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squash is harvested green during the summer season. Popular 

 varieties of this type are Patty Pan and Summer Crook Neck. The 

 winter squash forms a hard rind when mature. Popular varieties 

 are Delicious, Hubbard and Boston Marrow. Cushaw is one of 

 the crooknecks. The winter squash may be stored in cellars 

 until mid winter. In harvesting for storage they should be very 

 ripe with firm rind, and should be handled carefully. 



Prepare the soil as thoroughly as possible. Plant the bush 

 varieties in places about four or five feet apart each way. The 

 running varieties should have space of about eight or ten feet 

 each way. Two or three plants may be left in each place. The 

 crop grows best in hot weather, and will not endure frost. Plant 

 two or three weeks after earliest corn planting time. Soak the 

 seeds before planting and cover them one inch deep. The crop is 

 sometimes grown in rows of com as the plants will endure shade 

 almost as well as do pumpkins. If grown with sweet corn of the 

 early or medium varieties the corn stalks may be cut as fast as the 

 roasting ears are removed. The squash vines then have the entire 

 area. The corn will help somewhat in preventing too much cross- 

 pollination with cucumbers and melons, though it will not insure 

 this. After the summer squash crop is harvested the vines may be 

 removed and late corn crops may be planted. 



Pumpkins. — There are two main types of pumpkin grown 

 chiefly in corn fields. The small pie pumpkin is sweeter than the 

 large field pumpkin. The latter is used chiefly for stock. The 

 pumpkin endures shade well and thrives well in growing fields of 

 corn. The seeds may be planted in every third row and covered 

 about one inch deep. Two or three seeds are planted in each 

 place. This is done after the corn is about ready to tassel, or a 

 little earlier than that. The corn cultivation may be over by the 

 time the pumpkin vines begin to run too much. The crop is often 

 harvested after the corn is cut. This may be done either by haul- 

 ing in the crop after frost or by turning stock into the field. The 

 table varieties may be stored in cellars or pits which do not freeze. 



Mushrooms. — This crop is seldom thought of as a garden crop. 

 It can be grown in a cellar or in a vegetable pit where there is 

 little fight and where rotting manure may form enough heat to 

 warm the soil. The crop is sometimes grown under beds of green 

 houses, or under benches in cellars. Some half rotted manure 

 may be incorporated with the soil, then some spawn of mushrooms 

 may be scattered over this and watered thoroughly. If warm 

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