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School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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  1. The Potato Crop

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    The Potato Crop.
    I am a small farmer. We put in two acres of land under potatoes each year. Its according to the weather and the land. if it's a very wet season or low lying land thats not properly drained we haven't so good a crop.
    Father prepares the land Sometimes if we have plenty of manure we spread some on the land before turning up and sometimes we cart clay and sand to the fields.
    The potatoes are sown in drills. We turn up the land with a plough
    We plough the fields in September and cultivate
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    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
    David Mc Feeters
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greencastle, Co. Donegal