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Sprite melon

By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on July 2, 2004 1:57 PM

Sprite melons at Jacob Odom's  farm

Bobby Williams photo

It is harvest time for sprite melons on Jacob Odom's farm in Princeton. Odom is one of several farmers in Wayne and Lenoir counties who produce the melons, which are sweet and have a fruity, pear-like flavor.