FARMERS C.vr.KNDAK. 



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Northern Table/awl. 

 Crops to sow — 



Oats may be sown this month either for 

 grain or hay; they do well on tho 

 heavier moister land of the district, 

 which is not so good for wheat and 

 barley. 



Wheat — may still be sown, but sow more 

 thickly than earlier in the season 



Rye — this may ati)l be sown for green 

 fodder or gram 



Vegetables — sow broad bean, cabbage, 

 lettuce, onion, peas, and radish. 

 Transplant asparagus, cabbage, eschalot, 

 herbs, leek, lettuce, onion, and rhubarb. 



Get land ready for spring crops by plough- 

 ing and cultivating. 



Central 'Tableland. 

 Crops to sow- 

 Oats and rye — may be sown, but, 

 generally speaking, they should be in. 

 Vegetables — sow peas and broad beans. 

 Sow in seed beds cabbage and early 

 cauliflower ; transplant cabbage, herbs, 

 rhubarb, eschalots, asparagus. 



Get land ready for spring cropping. Plough 

 deeply and work in any available 

 crude farmyard or stable manure. 



Southern Tableland. 

 Crops to sow — 

 Oats may be still sown as required. 



Other work — see to the pastures — from this 

 month to the end of September is 

 about the worst time for stock, as a 

 rule. Where clover will grow it is a 

 great help at this season. Westerly 

 winds " tuck " stock up, and the 

 question of shelter for the stock should 

 be considered. Shelter makes a big 

 difference, especially to lambing ewes. 

 If dairy cattle are stall fed, especially 

 at this season, it means added profits — 

 good ensilage is worth considering 



Vegetables — sow broad beans, cabbage, 

 lettuce, and radish. 

 Transplant asparagus, cabbage, eschalot, 

 herbs, leek, and rhubarb. 



North- western. Slopes. 

 Crops to sow — 



Wheat and oats — though it is wise to 

 have cereals sown before this month, 

 for, as a rule, lighter yields result 

 from sowing later than May. 

 Lucerne — may be sown, but is better 

 sown in autumn. 



Vegetables -sow broad beans, beet, oarrot, 

 leek, lettuce, onion, peas, radish, 

 silver beet, white turnip, and, pro- 

 teoted from frost, tomato. 

 Transplant cabbage, rhubarb. 



Prepare land for spring sowing. Feeding 

 off of cereal crops for grain should cease 

 this month. Harrowing of cereal 

 crops will generally be inadvisable 

 after this month. The time to cease 

 this operation is indicated by the 

 spindling of the plants, i.e., the definite 

 development of stems containing 

 immature ears, for these ears may be 

 damaged. 



Central-western Slopes. 

 Crops to sow — 



This is a risky month for sowing any 

 farm crops. 



Vegetables — sow beet, spinach, silver beet, 

 turnip (white), broad beans, peas, 

 radish, leek, cabbage, lettuce, onion, 

 endive; sow tomato seed and plant 

 sweet potatoes in cold frames or under 

 cover. 

 Transplant cabbage and cauliflower. 



Get ready for spring crops of lucerne and 

 potatoes, land ploughed in the autumn. 

 For potatoes an application of stable 

 manure will be of great benefit to 

 enable this crop to withstand drought. 

 Commence to break up the stubble 

 land for summer and autumn crops. 



Fallowing should be commenced. 



South-western Slopes and Riverina. 

 Vegetables — sow tomato seed and plant 

 sweet potatoes under cover for early 

 plants. 

 Transplant cabbage and cauliflower, and 

 sow seed for later use. 



Plough land to lie fallow for wheat, barley, 

 oats, &c, to be sown in autumn. 



Murrumbidijee Irrigation Areas. 

 Vegetables — sow peas, lettuce, tomato 

 (under cover), herbs, cabbage, beet, 

 radish, silver beet, spinach, turnips. 

 Plant out asparagus and rhubarb, cab- 

 bage, leek, lettuce, onion, silver beet. 



Work land — for spring sown crops. 



North-western Plains. 

 Vegetables — sow and plant cabbage, broad 

 beans, carrot, radish, lettuce, peas, 

 and spinach. 



Other work — finish ploughing land that is 

 to be sown in the spring. 



