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THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



JULY. 



North Coast — Richmond -Tweed Section. 



Crops to sow- 

 Potatoes — sow main crop towards end 



of month. 

 Onions — sow on small scale. 



Vegetables — sow broad beans, beet, peas, 

 French beans (in frost-free situations), 

 Jerusalem artichoke, carrot, cucumber 

 (under cover), radish, silver beet, 

 spinach, white turnip; tomato for 

 early planting (under cover); plant 

 out cabbage, endive, lettuce. 

 Transplant asparagus, cabbage, choko, 

 eschalot, herbs, leek, onion, lettuce, 

 rhubarb, silver beet; bed sweet 

 potato tubers to secure rooted cuttings. 



Get land ready for early spring sowing of 

 maize, sorghum, and millet. 



North Coast — Clarence Section. 



Crops to sow — 



Potatoes — sow main crop towards the 

 end of this month; earlier in sheltered 

 situations free from frost. 



Vegetables — sow Jerusalem artichoke, 

 French beans (in frost-free situations), 

 beet, cabbage, carrot, cucumber (in 

 frost-free situations), lettuce, peas, 

 potato, radish, silver beet, spinach, 

 white turnip. 

 Transplant asparagus, cabbage, choko, 

 eschalot, herbs, leek, lettuce, onion, 

 rhubarb, silver beet; bed sweet 

 potato tubers to secure rooted cuttings. 



Get land ready for spring cropping. Turn 

 in any stable manure or other coarse 

 manure, so that by the time the crops 

 are planted, it may be incorporated 

 with the soil. 



Central Coast. 

 Crops to sow — 



Wheat \for green fodder and hay. 

 Oats j Early-maturing varieties. 



Potatoes — main crop upper rivers; early 



lots lower down. 

 Tomatoes— also plant out early plants 

 under cover. 



Vegetables — sow Jerusalem artichoke, 

 French beans (sheltered situations), 

 broad beans, beet, carrot, cucumber 

 (in boxes), kohlrabi, lettuce, peas, 

 parsnip, potato, radish, spinach, 

 tomato, turnip. 



Transplant cabbage, choko, eschalot, 

 herbs, leek, lettuce, onion, silver beet, 

 and roots of asparagus and rhubarb. 



Dig and manure land for spring crops. 

 Other work — Renovate lucerne beds by 

 top dressing. Prepare land for potato 

 plots and spring crops. 



Hawkesbury-N epean . 



Crops to sow — 



Limited areas only of oats and rye, for 

 green feed. 



Onions — as a field crop, if sown where 

 they are to grow, should be sown this 

 month on ground brought to an ex- 

 tremely fine tilth. If transplanted, 

 they should be sown much earlier 

 (May or June). 



Vegetables — sow tomato, cucumber, and 

 melon under good shelter, and set out 

 sweet potato tubers under frames or 

 glass to secure stocks of rooted cuttings 

 for early planting. Sow a few carrot, 

 lettuce, radish, onion, and peas. 

 Plant out Jerusalem artichokes, as- 

 paragus, summer rhubarb, cabbage 

 leek, lettuce, onion, silver beet. 



Tree planting of deciduous kinds for shade 

 should be completed. 



Get land ready for potatoes. Plough in any 

 fresh stable manure so that it will be 

 mellowed before planting time. It will 

 be well to break up and expose to 

 atmospheric influence land intended 

 for early maize crops. 



Prepare new ground for cropping by deep 

 ploughing, so that frosts may act 

 beneficially upon the soil, and couch 

 and other tenacious perennial growths 

 may be destroyed. 



South Coast. 

 Crops to sow — 



A small sowing of oats may be made, 

 though it is rather late for winter 

 crops. 



Vegetables — sow seed of French beans 

 (where frost free), beet, carrot, lettuce, 

 peas, silver beet, turnip. Plant pota- 

 toes and artichokes in frost free 

 situations. 



Transplant asparagus, cabbage, eschalot, 

 herbs, leek, onion, and. silver beet 

 plants. 



Get land ready for spring sowing. Crops 

 sown in March should be fit to cut 

 now if the season has been fair. Top- 

 dresa and harrow the lucerne paddock. 



