Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . ants. soils. It is useless to plant them on poor soils with the expectation atthe same time of getting a good crop. The preparation of the soil for a crop of field squashes is essentiallythe same as for a crop of corn, see Chapter V. But there is this dif-ference. On soils that are not leechy the ground should be marked offboth ways in the autumn by drawing lines over it with some kind ofmarker at intervals of eight feet. At the points of intersection two orthree shovelfuls of earth are taken out and laid aside. A good largeforkful o
Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . ants. soils. It is useless to plant them on poor soils with the expectation atthe same time of getting a good crop. The preparation of the soil for a crop of field squashes is essentiallythe same as for a crop of corn, see Chapter V. But there is this dif-ference. On soils that are not leechy the ground should be marked offboth ways in the autumn by drawing lines over it with some kind ofmarker at intervals of eight feet. At the points of intersection two orthree shovelfuls of earth are taken out and laid aside. A good largeforkful or more of well fermented farmyard manure is put into thecavity made, and the earth which was removed is put back in preserve the exact spot where the lines intersect, it may be well touse small pegs or stakes placed upright in the ground. On leechysoils, the marking out of the ground and the application of the manurehad better be delayed until the spring. The ground should be har-rowed occasionally in the spring until the squash seeds are Boston Favorite Squash. The planting of the seed should be deferred until the soil is warmand all danger from spring frosts is past. The time of planting,therefore, may commence during the latter part of May, and can be ex-tended well on into the month of June. The seeds may be put into the soil with the hand corn planter,and care should be taken to cluster them around the spot enriched withthe manure. In other words the hills should be in straight lines whichdo not extend widely, for the sake of convenience in the after cultiva-tion. From six to eight or ten plants may be put into a hill, to makegure that there will be no blanks, but before the plants crowd each Forage Crops. 69 other in the hill, they should all be removed but three or four of thestrongest ones. From three to four pounds of seed per acre will besufficient. Cultivation should begin soon after the seed has been planted, tokeep down all weed growth. It should
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