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.Stirred again flat, turning in the manure, of what- 

 ever kind it may be. The best is farm-yard dung ; 

 and the more the better, unless the soil be very- 

 rich. Upon an average of soils, less should not be 

 laid than twenty-five or thirty large loads per acre, 

 which should be spread equally, that it may plough 

 in well. As soon as the surface is harrowed smooth, 

 the planting should lv- begun, which is performed 

 in this manner : A man hold'-, in his hand a dibble, 

 which has one point, and a bit for him to set lug 

 foot on, to strike it into the earth, in order to 

 make a hole to receive the s.^t. A voman, or 

 follows him with t! ' drop- one into each 



hole. Alter this, tiui land is harrowed twice or 

 thrice, and the busines Mhis 



method set promiscuor from nine inches to 



one foot asunder. The work is done quickly, and 

 is not very expensive. In this promiscuous way, 

 from fifteen to twenty bushels of potatoes are ne- 

 cessary to set an acre. 



POTATOES ON GRASS. 



Grass land is often broken up for a crop of pota- 

 toes, and by most people preferred to any other. 

 The methods are, first, to dung it moderately, fif- 

 teen or twenty loads per acre ; then to dig up the 

 turf, work in the dung at the same time, and dib- 

 ble in the sets, in the way before mentioned. The 

 crop scarcely ever fails of being great in this me- 

 J. Another is called the lazy -bed way. The 

 grass marked jufto beds five feet wide, with slip? 



betwee.i 



