OF THE COUNTY OF DOWN. 10; 



an accident happened to them, which prevented my 

 cutting them this year, but I hope to have it in my 

 power to repeat the experiment, with the refult of 

 which the Society {hall be acquainted.* 



Produce. On old lea, not great, from two hundred 

 to three hundred bufliels, or, if the ground is rich and 

 mellow, a greater quantity, on land properly prepared 

 by ullage and manure, much greater; but potatoes, 

 like all other vegetables, are in proportion to the good- 

 nefs of the foil and culture. As to the foil moft con- 

 genial to potatoes, a rich mellow loam, neither too wet 

 nor too dry, feems to be that in which they flourifh 

 moft; but, with care and attention, they are profitable 

 on every foil, and in every fituation. Turf-bogs and 

 moory grounds feem to pofTefs the quality of preferving 

 potatoes from degenerating, as well as that of throwing 

 out confiderable crops; and in this county, when thofe 

 foils are frequently applied to their culture, the curl is 

 little known, .and frequent applications of a change of 

 feed are made from other parts where this advantage 

 is not enjoyed. Of the caufe of curled potatoes I have 

 never yet heard a fatisfa&ory account, but I think I 

 can fay, that frequent changes from boggy and moory 

 foils, to thofe of a different quality, are found the bed 

 preventative; as fuch it is confidered in England. In 



p Staffordshire 



* See Experiments on planting aittings ofJlalLs of potatoes* 

 by the Rev. Mr. Moore, Tranfadtions of the Dublin Society, 

 Vol. II. part 2. p. 217. 



