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Ramonan, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 058

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  1. The Preparation of the Soil and the Planting of the Potatoes

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    First the ground is ploughed into ridges or drills. Then the manure is spread.
    The potatoes are dropped across the ridge about a foot apart, or if set in drills they are dropped one after another about half-a-foot apart.
    They are set in drills with a plough and they are set in ridges with spades.
    When they are three inches above the soil they are moulded, and about three weeks later they are sprayed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Whyte
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kildorragh, Co. Cavan