Health Value of Fresh Squash 
Calories per lb. 209 Fats .5% 
Vitamin A Calcium .018% 
Proteins 1-4% Iron .00085% 
Carbohydrates 9.0% 
Plant 1 Oz.for 20 Hills; 3^4 Lbs. per Acre 
Unfortunately this vegetable is greatly neg¬ 
lected by the majority of farmers, as it adds 
greatly to the winter vegetables. It is easily 
grown, yields abundantly and is a most satis¬ 
factory vegetable. Many stock growers plant an 
acre or more of the summer Squash. It yields 
immensely and makes an excellent summer and 
fall feed for milch cows. 
ARE GOOD 
Culture—Sow at Corn planting time, in well- 
manured hills, the bush varieties 4 feet 
apart each way, the winter sorts 10 to 12 
feet each way, and thin out to 2 to 4 plants 
to hill. To repel the Squash vine borer, throw 
a handful of tobacco dust close around plants. 
The large, strong-smelling black Squash bug 
can be kept in check by hand picking. 
* GURNEY’S TABLE QUEEN 
For many years it was quite an event to have squash on the table, and I 
wonder if you really know the reason why. Not because it was hard to prepare 
but because it was hard to get enough people at one table to eat one squash. 
Gurney’s Table Queen Squash is an individual squash, equally as good quality 
as any other, and just enough for one person. I have seen as high as 100 
squash on one vine; they are dark green in color, and are more or less pear 
shaped approximately 5 inches in diameter and 7 or 8 inches long. The flesh 
is of golden yellow, and the squash is an excellent keeper. A few vines of this 
Table Queen Squash will furnish enough squash for the entire family for the 
whole winter. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; !4 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $3.75 Postpaid. 
© WARTED 
This is the well known winter squash of which a larger acreage is 
produced than any other variety, and the best known of all squash. 
Fruit large, olive shaped, with skin very dark green. Skin more or less 
warted, and very hard. Flesh, rich yellow. A good shipper and keeper. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $3.50 Postpaid. 
• GOLDEN DELICIOUS 
JT See Colored Picture on T 
1 Inside Front Cover Jj 
We take much pride in offering this remarkable 
squash, and we believe it is destined to become 
very popular for canneries, market gardeners 
and home gardens. We have never grown a 
squash with such high quality as this and it has 
a very attractive appearance. It is the result of 
a cross between Boston Marrow and Delicious 
and retains the high quality of the Delicious and 
the beautiful color of Boston Marrow. The skin 
is a bright reddish-orange, and the flesh is rich 
golden orange. The flesh is 2 to 3 inches thick 
and there is no green zone near the rind. Many 
of our friends say “it is better than a sweet 
potato. It is a fine keeper for winter use and 
on account of its high quality and attractive color 
it has created a sensation with canners. Besides 
all its other fine qualities, it is the finest squash 
for pies. It grows very vigorous and produces 
heavy crops. Pkt., 7c; oz., 15c; J4 lb., 30c; 
lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $3.95 Postpaid. 
• GREEN DELICIOUS 
It has been out now years enough so that we 
can honestly say that it is better than any other 
winter squash as far as quality is concerned. It 
is not so large as the Hubbard, will not yield as 
many pounds per acre, will keep equally as good, 
but that one point, exquisite quality, entitles it 
to a place in the garden or on the farm of every 
person. This squash weighs about eight to ten 
pounds. When baked it will separate from the 
shell of its own weight. Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; 14 
lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $3.95 Postpaid. 
■ West Bend, Iowa 
The House of Gurney, Inc. 
Dear Sirs: 
Enclosed is a picture of a Hubbard Squash 
; grown from your seed. It weighed 26 pounds. 
Back of it is our daughter, Beverly Ann, age 
2 years. We like your seed and have had 
good luck with them. Mrs. Jess Martin 
West Bend, Iowa 
Plant Giant Bush Summer Gookneek Squash for 
early summer stock feed. Ready to use 45 days 
from Planting 
• BUTTERCUP 
A cross between Essex Hybrid and Quality 
developed by Professor A. F. Yeager of the North 
Dakota Experiment Station. The squashes 
weigh between 3 and 5 pounds with thin, tough 
green skin. There is no fibrous section and the 
deep, rich orange flesh is untinged with green. It 
is a good keeper with less waste and shrinkage in 
cooking than any other squash we have tried. 
The flavor is pleasant and very like that of a 
sweet potato, very sweet; the texture smooth 
and comparatively dry. This is the best squash 
we have ever tasted. Pkt., 7c; oz., 20c; J4 lb., 
55c; 1 lb., $1.60. 5 lbs., $7.25 Postpaid. 
© BANANA u 
Thick fleshed, fine grained and sweet. This 
the heaviest yielding of all squashes, producing 
8 to 10 squash on a vine, which often grow 3 feet 
long and 6 to 8 inches in diameter. It has a tough 
shell which is grayish green in color. The beauti¬ 
ful, orange-yellow flesh is firm and solid, always 
free from fiber and stringiness. 
It cooks smooth and has a delicious sweet flav¬ 
or. The fruits are shaped like bananas. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 80c; 5 lbs., $3.50 
Postpaid. 
• GIANT BUSH SUMMER 
CROOKNECK 
Largest of the Golden Crooknecks. 55 days. 
One of the best of the summer squashes. 
It is of dwarf, bushy habit and very productive 
maturing in 55 days. 
The skin is yellow. Flesh deep golden yellow- 
tender, dry and of agreeable flavor. Pkt., 5® 
oz., 10c; 14 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $2.8$ 
Postpaid. 
NEW TOBACCO, 
TOM SUTTON 
Grow Them—Smokes for yourself on your 
own farm. 
Not being an expert on tobacco myself, I will 
have to give you the originator’s description, 
and the experience of the boys around here who 
use tobacco. This tobacco originated in Min¬ 
nesota, is extremely early, yields wonderfully, 
and if I am to believe the fellows who use it, it is 
of remarkably fine quality. The originator says 
of it: “I feel that 1 have perfected as nearly a 
perfect tobacco for the northwest as it is pos¬ 
sible to grow. It is unequaled as a pipe and cigar 
tobacco. My crop was all right to cut before 
frost this year. Stock four to six feet high, witjl 
as many as 24 large leaves on a stalk. Pkt., 6 c; 
Zz oz., 25c; I oz., 40c; 14 lb., $1.00. 
Plant an Acre of Summer Squash For Early Stock Feed 
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