QUESTIONS 131 



QUESTIONS 



1. How would you produce a continuous supply of roasting ears for home use 



during the season? 



2. Give cultural directions to maintain the supply of moisture for corn and 



similar garden crops. 



3. What varieties of beans are best for winter use as a ripe product? 



4. What varieties for snap beans? 



5. Discuss the different types of lima beans. 



6. How would you produce a succession of fresh green beans? 



7. Give directions for pruning and staking tomatoes. 



8. Give directions and purposes for spraying tomatoes. 



9. Give directions for growing eggplants. 



10. What are the chief uses of okra? 



11. Give directions for the successful production of cucumbers for pickling and 



for table use. 



12. How are cantaloupes produced ahead of the main crop of the region? Give 



details. 



13. Describe soils and conditions for economical production of watermelons. 



14. Same for squash and pumpkin. 



15. Describe a good method of mushroom culture. 



References. — TJ. S. Farmers' Bulletins: 232, Okra; 254, Cucumbers; 318, 

 Cowpeas; 414, Corn Cultivation; 431, The Peanut; 537, How to Grow an Acre 

 of Corn; 553, 554, Popcorn; 642, Tomato Growing in the South; 668, Squash 

 Vine Borer; 707, Commercial Cantaloupes; 886, Harvesting Soy Beans for 

 Seed. 



References. — U. S. Farmers' Bulletins: 204, 796, Mushrooms; 232, Okra, 

 254, Cucumbers; 289, Beans; 414, Corn Cultivation; 553, 554, Popcorn; 642, 

 Tomato Growing in the South; 668, Squash Vine Borer; 707, Commercial 

 Cantaloupes, 886, Harvesting Soybeans for Seed; 907, Growing Beans in the 

 Northwest; 914, Melon Aphis Control; 969, Horse Beans; 973, Soybean Cul- 

 ture and Use; 983, Bean Weevils and Pea Weevils; 1038, Cucumber Beetle; 

 1148, Cowpeas; 1153, Cowpea Utilization; 1233, Tomatoes for Canning and 

 Manufacturing. 



