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THE FARMERS'* HANDBOOK. 



AUGUST. 



North Coast — Richmond-Tweed Section. 

 Crops to sow — 



Potatoes— plant largely if not already 

 done in July. 



Mangolds — sow in deeply- worked soil. 



Maize — large areas should not be 

 attempted this month, but small 

 sowings of early varieties may be 

 made. Planting should not be too 

 thick, nor the" depth of sowing more 

 than sufficient to avoid the grain 

 drying out before the first roots take 

 hold. Usually 2 inches at most is 

 ample depth. 



Grass-seed — sow all kinds except prairie, 

 which does better in autumn. 



Sweet potatoes — rooted cuttings may be 

 set out. 



Artichokes — tubers may be set out. 



Vegetables — sow cabbage, endive, kohlrabi, 

 lettuce, parsley, garden swedes, turnip, 

 beet, carrot, French beans, leek, 

 onion, parsnip, peas, radish, rhubarb 

 (seed), silver beet, tomato, capsicum, 

 egg plant. Where situation is warm 

 and sheltered, tomatoes may be set 

 out; also French beans. Cucumber 

 seedlings should be raised under shelter 

 for setting out at first opportunity. 

 Chokos may be planted near a fence I 

 or other support. 

 Transplant asparagus, rhubarb, cab- ! 

 bage, herbs, lettuce, onion, silver beet. ' 



Get land ready for maize, sorghum, broom 

 millet, cucumbers, pumpkins. 



North Coast — Clarence Section. 

 Crops to sow — 

 Maize — sow early varieties towards end 



of month under conditions similar to 



Richmond-Tweed section. 

 Potatoes — sow main crop if not sown in 



July. 

 Lucerne — sow in well prepared land, but 



April is the best month for conditions 



of this district. 

 Grasses — sow all grasses with the ex- 

 ception of prairie and paspalum, which 



do better in February. 

 Sweet potatoes — shoots may be planted 



out in drills 3 feet apart. Use small 



tubers if conditions are dry. 

 Artichokes — plant tubers in drills 4 feet 



apart; the white variety is the most 



prolific. 

 Canadian Wonder beans — sow largely 



for market and seed. 



Vegetables—sow cabbage, endive, kohlrabi, 

 lettuce, parsley, swedes, turnips, beet, 

 carrots, parsnip, leek, onion, capsicum, 

 egg plant, parsnip, peas, radish, rhubarb 

 (seed),silver beet ; cucumberand tomato 

 seedlings should be raised under shelter 

 for setting out later. Tomatoes may 

 be set out, also asparagus, rhubarb, 

 cabbage, herbs, lettuce, onion, silver 

 beet. 



Get land ready for maize. Plough deeply, 

 and as soon as weeds show up cultivate 

 to destroy them. The same applies to 

 land intended for millet, sorghum, 

 pumpkins, and other spring crops. 

 It is better to work any available 

 stable manure into the soil now than 

 put it in at time of seedling. 



Central Coast. 

 Crops to SOW- 

 Potatoes — continue sowing. 

 Maize — early varieties, early 



along Macleay 

 Lucerne — spring-sown crops this month. 

 Artichokes — dig and resow. 

 Sweet potatoes — early sowings. 

 Tomatoes — plant out. 

 Onions — sow seed in permanent bed. 



Vegetables — sow artichoke, asparagus, 

 beans, beet, cabbage, carrot, celery, 

 cucumber, herbs, kohlrabi, leek, let- 

 tuce, onion, parsnip, peas, potato, 

 pumpkin, radish, rhubarb, silver beet, 

 spinach, squash, tomato, turnip. 

 Transplant asparagus, cabbage, choko, 

 eschalot, herbs, lettuce, onion, rhubarb, 

 silver beet, and tomato. 

 Prepare beds for further sowings. 



Other work — prepare land for spring crops. 

 Renovate and top-dress lucerne pad- 

 docks. Plough under green manure 

 crops. 



sowing 



Hawkesbury—Nepean. 

 Crops to sow — 



Potatoes — main crop latter end of month. 

 Mangolds and sugar beets — where frosts 

 are not likely to be severe. 



Vegetables — sow French beans in frost-free 

 positions, beet, carrots, lettuce, parsnip, 

 onion, leek, capsicum, egg plant, peas, 

 radish, silver beet, spinach ; and under- 



