The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-22
Squaeh, Tomatoes and Tirnips

WASHINGTOS. April 19.-There
are two types of squnshes, the bush
varieties sh~ did be planted in hills
four fet apart each way and the
running varieties eight to 10 feet
apart each way. Equashes are pro
lific. and supply for the average
family will ordinarily be furnished
by five or six hills OF each sort.
Squash seed should not be planted
until after danger of frost is over and
the soil is quite warm. The cultiva-
ton and care OF squashes should be
the same as that given cucumbers 'or
muskmelons.
The summer squash is prepared
for the table in saveral ways. 1t may
be boiled and eaten with butter, pep
per and salt, or 1t may be parboiled
and then friend. 1t may also be sliced
without boiling, soaked in water with
little salt, and then fried in egg
and bread crumbs or cracker crumbs,
stewed or steamed, to be served with
butter and salt. or are prepared in
the same way for pie filling. They
may also be baken and served In the
shell or the flesh may be scraped out
after beking and served with butter
and salt.
Varieties recommended: The va
rieties OF summer squash commonly
grown in the South are Paisypan,
Summer Crookneck, anu Vegetable
Marrow OF the winter squashes, the
Delicious and Hubbard are among the
best.
Tomato.
To get a crop of early tomatoes the
seed should be started about eight
weeks before time for setting the
plants in the field. In the lower South
tne plants can be grown in cold
irames covered with canvas or cotton
cloth, but in the upper South a hot
bed should be employed. When only
a few plants are needed the seed NAV
be sowp in n shallow box in the
house. For the best results In grow
ing tomatoes the young plants should
be transplated as coon as they reach
height of one and one-half to two
inches. Transplant these plants to
stand two inches apart each way in
hotbed. cold frame, or box in the
house, When the plants begin 10
crowd 1t Is a good plan to transplant
them TO flower pots, plant bands, old
strawberry boxes, or tin cans from
which the bottoms, and tops have been
melted,
Tomafo plants should be set IN the
open as soon as danger of frost has
passed. II the plants are to be ppan-
ed to one or two stems and tied 10
stakes, they should be set 1S inches
apart in rows three feet apart. If the
plants are not pruned or staked. they
may be planted three feet apart in
rows four feet APART. It is adrisable,
however. to prnne and train to stakes.
Especially for the early crop, 81
plants so treated win bah ealshier
and more easily cultivated and viii
produce fruit which Is. earlier and
more uniform IN size and shape than
lthnt produced by plants which have
not been srained and pruned. soon
after setting the plants in the fleid q
sake shcald be driven near ef,ch
plant. 10 which II may be tied. Cara
should De exercised TO lie the plasst
50 thks 4 viii not be injured BY the
string a good plan is TO loop tli6
IstyiaE around the stake and tie 81
under lear steyr Go over The Slatcit
once every week OF ten DAYS and re-.
Impve all shoots starting in the axis
4 of tise leaves.
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