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1. The Potato Crop (continued)

   

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   earthed with a shovel with earth
   from the furrow. It is left in this
   manner until the stalks are up
   then it is trenched again or earthed
   with earth from the furrow.
   When the bud of the flower comes
   on the stalk it is then sprayed
   with blue stone or sulphate of copper
   and washing soda. After eight or ten
   days it is sprayed again. It is left
   growing until the stalks wither
   and when they turn white the
   potatoes are supposed to be ripe.
   They are then dug with a spade.
   The large clean potatoes are sorted
   and pitted by themselves, the small
   or waste potatoes are put by themselves
   in a different pit and are eaten up
   quickly by the farm animals.
   The chumpion is the best eating
   potato, but Kerr's Pink grows a
   heavier crop. Potatoes were used
   to make starch in olden times.
   The potato was made into a cake
   called stampy cake, the potato was
   grated with a piece of tin holed
   with a nail, and mixed with water

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. potatoes (~2,701)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nora O' Sullivan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Glenlara, Co. Cork

   Informant

   John O' Sullivan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Glenlara, Co. Cork