SQUASH 
Vining, 1 0z. to 100 ft., 4 Ibs. per acre 
Bush, 1 02. to 100 ft., 4 to 6 Ibs. per acre 
Seeds should be planted about the middle of 
May, in hills 4 feet apart for bush varieties, and 
10 feet apart for the running sorts. Put 5 to 8 
seeds in each hill; afterwards thin out, leaving 
3 or 4 of the best plants. 
SUMMER SQUASH 
These varieties are all summer squash 
types which should be used when the 
fruits are young and immature. 
*Caserta. Earliest of all, and a prolific 
yielder. Cylindrical fruits 15 to 18 inches 
long and 41% to 5 inches in diameter when 
mature. Color light yellow, irregularly 
striped with green. 
*Early Prolific Straightneck. The peak 
of perfection in a summer squash. Fruits 
straight and smooth, of creamy yellow 
color. Vines produce abundantly, 50 days. 
Early Summer Crookneck. Very early, 
60 to 65 days. The bushy plant is very 
productive. Fruits attractive, weighing 
about 2 pounds. The skin is distinctly 
warted and bears a bright yellow color, 
while the flesh is pale cream, firm, and 
tender. Very good for home planting. 
White Bush Scallop. A popular variety 
bearing profusely. Small, rather flat, 
white squashes with a distinct scalloped 
edge. Is very early and has a fine flavor. 
Zucchini. The favorite Italian squash. 
It should be eaten when quite young, 4 to 
6 inches long. It is a delicious summer 
variety; very prolific. (Fz.) 
WINTER SQUASH 
These are all varieties which keep well. 
They should be picked when fully mature. 
Most kinds can be stored for months. 
Banana. A late trailing sort, cylindrical 
and pointed at blossom end. A fine 
squash for pies. Free from fiber or string- 
iness. Flesh thick, deep yellow, dry, and 
of a sweet flavor. Has slate-grey rind. 
Butternut. Fruits 3 to 4 pounds, 8 to 10 
inches long, bulbous at the bottom end 
where the small seed cavity is located; 
the thick neck is solid. Rind thin and 
tough, creamy yellow in color. Flesh fine 
grained, nutty. Excellent baking quality. 
Improved Hubbard. Large and of warty 
Hubbard type. Shell dark green, hard, 
moderately warted. Flesh light orange, 
very dry and richly flavored. One of the 
best winter squashes. 
Table Queen or Acorn. Small, dark 
green, acorn shape. Flesh deep yellow. 
dry, richly flavored. Medium early. A 
good keeper. Easy to grow. 
Umatilla Marblehead. Thick meated 
squash. Large, slate colored variety. 
Yields heavy. 
SQUASH, SUMMER STRAIGHTNECK 
SWISS CHARD 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre 
The tops are used like spinach. Culture like 
beets. Thrives everywhere. Thin to 8 inches. 
Lucullus, Dark Green. The fleshy crum- 
pled leaves of this variety make very 
choice greens. Plant erect; stalks 
rounded and finely ribbed. Foliage a rich 
deep green. (Fz.) 
Rhubarb Chard. The leaf stalks are 
crimson, the rich color extending out 
through. the veins into the dark green, 
heavily crumpled leaves. Delicious flavor. 
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TOMATOES 
In February or March sow seeds lightly in rows in greenhouse, hotbed, or window box, and 
when plants have reached a height of 3 inches, transplant in hotbeds. 
open ground, 4 feet apart, giving plenty of well rotted manure to each plant. 
About June 1, set out in 
Water freely 
during hot weather. To obtain the best results, trellises or stakes should be used. 
Bonny Best. One of the very best early 
varieties (75 days). Vine medium, not 
very hardy. Fruits medium sized, apple 
shaped, smooth; solid, bright scarlet in 
color, of excellent quality. 
Earliana Improved. (65 days.) One of the 
earliest scarlet fruited varieties. Medium 
size, almost seedless and solid. Vine open 
and spreading. A heavy bearer. Succeeds 
everywhere. 
Jubilee. (72 days.) The fruits are bright 
orange-yellow, globular, and weigh about 
6 ounces. 
Marglobe. (73 days.) Excellent home gar- 
den variety and particularly valuable for 
shipping. Plants thrifty and heavily pro- 
ductive with a long bearing period. Fruits 
uniform deep scarlet; large; uniformly 
globe shaped; smooth, solid, and of dis- 
tinct quality. 
Pearson, Improved. (76 days.) Primarily 
for canning but also of value as a shipper. 
Vigorous self-topping plants with ample 
foliage to protect the heavy set of fruits, 
which are medium large, semi-globe and 
of good red color. 
*Pritchard (Scarlet Topper). (70 days.) 
Wilt resistant and self-topping. Mid- 
season to late; prolific. Fruits globe- 
shaped, deep scarlet, smooth and solid. A 
good home and market variety and popu- 
lar for shipping. 
Victor. Introduced by the Michigan State 
College. Fruits are about 3 inches in 
diameter, globe-shaped and ripen to a 
deep scarlet. Early. 
Yellow Pear. (73 days.) Fine for salads, 
sweet and delicious. Small, yellow, pear- 
shaped fruits of exceedingly mild and 
pleasing flavor. 
Red Plum. (73 days.) Plum-shaped fruits, 
2 inches long. A clear red. Used for 
preserves. 
Ground Cherry or Husk Tomato. Fruits 
small, yellow, enclosed in loose paper 
husks. Prized for preserving. 
Rutgers. (86 days.) The most widely 
grown variety for canning, but also 
a good green-wrap shipper and_all- 
purpose variety. Plant large with thick 
stems and vigorous foliage. Fruits 
globular, bright red, with thick walls 
and small seed cells. 
Scarlet Dawn. (70 days.) Fruits medium 
large, globular, smooth, free from flat 
side. Attractive bright scarlet color; uni- 
form. Plant of medium growth, fairly 
open, early and prolific. 
Stokesdale. (73 days.) Produces heavy 
crops. Almost free of stem-end crack. 
SN earlier and larger than Mar- 
globe. 
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