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The seasons are more distinctly marked between the South-eastern coast 
and the country west of the Main Range, from Toowoomba towards Warwick 
and Stanthorpe, in which latter districts severe frosts occur, often early in the 
autumn and late in spring, whilst below the Rane the climate is more 
temperate. These Southern and Western districts are admirably adapted by 
climate, soil, and rainfall to general agriculture, and it is for these parts that 
the following table is given For the more Northern districts, as before said, 
the dates must be advanced by at least a month, except in the case of cotton- 
planting, the time for which must be so arranged as to secure the ripening of 
the crop after the wet season, which occurs generally from January to April :— 
Wien anp How 'ro Sow anp Pranr. 
Taking the principal crops grown in Queensland, SuGar-caxE may be 
planted from August to November, using tops preferably to other parts of the 
cane. 'Vhere shoul: be four budsin each plant. Lay them with the buds on each 
side in a furrow 1 foot deep, and cover with an inch or two of soil. As the shoots 
grow, fillin the furrow. Cane should be planted in rows 6 feet apart with a 
distance .of 3 feet between the plants. As the canes grow, take off all dead 
leaves. This is called rrasuine. It helps to ripen the cane, to increase the 
density of the juice, and to allow a free circulation of air through the field. Tt 
also prevents the shooting of the buds in continuous wet weather. Keep the 
cane trashed up to harvest time. When the cane is off, don’t burn the trash, 
but plough it in. The lost fertility of many of the cane-fields is due to the 
want of mumus. This want is supplied by the buried trash. ‘The harvest 
begins about August, but if frosts occur, the mills begin earlier. If you do 
not get more than 20 tons of cane to the acre, find out what is wanting in the 
soil and remedy it. You will find the causes to be want of manure and of 
water. Keep down the cane grub as much as possible. 
Marzx should be planted in rows 6 feet apart, the plants 8 feet apart. 
You may sow with adrill regulated to a closer distance, dropping one seed at a 
time. If you sow by hand, put three seeds in each hole. Sow from August to 
January. Keep the crops th roughly clean. Work your Planet Junior until 
the horses can no longer pass up the rows without damaging the, stalks. 
Remove all suckers and collect igs for your dairy stock. he crop will be 
ready for pulling in from four to six months after sowing, according to the 
variety of corn sown. Do not be satisfied with less than 50 or 60 bushels per 
acre. With good soil, cultivation, and weather, the crop should reach 100 
bushels. Let it get thoroughly dry in the barn before threshing. Do not burn 
off the cornstalks. Take a lesson from the great drought of 1901-02, when 
dry maize stalks were used with success as feed for all kinds of stock. 
Wuear.-—Sow broadeast or in drills, preferably the latter. Sow in the 
South of the State from March to June; in the Northin May. If the young 
Wheat is very rank, eat it down by means of a flock of sheep. Rolling it when 
it is 6 or 8 inches high has the effect of preventing it * lodging,” and will 
enable it to stand up against high winds. Always steep the seed wheat in a 
solution of bluestone, as described above. If the young wheat in the ear is 
slightly frosted, do not be in too great a hurry to cut it down. It may recover, 
as happened here in 19J1. The harvest begins in November, and ends in 
January. 
Bartey.—Sown, like wheat, between May and June. Cut it before it is 
dead ripe, or you will suffer loss by the grain shaking out. Stook it on the 
field, and when quite dry stack it. If barley is not dry when stacked, it will 
heat and become mow-burnt. It should be kept a couple of mouths in the 
stack before threshing. When barley is about 3 inches over the ground, run 
the roller over it. Never negl ct this. It acts as a soiling, strengthens the 
straw, makes the growth more regular, and gives a more even surface for the 
machines to work over. If it comes too rank, feed it off, but be very careful 
not to feed off too closely, and keep stock off it in wet weather. 
