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Indeed, I have known good crops obtained by 

 ploughing the land twice, and dropping the plants 

 in every other furrow, and by hand-hoeing and 

 earthing them up afterwards as the gardeners do 

 peafe; but this method is not equal to the other. 

 Vacant places in hedge-rows might be grubbed 

 and planted with potatoes, and a good crop might 

 be exped:ed, as the leaves of trees, thorns, Sec. 

 are a good manure, and will furprilingly encou- 

 rage their growth, and gratify the wiflies of the 

 planter, who, by cultivating fuch places, will then 

 make the moft of his ground, and jt will be in fine 

 order to receive a crop of corn the following year. 



I fhall now conclude by noting, that gravelly, 

 ftony, chalky, or ftiff clay land, will never produce 

 many potatoes ; and the few they do produce, will 

 be cankered and only fit for pigs ; it is therefore 

 obvious, that fuch foils are improper. 



If thefe few loofe hints are worthy the accepts 

 ance of the Bath Agriculture Society, I am happy 

 in having the honour of communicating them, and 

 am, with great deference. 



Their obedient fcrvant, 



JOSIAH HAZARD. 



Sloney-Littleton^ Feb. i8, 1786. 



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