. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. 318 PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR ROOTS, &c. Fig. This simple series of operations completes the planting of the potato. The usual period of planting is during the month of April, but it may be continued till the middle of May. The early potatoes should be planted by the latter part of March. The quantity planted may be from 8 to 10 cwt. to the acre, accord- ing to the size and distance of the sets. In a fortnight or more after planting, the
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. 318 PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR ROOTS, &c. Fig. This simple series of operations completes the planting of the potato. The usual period of planting is during the month of April, but it may be continued till the middle of May. The early potatoes should be planted by the latter part of March. The quantity planted may be from 8 to 10 cwt. to the acre, accord- ing to the size and distance of the sets. In a fortnight or more after planting, the whole field is to be harrowed. The effect of this tillage will be partially to level the ground, making a transverse section of the drills appear thus: Fig. 160. When the plants have got above ground, and appear dis- tinctly in rows, the horse-hoe is to pass along each interval. This may be done by the small one-horse plough passing twice along each interval as near to the rows of plants as it can con- veniently go, and throwing the earth from each row into the centre of the interval in the manner described in the case of the bean and turnip ; or it may be done by the horse-hoe with lateral coulters, passing once along each interval. Following the horse-hoe, the hand-hoers, each with the common hoe, are to hoe the rows of plants carefully, cutting up all weeds that may have escaped the action of the horse-hoe. A transverse section of the drills after this operation, will appear thus : Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Low, David, 1786-1859. London : Longman, [etc. , etc. ]
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