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THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



Potatoes — the second, or autumn crop, 

 for household use, should be planted 

 in well-worked, fallowed land. For 

 this crop use small whole tubers rather 

 than j neces °f large ones. When 

 I 'hi n ted at this season cut sets rot 

 quickly. 



Vegetables- sow French beans, marrows, 

 squashes, pumpkins, turnips, peas, 

 beet, radish. 



Get land ready for autumn crops. Keep 

 the fallowed land clean by feeding off 

 and cultivation. 



South-western Slopes and Riverina. 

 Crops to sow- 

 There are few, if any, crops which can 

 be safely sown this month. All the 

 attention possible should be devoted to 

 keeping soil in a condition to conserve 

 moisture. 



Get land ready for early sowings of rape 

 and swedes for sheep, and break up 

 or scarify land intended for cereal- in 

 autumn. 



Murrumhidgee Irrigation Anas. 

 Crops to sow 



Maize — for green feed only; for grain 

 small anas may still be chanced, but 

 risky. 



.Millet — for green feed onlj\ 



Vegetables — sow carrots, turnips (white), 

 cabbages, cauliflowers, peas, beet- 

 roots, French beans, radishes, lettuce, 

 potatoes (end of month). 



Get land ready for next cereal crops. Even 

 a short fallow is better than none. 

 The same applies to land intended 

 for lucerne. 



North-western Plains. 

 Crops to sow — 



Conditions are generally unfavourable 

 this month for sowing any main crops. 

 Special attention in the way of culti- 

 vation should be paid to all growing 

 crops to destroj' weeds and conserve 

 soil moisture. 



FEBRUARY. 



North Coast — Richmond-Tweed Sect ion. 

 Crops to sow — 



Japanese millet — sow for green fodder 

 (on high ground). 



Maize — sow for green fodder and ensilage. 



Rye — do do 



Planter's Friend do do 



To balance these, add a leguminous crop, 

 (say) cowpeas. 



Swede turnips — for winter food for dr\ 



cows and milkers; also for pigs. 

 Mangolds — do 



Carrots — do 



Field cabbage — do 



Thousand-headed kale — do 



After fires, paspalum seed may be 

 planted. Rye and prairie grass seed 

 may be sown. 



Vegetables — sow seed and plant out cab- 

 bage, cauliflower, lettuce, celery. Sow 

 beans, peas (a few), beet, carrot, 

 cucumber, leek, parsnip, potato, radish, 

 silver beet, turnip. Transplant tomato. 

 silver beet. 



Get land ready for lucerne: choose good 

 spot where soil is deep and drainage 

 is good. 



Ensilage-making continues. 



North Coast — Clarence Section. 

 Crops to sow — 



Oats, barley, and rye — sow for green 



fodder, combine either peas or vetches. 

 Rape — sow for green fodder. 

 Swede turnips — for winter food for pigs 



and cows. 

 Sorghum — for green feed. 

 Thousand -headed kale and field cabbage 



(in drills) — for winter food for pigs and 



cows. 

 Hungarian and Manehurian millet — for 



green feed or hay. 

 Paspalum — the best month for sowing 



seed. 

 Potatoes — plant, but not on a large 



scale, uncut sets. 



Vegetables — sow swedes, white turnips, 

 French and butter beans, peas, beet, 

 carrot, cucumber, leek, parsnip, radish, 

 lettuce, silver beet, cabbage, cauli- 

 flower, celery. 

 Transplant cabbage, cauliflower, celery. 



( '< til i a' < 'oast. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize — for green fodder and silage. 

 Sorghum — Saccaline and other varieties 



for winter and early spring use. 

 ( )ats — Algerian, for grazing. 

 Barley, rye, rape— for green fodder. 

 Potatoes — autumn crop— sow early and 

 use early varieties. 



