1492 Tur VecetasLe Inpustry In New York State 
while the rest of the squash is a neck, three to five inches in di- 
ameter, which consists of solid flesh. 
In England the vegetable marrow is-used the same as summer 
squash is in America. It forms a running vine, and is handled the 
same as other squashes. It is grown to a very limited extent in 
this country. 
Squashes in general are grown much less in America than their 
importance as a food would seem to warrant. Markets that handle 
hundreds of carloads of watermelons during a season are easily 
overstocked with a few carloads of winter squashes. 
Culture. Squashes thrive best in soil containing considerable 
humus. Manure applied broadcast and also in the hill con- 
tributes greatly to the production of a good crop. The method of 
preparing a field for planting is much the same as for other vine 
crops. The entire area should be plowed and pulverized before 
the hills are made. For bush varieties the hills may be four by 
four feet; for running sorts they should be from eight by eight to 
ten by twelve, depending upon the vigor of the particular variety 
and the type of soil. Usually the seed is planted in the open 
ground, but occasionally the summer varieties are started in hot- 
beds and transplanted to secure an early crop. The same pre- 
cautions must be taken as in transplanting muskmelons and cu- 
ecumbers. Two or three plants should be allowed in each hill. 
The tillage and general care of the crop are the same as for the 
other vine crops. The running varieties make a rampant growth 
and no amount of training will keep them within prescribed 
limits. For this reason they should never be planted close to 
small vegetables that occupy the land late in the season. 
PUMPKINS 
Pumpkins are of three principal types: “ mammoth,” grown 
mainly for exhibition purposes; “ field,” grown especially for 
stock feeding; and “ pie,’ produced principally for the making of 
pumpkin pies. Almost any variety of pumpkin may be used for 
making pies, but some sorts are especially adapted to this pur- 
pose. They are finer grained and sweeter than the other sorts. 
They may be stored for the winter supply of pies or the flesh may 
be canned for the making of pies at any time of the year. 
