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a matter of careful handling. The squash should 

 be removed from the vines with the stems attached 

 before severe frosts occur, but should be left in 

 the field as long as possible in order that they may- 

 reach their full maturity. Frost proof, dry condi- 

 tions should be provided in the storage, where the 

 temperature may be held at from 40 to 50 degrees. 

 It is especially important that ample ventilation be 

 provided. Commercial storages are usually built 

 with racks sufficiently wide apart to permit only 

 of a single layer on each. Ample space should 

 be left between the rack and the wall for free cir- 

 culation of air. Careful handling should be the rule 

 from the time the fruits are separated from the vines. 

 The ordinary house cellar, kept comparatively dry, 

 provides a very satisfactory storage for family use. 

 The dry conditions usually found in such a cellar, 

 while detrimental to the storage of most vegetables, 

 will be found satisfactory for this one. Summer 

 squashes are usually marketed in hamper baskets 

 when shipped to distant points. They frequently 

 bring good prices, but will not keep for any length 

 of time and must be sold at once. The winter 

 squashes satisfactorily stand long .shipments, and 

 are usually packed in ventilated barrels covered 

 with burlap. 



In addition to the common insects and diseases 

 described as troublesome on the cucumber, the 

 squash is troubled by the squash vine borer. This 

 insect deposits its eggs near the base of the plant 

 and when the larvae hatch they eat their way into 

 the stalks, causing them to wilt and die. The most 

 satisfactory treatment is to gather and burn the 

 vines as the crop is harvested. Later attacks are 

 minimized by this treatment. Repellents, such as 



