This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1806 Excerpt: ...v. S s The wheat was sown by the woman upon the following plan; in autumn, when the potatoes were fit to get up, she daily in the morning marked out the work of one day, upon the potatoe ground, from which she first cleared off the potatoe tops and haulm, this served to litter the pig and make manure, she then sowed ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1806 Excerpt: ...v. S s The wheat was sown by the woman upon the following plan; in autumn, when the potatoes were fit to get up, she daily in the morning marked out the work of one day, upon the potatoe ground, from which she first cleared off the potatoe tops and haulm, this served to litter the pig and make manure, she then sowed that spot with wheat, and proceeding to get up the potatoes; the seed wheat was properly covered by that operation, and the wheat crop jucceeded equally well or better thus than in any other way; they had formerly had it sown by the neighbouring farmers, but being frequently disappointed, had adopted this method, which had completely succeeded; and as the proper time of sowing wheat agrees exactly with that of getting up potatoes, namely the whole month of October, or any time then about the two operations are well combined in one; in this system an acre of land produces annually 15 bushel of wheat of 6olb. each, 900 Ibs. consequently of bread---900 Ibs. And potatoes 140 bushel besides seed for next year, at 80 Ib. to the bushel---11,200 This produce of wheat is more than the average, but may be obtained upon land well managed and kept clean from weeds, which in this case might be done by the wife and children; a clean crop of potatoes, is one of the best preparations for wheat. An hog at one year old may grow to the weight of 300 Ibs. and be supported to that weight from the above produce, and to spare: suppose his average allowance the first three quarters of a year to be one peck of potatoes per day, besides refuse of wash and garden vegetables. Suppose 270 days at 20 Ib. per day of potatoes-5400 Ibs. 90 days when fatting at 40 Ib. per day-3600 9000 During the time of fatting, the potatoes should be boiled and mashed with the bran of the whea...
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