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School: Ballyhaise

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Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Plunkett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0974, Page 003

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    The extent of my father's farm is eighteen acres. There are about two acres under potatoes. My father nearly always prepares the ground but if he is sick he pays another man to do it. The ground is not manured before being ploughed. The potatoes are sown in drills. First the ground is ploughed and then it is harrowed. Then the drills are opened with a drill plough. Manure is then drawn with a horse and cart from the byre and stable and pig-house. It is thrown in piles in the drills and then it is spread with a grape. My mother cuts the potatoes into seed and they are dropped in the drill about one foot apart. Sulphate of ammonia and superphospate are bought and mixed together and shaken on the potatoes. Then
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philip Baxter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Oakwood or Drummully, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Joe Baxter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Oakwood or Drummully, Co. Cavan