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THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



MAY. 



North Coast — Richmond-Tiveed 8 ' ilioi. 



Crops to sow— 



Barley— sow for green feed, also some 



for poultry and pig grain. 

 Oats — sow for hay and with field peas 



or vetches for green feed. 

 Rye — -sow for green feed, also some for 



poultry grain. 

 Grasses and clover — sow, but it is getting 



late. 

 Vetches and field peas. 



Vegetables — sow broad beans, peas, lettuce, 

 cabbage, turnips, beet, radish, herbs, 

 leek, onion, parsnip, silver beet, 

 spinach, turnips, and carrots. Plant 

 out a few rhubarb roots. ^ 



Transplant cabbage, celery, herbs, leek, 

 lettuce, onion, silver beet. 



Get a small plot trenched and well prepared 

 for asparagus. 



North Coast — Clarence Section. 



Crops to SOW- 

 Wheat and oats — for hay and green feed. 

 Barley and rye — for green feed. 

 Vetches and field peas — sow in combina- 

 tion with cereals for green feed. 

 Rape — for green feed for pigs and sheep. 

 Lucerne — if weather is favourable. 



Vegetables — plant out rhubarb roots, top- 

 dress asparagus beds with stable 

 manure. Sow peas, cabbage, turnips, 

 lettuce, carrots, beet, radish, leek, 

 onion, parsnip, silver beet, spinach. 

 Transplant cabbage, celery, herbs, leek, 

 lettuce, onion, silver beet. 



Central Coast. 



Crops to sow — 



Wheat and oats — for green feed and hay. 

 Barley and rye — for green feed. 

 Field peas and vetches alone or in com- 

 bination with cereals. 

 Rape, lucerne, clovers, tick beans. 



Vegetables — sow broad beans, beet 

 cabbage, carrot, lettuce, peas, radish, 

 silver beet, spinach, turnip, potato, 

 onions. 



Transplant cabbage, celery, eschalot, 

 herbs, leek, lettuce, onion, rhubarb, 

 and silver beet. 



Dig up and manure land for spring 

 sowings. 



Other work plough up all idle land and 

 fallow. 



Hawkesbury-Nepean. 

 Crops to sow — 



Wheat — sow quick- maturing varieties for 

 green feed, hay, and grain. 



Oats — main crop for hay. 



Barley — green feed, and for pig and 

 poultry grain. 



Rape — when weather conditions have 

 been unfavourable for previous sowing, 

 this may be done now. Somewhat too 

 late for turnips and swedes, as they 

 go to head in August before making 

 much growth. 



Vegetables — sow broad beans, carrots, leeks, 

 lettuce, onions (for pricking out), 

 parsley, herbs, peas, and eschalots. 

 Plant out asparagus roots, though 

 June is preferable, also cabbage, 

 celery, herbs, leek, lettuce, onion,* 

 silver beet. 



Get land ready for late sowings of wheat 

 and rye for winter green feed. 



South Coast. 

 Crops to sow — 



Wheat, oats, barley, rye, and field peas 

 may be sown, but they will not run up 

 to any height until October. 



Vegetables — sow seed of broad beans, beet, 

 cabbage, carrot, celery, leek, lettuce, 

 onion, parsnip, peas, radish, silver 

 beet, white and Swede turnip. 



Transplant cabbage, celery, eschalots, 

 and silver beet. 



Clean up the garden of all old plants: 

 squash, pumpkin, melon, and tomato 

 vines if left harbour spores of disease, 

 and should be burnt along with old 

 bean plants. Dig up old beds to 

 sweeten the soil. 



Other work — the ground, as a rule, is cold 

 from now and until August, and unless 

 a plant is well established, there will be 

 little growth. Plough up ground after 

 ensilage and green fodder crops have 

 been removed, particularly after sorg- 

 hum, for the stubble holds the red 

 stain disease. Maize-pulling will occupy 

 a lot of time this month. 



Northern Tableland. 



Crops to sow — 



Wheat — late maturing varieties may be 



sown early in the month. 

 Barley \ foj . ^ een fodder 



Vetches may be sown in combination 

 with the cereals for green fodder. 



