SEED GROWERS 
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PUMPKIN 
CuLture. The finer varieties of pumpkins are used for pies and the 
coarser ones for stock feeding. While the pumpkin may be grown very 
much as cucumbers are grown in a garden, they are more frequently 
planted in the field with corn, where several seeds are dropped in each 
fourth hill. Planted alone, six to ten seeds are covered one inch deep in 
hills eight to ten feet apart and thinned to two to four plants to the hill. 
One ounce plants twenty-five hills and two to four pounds of seed gen- 
gravely plants an acre. Number of days given is from planting to ripe 
ruit. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD 120 
The standard cornfield variety, producing large, orange colored pumpkins 
which average 25 pounds in weight, round and flat on ends with smooth, 
hard rind. Flesk is thick, dry and sweet — excellent for canning and stock 
feeding. 
GOLDEN CUSHAW 112 
The skin is golden yellow; vines very prolific; fruits rather small and 
slender. 
GREEN STRIPED CUSHAW 115 
Fruits very large with crooked neck. Color creamy white, irregularly 
striped or traced with green. Flesh light yellow, very thick, rather coarse 
but sweet. Very productive. 
WHITE CUSHAW 112 
It is similar to the Green Striped strain except somewhat smaller and the 
skin is pure white; also the neck is shorter than in other Cushaws. 
LARGE CHEESE OR KENTUCKY FIELD 120 
Used largely for canning and stock feeding. The fruits are flat, dull 
orange; flesh yellow, thick and tender. 
MAMMOTH POTIRON OR KING OF THE MAMMOTH 120 
The flesh and skin are of a bright golden yellow color, flesh fine grained 
and of excellent quality. This enormous variety has been grown to weigh 
100 pounds. 
MAMMOTH TOURS 120 
Fruits very large in mottled shades of green and yellow, long oval, thick 
shell; thick flesh but rather coarse grained and stringy. Used as a stock 
food. 
ORIENTAL PIE 115 
Shaped somewhat like the Cushaws and grows to a large size; skin deep 
green with dark stripes; flesh deep yellow and of high quality. Seeds 
sculptured like Chinese letters. 
SMALL SUGAR OR PIE 115 
A rather small but handsome variety. Shape round; skin deep orange 
colored; flesh fine grained, sweet flavored. Superior for ples. 
TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO 110 
Fruits are bell shaped of medium size with white skin slightly mottled 
with light green stripes, averaging 15 pounds in weight. Flesh is creamy 
white, very thick, fine grained and sweet. 
WINTER QUEEN OR LUXURY 105 
The shape is very much like Small Sugar Pumpkin but larger in size. The 
color is orange and the entire fruit is covered by a fine, grey netting. 
It is one of the sweetest varieties, early and prolific. Used chiefly for pies. 
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