Abbeville Farmer Has Explosive Watermelon, Aug. 29, 1924

Explosive Watermelon Is Found at Abbeville Abbeville, Aug. 28—Let Burbank look to his laurels—a farmer of Abbeville county has developed the explosive watermelon. This morning as Mr. W.D. Barksdale was selling one of his nicest he happened to touch it with his toe and to his surprise it popped open. A few minutes later his son Weeble started to pick one up with the result that it popped even before he laid his hands upon it. These melons were grown by Mr. T.O. Price. They are round in shape, with a thin rind and are very ripe. From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, August 29, 1924 newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073201/1924-08-29/ed-1/seq-1/#words=AUGUST+29%2C+1924