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TIIK FARMERS WAMiR^OK. 



A PLANTING TABLE— continued. 



Crop 



Drilled 



Broadcast. 



I 'uiiio.se for 

 which grown. 



Distance 



drills 

 :ip:irr 



Quantity 



seed per 



acre. 



Quantitv 



aeed per 



acre. 



Period of 

 growth 

 of crop. 



(approx.). 



Notes. 



months. 



Central-western Slopes. 



Cowpeas 



Lucerne 



Maize 



Potatoes 

 Rape 



Bye 



Sorghum 



Tares (or vetches) 



Wheat 



Grazing, green 6 to 8 in. 

 stuff, silage, 

 grain. 



Grazing, green- 2.'. to 3 ft. 

 stuff and pulse 



. . Greenstuff 

 hay. 



Greenstuff or 

 ensilage. 



Grain .. 

 . . Greenstuff or 

 ensilage. 

 Domestic 

 . . Grazing 



greenstuff. 



3 to 3J ft. 



4J to 5 f t. . . 

 2£to3 „ .. 



2i to 3 „ . . 

 14 in. to 3 ft. 



i-J bushel 1-1 bushel 4-0.. 



Grazing, green- 

 stuff, hay, 

 straw, or 



grain. 



Greenstuff, en- 2Uo3ft. 



silage, 



coarse hay. 

 Grazing or 2A to 3 ,, 



greenstuff. 



Grain 



Greenstuff, en 

 silage, or hay. 



6 to 8 in. 

 6 to 8 „ 



8-12 lb. 



12-15 lb. 



6-8 lb. 

 3-4 „ 



8-10 out. 

 2-4 lb. 



40 lb. 



6-8 lb. 



12-20 lb. 



40-60 lb. 

 40-60 „ 



Not recom- 3-6. . 

 mended. 



8-10 lb.; 15 

 lb. on river 

 flats. 



Not recom- 

 mended. 



10-12 lb. 

 I 5-6 lb. 



Not recom- 

 mended. 



30-60 lb. 



Perennial. 



4-6.. 

 2J-4 



3-4.. 

 3-6.. 



i-| bushel 4-6 



5 . 

 5-43. 



45-60 „ .. 0-7. 

 60 „ .. 5-0. 



Fit to graze for greenstuff 6 

 to 10 weeks after planting. 

 Will continue to grow 

 after being cut or grazed. 



After being cut or grazed 

 cowpeas will continue 

 growing until frosts set 

 in. 



First cut 3 to 4 months 

 from planting. 



i i For grain, average distance 



between plants in rows 



| should be 18 to 24 inches. 



If birds are troublesome 



and destructive, dip seed 



| in coal tar and dry with 



•) ashes. 



Makes a rough class of hay 



for standby purposes. 



Fit for glazing 6 to 8 weeks 

 after planting, and con- 

 tinues growing until 

 September. 



Fit for grazing 6 to 8 weeks 

 after planting and until 

 spring, when, if allowed 

 it will run up and pro- 

 duce a crop of hay or 

 grain. 



/To prevent smut treat the 



seed with bluestone and 



afterwards with lime. 



.[ Quantities of seed per 



I acre will vary with 

 variety, time of sowing, 

 ^ &c. See page 336. 



South-western Slopes and Riverina. 



Barley 



Barley and 

 Peas 



Field peas 



Lucerne 

 Maize 



Millet 

 Oats 



Oats and 



Peas 

 Onions 



Grain .. 

 Green fodder or 

 silage. 



Green fodder. 

 Green manure. 



Pasture 

 Hay . . 

 Green fodder 



Fodder 



Grain 



Hay 



Green fodder or 



silage. 

 Domestic 



