CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



SECTION I. 



Farm Lands of New South Wales ... 1 



Climate, Soils, Timber, Native Grasses, Cost of Clearing and 

 Fencing, Water Supply and Roads in Various Land Board 

 Districts; Rainfall and Temperature Table; Soils of New 

 South Wales; Injurious Substances in the Soil. 



SECTION II. 



The Chemistry of the Soil 61 



Manures and Manuring ; Fertiliser Recommendations for Different 

 Crops; List of Fertilisers in New South Wales, 1922. 



SECTION III. 



The Farm Holding 125 



Clearing; Fences and Fencing; Conservation of Water; Farm 

 Building;; Trees for Shade and Shelter. 



SECTION IV. 



Wheat Culture 228 



Cultivation Methods ; Varieties ; Sowing the Wheat-; Cost as a 

 Factor in Production ; Sheep on the Wheat Farm ; Wheat- 

 growing in New England ; Share Farming ; Harvesting for 

 Hay and Chaff; Harvesting for Grain; Milling Values; 

 Description of Recommended Varietie ; ; Diseases. 



SECTION V. 



Cereals Other than Wheat 360 



Oats; Barley; Rye; Maize; Sorghum; Millet. 



SECTION VI. 



Root Crops 476 



The Potato ; Turnips and Swedes ; Mangolds and Sugar Beets ; 

 Sweet Potato; Jerusalem Artichoke. 



SECTION VII. 



Leguminous Crops 532 



Lucerne ; Cowpeas ; Soy Beans ; Velvet Bean» ; Peanuts ; Field 

 Peas; Vetches and Tares; Clovers. 



