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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 103

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    May when the potato stalks are just appearing above the clay they are moulded. to mould the potatoes means to put the clay up on the drills with a double mould board plough. They are moulded again in about a forthnights time.
    In the Summer the farmers scuffles the potatoes with a plough. Then they weed them. Then they mould them with a plough and a double mould- board. Then in a month after they are sprayed. They but bluestone and washing soda and melt it in a barrel of water. Then they get a sprayer and put the spraying stuff in the sprayer and so on until
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rahardrum, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rahardrum, Co. Cavan