8 May, 1907.] 



Maize Cultivation. 



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Vegetable Garden. 



Ground should be prepared as it becomes vacant, for future cropping. 

 A dressing of lime to soil that has been cropped for some time is most 

 beneficial. The staple of the soil may often be easily improved, sandy 

 and light soils by the addition of clav or strong loam ; heavy soils by the 

 addition of ashes, lime rubbish, coarse manure, weeds or any material 

 calculated to make it more open and porous. 



Asparagus tops should be cut away as thev wither, and a dressing of 

 short manure worked into the beds. A dressing of salt mav be applied 

 later in winter or earlv in spring. 



Plantings mav be made from former sowings, and seeds sown for a 

 succession of various saladings, &c. 



MAIZE CULTIVATION. 



Mr. J. Clifford, .Sarsfield, writes: — "About fifteen months ago, I re- 

 ceived five small samples of maize gratis from the Department of Agri- 

 culture. I grew the lot, and picked out the Eclipse varietv as being the 

 best; this season I have grown about 10 acres from the seed saved. The 

 photograph of the accompanying illustration was taken on 26th February, 

 less than four months after sowing. The plants had then attained to a 

 height of over 13 feet, and were cobbing w^ell. 



" This crop is the seventh consecutive one of maize on the same land, 

 which was unmanured. The cultivator w^as run through the rows four 

 times before the end of Deceml^er. The rainfall was as follows: — No- 

 vember, 2.20; December, 1.86; January, 1.37; February. 0.53." 



