AGRICULTURAL CLIPPINGS.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 33, 30 July 1892, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL CLIPPINGS.

FARM AND GARDEN.

AUGUST.

Corresponds with February in Great Britain.

Kitchen Gabden. — Work^ in this department is now increasing fast. Continue to sow peas, for a succession in well-mannred ground. Give plenty of room between the rows, from fonr to six feet. Veitch's Perfection, Yorkshire Hero, American Racer, $Te Plus Ultra and Champion of England are all good varieties. Tall growing sorts, like American Racer, and Ne Plus Ultra, especially require plenty of room between the rows. 'Plant early potatoes. Onions should now be sown on the ground prepared in the autumn; sow in drills one foot apart and. very shallow, so that the seed will be nicely covered and no more; tread the bed Hghtly but firmly with the feet, smooth the surface with the rake, and the job is done. As for varieties it will be found hard to beat the old Spanish and the James Keeping for kitchen purpose*, and Nocera for pickling. Sovr parsnips in rich, light soil, in drills eighteen inches apart, thinning out plants tp wx inches. Plant out cabbages and make a large sowing for summer planting. Plant out rhubarb. Pumpkin, melon, and cucumber seeds may be sown,in pots, and placed in a cool frame for planting out in October. Make a sowing of Early Horn aad Long Horn carrots if the weather is favourable. The main crop of this vegetable may be sown towards (he end of the month, unless the season is wet and cold, when it is better to wait until September. Asparagus may be sown in drills eighteen inches apart late in the month. The beds should have been dressed before this time, but do it now at once if it has been neglected. Sow Windsor and Longpod beans. Earth up any above ground as they grow high enough. Make a good sowing of celery towards the end of the month. Brussels sprouts should be sown now Sow radishes, turnips (Early White Dutch), parsley, marigold, mustard and cress (weekly in a warm spot), lettuces (cabbage and cos varieties) &c. The Orchard. — Planting of fruit trees should be pushed on now as rapidly as possible, consistent with the work being well done. Grafting can be proceeded with, and stocks should be headed down. ; Keep your fruit trees clear of blight, scale, moss, and anything likely to injure . their vitality. Complete ail pruning work as soon as: possible.