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received from earthing up a plant, it mud be be-* 

 caufc more nutriment is thereby added through the 

 pores ofthe haulm or ftalk. Now there was fufH- 

 cient room in the ranks that were planted with wbok 

 fits to earth them up equally on every fide j but not 

 fo in the cuts, for the earth which was added oa 

 one fide ofthe plant was taken away on the other. 



There is a fmall white early fort of potatoe, 

 which, of late years, has been much cultivated at 

 Altringham in Chelhire. They plant this fpecics 

 in January, or as foon as the earth is dry and the 

 weather mild. It never blows ; but is fit for ufe a 

 month or fix weeks fooner than any other kind. 



I have known the following experiment tried 

 with good fuccefs: — They plant in Odlober, and if 

 there come any fevere froft without fnow, they 

 cover the potatoes with peafe- haulm, bean-ftalks, 

 draw, or other light covering. The whole crop is 

 dug up in May, and another fort immediately put 

 in, which is alfo dug up in Odober following. 

 I have eaten new potatoes thus raifed in April. 

 This fpecies hath been of late introduced into this 

 parilh from Altringham, but they plant too late, 

 never cover from frod, nor change the feed. 



lam^&c. J. HIGSON. 



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