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On the mountains, near Clonmell, pare and burn for cluſter potatoes,

and get very great crops.(*)

OBSERVATION.

Slight as theſe authorities appear, they touch upon an object of conſiderable

importance; for this huſbandry, though but littie regiſtered, has been very

common for potatoes, and found to be very effective to raiſe on waſte and rough ſoils, without the aid of dung, great crops of potatoes. Experiments are much wanting to aſcertain the right depth of paring, and the degree of burning; as well as the beſt method of putting in the crop after this

preparation.

§SECTION X.

OF THE ROTATIONS IN wHlICH POTATOES — ARE INTRODUCED.

Authorities from tbe Reports.

AT Ayeley, in Eſfſex, wheat ſtubbles are ſown in autumn, with tares or rye, for ſpring food; then ploughed and planted for potatoes: theſe off in

ovember, and white hotſpur peaſe planted for podding for London;z ſucceeded by turnips.(a

In Lancafhire, turnips are ſown after a crop of potatoes.(5)

In Lancaſhire, potatoes have been ſucceſsfully planted for a ſucceſſion of years on the ſame land.(c)

Mr. Eccleſton, in Lancafhire, ſold from 30 perches, 8 yards to the perch, 30 pounds worth of early potatoes in 1793. The land then ſown with turnips, which ſold at 6d. per buſhel, worth 5oOl. per acre; and then ſowed the land with wheat.(4)

Mr. Eccleſton had his beſt crop of common wheat in 1793 ſown ſo late as the 20th of March, after a crop of potatoes.(.

At Panbam and Edmonton, in Middleſex, wheat is ſown after po- tatoes.—

Near Battle, in Suſſex, cultivated in the courſe, 1. Wheat; 2. Potatoes.

The wheat always well manured.(,

9 hrin Tour. vol. 1. p. 51 r. 462) Eflex, by Vancouver. 4 ancaſter, p. 28,(c) Ibid. p. 31.(d) Ibid. p. 32. e) Ibid. p. 48. 0) Middleſex Foot, p. 21.) Suſſex, P. 25.7 3 0 Ps

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