VINE CROPS 



tory remedy, and also to control the attack 

 of insects. The plants should have fre- 

 quent and shallow cultivation until the vines 

 begin to run, after which the broad leaves will 

 keep the weeds down and aid in shading the 

 soil, thus preventing the sun from drying it 

 out. 



Pumpkin and Squash. Pumpkins and 

 squash require the same general culture. 

 Both vines do their best in a warm quick soil. 

 The seed may be planted in hills and the vines 

 allowed to run on the ground. It is economy 

 to plant the seed of especially pie pumpkins 

 and winter squash between hills of early corn. 

 As soon as the corn is ripe, cut the stalks off 

 close to the surface and give the vines more 

 light. 



The hills should be from four to six feet 

 apart each way. One ounce of pumpkin seed 

 will plant about twenty-five hills, placing four 

 to five seed in a hill. The seed should not be 

 planted deeper than two inches. 



The varieties of pumpkins that are generally 

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