( *f* ) 



fst them over thin and improperly. There muft 

 be four women to rake the manure into the 

 furrow ; and the man fhould watch them like-* 

 wife that they do it well. The potatoe muft 

 be laid upon the manure. This lad is a moit 

 material and beneficial part of the procefs -, by 

 attending to it, the produce will be much great- 

 er than if you followed the oppofue method. 



If you have not fufficient manure to cover 

 the land, it is better to fet the potatoes in drills, 

 as they will make but poor progrefs upon moft 

 .forts of foil without manure; except upon re- 

 markably rich ground, or on fward, and 

 fward-land the next year after it has been bro* 

 ken up* 



This is a crop I raife much cheaper, after 

 fet, than any fallow crop. I never hoe potatoes 

 planted in my way. I let the land remain as 

 left by the plough, until the weeds vegetate, 

 which will be in ten days or a fortnight. I 

 then harrow it over once or twice, fo as to de- 

 ftroy the weeds. This harrowing will caufe 

 more to fpring up: and thefe mull, as fbon as 

 they appear, be in like manner deftroyed. Con- 

 tinue this procefs till the potatoes are up, and* 

 after they are up,, until they are from three 

 to four inches high. The harrowing may 



injure 



