96 STATISTICAL SURVEY 



i ft. Preparation. One ploughing upon land, that has 

 been hurt by repeated crops of grain, in confequence 

 of marling or liming ; to which it proves a great refto- 

 rative. 



id. Sort. Both; white and grey. 



3d. ghiatitity. I found it very difficult to anfwer to 

 this ; I believe between two and three buftiels. 



4th. Time of fonving. When firft introduced, every 

 endeavour was ufed to get them into the ground in 

 February, but now March is reckoned as good, if not 

 better. 



5th. Culture lukilft growing. As they are fown 

 broadcaft, no other culture can be given than pulling 

 out the larger weeds ; the fmaller, if the crop is good, 

 being fmothered. 



6th. Harve/t. About the fame time as for other 

 crops. 



7th. Threfiing. By the flail. 



8th. Produce. Various , from thirty to forty bufhels. 



POTATOES.* 



The different methods of cultivating this moil valu- 

 able root are too well known, to require a particular 



defcriptioe; 



* In a publication of the Agricultural board in England, 

 it is inquired whether potatoes exhauft the ground ? in anftyer 

 to this ; I faw a piece of ground, in the rere of the town of 



Killouglv 



