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It is almoft unneceflary to obfervc to the intel- 

 ligent farmer, that as good a crop of wheat may 

 be expedled after well- cultivated potatoes, as in any 

 other mode of hufbandry. 



Calculation for cultivating one acre of land with 

 potatoes, according to Mr. M^rigbt'^ expences, and 

 * valuation of this crop ;— - 



One deep ploughing — 



Seed 32 buftiels, at is. per buftiel 



♦Manure 24 loads, at is. per load — 

 Expence of fetting, the weather being fo 



dry that the fets were put in with an 



iron crow — ■- — 



Hoeing and earthing up fevcral times — 



fExpence of taking up — 



Rent and other charges — 



f'roduce 364 buftels, at is. per bufliel 



Clear profit ^^.5 2 o 

 Article 



'* It ftiould be obfcrvcd, that only half the expence of manure ought 

 properly to be charged to the potatoes, as the land remains in fine order 

 for any fucceeding crop. Nothing is charged by Mr. Wright for 

 carriage of the crop to market ; but as he has vahied them at only one 

 Ihilling a bulhel, which is greatly under the ufual market price, it may 

 be fuppofcd they were ehher fold at home, or that the expence of car^ 

 riage, fale, &c. were dedu(f\ed in that eftiraate. 



t The price charged in this calculation for taking up the crop ap- 

 pearing to us extraordinary, our Secretary was dirc(5\ed to enquire 



parti- 



