. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. •^4^ Fig. 763. Staminate flower and leaf of common field pumpkin {Cucurbita Pepo). large squashes and the Connecticut Field is the standard pumpkin, these being among the best kinds for feeding. So long as hand labor was used in working corn it was a common practice to put a few pumpkins in with the corn; but, with the advent of machinery and of tillage until the corn plants ar
. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. •^4^ Fig. 763. Staminate flower and leaf of common field pumpkin {Cucurbita Pepo). large squashes and the Connecticut Field is the standard pumpkin, these being among the best kinds for feeding. So long as hand labor was used in working corn it was a common practice to put a few pumpkins in with the corn; but, with the advent of machinery and of tillage until the corn plants are tall, the custom has rightly fallen into disrepute. It is a better practice, in most instances, to plant the crop by itself. Culture. A sandy loam soil is preferred. It should be in good condition and be given a deep fall-plowing. It may be marked off in checks 8x8 feet or 8 -X 10 feet in the fall, and manure applied near where the hill is to be planted ; or this work may be done in spring. The manure is covered with soil, and some fertilizer may be added if deemed advisable. About three pounds of seed are planted per acre, and finally three or four plants are left in a hill. Constant cultivation is given until the spreading of the vines checks it. The crop should be harvested and used or stored before severe freezing. For storage, the fruits should be carefully handled, not cracked or bruised, the stem left on, and kept in a dry and moderately B34 warm cellar. Two or three mature fruits on a vine is considered to be a good crop and may give a yield of thirty or more tons per acre. Since the cost of production is small, this is often a very remunerative crop. Uses. Thus far the pumpkin has been viewed as rough- age, as competing with silage in the ration. That this is the correct view does not appear to have been proved. The average analysis shows that its percentage composition is, water, ; ash, ; protein, ; crude fiber, ; nitrogen-free extract, ; ether
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