Show binl squashes aro neglected crops in most parts of alio west where corn can bo to advantage in alio east they much attention and arc used not only for alio food of men but fur animals they are planted in corn defils and on broken ground eliat can not bo tended with drawn by horses pumpkins aro excellent for fowls anil liggs alai pumpkins arc readily eaten by all the animals ably on farm they arc specially valuable for cowa at lie season when grass becomes short and they have little disposition to cat iny they help 11 tho gap between green and dry squashes arc in inott respects preferable to pumpkins their meat is richer and they may bo kept longer there is little in keeping sonic of tho hardshell va all winter long keeping varieties of squashes lire now articles of commerce and shipped to eastorn in quite large quantities lately somo have been exported and it ii thought will ioan bo n consul crable foreign demand for them bakara in cities buy them in largo lots for making pies squashes thu arc suitable fur baking furnish the best substitute for scat potatoes in places alio latter can not bo raised times |