Time To Green Seed Potatoes
Seed potatoes should be obtained weeks before planting and set in light trays. Protect tubers from frost and wait for green sprouts to form which aids early crops. Sprouted seed often yields better. August plantings are risky, September preferred if sprouted. Seed potatoes are tubers, not true seeds, but occasional true seed can form on plants. Seed selection and certification schemes help ensure disease free seed. August sowings include beetroot cabbage Chinese cabbage and other vegetables. flower seeds and seed bed protection noted.
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A.C.T Seasonal Prospect Improves Says Interior Official
The Superintendent of the Agriculture and Stock Section, T. P. Taylor, reports on improved seasonal prospects for the A C T due to good June July rains. He notes slow rainfall with minimal runoff, overflowing dams, and strong rivers, predicting early spring. He urges sowing lucerne and phalaris late August and maximizing early hay or grain harvest to rebuild fodder reserves. He emphasizes nutrition for ewes during late pregnancy and rabbit control amid high costs and low returns.
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Department of the Interior
T. P. Taylor
Ac.t
Lucerne
Phalaris
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