1 May, 1902.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 339 
withstanding the fact that each seed sown produces a thousand or more. The 
hull seeds contain :— 
German Seed. Russian Seed. 
Oil ... = on ... 83°48 p.c. bee 34°25 p.c. 
Organic substances ... 5404 p.c. vox 54°39 p.c. 
Protein substances there- 
epiL — 14°12 p.e. = 18°80 p.c. 
Ash... 2°86 p.c. on 3:56 p.c. 
Water 9°62 p.c 7°80 p.e 
100:00 100:00 
MARKET GARDENING. 
CAULIFLOWERS. 
The cauliflower is, of all the cabbage tribe, the most delicate, and is not so 
easy to grow properly as the cabbage. A writer in the Epitomist tells some- 
thing worth knowing about how it should be done. The writer is a lady, and 
she says :— 
“1 chanced to make the acquaintance of a man who makes a specialty of 
growing cauliflower, and this is his method: The ground is ploughed twice, 
manured lightly, and the plants put in late in June, with a Bemis transplanting 
machine. The plants are cultivated several times with a Planet Jr. cultivator, 
and given one or two hoeings. He is very careful about tying them up. This 
is the main thing any way, for, no matter how large they are, they will not sell 
well if they are not snow white; and it is not only the tying up that does this, 
but a vigorous growth, with plenty of leaves shading the head. 
“Mhere is quite a knack about tying them up. If the cauliflower is tied u 
too soon or too close it stunts the growth; again, if not tied up close enoug 
they get discoloured, and look bad. The best way, according to my informant, 
is like this: ‘ake a ball of string, and wind it around from hand to elbow, then 
cut open the skein of string and the cut portions will be just the right length. 
Pulling out a string, gather up just enough leaves to shade the head perfectly, 
and no more than necessary, and tie this as low down as possible, just so low 
that the string is a trifle above the head, thus allowing the tops of the leaves to 
spread out somewhat to the air, and not retard the growth of the plant. They 
should not be tied until about the size of an egg or larger, if an extra heavy 
plant and the heads are well covered with leaves, The patch should be gone 
over about twice a week, as there are at first only a few heading up at a time. 
Tf you have never grown cauliflower, try a bed this season, as they are a profit- 
able crop for selling or for home consumption.” 
SOME WHEAT NOTES. 
y By H. C. QUODLING, 
Manager, Hermitage State Farm. 
The almost unlimited field for expansion of the wheat industry in Queens- 
land, and the many factors essential for its development, afford an aJl-absorbing 
subject surrounded with many undetermined problems. 
The old axiom ‘* Time and tide wait for no man” is in the former case 
amply illustrated by the active preparations being made for the forthcoming 
season, but unfortunately in the latter case the order is reversed, as at the 
present time we, as a community, are waiting for an equivalent to a tidal 
wave to give a fillip to all branches of primary industry. 
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