THE FARM AND GARDEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1314, 1 February 1868, Page 6

THE FARM AND GARDEN.

From " Chaiunau's Alinnuac") FElili (IA R V—Oorrenpoiullmj lo J wjust In England. The Field.— This month generally dry and warm. All sowing butter deferred tili beginning of next month; gut the ground prepared for .lutumn crops, plough and harrow, burn, fence, ditch and drain. Lool"to water-courses; lay in a stock of manure, such as guano and bone-dust for top dressing. Summer fallow new fern land for permanent pasture. Forest land only requires felling and burning; fell three months before tiring light scrub; for heavy bush eight or even twelve months will be required. Early fn March and -April is the time to burn. Potatoes—house the main crop, in an open shed or a ti-tree whare; protect from rain, do not exclude air, ur they will rot. Select your seed for another year; pick out sorts, then spread, them for ten days to green before storing away. Swedish turnip, sow for winter feed for pigs or sheep. The Giin/i'/i. Dig or trench ground as summer crops become exhausted, and fill their places with winter and spring produce. Hoe and stir tlie soil anions growing crops. Destroy weeds and insects. Smv cabbages and onions for winter and spring crops. Sow endive and lettuce for winter use. bow cauhllowors. Sow early peas on dry ground. Sow turuips, a small quantity in drills 15 inches apart. Plant broccoli, late varieties, in rich soil for spring use. Mould up celery, and also cardoons, in dry weather. Gather seeds. Leeks mould up in trenches. Mould up ond hoe all crops as they advance. Burn all rubbish, and prepare spare ground for main winter crops next month. Collect bones and shells char them with other refuse: an excellent manure for strong land; it prevents vermin, if spread on the surface, i>r drilled in with the crops. Dig up potatoes as they ripen, do not expose them to strong sunlight. Mould up kumeras. Sow radishes and salads. Gather in herbs; dry and bottle for winter