442 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 May, 1900. 
Inspect all citrus and other fruit trees carefully, especially those in new 
districts ; and where scale insects or other diseases are found, stamp them ae 
before they get a complete hold of the orchard, as trees can be easily a0 
cheaply cleaned if taken in time, that will be both difficult and expensive 1 
clean if neglected. 
Farm and Garden Notes for May. 
Tue land should now all have been ploughed and made ready for sowing. No 
time should be lost in sowing early wheat, barley, oats, rye, vetches, a2 
lucerne. Forlucerne especially, the land should be thoroughly clean and 1 
fine tilth. Earth up potatoes. Cut tobacco, and pick cotton if any is grow): 
A good winter supply of green stuff for stock should be provided for, 
particularly by those who own a dairy herd. For this purpose pasture grasse® 
should be laid down such as are suitable to the district and climate. 
excellent mixture for permanent grasses consists of :— 
Ib. Ib. 
Cocksfoot tee ress Lf Meadow fescue 2 
Prairie grass... ox Meadow foxtail 1 
Perennial rye grass... 10 Timothy grass 2 
Rib grass ae Sweet vernal... 2 
Kentucky blue grass ... 1 Hard fescue ... 1 
White clover... on 2 F 
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sufficient for an acre. 
The land, having been ploughed during the summer months, should a 
lain for some time exposed to the atmosphere to fallow. The harrow shou 
then have rendered the soil sufficiently fine for sowing, which should Be 
if possible, just before rain. Although April is the best time to sow, if ae 
weather be favourable, grass seed may be sown as late as August or Septemve d 
A few acres of clover or other grasses form a valuable adjunct to the farm, 2? 
will support a large number of cattle in proportion to acreage. § 
Kitchen Garden.—Prepare all the ground by digging and manuring for 
successive crops. Plant out cabbages and cauliflowers for a succession. 14 “8 
plant onions. These latter may still be sown, although it is late in the ae 
Splendid crops have resulted from seed sown in April. Keep all the seed a 
clean. Make sowings of beans, peas, radish, lettuce, carrots, parsnips; ne 
leek, rhubarb, cabbage, spinach, mustard and cress, and herbs. Dig and pre ‘h 4 
beds for asparagus. In preparing the beds, the best soil must be chosen. nd 
most fayourable is a gee sandy loam, dug to a depth of 18 inches, af @ 
thoroughly manured, a good sprinkling of salt being added a month before 5 
planting season, that the rain and atmosphere may act upon it. Then Pee eat 
the beds 4 feet wide, leaving a path 2 feet wide on each side of the bed. P ver" 
four rows in each bed, keeping the front rows 9 inches from the side ; oe ie 
the crowns at least 8 inches with good loose soil and manure mixed; rake mage 
smooth surface. The plants must be 15 inches asunder. The object of pel 
the beds so narrow is that they may not be trodden on, as, from the length of + be 
they remain without further opportunity for deep digging, everything mus alks 
avoided which would tend to compress the earth. For old beds, cut the Pe of 
down in May, and dig the beds lightly over with a fork, and lay over the wen 
good dressing of manure. In September you may begin to cut; you can on nts 
the blanching of the tender shoots by placing earthern pipes or bamboo J° 
over them. ther 
Transplant strawberries—such as Trollope’s Victoria, Marguerite, and 0 
prolific sorts. 
