192 Journal of Ayricvltiiri', Victoria. (11 Makch, 1918. 



CULTIVATION. 



Farm. — Dig potatoes as they mature. Cart out and spread stable manure. 

 Finish preparation of land for main cereal crops. Sow Chou Moellier seed in 

 beds for transplanting. Sow the following mixture per acre for green feed 

 during the winter months for the dairy herd: — 1^ bushels, Oats; ^ bushel. 

 Cape Barley; i bushel, Tick Beans; i bushel, Pease. Sow Giant Drum- 

 head Cabbage for transplanting (1 lb. sufficient for 1 acre, in rows 3 feet 

 apart) ; provided the soil is in good friable condition, plants from seed sown 

 last month should be planted out. Sow wheat and oats according to locality; 

 also rape for winter feed or green manuring. Prepare clean seed-bed for 

 lucerne; and sow Hunter River, Arabian, or Peruvian seed, free from dodder, 

 in drills 7 inches apart and at the rate of 12-16 lbs. of seed per acre. Sow 

 permanent pastures with grasses and clovers. 



Orchard.— Prepare land for planting; plough deeply and sub-soil. Plant 

 legumes for green manure. Plant out strawberries. Clean up Codlin Moth 

 from trees as soon as all fruit is gathered. 



Flower Garden. — Plant out evergreen shrubs, trees, and Australian plants, 

 divisions of herbaceous plants, seedlings, layers, and rooted cuttings. Feed 

 chrj^santhemums with liquid manure weekly until flowers begin to open. Pre- 

 pare land for future planting's of roses and shrubs. 



Vegetable Garden.^ — Plant out seedlings from the seed beds. Dig all vacant 

 spaces roughly. Sow onions for early crop; also peas and broad beans. Clean 

 out asparagus beds wherever the seeds are ripening. 



ViNEYABD. — Examine " Yema " grafts to see if strings require cutting. Con- 

 sideration must be given to manuring; early application is strongly urged. Peas, 

 &c., for green manuring should be sown as soon as possible. 



Cellars. — Cleanliness is emphatically urged. Carefully remove all fer- 

 mentable refuse — skins, lees, skimmings, &c. Such odds and ends favour 

 multiplication of Vinegar Flies (Drosophila funebris). If present destroy 

 these with formalin or insecticide powders. A little bisulphite or sul- 

 phurous acid in washing water is recommended; also free use of lime on 

 floors, &c. 



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