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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0974, Page 006

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    the potatoes fine and then mix flour and bake it. This is called potato-bread.
    Philip Baxter, Oakwood, Ballyhaise.
    Age 14 yrs, 6th October 1937.
    Got from Joe Baxter, Oakwood, aged 68 years.
    Potatoes are grown in our farm. There is one acre and a half sown under potatoes each year. Some times we have nearly two acres.
    My brother John prepares the ground. The ground is not manured in any way before sowing the potatoes except there was oats in the piece the year before.
    The potatoes are all sown in drills except a few ridges. Before you can have drills the ground has to be laboured the year before.
    The first thing that is done is to plough the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eugene Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Informant
    John Caughy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Raheg, Co. Cavan