DeSoto Watermelon Association

the voice of the rotational melon economy

Evidence class

publicly verified operating

Placed at

2022: first documented year on the map; founding year not recorded

Place

Arcadia, DeSoto County

District

Peace River valley

Status as of 12 September 2026

Operating; promotes watermelon growers, shippers and industry members in the heartland region, in its own words.

Connections

2 edges, 2 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.004 (rank 114 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.000 (rank 119) · outside share 0.50

Confidence

High · sources: [DWA] [AGC22] (register)

The association organizes the growers of a crop the parcel roll barely shows: the 2022 Census records 1,424 acres of watermelons and 3,762 acres of vegetables in DeSoto County, grown largely on leased range the roll classifies as grazing [DWA][AGC22]. It enters the map at the era its record documents.

Connections

Location and lineage

• tied venture or seatArcadiathe association's seat in the melon countyongoing

Support

• supported byUSDA and the National Agricultural Statistics Servicethe Census records the 1,424 watermelon acres the parcel roll cannot see2022