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shipping well. What is known as "warm land" 

 is to be preferred for this crop. The soil should 

 be of a sandy or gravelly nature, and it is not 

 important that it should be very rich. Plant 

 as soon as the weather becomes settled; ordinarily 

 about the middle of May. Cover about half an 

 inch deep and press the soil down firmly so as to 

 hold the moisture. Two shovelfuls of manure 

 should be put in each hill, or one in the hill with 

 a light dressing on top. The intervals should be 

 eight feet each way. Five seeds are put in each 

 hill, and the plants, after being well started, 

 should be thinned out so as to reduce the number 

 to three. They require the same cultivation as 

 squash or any other field crop. Phinney's Early 

 is the best early sort. 



Black Spanish is an old reliable variety, very 

 hardy and productive, and excellent for cultivation. 

 The popular Mountain Sweet is a very large oval 

 variety, with a striped skin and thin rind. Kolb's 

 Gem, or American Champion, a variety of estab- 

 lished merit, is also highly esteemed as a market 

 variety; it carries well, and is of extra fine quality. 

 The Iron-clad is a favourite market variety in 

 many localities. It grows very large and is a 



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