PLANT PUMPKINS IN YOUR CORN HELD 
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PUMPKIN 
P LANT in May, after the ground is warm, in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, as the vines 
require plenty of room to ramble. A good practice is to plant every fifth hill and every 
fifth row in the corn field. Avoid planting near other vines. As soon as the plants appear 
above the ground, dust with air-slacked lime or land plaster mixed with dry soil or ashes to 
I control the striped beetle. One ounce will plant twenty-five hills, four pounds per acre. 
MAMMOTH GOLDEN CUSHAW 
One of the most popular varieties for pies 
and custards, and also for feeding purposes. 
1 It grows to a large size, with crooked neck; 
of a beautiful yellow color when matured; 
flesh is thicker, more solid, sweeter and finer 
grained than any other variety. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., #1.25. 
SMALL SUGAR PIE 
Well known as the best pie pumpkin. The 
I skin is light yellow tinged with russet, the 
flesh is deep golden yellow, thick and of a 
sweet, sugary delicious flavor. Very produc- 
tive, maturing in about 75 days, weighs about 
7 pounds. They keep very well. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 34 lb., 30c; lb., #1.00. 
LARGE SWEET CHEESE 
Has heavy thick, sweet meat; large round, 
flattened variety, with creamy-buff skin. An 
excellent keeper and very productive; good 
quality. Best for canning. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
34 lb., 30c; lb., #1.00. 
WINTER LUXURY 
A superior pie pumpkin, color golden 
[ russet, flesh deep golden yellow, sweet 
flavored. The fruit matures in 75 to 80 days, 
weighs about 8 pounds. Used for making 
jack-O'lanterns, for which purpose it is well 
suited, because of its very round and sym¬ 
metrical shape. Pkt., 5c; 3& oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 
34 lb., 40c; lb., #1.25. 
CONNECTICUT HELD 
Generally used for planting in cornfields for 
stock feeding, but it also makes good pies. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 
TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO 
Bell shape; medium size, thick flesh, skin 
creamy white, fine grained, sweet, delicious. 
Very fine for pies. Pkt., 5c; 3£ oz., 10c; oz., 
15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., #1.25. 
JAPANESE PIE 
Crooked neck; quality fine; very produc¬ 
tive; ripens early; medium size. Excellent for 
pies. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 
40c; lb., #1.25. 
MAMMOTH KING 
Also called “Jumbo” because of the size of 
the Pumpkins it produces, which frequently 
weigh 100 pounds. The skin is a bright 
lemon color, mottled with orange, shape 
round and flattened, slightly ribbed. The 
I flesh is thick, hard and of good quality. Pkt., 
I 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 55c; lb., #1.75. 
KENTUCKY HELD 
[ Cultivated by our farmers in their corn¬ 
field, for stock feeding, making enormous 
crops. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 
Green Striped Cushaw Pumpkin 
GREEN STRIPED CUSHAW 
Fruits very large, with crooked neck; color 
creamy white, irregularly striped or traced 
with green. Flesh light yellow, very thick; 
sweet. Very productive and popular in the 
Southern States. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 10c; oz., 
15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., #1.25. 
MAMMOTH FIELD, OR BIG TOM 
This is one of the largest, most uniform 
growing and productive varieties known; it 
has been produced by an annual selection 
being made for a number of years from the 
old Golden Marrow by one of the largest can¬ 
ning establishments in Ohio, and who an¬ 
nually grow hundreds of acres especially for 
canning; they say that they can find no 
variety equal to it for this purpose. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 
GOLDEN OBLONG 
The skin is rich yellow, flesh light yellow 
and of finest flavor. Grows 15 to 20 inches 
long and about 8 to 10 inches in diameter. 
Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 35c; 
lb., £1.25. 
