598 AgrlcultiircU Gazette of N.S. W. {July 2, 1908. 



Seasonable Notes 



GEO. L. SUTTON. 



WHieat Kxpi'ii men till ist. 



Spring Crops. 



'I'liK 1 9()S 2>l'«iitin,<.c scarson is now osci', and, as the plaiilinu is cdnijilcted, 

 the teams sliouhl he utilised to cDn-.ineiHf |ilouuhin,i>' foi' next season's crops^ 

 both spi'inu and aiitiniiii. 



T.,aiid intended for sjirini;' croiis slioidd he broken \\y at (Uicc ;ind liaimucd 

 down at favoural)le ()]^))oi-tunities. to conserve tlic moist iivc mid liiinij it into 

 good til til. 



In the past, spring and sunnner crops liave failed in many districts, not 

 because the crop or climate was unsuitable, but because the pre])aration of 

 th(; soil hafl been wi'ong. To j)lough the ground in the customai-y wav, just 

 before the crop is to be planted, is to couit faihire iiidess the district is 

 fa\oinvd with abundant i-ains after the planting. To jilou^li and winter- 

 fallow land intended for stnnmcr (■ro])S is to eliminate a lari^e amount of tliar 

 element of speculation regarding their success which lias chai-autei'i.sed such 

 cropping in the past. To plant such crops in (hills and to t-ulti\ate the soil 

 betweoi the di'ills is to ensure success in any season but one of absolute 

 (h-ought. 



Fallowing. 



Land intended for next seasons rape and wheat eioii^ should, if po>sil)le, 

 be ploughed during the winter, and l)efoie tlie harvest coinniences. Tliis will 

 be found beneficial inallour wheat districts, but will be particiilai'ly beneficial 

 in districts where the autumn rainfall is scant v or unceitain. In such districts, 

 with the jilougliing done in the winter and the fallow woiki'd during the 

 sunnner, planting can take place in the autumn with every ceitaintv of the 

 seed germinating when it is plantcMl. 'i'his is the practice followed at Coolabah. 

 and there the wheat is up and looking as well as could bedesiicd. thougli 

 with theordinaiy practice in vogue of ploughing just before seeding, sufficient 

 rain has not fallen to admit of plou;.;'hing brMiiii' pei'fonned ami to L;('nninatc- 

 the .seed. 



Old Cultivation Paddoclis. 



Inquiries are to hand as to the most suitable grasses to sow in old 

 cultivation paddocks. Difficulty is exj)erienced in replying satisfactorilv to 

 these, as it is almo.st impossible to obtain seed of our native grasses, which 

 are the most valuable for this ])ui'2X)se, and in addition, there is verv little 

 information available as to whi(di L;rasses are most suitable for diflei-ent 



