FARMERS I ILENDAR. 



Crop, 



A PLANTING TABLE continued. 



Purpi - 



which (frow n. 





Distance 

 drills 

 apart. 



Quantit V 



Quantity 



• iod ol 



,,t crop 

 (approx.). 



Southern Tableland. 



months 



959 



(Red) 

 Field pi 

 i iss (Rye) 

 Lucerne .. 



Maize 



Mangolds . . 



Millet (Japanese) 



Mustard .. 



Oats 



Onions 



Potatoes . . 

 Pumpkins ., 



Ha j >f 



Rj e 



Swedes 

 Turnips 



Wheat 



Grazing 



Green foddtl 

 Haj 

 Grain .. 



in. . . 

 2 ft. 6 in. .. 



8ft. xSft. 

 30 in or 7 in 

 7 in. 



30 in. 

 36 „ 

 7 in. 

 7 „ 



7-9 lb. 

 601b. 



25 , 



io „ 



30 ,, 

 10 „ 

 5-7 10. 



801b. 



15 lb 



120 lb. 



4010. 

 15 ., 

 50 „ 



5 ,, 



2 Hi. 

 60 lb. 

 60 „ 

 60 .. 

 •2-3 lb. .. 



10-12 cvt. 

 2 lb. 



2-4 lb. . . 



601b. 



2 1b. 



2 



90 lb. 



80 „ 



60 ,, 



8-10 lb. 



8-10 ,, 

 4 lb. 

 80 lb. 

 811 „ 

 80 „ 



4 10. 

 901b. 

 4 10. 

 4 „ 

 120 lb. 

 120 ,, 

 SO ,. 



7 8. 

 4-5. 



0-8. 

 3-4. 



3-6. 



0-8. 

 6-S. 

 7-8. 

 6-7 . 



4-0. 



2 6. 

 3-4. 



3 -4 . 

 4-5. 

 3-4. 



6 . 



7 . 



Ant i mi i i sow ing. 



Spare 4-6 inches apart, ir» 



rows. 



North-western Slopes. 



Barley 



Cotton 

 i irassi - 

 Lucerne 



Teas and beans 

 Potatoes 



Sorghum . . 



Sudan _ -- 



Turnips 



Wheat 



Grain . . ..17 in. 



Green foddei or 7 , 



Bilagf. 



3-4 ft. 



Pasture . . 7 in. -3 ft.. 



Hay or green 7 in. 



fodder. 



(.rain .. .. 3A-4J ft. . 



Green fodder or 24,-3 ,, . 



silage. 



Grain .. .. 7 in. 



Hay 7 „ 



Green fodder or 7 ,, 



silage. 



or dr\ 2^-3 ft." . 



seed. 



Market.. .. 2J-3i „ ■ 



Green feed . . 7 in. -3 ft. . 



Green fodder or 2J-3 ft. . 

 Bilage. 



Gre< ii fodder 

 and silage. 



Stock feed 



Grain 



Hay 



(Jreen fodder or 



silage. 



7 in. -2: ft. 



2-3* ft. . 

 7 in. 



7 „ 



40-50 lb. 

 40-50 „ 



10-12 lb. 

 15-3 ,, 



8 



JO-7 „ 

 15-12 ,, 



30-50 „ 



30-50 „ 

 30-50 „ 



50-60 „ 



10 Scwt. 



8-2 lb. 



8-7 ,, 



14-4 ,, 



4-3 ., 



30-6010. 



30-60 .. 

 30-60 „ 



54-7510. 

 54-75 ,, 



201b. 

 12 ,, 



401b. 



40-60 lb. 



40-60 ,, 

 40-60 „ 



10 10. 



10 .. 



50-75 ,, 

 5( 7"> .. 



3-4. 

 3-4. 



4£-8 

 3A-4 



4-7.. 



3-5.. 

 3-4 . . 



2J-4J 



3Mi 



3-5.. 



2i 



3-5 . . 

 4-7.. 



3-5.. 

 3-4.. 



Most value when in flower. 



Thickly in drills. 



Up to 5 cuts (one-third irt 

 flower) may be obtained if 

 rainfall sufficient. 



Autumn sowing is safer and 

 the more profitable. 



Green, ik months ; mature 

 4i months. 



May be fed-ofi or cul at an> 



time. 

 Should not be cut until it has 



tasselled and should lie 



left 24 hours from cutting 



before feeding. 

 I',\ cutting before the crop is. 



lullj in flower, 3cutsmaj 



be obtained. ■ 



Ant' inn sowing is safer ami 

 more profitable. 



