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THK FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



DECEMBER. 



North Coast — Richmond-Tweed Section. 

 Crops to sow- 

 Maize for grain — late varieties may hi 

 sown. 



Maize and cowpeas — sow for green 

 fodder and ensilage. 



Sorghum and eowpeas — sow for green 

 fodder and ensilage. 



Broom millet — sow for broom and seed. 



Sweet potatoes — set out as large an area 

 as possible for domestic use and stock 

 fodder in winter. 



Paspalum — sow seed and plant out root- 

 lings. 



Vegetables— sow French bean, cabbage, 

 cucumber, celery, cauliflower, radish, 

 pumpkin, marrow, melon, tomato. 

 Transplant tomato. 



Get land ready for further sowings of 

 autumn fodder crops such as maize, 

 or sorghum, witb eowpeas. 

 Cultivation of crops should be continued. 

 Sugar-cane requires particular atten- 

 tion, ploughing between drills and 

 chipping weeds. 



North Coast — Clarence Section. 

 Crops to sow — 

 Maize for grain — large areas may safely 



be sown up to the end of the month. 

 Sorghum — sow largely for grain, fodder, 



and silage. 

 Broom millet — sow for broom and seed. 

 Sweet potatoes — plant largely for winter 



pig feed. 

 Indian Cane — sets may still be planted. 

 Cowpeas — for fodder and grain. 



Vegetables — sow French beans, cucumber, 

 squashes, marrows, cabbage, celery, 

 cauliflower, radish, melon, tomato. 

 Transplant tomato. 



Centred Coa*t. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize — main crop varieties. Choose 



blight-resistant varieties. 

 Sorghum — Saccaline. 

 Millets — for green fodder. 

 Broom millet — early in month. 

 Pumpkins. 

 Cowpsas — alone or in maize crops. 



Vegetables — sow French bean, cabbage,. 



cauliflower, celery, cucumber, lettuce, 



marrow, pumpkin, squash, sweet corn, 



tomato. 

 Keep abundant moisture up to young 



plants. 

 Transplant sweet potato and tomato. 

 Keep surface soil implements in action' 



to conserve moisture and destroy 



weeds. 



Hawlcexbury-N epean. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize for grain— late varieties may be 

 sown during first week of this month ; 

 it is getting late for early varieties. 



Maize, sorghum, millet — for green fodder 

 and ensilage. 



Cowpeas may be sown for pig feed or 

 green manure, but may not mature 

 seed where early frosts are common. 



Vegetables — sow beans of all kinds (except 

 broad), celery (under shade), radish, 

 pumpkins, cucumbers, bush marrows, 

 &c. ; set out in seed-bed cabbage and 

 cauliflower. 

 Transplant tomato. 



Get land ready for autumn crops of potato, 

 turnips, rape, and lucerne. 



South Coaxt. 

 Crops to sow — 



Maize, sorghum, cowpeas, sunflowers — 

 for green fodder and ensilage. 



Vegetables — sow seed of French beans, 

 cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, 

 lettuce, melon, pumpkin, radish, 

 squash, tomato. 

 Transplant sweet potato slips and to- 

 mato plants. 



Northern Tableland. 

 Crops to sow — 



Sorghum — may be sown for green fodder 



and for silage. The two best varieties 



for this district are Early Amber Cane 



and Planter's Friend. 

 Millet — for hay and for green fodder. 

 Potatoes — may still be planted for the 



main crop. 

 Oats — may be fit to harvest this month, 



Vegetables— sow French bean, beet, cab- 

 bage, celery, cucumber, leek, lettuce, 

 parsnip, peas, potato, radish, squash. 

 Transplant cabbage and tomato. 



