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THE FARMERS HAXDIiOOK. 



Central Coa*t. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize -main crop varieties; also for 

 fodder and ensilage. 



Sorghum — Saccaline for fodder. 

 Millets, Sudan grass — -for green fodder. 

 Cotton — Complete sowing this month. 

 Broom millet, pumpkins. 

 Sweet potatoes — plant out cuttings. 



Cowpeas — alone or with maize and 



sorghum. 

 Sorghums, artichokes, sunflower, melons 



and squashes, cotton, summer grasses. 



Vegetables — sow artichokes, asparagus, 

 beans, beet, Cape gooseberry, cucum- 

 ber, herbs, lettuce, marrow, melon, 

 peas, parsnip, pumpkin, radish, silver 

 beet, squash, sweet corn, tomato. 



Plant out — eschalot, herbs, lettuce, 

 silver beet, sweet potato, and tomato, 



Water and protect — keep weeds down. 



Other work — keep surface soil implements 

 in action to destroy weeds and con- 

 serve moisture. 



Hawkesb ury—Nepean. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize — late or main crop varieties may 

 now be sown on the flats. In many 

 localities the October sown crops will 

 do better than September sown ones, 

 owing to growth being unchecked by 

 cold weather. 

 Sorghum — continue sowing for green 

 fodder and ensilage. 



Broom millet — sow without delay. 



Cotton — Complete sowing this month. 



Cowpeas — main sowings may be made. 



Pumpkins, melons — sow as largely as 

 desired. 



Sweet potatoes — set out cuttings or 

 " rooted plants " in rows 3 feet apart 

 and 2 feet in rows. Warm, sandy 

 situations suit this crop best. 



Lucerne — final sowings may be made 

 earlv in the month. 



Vegetables — sow French and all other kinds 

 of beans (except broad), red and silver 

 beet, carrot, cucumbers, marrows, 

 melons, leeks, onions, lettuce, herbs, 

 parsnip, radish; plant out tomatoes, 

 herbs, silver beet. 



South Coast. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize — main planting lor grain and for 

 ensilage. 



Sorghums— if season is favourable. 



Japanese millet, mangolds, sunflowers, 

 cowpeas, and velvet beans may be 

 sown. 



Pas pal um dilatatiun, Rhodes grass. 



Vegetables — sow seed of French beans, 

 beet, carrot, cucumber, leek, lettuce, 

 melon, parsnip, peas, pumpkin, radish, 

 silver beet, squash, tomato, and 

 turnip. 



Transplant choko, eschalot, lettuce, 

 silver beet, sweet potato. 



Northern Tableland. 



Crops to sow — 



Maize — may now be planted, this being 

 the best month generally for New Eng- 

 land. Only early-inaturing varieties 

 have much chance of ripening properly 

 in the short season. Seed should be 

 sown at a shallow depth. 



Millet— for hay. 



Sorghum — Amber Cane and Planter's 

 Friend, two excellent sorts for green 

 feed and ensilage. 



Cowpeas — -Black cowpea does the best in 

 this district. 



Field peas— Partridge and Suntop are 

 two good varieties. 



Potatoes — whole potatoes for planting 

 are generally advised in preference to 

 cut sets. 



Vegetables— 



Frosts should now be over, except from 

 Black Mountain to Ben Lomond, and, 

 therefore, a number of vegetables may 

 be planted — such as artichokes, beans 

 (French), beet, cabbage, carrot, cu- 

 cumber, herbs, lettuce, melons, pars- 

 nip, peas, potato, pumpkins, radish, 

 silver beet, squash, white turnip, and 

 (in frost-free localities) tomatoes. 



Transplant cabbage, herbs, lettuce, silver 

 beet, and (in frost-free localities or 

 under cover) tomatoes. 



Central Tableland. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize, sorghums, millets, cowpeas, pump- 

 kins, melons, sunflowers, and Sudan 

 grass. 



