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the same as in the case of the Flat system. When 

 artificial manures, other than the quickly acting nitro- 

 genous ones, such as nitrate of soda, are applied, it is 

 usual to sow them at the time of planting so that they 

 lie close to the sets. The incorporation of manures 

 with the soil previously to planting always appears 

 most satisfactory in our experience. 



Potatoes in Gardens. 



When potatoes are planted in gardens they usually 

 receive more care and attention than is given them 

 when grown on a large scale in the field. The 

 endeavour is to grow a maximum crop, very often 

 not strictly with the view of the greatest profit. 

 Manure is applied lavishly, and the soil is cultivated 

 to a great depth. These operations, however, must 

 not be looked upon as being entirely wasted, as garden 

 cropping is more intense than field cropping, a larger 

 number of crops being taken off the land ; in fact the 

 land is rarely idle. The potato requires liberal 

 manuring, but in rich gardens which have been 

 generously treated for a number of years with farm- 

 yard manure it is often inadvisable to put on a heavy 

 dressing for the crop ; but better grown tubers of higher 

 quality are often obtained in old gardens by the appli- 

 cation of lime, in which such gardens are frequently 

 deficient. As the land in the garden is so closely 

 cropped, it is not always convenient to get the ground 

 dug very long before the potatoes -are planted, but it 

 is to the advantage of the crop to have it broken up as 



