What to Grow 



Grow in light soil, well manured, and deeply 

 worked. It can be sown any time after the 

 ground is in working condition. Sow in rows, 

 leaving about four inches between the plants. 

 There are but few varieties, of which Sandwich 

 Island Mammoth is the best for general culture. 



SQUASH 



This favorite vegetable is easily grown if 

 given a rich and mellow soil. 



There are summer squashes, and fall or 

 winter ones. The summer varieties are edible 

 only when full-grown, but unripe. They last 

 but a short time. The late sorts must be well 

 ripened to be palatable. They will keep 

 through the winter in excellent condition if 

 stored in a dry place which is cool, but not 

 enough so to admit frost in cold weather. The 

 cellar is not the place for them, being too damp, 

 as a general thing. They are almost sure to 

 rot there. The air of the place in which they 

 are kept must be dry. 



The best summer sorts are the Crookneck and 

 Long Island Bush. The standard variety for 

 winter use is the good old Hubbard, which has 

 not been improved on in the last twenty-five 



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