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newly reclaimed bog, where the soil still retains a 

 large quantity of water. Although very frequently 

 adopted on other soils in many parts of Ireland it is 

 not so successful as either of the other two systems 

 described. Where followed under these circumstances 

 it is the outcome of ancient practice without regard to 

 the reasons which prompted its adoption in the first 

 instance. The Lazybed is a narrow ridge of land 

 usually about four to six feet in width, very similar to 

 an ordinary asparagus bed, formed by a trench dug 

 between each ridge, the earth from which is laid on to 

 the ridge. The trench varies from one foot in depth 

 and one in width to two feet in depth and two in 

 width. The trench is not completed at once, but 

 after the land is dug and laid up the potatoes are 

 planted and sufficient earth is taken from the trench 

 to cover the seed. When the crop is growing ad- 

 ditional earth is taken out to mould up the stems 

 sufficiently high to cover in the new tubers where 

 they form. The trench thus formed is useful as a 

 channel to carry away superabundant water, and 

 affords an opportunity for the drainage of the surface 

 which otherwise would not exist. By altering the 

 position of the beds the whole of the land becomes 

 moved to a considerable depth in course of time. 

 From various causes, however, the system is one 

 which should not be taken in preference to the two 

 other methods mentioned. 



