VINE CROPS 



cultivation, the hills eight by eight feet apart. 

 The Delicious is a good keeper and produces 

 fruit weighing from five to ten pounds. The 

 Golden Hubbard is extensively grown and is 

 used mostly for pies. The best all around 

 squash for winter use is the Hubbard. 



In harvesting both the pumpkins and 

 squash, great care should be taken not to bruise 

 the skins or break oflf the neck. The crop may 

 be left out until the first few light frosts take 

 down the vines, but the crop should be put 

 under cover before the thermometer drops to 

 25 degrees above zero. 



The worst enemy of the squash is the stem 

 borer* If the vine wilts badly on bright days 

 and the leaves look sickly and tinged with yel- 

 low, take a sharp knife and split the vine, run- 

 ning the knife the long way of the vine, and if 

 a large white grub is foimd (Fig. 51) , remove 

 him. The vine will heal up and in some cases 

 bear a fine crop. 



Watermelons. This crop is not successful 

 where the season is short and the soil is of a 



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