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THE HUBBARD SQUASH. 
Growing Squashes. 
In the January number of Seed-Time and Harvest 
we promised to give some notes in this issue con¬ 
cerning our method of growing squashes. There are 
few garden crops the product of which finds a more 
ready sale in our markets than good winter squashes. 
There have been several varieties introduced within 
the past few years, which possess many fine qualities, 
the most notable being the Marblehead, which is a 
most excellent keeper, and the Butman, which is 
very sweet and good, but for market purposes the 
Hubbard, which is shown in the above engraving, is 
probably the most profitable, for the reason that it 
will produce as great if not greater yield per acre 
than most others, and being better known will find 
a more ready sale. One peculiarity about squashes 
sometimes overlooked, is that the running vines take 
root at every joint and get much of their sustenance 
from these points. For this reason it is necessary 
that the soil should be manured broadcast as well as 
in the main hills. The great enemy to squashes is 
the bug, which not only devours the leaves soon after 
coming up, but deposits eggs which hatch into the 
well-known worm or borer, which soon destroys 
them. The best bug remedy that we have found is 
to place strong manure in a cask at time of planting 
the squashes and cover it with water, allowing it to 
stand in the sun and ferment until needed. The mix¬ 
ture must then be stirred until about the consistency 
of cream. Sprinkle the vines thoroughly with this 
every morning, dusting them immediately after¬ 
wards with soot or plaster. The strong smell or 
taste of the fermented manure disagrees with the 
bugs to such an extent that they willingly let them 
alone. After the vines get larger and commence 
running they should be watched, and whenever the 
large bugs can be found on the under side of the 
leaves destroy them or they will multiply rapidly. 
Here you have our method of growing squashes, in a 
nutshell. 
lenormand's short stem cauliflower. 
