Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1917 — Biggest Melon Crop In History to Be Planted. [ARTICLE]

Biggest Melon Crop In History to Be Planted.

Evansville, Ind., April 20.—Melon distributors of the southern Ohio valley, in conference here today, heard reports which indicate the 1917 watermelon crop wiH be the biggest in hisptory. A fifty per cent increase in tonnage was predicted. The bo’.l weevil, which has caused planters to give up cotton culture in favor of watermelon cultivation, has resulted in a big increase in the melon acreage this year.