planted where an old chicken house had been. They received the bene- fit of well-rotted chicken droppings, which has proved to be the best fertilizer possible for use on them. We have never before seen so many cu-
WILLHITE'S SUGAR PUMPKIN Variety No. 43
The best variety for general use. Of small handy size, but tonnage equals others. Fruits round, tened at ends, 6-8 pounds, skin hard, smooth, some- what ribbed, deep orange; flesh thick, sweet and dry, of bright orange color and high quality. Sometimes called New England Pie. % lb. 55c; % lb. 95c; % |b. $1.30; 1 Ib. $1.50. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACK-
AGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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cumbers grown on one small plot. Even in fruit as large as the above the seed remained small and tender, due to the variety, quick growth and heavy production. Don’t fail to order at least a twenty-five cent package of this seed. % lb. 75c; Ya Ib. $1.35; % Ib. $2.00; 1 lb. $2.25. All plus post- age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
PERFECTED PERFECTO Variety No. 33
See full description on page 38
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WILLHITE'S SPOTTED WATSON OR CLETEX—Variety No. 26
This is not a new melon, but it is not known just where or by whom it was originated. It has been called the Smith melon in parts of eastern Oklahoma, and around Atlanta, Texas, it is known as the Spotted Watson, and at Cleburne, Texas, it is called the Cletex, and in some localities the Icy-Rind melon. However, we think the name Spotted Watson describes it better than any other name. It is an extremely popular melon wherever grown. It grows up to eighty pounds, its rind is tough and thick enough to make it one of the best shippers. Its flesh is a blood red and very firm. It is a sweeter melon than the regular Wat-
son and is a better melon in every way. Its seeds are a light brown color. Its color is dark green with very irregular grey spots or a sort of marbled effect mixed with the dark green color; this gives it a most odd and beautiful appearance. They do not sunburn easily as the old Regular Watson. If you want a melon that will haul or ship well and at the same time give your customers entire satisfaction, we strongly recommend that you plant a part of your crop to this melon. % lb. 65c; Y2 lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
THE NEW CUBAN QUEEN
Variety No. 22
See full description on page 4
IRONSIDES—Variety No. 56
A New Fusarium Wilt-Resistant Variety
IRONSIDES: A new release from Florida Ex- perimental Station and United States Regional Vegetable Breeding Laboratory in South Carolina. A Wilt-Resistant early maturing variety; 35 pound average. Requires very little pruning due to the fact it does not set fruit heavy as most wilt-resistant varieties do. Rind thin and tough which makes it ship and haul well. It has an attractive appear- ance both externally and internally, is free from goose necks and blossom end rot and possesses much resistance to sunburn. About the only weak- ness of Ironsides is its tendency to hollow-heart.
This can be avoided to a large degree by picking the melons as soon as they are ripe. Over ripe melons develop hollow-hearts very rapidly. It is a long dark melon, rind shows a longitudinal rib- bing, the dark green skin of Ironsides may show a few lighter colored flecks under certain growing conditions. The ends taper somewhat without be- ing pointed. Deep red flesh is clearly demarked from the rind, is of a very fine smooth crisp texture and free of stringiness. The flavor is excellent, no tendency to white hearts. Sugar content high. Color of seed solid black and small. Our stock seed came direct from Florida Experimental Sta- tion. % Ib. $1.15; ¥% lb. $2.15; % Ib. $3.15; 1 Ib. $4.00; 2 lbs. or more $3.75 per lb. All plus postage. ANY VARIETY, LIBERAL PACKAGE, 25c.
WILT PROOF KLECKLEY No. 6 Variety No. 19
The quality and general appearance of this melon is the same as the Improved Kleckley, sold by us for several years past, which you all know and liked so well, therefore we feel there is very little to say regarding its qualities as it is one of the oldest melons known and needs no introduc- tion. Red flesh, seed white, matures in about eighty days, grows to large size and is high in sugar content. '% lb. 65c; ¥% lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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Clara Lee Willhite, and her Blue Ribbon Winner Certified Black Diamond Watermelons
See color photograph on back cover
Again calling your attention to our Blue Ribbon Winner Certified Black Diamond, watermelon seed, which is the very best Certified Black Di- amond, that is possible to obtain anywhere, com- ing from fields grown especially for our stock
seed, and is a part of the same seed we plant in our seed fields. These fields are well isolated and have at least eight or ten inspections by ourselves,
as well as the ones given by the State Department of Agriculture.
We have only a limited supply of this seed to release to the trade, it will come to you in one, five or ten pound sealed bags bearing Certified tags, with Blue Ribbon Winner, stamped on the bag at $2.75 per pound, plus postage. We do not sell less than one pound to a customer. Remem- ber, no small packages on this number.
TEXAS GIANT—Variety No. 10 SPECIAL STOCK
That is grown under the same conditions as the above seed and for the same purpose, but will not
bear the Certified tags, at $2.50 per pound, plus postage, in one, five or ten pound bags.
"OUR CUSTOMERS"
Our customers are a part of our business, and each one is doing us a favor by bringing us his
wants and giving us the opportunity to serve him so that we both may profit.
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CLARA LEE, FLORIDA GIANT, BLACK DIAMOND OR CANNON BALL Variety No. 17
The Clara Lee, Variety No. 17, is an improved strain of the above named varieties. This is a large round melon, with a very glossy black green rind, showing no indication of a stripe in any way. The rind is very thin and tough, making it possible to be hauled any distance any other watermelon can. The flesh is a deep red, crisp and tender; with grayish-black seeds that are rather small in size. The Clara Lee will grow al- most as large as the Jumbo Triumph, most of them
weighing upwards of seventy and eighty pounds each, while when grown under very favorable conditions they will weigh as much as one hun- dred pounds. This is a very hardy melon and will resist drought exceptionally well, almost equaling the Desert King in this respect. It is a mid-season melon, ripening along with the Tom Watson and Texas Giant. /% lb. 65c; % lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 Ib. to 5 Ibs. $1.95; 6 to 9 Ibs. $1.90; 10 Ibs. $1.85; 11 to 24 Ibs. $1.80; over 24 Ibs. $1.75 per lb. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI- EY 20C: NEI SNE
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Weatherford, Texas
BRANCH OFFICE FOR YOUR TELEPHONE ORDERS CALL WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
As previously advised we have a branch office at 702 West Josephine Avenue, Weatherford, Texas, in order to give you day or night telephone service. About Nov. 15, 1953, our telephone num- ber will be changed due to installation of dial system and we will not know until that time what our number will be, however, you will be able to reach us by calling for WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
This office is maintained in order to extend you better and quicker service. Our mailing address for this office is P. O. Box 85, Weatherford, Texas. Here we are able to receive your letters several
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times each day and from four to twenty-four hours earlier than at the Poolville, Texas, office which has only one pickup and delivery every twenty- four hours. We realize what a few hours may mean to a customer when he has had the mis- fortune of getting his crop destroyed by freeze, hail or flood.
The main plant will remain at Poolville, which includes our warehouses, cleaning and packing plants. Your orders will be taken care of in the same efficient manner, whether they are received there or at the Weatherford office.
Weatherford, Texas
This is a different melon from the Willhite Won- der. It is quite similar to the Improved Kleckley Sweet, but grows very much larger and its flesh and rind is firmer. A very fine variety from every viewpoint. It has a green-black color and is ex- ceptionally handsome in appearance. They grow up to sixty pounds and mature in about eighty days. This melon is one of the best sellers for local markets of all the red flesh varieties. They are vigorous and prolific, also very productive,
This is a new melon, developed by the man whose name is bears. It is mostly heart, deep red flesh, very tender and sweet. The rind is thin and tough, which makes it ship and haul well. The rind is green with darker green stripes, resembling the Queen of Parker, both in shape and color, grows to 70 lbs. under favorable condition, heavy
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COLE'S ALLHEART—Variety No. 58
THE WONDERMELON OR BLUE WONDER—Variety No. 16
grows great quantities of big fine dark glossy green melons. The rind is rather thin, but reason- ably tough to insure good carrying for short hauls and any market that receives this melon will sell to good advantage. It grows long and thick, seeds are white, flesh deep blood red, juicy and sweet. VY lb. 65c; ¥2 lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI- ELY;.20c:
producer, and early maturing. Our seed came direct from Mr. Cole, and performed beautifully for us here in Texas, although it is our third year to grow this melon.
Yq lb. $1.15; Y2 Ib. $2.15; % Ib. $3.15; 1 Ib. $4.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA- RIETY, 25c.
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THE TENDERSWEEET Variety No. 4
(Yellow Flesh) 70 POUND AVERAGE
Without a doubt this is one of the best and sweetest melons grown. Some people do not like yellow flesh melons, but in our opinion they are much better than any red flesh variety. The Tendersweet grows to a very large size, often weighing fifty and sixty pounds, you will note the huge size of the melons in this photo- graph as compared to the man’s hat, this is a seventy pound average, they will grow to ninety pounds under favorable conditions and proper cultivation. The rind is a dark green with a very plain mottled stripe of a lighter shade from end to end, it is thick and stands hauling well; flesh is yellow and very tender; seed white with black rim and tips with occasional side
marking of black. It’s an early melon, maturing about one week ahead of the Black Diamond type. Va lb. 80c; 2 Ib. $1.40; % lb. $2.05; 1 lb. $2.50. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI- ELY,025¢:
QUEEN OF PARKER—Variety No. 5 (Yellow Flesh)
This melon is one of the best yellow flesh mel- ons we ever cut. Its shape is a little longer than thick and its flesh is a deep rich golden yellow and very tender and sweet. The seeds are black and it has a dark green rind with mottled green stripe. The Queen of Parker is the largest of all the yellow fleshed melons. It has the largest heart of all the melon family. Many make the mistake of taking it from the vine before the heart is fully ripe. Leave it on the vine until the heart is as yel-
low as the meat around the seed, then you.really.
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have one that is good to eat. On account of its having an extra large heart, it takes the hean longer to ripen. They grow fully as large as the Florida Giant or Jumbo Triumph. There were hun- dreds in our seed fields this year that weighed from seventy-five to one hundred pounds. It is a wonderful drought resister and produces a crop almost without rain. It seems it is immune to wilt and other melon diseases, and not a hard center was found in the entire crop. % lb. 90c; ¥% Ib. $1.65; % lb. $2.40; 1 lb. $3.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
Weatherford, Texas
THE DESERT KING—Variety No. 1
Field View. See Color Photograph, inside front cover
THE DESERT KING—Variety No. 1 (Yellow Flesh)
THEY POSITIVELY WILL NOT SUNBURN
We have named this new melon the Desert King because of its remarkable ability to grow to per- fection regardless of deficient rainfall. It seems to make little difference whether it rains or not. Once the plants are out of the ground it goes right on growing. It is round to slightly oblong. Its rind is a light pea green color. The flesh is deep rich golden yellow with jet black seeds. It is very sweet
DESERT KING—Variety No. 1
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and tender inside. Its rind is medium thin and tough enough to stand hauling well. It is a medium late variety, coming along with the Florida Giant about eighty-five days after planting. It has the ability to lie on the vine a month or so after ripen- ing and still hold its good qualities and remain free from sunburn. % lb. 90c; ¥2 lb. $1.65; % Ib. $2.40;
1 lb. $3.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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YELLOW FLESH BLACK DIAMOND—Variety No. 51
This is a new watermelon that is fast becoming a leader. Exactly like the red flesh Black Diamond, as to shape and size, you can hardly tell them apart until you cut one and find the tenderest, sweetest, most delicious yellow flesh you have ever eaten; the seeds are greyish black and rather
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small; the rind is very thin and tough and can be hauled and shipped any distance. It is a mid- season melon, with a smooth, shiny, glossy dark green rind. They will grow to sixty and seventy pounds under favorable conditions. When order- ing be certain to give VARIETY No. 51, so that
the order will not be- come confused with the red variety. Y% lb. $1.15; Va WO ibael on 74 1Dst3.1 0; 1 lb. $4.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI- Eby aoc.
ORANGE FLESH TENDERSWEET
Variety No. 62 WEIGHT 90 POUNDS
The Toy Manchester “Sugar Pie’’ weighs 14 pounds compared to the king size watermelon weighing 90 pounds. See description on page 35.
Weatherford, Texas
ORANGE FLESH TENDERSWEET—Variety No. 62
See Color Photograph Front Cover
This is without a doubt the most delicious Orange Flesh watermelon ever grown and we fee! that words cannot express the attractiveness and goodness of this melon. The outside markings are exactly as Variety No. 4, but inside you will find a luscious deep Orange Flesh, white seed with black rim and tips some few slightly darker and mottled sides. They have out-produced the Variety No. 4 in our seed fields by at least one-fourth more melons and grown to an average of ten pounds per melon more, many weighing sixty to seventy pounds. The deep Orange Flesh is very tender and sweet, always cutting 100 per cent per-
fect. There will be about 1 per cent run slightly lighter in color, however, they will not be as light as the old type and we believe this slight per cent will be eliminated after this season. We feel we cannot say enough for this wonderful melon and strongly urge you at least to try a few of these seed as we know you will be satisfied with the quality.
The color photograph on front cover does not do justice to the melon as it is not deep enough orange. V4 lb. $1.40; ¥2 lb. $2.65; %4 lb. $3.90; 1 Ib. $5.00; 2 lbs. $9.50; 3 lbs. and over $4.00 per lb. Ali plus postage. '% oz. package 25c. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
ORANGE FLESH TENDERSWEET NO. 62 NOTE UNIFORMITY OF SIZE
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OLD TIME TENNESSEE MUSKMELON
—Variety No. 30
Here we see “Patsy” with fruit from the Old Time Tennessee Muskmelon, that she grew and seeded. This is one of the largest, if not the largest musk- melon grown. We have grown them up- wards of forty pounds each. They have exceedingly fine flavor and are so smelly that one can easily be found in the dark, they are planted widely for home and local market. Beside being very palatable when fully ripe, this giant muskmelon is quite a curiosity, attracting widespread attention when displayed on your roadside stand. Supply short as has been for past sev- eral years, it sems we are unable to produce enough of this seed to supply the demand. % oz. packages only 25c.
TENNESSEE MUSKMELON—Voariety No. 30
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THE TEXAS GOLDEN— Variety No. 2 (Yellow Flesh)
The Texas Golden is a long grey green rinded, yellow fleshed melon of the very finest cutting qualities. Its flesh is a rich golden yellow and as sweet as the best of them. It is an eighty day melon and is a remarkable free bearer. It grows up to ninety pounds under favorable con- ditions. Its seeds are white with black tips and small. It has a fine, delicate flavor that is all its very own. No other like it. Y% Ib. $1.15; Ye lb. $2.15; % Ib. $3.15; 1 lb. $4.00. All plus postage. LIB- ERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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IROQUOIS
Noted for its fusarium wilt re- sistance. Is a large type of melon, round to somewhat oval type. Approximately 7 by 8 inches in diameter. Its prominent ribs are coarsely netted; the tough rind holds and ships medium distances very well. The flesh is brilliant orange, a very narrow bright green lining separates the rind from the flesh, and the flesh is a brilliant and tasty texture. Very fine quality. Matures in approximately 90 days. ™% lb. 80c; ¥2 lb. $1.40; % lb. $2.05; 1 Ib. $2.50; 2 lbs. $4.50. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACK- AGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
(WILT RESISTANT)—Variety No. 64
IROQUOIS (Wilt Resistant)—Variety No. 64
ABOUT C. O. D. ORDERS
A deposit of 25% of the amount of the order, before we make shipments, is required on all shipments re- quested to be sent C.0.D. This amount is returned to
you if the order is not accepted.
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN—Variety No. 65
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN—Variety No. 65
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PRIDE OF WISCONSIN ranks as one of the finest local and medium distance shipping cantaloupes grown for market. The ribs are semi- prominent, the netting coarse with an exceedingly tough rind. The brilliant orange flesh is as nice a flavor as you ever tasted; quite thick with small seed cavity. A vigorous producer, it is not disease resistant. Matures in about 90 days. It is also known as Queen of Colorado. Y4 lb. 80c; ¥2 Ib. $1.40; % Ib. $2.05; 1 lb. $2.50; 2 lbs. $4.50. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25C%
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PERFECTED PERFECTO CANTALOUPE
Variety No. 33
The Perfecto ripens ev- enly and for a long period; melons run fairly large, up to twelve pack Jumbo flat, very uniform in_ size; coarse, solid heavy net, being perfect in appear- ance. The flesh is a very dark salmon color, fine grained and of excellent flavor; the seed cavity averages much smaller than any other Rocky Ford varieties, the rich colored flesh extending to the rind. The vines make an extra strong vigorous growth, and are highly disease resistant. Due to this fact, hills should be spaced further apart than other cantaloupe varieties. For late maturing melon, we urge you to plant the
See Color Photograph—Page 25
Perfected Perfecto, and we are positive that a trial will be convincing. Our stock comes direct from Rocky Ford, Colorado. ¥% lb. 65c; ¥ lb. $1.10; % lb. $1.60; 1 Ib. $1.90. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
CANTALOUPE CULTURE
We recommend one pound of seed per acre, spacing the hills 6 to 8 feet each way, the land being a medium sandy loam, cultivating deep with the first plowing, gradually getting shallower with each cultivation as the vines grow larger. Cultivate often, keeping the field free of weeds
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and grass at all times. Plant 12 to 15 seeds to the hill, thinning to two of the healthiest plants when they have four to five leaves. Cover the seed with about one inch of soil gently tamped, planting when all danger of frost in your locality is past.
SCHOON’S HARD SHELL CANTALOUPE OR MUSKMELON
Variety No. 50
Large growing hard shell cantaloupe or muskmelon, weight from 3 to 4 pounds. Slightly oval, faint ribbing with abundant coarse netting; skin grey green, becoming pale yellow at matu- rity, tough and hard; flesh deep salmon, medium thick, fairly solid, juicy, good quality. Very resistant to worms. Very dependable home garden and local market type; not suitable for long dis- tance shipping. % lb. 65c; Ya lb. $1.15; %4 Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus post- age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI- ED Y 420C:
Weatherford, Texas
a oS ee d HALE'S BEST—Variety No. 36
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HALE'S BEST Variety No. 36
We believe this to be the best early shipping cantaloupe that has yet been introduced. It ripens in eighty days, highly flavored, beautiful solidly netted, little if any suture and no ribs. The rich spicy salmon flesh is deep fine grain and holds up well for long distance shipping. Fruit 24% to 3 pounds, very uniform in size, have slightly oval shape. Wherever cantaloupes are grown, we recom- mend this melon to the melon
growers, for north where the seasons are short; for the south to be the first on the market with a real good can- taloupe. % lb. 60c; % lb. $1.05; % Ib. $1.45; 1 Ib. $1.75. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 20¢.
If fu amount of postage charges are not sent such carrying charges from amount of seeds or- along with order, we will deduct the amount of dered as we do not pay these charges.
POLLOCK 10-25 ROCKY FORD
Variety No. 35 We consider this the finest strain of Rocky Ford was first introduced a few years ago in a com- to be had. We obtained our planting seed direct mercial way and has proven generally satisfac-
from Rocky Ford, Colorado, the home of this can-
tory; you will make no mistake in ordering the seed for your commercial crop. Y% lb. 65c; ¥2 lb.
taloupe. Our strain is absolutely pure. Ours is $1.10; % lb. $1.60; 1 lb. $1.90. All plus postage. known as the goldlined No. 10-25. This melon LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
POLLOCK 10-25 ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE—Variety No. 35
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MILDEW RESISTANT NO. 45 CANTALOUPE—Variety No. 32
The vines of this introduction are entirely free of qny mildew and highly disease resistant. In some fields for a comparison and test purposes, other Rocky Ford varieties were planted by the side of the Resistant. In these fields the non- resistant strains were immediately killed by mil- dew, while the Resistant intertwined with them showing no mildew infection whatever. The pro- duction and shipping qualities are due to the fact the No. 45 must be picked on a FULL SLIP and will then carry to the far distant markets, arriving in perfect condition. It has won its fame for being the most popular of the Mildew Resistant Strains;
NEW IDEAL CANTALOUPE— Variety No. 28
Another improved strain of the Hale’s Best. By careful selection this improved strain of Hale’s Best has become another of the outstanding melons in districts where a large uniform early melon is desired. On an average, they produce within eighty days from date of planting. Have an unusually healthy vigorous vine and very pro- lific. The melons run strong to jumbo in size and oval in shape; practically all solid net; the flesh is a deep sal- mon color; has an excellent flavor, small seed cavity and fine shipper. We strongly urge you to give this melon a trial and feel confident you will be more than pleased with the appearance, uniformity, size and yield at harvest time, due to the fact it is
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in other words, as a shipping melon, it is unex- celled. The No. 45 has a thick salmon colored flesh; is well flavored. However, the flesh is not as fine grained, neither is the flavor equal to that of the Improved Hale’s Best Strains. They run largely to the Jumbo type. The melon has a rea- sonably small seed cavity and is perhaps one week later in maturing than the Hale’s Best. If you want a melon with proven shipping and carrying qualities, a melon that MUST be VINE RIPENED, we advise giving the Mildew Resistant No. 45 a trial the coming season. '% lb. 65c; ¥2 Ib. $1.10; % lb. $1.60; 1 Ib. $1.90. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
adapted to nearly all melon growing districts in the county, where a Jumbo melon is preferred. Ya lb. 65c; ¥2 Ib. $1.10; %4 Ib. $1.60; 1 lb. $1.90. All
plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI- ETY; 20)
Weatherford, Texas
TEXAS RESISTANT No. 1 CANTALOUPE — Variety No. 46
(Aphid and Downy Mildew Resistant)
This Aphid and Downy Mildew Resistant Canta- loupe is fast becoming one of the most popular cantaloupes on the market. The vine is stout and
vigorous, not unusually large but having dense foliage that covers the fruit well and protects
them from sunburn. Leaves are thick and of a characteristic shape and color unlike those of the common Hale's Best strains. The persistence and longevity of the vines are unusual and the plants will remain green, even in the absence of disease and insects, long after the vines of the Hale's Best strains have died. Drought and unfavorable soil conditions affect the vines very little and they still have the appearance of full vigor after the re- moval of the first fruits, setting new fruit in a very short time. The fruit is a desirable size, about 44% to 5% inches in diameter, running larger when planted in the spring than from fall plantings. Netting is moderate, the rind firm and will usu- ally withstand shipping when harvested in full slip but not fully ripe. Flesh is a rich salmon color with a fine firm texture. The flavor is sweet and slightly musky. The seed cavity is rather small, seeds compact and few in number. Matures in about 85 days on early plantings, and 60 days on late plantings.
The variety is very prolific, almost always pro-
TEXAS RESISTANT No. 1—Variety No. 46
See Color Photograph Inside Back Cover
ducing a good crop, sometimes at the rate of 500 bushels of ungraded cantaloupes per acre from either spring or fall seasonal plantings. %4 lb. 60c; Y2 Ib. $1.05; % lb. $1.45; 1 lb. $1.75. All plus post- age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
HOW TO TREAT SEED AGAINST ANTHRACNOSE & GUMMY-STEM BLIGHT
Each of you should know the value of seed treatment by now, as we have been educating you to this act for several years. All the seed we ship out are treated with either Spergon or Arason, which kills the spores of Anthracnose and Gummy- stem blight fungi that are carried on melon seed. Anthracnose is found in every state in the union with possible exception of California, and is trans- ferable in the seed (see page 46 under Anthrac- nose), but if your seed are treated with Spergon
or Arason, they will not carry the spores of An- thracnose and Gummy-stem blight.
However, this does not prevent the plants from contracting the disease after they are out of the ground, both of these diseases are more prevalent in extreme southern states where humidity is high. It does not exist to any great extent here in Texas, except along the coast line, we did not have a single plant of it in our seed fields this season. See page 22.
WARRANTY
The Willhite Melon Seed Farms warrants, to the extent of the purchase price, that seeds sold are as described on the container, within recognized tolerances. Seller gives no other or further Warranty, ex-
_ press or implied.
OUR THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CATALOG
This catalogue is our salesman. Much time and effort has gone into its preparation, and it contains valuable information, not only in regard to seed
but also as to how melons may be successfully
grown.
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AMERICAN BEAUTY DUSTER
Carried like a knapsack and oper- ated by one man, the 600 - cubic- inch bel- lows, operated by right hand, develops largest cloud and most powerful blast of any one man dust- er; power to drive cloud over 25-foot tree, or entirely through large citrus tree; volume to cover full grown, bush-type grape- vine at one blast; cloud under complete con- trol so no dust is wasted between plants or rows. A 30-inch, wire-inserted, flexible rubber hose per- mits direction of cloud with ease and at will; two 18-inch lengths of tubing permit operator to reach low-growing plants without stooping; a spreader, when attached to the end of tubing, directs cloud up underneath low-growing plants. Entire top lifts off for easy filling and accessibility for repairs; all parts being interchangeable, worn or broken parts may easily be replaced by operator. Al- though we do not carry a complete stock of parts, we will be pleased to order parts for your machine if you will send us the number of the broken or wom out part with the model number of your machine. This Duster has a hopper capacity, 15 pounds; net weight, 17/2 pounds; shipping weight, 23 pounds. We have them at standard price, $32.50, prepaid.
PLEASE NOTICE AND READ CAREFULLY
On the pages to follow I have endeavored to outline land preparations, cultivation, fertilization and many other things that I have been asked questions about. However, in following these rules, you must remember to always take into considera- tion the amount of rainfall in your particular area as too much fertilizer and too much nitrate of soda will cause white hearted melons if you don't get the proper amount of moisture. It is far better to not have enough than it is to have too much and not have the moisture to take care of it. If your soil is heavy it will not take as much fertilizer, or maybe it is already rich and doesn't need as much. Be sure to bear this in mind when making prepara- tions and fertilizing.
PRUNING
The practice of pruning small melons from the vine is strongly recommended. This enables the vine to put its strength into sizing the individual melons and hastening maturity. Generally speak- ing the sooner the pruning is done, the better. This is usually when the melons are four to six inches long, always leaving the best and most uni- form shape melon. Some growers prune down to
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a single melon, others leave two, three or four depending on the size they would like to produce, when they have ripened off, you can let others set on and always let a melon stay on the vine until it is ripe. Lots of money is lost by getting to anx- ious and cutting it before it is ripe.
LAND PREPARATION AND FERTILIZATION
Land should be plowed six or eight weeks in advance of planting because soil plowed just be- fore planting is likely to dry out and result in a poor stand.
About two weeks before the seed are to be planted the furrows should be freshened, the rows layed off, and the fertilizer applied, using from 100 to 200 pounds per acre, the amount depend- ing greatly upon the nature and fertility of your soil and the amount of rainfall received in your particular vicinity. Be sure to put your fertilizer deep enough in the ground that you will not plant directly in the fertilizer as very often this will kill the germination of your melon seed.
The fertilizer should be applied evenly in the furrows rather than only at the check or hills, since watermelons produce an extensive root system, outward as well as the tap root going down six feet or more. The fine feeder roots are the length of the vines, for this reason you should be careful never to cultivate closer to the plant than the vine is long.
After the seed are planted from one to three ap- plications of side-dressing should be applied. In early producing areas, three applications of side- dressing are applied as follows:
1. At thinning time when 4 to 6 leaves appear— nitrate of soda at the rate of 1 to 2 tablespoonfuls per plant.
2. When runners are about 2 feet long, apply nitrate of soda at the rate of 25 to 50 pounds to the acre.
3. When melons are 10 to 12 pounds in weight, an 8-0-8 or similar grade of top dressing at the rate of 75 to 100 pounds per acre. This applica- tion can be put down the row middles since the root system will have a spread throughout the entire area by that time.
CULTIVATION
Watermelons should be cultivated much the same as other crops. Any implement may be used that will destroy the weeds and grass, re- membering always to cultivate shallow and not close enough to the plants to prune the roots.
When the vines commence to run, they should not be disturbed by cultivation. Cultivation done after the vines have begun to run should be done between the rows and far enough away from the vines so that they will not be disturbed.
It is always desirable to avoid working the vines when they are wet in order to keep the spread of fungous diseases at a minimum.
Weatherford, Texas
THE PICKLE WORM OR MELON WORM
This pest seldom reaches any important stage in any area north of Missouri, but south of that line, it is often a difficult problem. It confines its work largely to Squash, Cantaloupe and Cucumber. The adult of this pest is a beautiful moth, with a wing spread of about one inch, brownish in color with a semi-transparent area in the middle of the wing. The melon worm may have three or four generations per year, requiring about a month to pass from the egg to adult stage. It lays small, flat elliptical white eggs, mostly on the blossoms, blossom buds or tender tip growth. Hatching in three to five days the young larvae soon begin their work. Although the damage of the young caterpillars may be considerable to the foliage and
blossoms, the greater damage occurs to the fruits; as they become more mature, they bore into the
melon, feeding as they bore. Since this is true, arsenical sprays are of very little value, contact poisons, such as nicotine, are also of little value. Therefore, naturally the preventive methods are most effective. The moths being strong fliers ro- tation of crops is almost futile. But destruction of infested fruits helps throughout the season and prompt destruction of vines and immature fruits after the crop has been gathered will reduce the number of moths to appear next season. Deep plowing during the fall and early winter will destroy many of the hibernating pupae. The above described predatory pest may be known in your particular section as the Cantaloupe Borer.
FUSARIUM WILT
Fusarium wilt is a serious soil-borne disease of watermelons and is not transferable on the seed. The disease cannot be controlled in the field, ex- cept by planting wilt-resistant varieties, such as the following: Blacklee No. 45, Hawksbury No. 8, Missouri Queen No. 52, Wilt Proof Kleckley No. 6, Variety No. 19, The Miles Melon No. 54 and Iron- sides No. 56.
SEED PER ACRE
We recommend one pound of seed per acre of any variety. There are 4,760 average seed to the pound. This will plant 303 hills twelve by twelve putting about 15 seeds to the hill, there being 43,560 feet in an acre. By putting enough seed to the hill and later thinning to two of the best plants to the hill, the outside plants will act as a protection to the inner plants, which often saves replanting the entire acreage. Thin when the plants have four leaves.
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CONTROL OF THE MELON APHIS OR HONEY DEW
The melon aphid is by far the most abundant and destructive aphid affecting watermelons, cantaloupes and cucumbers that we have and very often will be present on some vines far in advance of the grower's knowledge. However the presence of ladybugs or lady beetles and ants about the melon plants is almost a sure sign that the melon aphid is present also. The lady beetles feed on the aphids themselves and the ants upon the honeydew excreted by them. When your vines become badly infested the leaves and young fruit become covered with a sticky coat of this excretion. When this has developed to such a degree that the leaves begin to curl up, the plant rarely recovers enough to make normal growth even if the insects are controlled.
The attack of the melon aphid may occur in the early spring or later, depending upon climatic conditions and may continue throughout the en- tire growing period. In the South, very often a few of these insects appear almost as soon as the mel- ons are up. From these few great multitudes will develop as soon as the weather becomes warmer.
To control the melon aphid it is necessary to employ a contact insecticide, what is meant by that is some substance that kills when it touches the body of the insect. The effectiveness of a con- tact dust or spray depends upon the thoroughness of its application. That is the reason that in spray- ing or dusting for the melon aphid, the underside of the leaf must be dusted as this is where during the day that you will find this insect, only coming out on top of the leaf in the cool of the night hours.
Our method of control for the melon aphid is the use of Black Leaf 40 and lime, applied to the underside of the leaves. This dusting should be done very early in the morning, while the dew is still on your vines, as the dust will have a tend- ency to cling to the leaf longer when applied at this time. It is very important that you spray early before your plants begin to vine, by killing the very first aphids that appear, you can control this insect much easier. If you begin in time two or three dustings are usually sufficient to hold them in check until the melons mature. This mixture of Black Leaf 40 and lime costs very little, one two- pound can of Black Leaf 40 costs only $4.50 and when added to 36 pounds of lime will make you 38 pounds of dust that is very deadly to the aphid when applied in the right manner. Get lime at lumber yard. Let us again caution you to begin dusting for the melon aphid very early and do not wait until your vines become large and well cov- ered with honeydew, at which period very little can be done.
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BLACK LEAF 40
We have the BLACK LEAF 40 in the liquid form only. That is what we use to mix our dust. 1 oz. bottle, 35c; 5 oz. bottle, $1.05; 1 lb. bottle, $2.50;
2 Ib. can, $4.50; 5 lb. can, $8.90, 10 lb. can, $13.75. All the above prices plus postage.
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POISONS
TO MIX THE DUST
Mix at the rate of one pound of liquid Black Leaf 40 to 18 pounds of lime, using any kind of heavy can having an airtight lid. Place the lime and Black Leaf 40 in the can, in the proportion given, now put into the can a piece of chain or several pebbles the size of large marbles and thoroughly shake or roll the can until the lime and Black Leaf 40 are thoroughly mixed, as it is most important that the Black Leaf 40 be thoroughly mixed with the lime to make a uniform dust. This mixture will become stronger if set aside for a while and kept tightly sealed. Fill your Duster about two-thirds full of this mixture and remem- ber, dust your leaves from the underside for mel- on aphids.
SECRET IS SIMPLE
The secret of growing melons is quite a simple one, consisting of hard work and a little common sense together with a few rules to go by. The time to begin next year’s crop is this year. The land should first be selected, preferably good deep sandy loam soil, creek bottom land is better if high enough to keep from overflowing. If possible plant this land to Vetch or some other legume that can be turned under while green, getting it plowed under before frost, covering well. If you use barn- yard fertilizer get it out by the first of December if at all possible. Well rotted straw makes a very good fertilizer if placed in the row early enough. In fact almost any well rotted organic matter makes an excellent fertilizer if put out at the prop- er time. One of the most important items in grow- ing watermelons is a well prepared seed bed; a thoroughly pulverized, well cultivated, clean seed bed is almost half the job done in making a crop of melons as far as cultivation is concerned, for the more time spent in preparing and cultivating the seed bed for planting the less time that will have to be spent cultivating your melons after they are up and growing. Where your land lays rolling it is quite a good idea to contour your melon rows to the lay of the land so that each row will act as a terrace. Many benefits may be de- rived from this, as it will keep your land from washing during hard rains and conserve moisture from light rains or showers during the dryer times. Do not fail to cultivate shallow after the first plowing, care being exercised not to allow
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the plow to run deep enough to interfere with the root system, which covers practically the whole of the area between your rows. Many times the feeder roots will travel a distance of twenty feet from the tap root in their search for food. A last word, cultivate often, once each week if at all possible, and plow just as long as you are able to get through the middle without injury to your vines.
HOW TO GROW THE BIG ONES
Keep all the little melons pruned off your vines until they attain size, after they are about eight feet in length, select two of the very best uniform shaped melons, leaving them on the vine, keep- ing all other melons clipped off until the two se- lected are full grown and begin to ripen, at which time two more may be selected to leave. Never plant melons on the same land more than one time in five years unless you have deep bottom land, and then not more than two years in suc- cession.
PRUNING NECESSARY
The greatest essential is to use the knife. The plant should not be called on to support more melons than it can mature well. At first, let two well-formed melons stay. When they are about grown, two more can be allowed to start. Never allow a crooked or deformed melon to stay on the vine. A necked melon is a sure sign that the man who grew it did not know his business. If it had been cut off when small, a straight, nice melon could have been set. A crooked melon is just that much loss as it is neither fit to eat nor fit to sell. The amateur grower seems to be afraid to prune the melons from the vine and consequently lets his vine attempt to bring ten to twelve melons to ma- turity at one time. With 300 to 350 hills to the acre and four to six melons to the hill during the season, the grower can expect from twelve to fif- teen hundred melons per acre when the crop is good. Always let a melon stay on the vine until it is ripe. Lots of money is lost by getting too anxious and cutting it before it is ripe.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR MELONS FROM SUNBURN
Spray or sprinkle common hydrated or pow- dered lime over the top side of all melons as they near the ripening stage. Perhaps a more efficient but somewhat slower method is to mix the lime with water, using a paint brush, paint the tops of all your melons at the ripening period. Lime ap- plied in this manner has a tendency to stay on your melons better than if applied in the dry form. This pure white lime reflects the heat from the sun's rays thus preventing sunburn.
Weatherford, Texas
W atermelon Plant Diseases and Their Control
WILT—Entire plant wilts (at first only during hot part of day), and finally dies. Water vessels in wilted stems appear discolored.
PREVENTIVE—Plant on new land whenever pos- sible. At least do not plant on same land oftener than once in 4 or 5 years. Gather and burn old vines after harvest. Plant resistant varieties such as Hawksbury No. 8, Blacklee No. 45, Wilt Proof Kleckley Sweet No. 6, Variety No. 19, Missouri Queen No. 52, Miles Melon No. 54 and the New Melon Ironsides No. 56.
ANTHRACNOSE—Black spots on leaves and stems. Young fruit becomes dark colored and shrivels when the stem is attacked. Spots on fruits are numerous, large and often of pinkish color.
LEAF SPOT—Small, round, black spots on older leaves near base of stem. These leaves die and drop off.
DOWNY MILDEW-—lIregular black areas on leaves. Under moist weather conditions the entire foliage may be killed. Sometimes a faint, purplish, downy growth may be seen on the under side of the infected spots.
TREAT ALL THE ABOVE DISEASES AS FOL- LOWS:
A combination of crop rotation, destruction of plant refuse, seed treatment and spraying or dusting are necessary to keep in check these diseases of watermelon.
PARZATE controls Downy Mildew, Leaf Spot, Anthracnose and Leaf Molds.
PARZATE is a powerful fungicide and yet it is mild on plant leaves, so mild in fact that it will not burn or stunt even the most sensitive plants. It comes in liquid or dry form, is a Du Pont product. See your local dealer; if he does not have it write Du Pont, Grasselli Chemicals Dept., Wilmington, Delaware.
BLOSSOM-END ROT—Discoloration and shrivel- ing of the blossom end of melon. Decay progresses inwards. No control methods are known, although the affected melons should be removed from the field to prevent the development of parasitic organ- isms on them which may possibly infect other fruits and portions of the vine.
COLD, WIND and SAND INJURY
When young plants are exposed to very low temperatures, which do not kill but cause severe damage by stunting to such an extent further growth is slow. Growth is almost entirely stopped, and when further growth occurs it is often in an irregular manner, causing curling of the leaves making them more susceptible to attacks of various
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fungi than those in a more normal condition ol growth, and are often killed by such fungi.
Strong winds, in March, often whip and tear the leaves severely, drying them out and the torn edges become hard and brittle again making them susceptible to the attacks of fungi. The most serious type of wind injury, however, occurs dur- ing fruit setting by whipping off blossoms and in- juring young melons until they turn dark and drop off.
BLOSSOMS BUT NO MELONS
The setting of melons is dependent on pollina- tion by insects, usually bees or the striped cucum- ber beetle, however, temperature and moisture conditions must also be right for satisfactory pol- lination. High temperatures and extreme dry weather prevailing through much of the growing period may result in poor set of melons, even where plants are grown under irrigation high tem- peratures might interfere with pollination. ‘With most plants the proper pollination of blossoms is dependent on a set of conditions, all of which must be just right at blossoming time.” All cucurbits, which include melons, squashes, pumpkins and cucumbers, produce separate male and female blossoms, with the former which carry the pollen predominating over the female or fruit-forming blossoms by ten or more to one. A large number of blossoms, therefore, does not necessarily mean a heavy set of fruit. Generally, during the grow- ing season, periods occur when all necessary con- ditions are right and a normal crop of melons is produced.
ROOT KNOT—Elongated swellings or small, round galls on the roots of plants are common symptoms of the root-knot disease. The causal agent is a small worm, called a nematode, which is scarcely visible to the unaided eye. Plants affected with rootknot are lacking in vigor, stunted, and pale in color. Root-knot galls are ordinarily much smaller and more numerous than the large, more spherical swellings of crown gall. One might confuse root-knots with the nodules on leguminous plants which are produced by the beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria. These nodules are easily broken off from the side of the root, whereas nematode galls are swellings of the root itself and cannot be separated from the root. Another eel-worm, the meadow nematode, injures some plants by causing tufts or rootlets without causing galls. The eradication, or even satisfactory control, of root-knot nematodes is not easily obtained. Fields infested with root-knot nematodes should be planted with grasses, cereals, or CROTALARIA spectabilis for several years. At the same time, all weeds should be controlled since many of them are hosts for the nematodes. Clean fallow of the soil with frequent cultivation during dry weather tends to reduce the nematode population through drying of the soil and starvation.
"We Cover the Globe” 45
STEM-END ROT—May appear in the field through wounds in the melon rind. Most fre- quent in shipments of watermelons. Infection takes place in the cut stem causing a dark, soft, watersoaked area near the stem. Decay pro- gresses finally shriveling the entire melon.
TREATMENT—When packing for shipment cut off end of stem and paint fresh cut with paste made as follows: Dissolve ¥2 lb. copper sulphate in 3¥%2 quarts of boiling water (use enamelware vessel). Stir ¥2 Ib. laundry starch into 1 pint of water and add to the above boiling copper sul- phate solution, with rapid stirring. Boil until a thick paste is formed. Make up fresh paste for each treatment (a carload of melons requires 1 auart of paste).
HAIL—Hail storms frequently cause heavy damage to various crops. All succulent plants and their fruits such as cotton, corn, watermelons, tomatoes, small grains, are affected. In addition to the above factors too much water in the soil, improper placement of fertilizer and high winds may cause severe and widespread damage to the crop. Little is known definitely concerning the control or treatment of injuries due to un- favorable climatic conditions. Maintenance of favorable soil moisture through plowing under of cover crops or the use of mulch may be helpful in certain cases. Affected plants should be pruned back after the injured parts have become distinct, to force normal growth.
CUCUMBER BEETLES (Both Striped and Spotted) —These bugs are very deadly to most vine plants early in the spring and usually begin to suck them as soon as the plant comes out of the ground. Use a dust spraying machine (any kind). Mix one pound of arsenate of lead with twelve pounds of lime. Spray lightly underneath the leaves early in the morning while plants are moist with dew. Use just enough to slightly white the plant. Spray about every two days until plants are ten days old. After they are that old they cannot harm the plants. (See page 40 for Aphis control.) Get the bugs and lice early and you will have little trouble with them later.
USE SABADILLA DUST FOR PUMPKIN AND CHINCH BUGS, GET IT FROM YOUR NEAREST SEARS ROEBUCK STORE
ANTHRACNOSE
Anthracnose is the most destructive disease ol watermelons in the United States; being especially severe in the southern states it is said to cause more loss than all other watermelon diseases com- bined. The Anthracnose fungus can attack all parts of the watermelon plant above ground in all stages of their growth, but usually shows up on the oldest leaves first. The leaves show small black spots, which may soon enlarge until the whole leaf becomes black and shriveled. Many
46 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
times, whole fields may show these blackened: leaves in just a few days time. Often, however, un; © der less favorable conditions to the disease, only the leaves at the center of the plant are killed, leaving the stem and a part of the vine bare. Dur- ing wet weather the spots on the leaves show to be an orange-pinkish color and are somewhat raised, while in dry weather these spots are gray- ish and less noticeable; however, these spots or spores are what spreads the disease in wet weath- er. This disease is by no means confined to the melon vine, but will attack the melon as well. When young melons become infected black spots appear very similar to those on the leaves. On old- er melons the disease causes small watery spots with greasy yellowish centers, which become ele- vated making the surface of the melon bumpy in appearance. To control this disease, it is very essential that the seed be treated before planting. For development after plants are up, possibly originating from untreated seed or from soil of a former melon planting, it possibly can be checked by the application of Dithane, Parzate or other materials at the rate recommended by the manu- facturers. Spreading of this disease can be greatly avoided by keeping out of the infected fields when the plants are wet, as the fungus is easily trans- ferred by walking through the vines. However, if you live in a section that is very prevalent to An- thracnose, we suggest that you plant your crop this year to the ‘‘Congo’’ watermelon which is definitely resistant to Anthracnose, but not en- tirely immune to this disease. See page 3 in this catalogue for full description.
CUTWORMS
Fat, colored worms 1 to 1¥2 inches long cut off young plants near ground at night, hide in soil nearby during day. Put enough water in 5 pounds coarse bran to moisten, add ¥2 pint molasses and '% pound white arsenic or paris green. Scatter mash thinly around plants in late afternoon.
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Say “goodbye” to unsightly twine and raffia, to needless work with sheers. TWIST-EMS—strong dark-green “invisible tapes with wire reinforcing — protect stems, per- manently support annuals, perennials, vines, shrubs and vegetables. Grand for flower arrange- ment. Millions used by successful nurserymen, professional and amateur gardeners. Box of 125, 8 inch size, 35¢
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Weatherford, Texas
. NEW GENERAL PLASTIC RAYDOMES FOR PLANT PROTECTION
Transparent plastic Raydomes permit inspection of seedlings without removal of Ray- dome caps.
These Raydomes give protection from wind, rain, storms, frost, insects, etc., also control moisture, temperature and insure excellent germination, thus making possible earlier maturity of the plants.
The Plastic Raydome protectors are installed by setting them in place and covering their flanges with soil to hold them down. They are easily tipped for removal of weeds, or for ventilation during the last few days to allow hardening of the plant to outside weathering conditions, which needs to be done 3 or 4 days before final removal.
They are well suited to the incubation and growing requirements of many kinds of vegetables, fruits and flowers, such as melons, tomatoes, beans, peppers, squashes, egg- plants, cucumbers, pumpkins, radishes, lettuce, beets and flowers. In addition to their use with planted seeds, Raydomes may be used to protect transplants and thus mini- mize wilting.
Raydomes are crystal clear, very light and rigid and can be used by housekeepers, Hotels, Hospitals, Bakeries, Restaurants, for covering of counter displays of pies, cakes and fruits. With sloping 5 degree rib effect, insuring strength, rigidity and ease in nesting and storage.
The clear plastic Dome shape plant protector that enables full penetration of all the healthful warm rays of the sun is a perfect “greenhouse” since the warmth from the sun’s rays is retained within the dome. Moisture rises and condenses on the inner side of the cap, resulting in better controlled humidity-temperature condition.
Although your first cost on Raydome caps is higher than paper caps, they will last several seasons. This, plus time saving in use and the faster maturity gained through transparency, more than compensates for the extra expense.
RAYDOME No. SIZE IN INCHES WEIGHT PER 1000 CU. FT. PER 1000 LIST PRICE PRICE PER DOZ. 7” Dia. Base and No. 745 442" high 60 lbs 16 Cu. Ft. $ .25 Each $ 3.00 10” Dia. Base and $ 5.40 No. 1065 642" high 115 lbs. 32 Cu. Ft. $ .45 Each All F.O.B.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING HOTKAPS For Best Results Read Carefully
Set the HOTKAPS over seed or plant at time of planting. the soil around the HOTKAP is well drained. This can also be In dry soil, see that there is plenty of moisture in the ground done by running a small furrow along one side of the HOTKAP. before planting. We recommend the use of the HOTKAP Setter in connection
Do not set a HOTKAP in a basin or depression where water with the setting of the HOTKAPS, as it will enable you to place can settle. If this is done the water will have a tendency to the HOTKAP properly so that the greatest amount of efficiency weaken the side walls of the HOTKAP. Wherever possible, will be obtained from them, also it speeds up the work of it is always best to set the HOTKAP on a slight slope so that setting.
THE SETTING
To secure best result follow these instructions carefully
Now cover flange pro- truding from Hotkap Setter with soil, thor- oughly but lightly
Lift Setter from Hot- p. Plant is now protected from ad- verse weather and also from insects.
First place Hotkap in Setter. Press Hotkap against sides of Set- ter, over plant or
(Fig. 2) As soon as plant is (Fig. 3) Now that the plant crowding Hotkap, cut another has outgrown the Hotkap, pull slit im opposite direction the rae four eocrionalict the Bos four inch long. same length. ap away from e plant so
cease oe: ce that it can grow naturally through the Hotkap.
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it remains it will afford pro- recuion to the base of the
Ship Wt. 25eHotkapss withssetter:cceciaeres sts crctaterete 4) «1-1 oo cells $ .95 2 Ibs. 100 Hotkaps with setter.................0...00. 3.15 5 Ibs. 250 Hotkaps with setter................eecceees 5.90 11 Ibs.
1,000 Hotkaps without setter..................... 18.35 34 Ibs. 5,000 Hotkaps (per 1,000)...................2000- 18.20 34 Ibs. 10,000 Hotkaps (per 1,000)......... steheyene ele olate ve e'enare 18.05 34 Ibs. Fibreboard setters, each. .............000e cece ccees 20 1 Ib. SfeelsSettermeacitarstentetetetsrcieiefostersicle steyetenefetorstoheterele) ciel 1.95 3 Ibs.
"Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower” "We Cover the Globe” 47
WE DO NOT PAY POSTAGE OR SHIPPING CHARGES
If seeds are to be shipped by mail, please inclose sufficient money to pay mailing charges (see rate sheet below). If they are to be shipped by Freight, Motor Freight or Express the charges can be paid at your end of the line. However, bear in mind that no Express or Motor freight services are available on Saturdays and Sundays in the smaller towns and cities, a skeleton crew only being employed in the larger cities on these two days to handle perishable freight.
PARCEL-POST OR FOURTH-CLASS MAIL
RATES OF POSTAGE, CLASSIFICATION, INSURANCE AND C. O. D. FEATURES, WRAPPING, ETC.
Fourth-class Matter, known as domestic parcel-post mail, in- cludes all parcels over 8 ounces in weight containing circulars, books, catalogs, and other matter wholly in print, together with merchandise, farm and factory products, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants, and all other mailable matter not em- braced in the first and second classes. The same matter in parcels weighing 8 ounces or less is embraced in third-class mail.
Rates of Postage on Fourth-Class Matter (over 8 ounces)—To Be Fully Prepaid—are by the pound, according to distance or zone, a fraction of a pound being computed as a full pound, as shown
Exceptions
(1) In the first and second zone, where the distance by the short- est regular practicable mail route is 300 miles or more, the rate is the same as for the third zone.
(2) Parcels weighing less than 10 pounds and measuring over 84 inches, but not more than 100 inches in length and girth combined, are subject to a minimum charge equal to that for a 10-pound parcel for the zone to which addressed.
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48 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
Weatherford, Texas
CLARA LEE, FLORIDA GIANT, BLACK DIAMOND OR CANNON BALL Variety No. 17
Variety No. 17 is an improved strain of the above varieties and you positively cannot get better seed anywhere at any price, as there is none better. Our seeds cost several times as much to produce as do seeds usually sold by the average merchant. We could produce melon seed of any variety for less than half our present price but if we did the quality would not be there and they would come from all sizes and little regard would be paid to purity. Our melon seed would be cheaper than the common run of seed if we charged you twice the price per pound. It takes but one pound per acre to plant the crop and on the average half dozen fair size melons will sell for enough to pay for the seeds and by planting good seeds you will raise many more marketable melons that will sell for more money than those grown from the low priced seeds. See price sheet for prices.
More about variety No. 17 on page 30, LIBERAL PACKAGE ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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TEXAS RESISTANT NO. 1 THE MILES WATERMELON—Variety No. 54
VARIETY No. 46—See full description on page 41 See description on page 23
WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS
POOLVILLE, TEXAS WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
Grown from high quality seed that are bred up to high standards, processed, tested and treated, to give you higher production, these seeds cost a little more but are well worth the difference in price you would pay for poor seed, which is always costly at give away prices. You can't beat “quality” even though you think the price is high at the time you make your purchase.
See full description on page 28
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Clara Lee Willhite's Blue Ribbon Winner Certified Black Diamond Watermelons See full description on page 29