FARMERS I A.LENDAR. 



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Mangolds, beet, carrots, Jerusalem arti- 

 chokes, kale, ami kohl rabi. 



Tobacco can be transplanted into field 

 about middle of month upon lowlands; 

 it may* be Bel "lit Bomewhal earlier 

 upon the highlands. 



Vegetables — plant early potatoes. Sow fo>- 

 main crop pumpkins, melons, cucum- 

 bers, squashes, sweet corn, French, 

 butter, and Lima beans, peas, silver 

 beet, radish. Sow in seed beds, 

 cabbage, lettuce, and kohl rabi, herbs. 



Transplant cabbage, Brussels sprouts, 

 herbs, lettuce, tomatoes, capsicum, 

 egg plant, and Cape gooseberries, 

 Make a small sowing of cauliflowers. 



Other work — Towards the end of the month 

 the first cut of lucerne will be ready to 

 make into silage, if so desired. Residues 

 of winter-grazing crops should be 

 ploughed under. 



Southern Tableland. 



Crops to sow — 



Maize — for green fodder and grain, except 

 in the colder portions. 



Japanese millet may be sown for green 

 feed if the season is moist. 



Mangolds — may be sown. 



Field peas should be sown if the seed is j 

 required. 



Potatoes ma}' now be planted. 



Vegetables — sow artichoke, French beans, 

 cabbage, carrot, lettuce, meloD, par- 

 snip, peas, potato, pumpkin, radish, 

 tomato, and turnip seed. 



Transplant cabbage, herbs, lettuce, 

 silver beet, and tomato. 



North-western Slopes. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize, Sudan grass, sorghum, cowpeas, 

 millet, and broom millet. 



Cotton — Complete sowing this month. 



Vegetables — sow beans (French), beet, 

 herbs, melons, New Zealand spinach, 

 pumpkin, radish, silver spinach beet, 

 sweet potatoes, tomato. 



Transplant sweet potato and tomato. 



Cultivation— Continue fallowing land for 

 cereals, and ploughing and cultivating 

 land for summer crops. Cultivate 

 between rows of maize and potatoes 

 where sufficiently developed. Hill 



early-sown potatoes and maize. Gener- 

 ally the rape and early-sown cereal 

 orops will have ceased to produce 

 further growth, and should be finally 

 fed "IT and the residues ploughed under. 

 II i\ making will be in full swing this 

 month. 



Central-westei n Slop 

 Crops to sow— 

 Sorghum, maize, Sudan grass, cowpeas, 

 and millet — main sowings for green- 

 stuff and silage. Maize for grain is a 

 risky crop in this district, except on 

 well prepared river Hats, or under 

 irrigation. 



Vegetables — sow French beans, melons, 

 pumpkin, cucumber, marrow, squash, 

 silver beet, carrot, parsnip, tomato, 

 lettuce, turnip, radish. 

 Transplant tomatoes and sweet potato 

 " plants " from cold frame or seed bed. 



Other work — make provision to safeguard 

 the standing crops to be left for grain 

 against fire by cutting strips for hay 

 around and through them. 



South-western Slopes and Riverina. 



Crops to sow — 



Sorghum and Sudan grass — sow without 

 delay. 



Maize — for green fodder and ensilage ; 

 also for grain under irrigatino. 



Cowpeas — for green fodder, hay, en- 

 silage, or green manure. 



Millet — for greenstuff and hay. 



Vegetables — Pumpkins, squashes, melons, 

 and cucumbers— sow without delay. 



Murrumbidyee Irrigation Area. 



Crops to sow — 



Maize — for green feed. Not a safe month 

 for sowing for grain crops, owing to hot 

 summer winds prevailing during tas- 

 selling period. 



Sorghum and millet — for green feed and 

 grain. 



Cowpeas — for green feed. 



Cotton — Complete sowing this month. 



Mangolds, beets. 



Sudan grass, Rhodes grass, paspalum. 



Vegetables — sow French beans, artichokes, 

 cucumber, melons, vegetable marrows, 

 tomatoes, pumpkins, radish. 

 Plant out sweet potatoes and tomato. 



North-western Plains. 



Crops to sow — 



Maize, millet, sorghum, cowpeas, and 

 pumpkins. 



