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where potatoes had ever been raifed. This may 
account for fome people’s finding a variety of kinds 
from potatoe feeds, while others found only one. 
The Minifter of Kilcalmonell’s method of managing 
his Potatoe Land. 
The land is ploughed up before the Hae 2 
{et in, while the ftubble is {trong and rank upon it, 
with a plough invented by him, which does not 
choak in the rankeft ftubble, and which buries the 
ftubble compleatly. It is crofs-harrowed the firft 
dry weather in fpring, and gets a fecond ploughing 
lengthways. At the time of planting the potatoes, 
which ought to be as early in April as it can be 
done, without danger from froft, the land is again 
crofs-harrowed, and ploughed lengthways; after 
which, it is crofs-harrowed till the furrows are made 
even with the ridges: and by means of a double 
earth-board plough, ftraight parallel furrows are 
drawn, two feet anda half afunder.. This will be 
more .accurately done by going twice in the fame 
tract, the firft time down hill, if the land be floping, as 
the plough is pulled by a fingle horfe. The dung. 
carts are then introduced, (on the upper fide of the 
field, if the land be hilly) the horfe going in one fur- 
row, and the cart-wheels in the furrows on each fide. 
The drivers walk behind the carts, with crooked 
three-pronged forks in their hands, with which 
they draw the dung out of the cart, and leave, in 
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