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ble in potatoc sets, by which means there is a cer- 

 tainty of getting a beneficial crop ; for such places 

 arc ^cm-rally fertile, from the rotting of leaves and 

 wood. They will be left ready in autumn for car- 

 rying the earth on the land, in order to level the 

 border, and lay it down to grass. When some 

 rich earth is thrown out of ditches, or mud out of 

 ponds, it is often left long enough for yielding a 

 potatoe crop, which either is capable of giving. 



POTATOES FOR HORSE-HOEING. 

 The new husbandry has been much recom- 

 mended for the culture of potatoes, and there have 

 been many instances of great crops gained in this 

 manner. The pra&ice of it is various ; but, what- 

 ever the manner, the land should be ploughed into 

 ridges for them, according to the rows intended. 

 They have been tried in equally-distant single 

 rows, at two, three, four, and five feet. In double 

 rows, at one foot, on four-feet ridges ; the same, and 

 also three rows, on five-feet ridges. These methods 

 may most of them have succeeded, but the wide 

 distances between the single rows certainly lose too 

 much land. If equally-distant rows were used, 

 three feet is preferable. Double rows on four feet 

 have succeeded. All give the advantage of the 

 horse-hoeing culture, without losing much room. 

 Equally-distant rows, at two feet, with a neat horse- 

 hoe that turns no furrow, but only cuts the sur- 

 face of the ground, earthing up afterwards, have 

 likewise succeeded. The principle of introducing 



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