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    Potatoes.
    The Care of the Growing Crop.
    The crop needs a lot of care when it is growing. When the stalks show above the ground they have to be moulded, and when they grow up a little higher, they are moulded again.
    On a fine day when the farmer is sure there will be no rain to wash off the spraying he sprays the potatoes with a mixture of sulphate of copper and washing soda.
    Some farmers spray three times to keep off the blight.
    John Byers.
    Dublin St.
    Ballyjamesduff.
    Information recd. from his mother.
    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
    John Byers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan