226 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Mar., 1902. 
Farm and Garden Notes for April. 
Farm.—The late maize crop should now all be got in. Land which it is 
intended to put into wheat must be got ready as soon as possible, and sowings 
of early wheat may be made this month. Earth up all potatoes sufficiently 
advanced. Watch the tobacco crop, and gather the leaves as they ripen. Sow 
lucerne, and keep clean what was sown last month. Sow oats, barley, rye, 
vetches, early wheat, mangolds, and Swede turnips. 
Kircnen Garpex.—Transplant cabbages and cauliflowers to the beds, 
which should have been dug and manured last month in readiness for them. 
Thin out all crops that are over-crowded. Sow broad beans, peas, onions, 
radishes, mustard and cress, and vegetables generally. Earth up early celery 
in dry weather. Be careful that no soil gets between the leaves. Hold them 
in one hand and fill up with the other. With an occasional filling up, the 
celery will be ready in about two months. 
Frower Garpey.—The garden will now want a thorough overhauling, and 
digging and trenching must be undertaken vigorously. Keep the weeds down — 
in the beds. Make sowings of a few annuals, as you will find the seedlings — 
come in handy by and by. Prick out into beds or into permanent positions 
_ those already growing. Shorten back the growth of shrubs and creepers. Cut 
out all weak or straggling growth of plants from which much flower is expected. 
Plant out shrubs of all sorts. Prune and plant out roses. Plant bulbs, marking 
them with a stick so as not to destroy them when hoeing or digging. 
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