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result. Another practice was to 

 plant Potatoes between rows of 

 Cabbages or other dwarf green 

 crops with a dibber, as mentioned, 

 the soil having been previously 

 loosened with a fork. In due course, 

 when the Cabbages were taken off 

 the ground, more air and light 

 were available for the Potatoes. 



Distance between the Rows. 

 For main-crop varieties it is very 

 rarely one finds a greater distance 

 than 2 ft. or 2J ft. between the 

 rows, and from 12 to 15 in. be- 

 tween the sets in the rows. Still 

 less space is allotted for early va- 

 rieties, the general impression being 

 that less is required. Indeed, in 

 Jersey the early Potatoes grown 

 under glass are planted about 9 in. 

 apart in rows 12 to 15 in. asunder, 

 and that very often in soil from 

 which a crop of Tomatoes has only 

 just been cleared. A moment's con- 

 sideration will be sufficient to show 

 that close planting results not only 

 in poorer crops, but involves greater 

 initial expense for seed and labour, 

 and is very likely to result in a 

 heavy loss through disease. From 

 experiments carried out by the 

 writer in various parts of Mid- 

 dlesex it seems to be conclusively 

 proved by the figures given below 

 that the wider planting of both 

 early and late varieties will yield 

 larger and finer crops, fewer chats, 

 and less disease, in addition to 

 which there will be a considerable 

 saving in the purchase of seed 

 and in the necessary labour of 

 cultivation. .The following figures 

 show the difference between allow- 

 ing a fair amount of space for the 

 plants to grow, and overcrowd- 

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