The Red Cloud chief., 1883-07-13

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The Fruit Of Creeping Vines.
H,, a.'cn,'oh Is gwen py "e,'erh
iariners :" Inc promotion Oh ineions'
~si"asnes an" man u ae-
server. rev u our iarg. farmers pay
any a'ten's'n 20 'hfin. "a ooys gen
.i"". ,A''' q ~" "'n> on III" sie
iorhieriy occupies ns hay.stack or
NJ" inc h"nseS He often
pants = rev s1uash -eeu IN the garden
Whefe tne vines run o'e TIE 'eSela-
Dies ana 40 large ainount oil harm.
occasionahy y SNAIL FARMER rai,',
P"mPhinS IN u corn hci"' ~ IS Inc
g,heIai custom I'D the Ea,,efn anu hid-
oie S'a'.s; rev, ho"eIer' ae'o'" Z
cohsiaeranie amount Oh iaiid IN ths pro-
auction OK melon siua'iies AM pump.
kihs- WITHIN the past lie" years se'cr".
farmers III 'he ia'iiuae oi Tue capitals i
,his Stite. ana iurther south have
turned theY attention 10 TIE raising
OF melons IS market crop
aha iouh" u piohiapic. Inc e"hs"inP-
on Oh melons Is rapidly increasing IN
all our CITES and large towns Chica@o
has pec"ine one OF the largest melon
markets IN me WORTH DnfinS their
season not "hiy CARLOAD, bni tram
'oaa, are reinirea 70 supPi! the de-
mtnd. Melons ave become a common
artcie Oh iooa- lhey are icund on the
tables OF hotels rt.tanrants ana private
iamiiics. Inc Old idea that they are
un"hoiesome Is no iohSe entertained.
fhys cans now give TEST mony IN FAVOR
oil Their heaithfuincss- During the past
lew years several professional garden
efs anu amateur. have To the
number OF 'ar.ctirs ana greatly I'M
proved Their quality: Unless y farmer
iiv,S IN a location that has a favorable
SOL ara climate n good facilities Tor
friii>poriat on, he may not ind melons
q profitable crop to raise for the mar
kct, Lnt every farmer should .aise
enough Tor the supply oi ms family.
Attention has also lately been given
to the production oil squashes "a q mar
kei crop. ine,y are IN demand Tor the
supply OF hotels and families at almost
All SEASONS OF the year. Bakers now
buy large. quantities OF squashes for
making pies. Every few years there Is
4uite a demand Tor squashes 10 SEND To
the last. The shipment OF squashes to
England mas commenced. n the
am OF them sent abroad viii prob
ably Increase from year 10 year. The
iong-keePing varieties like the Hub
bard can be preserved during the win
ter with little habhify To loss. n they
always command high prices IN the
spring. Many squashes are now canned
and dried. AS a substitute for the
sweet potato the squash has no equal.
Eight tons OF Hubbard s1nashcs have
moi unfrequentiy been raised on a
single acre OF highiy-manured and
weii-cuitivated Land. "A crop like
farmer can produce when we
take into consideration the cost
OF raising: The cost OF seed
IS very light n n expense Of harvest
ing small. Sqnashcs should be raised
on dry IN warm soil: II should he
made very rich with wcli-rntfed stable
manure. wood ashes N bone-meal.
rs wen rs supcrpnospnatc OF lime, are
Also excellent Fertilizers for squsshes: as
they are LOT melons y pumpkins; n
ground should ne c pul,erlzed: but
it need n be piowed deep Poor
s4usshes Wan ee PRODUCED on ciayey or
damp soil, they can not be- relied
on ." Keep q long The planting
can be daayclz u!i most VI the is,id
crpss Pc IN Many plant IN rows
e!ght q ten yaes apart. Q .ceheu in
hiils eight or ten feet distant from zach
other, nut TWO plans are Allowed 10
grow IN y mr. rno',gm .Ve OF SIX sseas
are pianied. he hi = psqe silghuy
siefsfe Mke sauces. @ds
covered about an incn a > haif deep;
ne ear,h aSove mem Is nat'ened. and
Fampii5. an 3 planted i The, same
sn,er as they "a be
cseed % - ad~s.eAe:s'n sccaeesion
with corn ~ dropping the seed IN every
s ,ssI,s n. a',s s ass; s ss,1, !. s: sSs sss:S.
f ,;ar' T ss,1 ., 59s s %ms e .saS;s
and Is see s .s13s ,'s s. sSs g. f sss hil i.S sse;
0enpt and fresrNnptw1Nl pass
G.yhesesp ioyt1est - tRctGpr.
which : De run both rays. Aner Inc
weather secomeszauite wasm the vines
will soon, cover the ground. and il Is
Ss'sn 1as ;1y4 8 shorten .as9 8 :; e
dificulty Is with the little striped bag.
which in this latitude puts in his appear
ance. early in june. The young plants
can be prptectcd against this insect By
covering them with = small box having