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7. Markets; or A ;icc ; 



8. " he i.ffcct of the Po u oc Crop on 

 Soils. 



I. SUCCESSION. In the common practice 

 of the co-jirr-, potatoes are cultivated as a 

 fallow crop for wlcat : the clc?.neft part of a 

 Hubble, or other ground, intended to be 

 fummer- fallowed for wheat, being fet apart 

 for potatoes. They are fclJcm phnted on 

 fward ; the common prc Aeceifor of the po- 

 tato -crop, in moil other places. It is, ho*.v 

 tfvc>, und i ilocd, here, that they do bed 

 upo.i " frej/j land ;" that is, land which ha^ 

 not been too long under the plow. 



II. SOIL and TILLAGE. Formerly potatoes; 

 were confined to light friable loams : and the 

 forts which were cultivated in thofe day$ 

 might require this restriction : now they are 

 grown in all foils ; different varieties being 

 found partial to different land. It is obferv- 

 cd, however, that let the fort be ever fo well 

 adapted to the foil, heavy cold land feldorn 

 gives light well-flavoured potatoes. 



The foil is broke-up in winter or fpring, 

 and worked-ovcr two cr three times with the 



plow 



