gkowint; huhhard squashes. /o 



12 incht's tinder ^rouiul. A 12-foot Gem windmill draws the water 

 from a well A'.i feet deep. Herewith is a simple diaj^ram of a section 

 of the plant. There are five rows of tiling in a section and live sec- 

 tions iu the plant. I can irrijjate any section by puUing^ the plujjf at 

 the place where the main pipe crosses the branch. I have not lacked 

 for moisture at any time during the past season and have saved 

 many times the cost of my plant. I have had many inquiries from 

 gardeners who seem to be well pleased with the plan on account of 

 its simplicity.— r/ie Market Garden. 



GROWING HUBBARD SQUASHES. 



C. L. HILL, ALBERT LEA. MINX. 



The Hubbard squash takes kindly to our Minnesota soil, and under 

 favorable conditions a large crop may be grown with no great out- 

 lay of labor. When the soil is light, a good coat of manure plowed 

 under is of great benefit. 



The planting should not be done until the soil is well warmed up; 

 the squash is a tender plant, and never fullj^ recovers from the 

 effects of any serious backset. 



Several years ago I discarded the old sj'Stem of planting iu hills 

 and never expect to resume it. Planting in drills is in every way 

 more satisfactory, 



I have an adjustable corn-marker with three runners. I set this 

 so it will mark rows four feet apart and mark off my field for 

 squashes in long, straight rows. The marker goes about the right 

 depth for the seed. When the ground is all inarked off, a boy drops 

 seed along the furrows, about a foot apart or less. The seed are 

 then covered with a garden rake. This tool does good work, and 

 witli it the job may be done quickly. 



We plant only in every other furrow— that is, we plant one and 

 skip one — so the squash rows stand eight feet apart. I would rather 

 have them farther apart than less. At least twice as manj' seed are 

 planted as we wish to have of plants. After the bug period has 

 passed, the plants are thinned out so as to be about two feet apart 



Cultivation is done almost wholly with horses. The soil needs 

 frequent stirring while the plants are small. The greater part of 

 this cultivation may be done best with a section of the harrow. H a 

 handle is fastened to the harrow, it may be guided so as to go close 

 to the row of plants. My harrow section is five feet wide, and I go 

 twice for every row. This knocks out the small weeds and keeps the 

 surface soil in fine condition. 



As soon as the vines get a good start, on the run, so as to be in the 

 way, the cultivation may cease. The rapid growth of vines soon 

 covers the ground and prevents tlie further starting of weeds. 



The Hubbard s(|uash is the standard winter variety. It is of good 

 (juality and a good keeper. Even the green ones, if not too green, 

 will ripen after they are harvested and become good for table use.— 

 N. W. Weather ntid Crops. 



