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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776C, Page 01_045

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    We sow a half an acre of potatoes every year. The way we preapre the ground is we plough it and harrow it and then we open the drills. Then we put out the manure in rows. Then the seed is cut and dropped in the drills a foot apart. Then we cover them in with a double board plough.
    When they are about six inches over the ground they are landed.
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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
    Tim Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    25776