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Bill Clinton: Now, in August, when they start having the contest for the biggest melon, they're really not much. They don't taste very…

On the recordJuly 23, 1993
Now, in August, when they start having the contest for the biggest melon, they're really not much. They don't taste very good after they get about 65 pounds or bigger than that, they've got so much water in them. But you can almost literally watch them grow. I mean, they get up to 50, 60, 70 pounds. And you just have to keep pouring water--and they grow in real sandy soil--and pour water in them. The stalk is there, and it just sucks the water out of the ground, literally, like a vacuum cleaner. The water will go in and just suck it back out into the melon. It is amazing.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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