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THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



NOVEMBER. 



North Coast — Richmond-Tweed St ciion. 



Crops to sow — 



Sorghum, mixed with cowpeas — sow on 



any land that is not required for other 



purposes. 

 Broom millet— sow a small patch so as to 



have the crop ripening in succession, 



which will permit of more time for 



harvesting. 

 Maize for grain — best month to plant 



late varieties. 

 Maize, mixed with cowpeas — sow for 



green fodder and ensilage. 

 Cowpeas — sow for seed or green feed. 

 Pumpkins and melons — sow a good patch 



for storage. 

 Grammas — sow for storage. 

 Sugar-cane — plant for milling or fodder. 



Vegetables — sow full crop French, butter, 

 and Lima beans; small sowing of 

 cucumbers, squashes, and tomatoes. 

 Transplant sweet potato, tomato. 



Get land ready for late maize and sorghum. 

 Paspalum ground broken up will allow 

 of grass dying, thus making the land 

 more easily prepared for cultivation. 



North Coast — Clarence Section. 



Crops to sow — 



Sorghum — for fodder and grain. 



Maize — sow main crops of late varieties 

 for grain, fodder, and ensilage. 



Pumpkins, grammas, and melons — sow 

 largely for storage. 



Indian Cane — for fodder. 



Mauritius bean — -for fodder, green manur- 

 ing, and pulse. 



Florida velve.t bean — for fodder, green 

 manuring, and pulse. 



Cowpeas — sow" largely for fodder and 

 green manure. 



Vegetables — sow French, butter, and Lima 

 beans, cucumbers, melons, tomato, 

 sweet potato. 

 Transplant sweet potato, tomato. 



Central Coast. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize — main crop varieties for grain. 



Crops for ensilage and green fodder. 

 Si irghnm — Saccaline. 

 Millets — for green fodder. 

 Broom millet, pumpkins, sweet potato, 



soy bean, sunflower. 

 ( lowpeas— alone or in maize crops. 

 Melons, squashes, cotton, summer grasses. 



Vegetables — sow French beans, beet, cucum- 

 ber, lettuce, melons, peas, pumpkin, 

 squash, marrow, sweet corn, tomatoes, 

 turnips. Sow in cool weather. 



Transplant silver beet, sweet potato, 

 and tomato. Plant out in cool 

 portion of day. 



Hoe and mulch surface soil. Keep down 

 weeds. Water young plants and 

 seeds. 



Other work — keep surface soil implements 

 in action to conserve moisture and 

 destroy weeds in furrow crops. 



Ha wkesbu ry-Nepeati . 



Crops to sow — 



Maize — main crops may still be sown. 

 Sorghum and millet — for fodder and 



ensilage. 

 Cowpeas may be sown on land used for 



cereals, cut as green feed or hay. 



Vegetables — sow all kinds of beans (except- 

 broad), red and silver beet, pumpkins, 

 vegetable marrows; set out further 

 cuttings of sweet potatoes and toma- 

 toes; sow lettuce seed in permanent- 

 bed and thin out. 



South Coast. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize — for grain and ensilage. 

 Sorghum — for ensilage and green fodder. 

 Cowpeas, velvet beans, sunflowers — for 

 green fodder. 



Vegetables — sow seed of French beans, 

 cucumber, lettuce, pumpkin, radish, 

 squash, and tomato. 

 Transplant sweet potato slips and tomato- 

 plants. 



Northern Tableland. 

 Crops to Sow — 



Potatoes — main crop. 



Maize for grain — early-maturing varie- 

 ties only may be planted up to the 

 middle, of this month. Maize for silage 

 may also be sown. 



Sorghum — Amber Cane and Planter's 

 Friend may be sown for cutting for 

 cattle or for ensilage; both are much- 

 relished by stock. 



Millet — all kinds may be sown. 



