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earth mud be put thereon. In like manner the 

 whole plot of ground muft be planted, taking care 

 that each potatoe be at leaft fixteen inches apart; 

 and when the young {hoots make their appearance, 

 they fliould have frefli mould drawn round them 

 with a hoe; and if the tender flioots are covered, 

 it will prevent the froft from injuring them; they 

 fhould again be earthed when the fhoots make a 

 fecond appearance, but not be covered, as in all 

 probability the feafon will then be Icfs fevere. 



A plentiful fupply of mould Ihould be given 

 them, and the perfon who performs this bulinefs 

 Ihould never tread upon the plant, or the hillock 

 that is raifed round it; as the lighter the earth is, 

 the more room the potatoe will have to expand. 



I obtained the laft year from a fingle root thus 

 planted very near forty pounds weight of large 

 potatoes, and from almoft every other root upon 

 the fame plot of ground, from fifteen to twenty 

 pounds weight; and I will venture to aflert, that, 

 except the foil be ftoncy or gravelly, ten pounds 

 or half a peck of potatoes may almoft always be 

 obtained from each root, by purfuingthe foregoing 

 method. But note, cuttings or fmall fcts will not 

 do for this purpofc. 



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