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inches deep, and nine inches wide, in fix days. This 

 may appear incredible to fome, but it is neverthelefs 

 true, and can be done again if required. 



.NO. ly. TWELVE ACRES. * 



Soil the fame as the laft. Quality of land the fame- 

 preceding crop and cultivation before planting ^ 

 the fame. A furrow was then turned about 3 

 inches deep with a light plough, from north to 

 fouthi and the manure being brought, and de- 

 pofited in fmall heaps, at a little diftance, the 

 planters (women) began by putting down the 

 fets at about twelve inches diftance in the furrow, 

 and then covered them with a fprinkling of dung. 



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The men then followed, and, at the diftance of 18 

 inches from the ploughed furrow, dug a trench 

 of the fame depth, parallel thereunto, and depo- 

 fited the contents thereof on the potatoes planted. 

 In this ciug trench another woman and man pro- , 

 ceeded in the fame way, fo that the potatoes were 

 fet in rows 18 inches apart, and one foot from 

 plant to plant. 



The fame feed, and the fame quantity of manure, 

 were made ufe of in the preceding experiment. 

 In the beginning of June, they were carefully 



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