ji STATISTICAL SURVEY 



The induftry, with which the poorer clafs fet about 

 collecting manures, is moft praife-worthy ; a full ac- 

 count of which ftiall be given in its proper place, 

 under the article Manures, which fee. 



Obfervations en the foregoing Seftion. 



IN lea ground, two fucceffive crops of potatoe* 

 would be found of more general advantage than one. 

 To the owner of the land, perhaps, in fome cafes, one 

 crop only may be more for his interefl, as he will have, 

 of courfe, more rough ground brought into culture, thau 

 he could have by taking off two fucceffive crops. If 

 the foil be ftrong, and difficult to pulverize, two pota- 

 toe crops fliould certainly be preferred, without an in- 

 tervening crop. 



But the farmers of this country are remarkably fond 

 of barley crops, as they are always a ready money arti- 

 cle j indeed they are frequently bought up by private 

 diftillers, feveral months before they are reaped ; this 

 temptation frequently fuperfedes every other fclid ad- 

 vantage. 



Half the quantity of manure, ufed for the firft crop of 

 potatoes, will ferve for the fecond, and the latter never 

 fail in being moll abundant j and, if the drill fyftem 

 be followed, there will be a great faving of feed and 

 labour. 



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