... commencing at Pitmillydykes and ending at the entrance of the village of Kingsbarns, a potato pit upwards of a mile in length, the greater portion of the potatoes having been grown on one farm. There are in the pit 5,000 boils, amounting in value to some ...

... with by forced sales. The * dear loaf’’ was «till the great obstacle to commercial progress. An unusually large import of potatoes and rice had tended to keep down prices; yet, with this modifying influence, American barrel was selling at £42 per ton, ...

... the bush it is very cheap. I have seen no apple-trees ; apples are 4d each. Oranges, which do not grow here, are 6d. each. Potatoes are plenty, but very dear ~—4d. a pound. Much building in the town, but none in the bush. Al timber-huts in the bush. In ...

... and the defendant succeeded him as occupier of an inn at Ripley. The plaintiff claimed £l5 195., the value of turnips and potatoes left by him on the land at Ripley, and wLich he alleged were not included in the valuation of stock, &, taken by the defendant ...

... beef and mutton by the carcase were equal, differing little from the prices of 1854, but higher than the prices of 1853. Potatoes Ea\'e fallen trom 150:. a ton in 1853 to 935., and this materially alleviates the pressure from the high prices of other ...

... Tho Banuer of Ulster states that exteusive preparations are going forward in the northern provinces for the cultivation of potatoes; and, now that much practial experience has been gained in this branch of agriculture, it is anticipated that the next crop ...

... Reasselaer County, N.Y., Horace H. Wadsworth, with his rifle at arm’s length, at twenty paces, shot a potato from the head of a young man named Crogan. The potato was cut in two, and by the force of the ball a wale as big as a man’s finger was raised on Crogan’s ...

... due protection should be given to such plants as require it. In the Kitchen Garden hoe and stake peas; hoe beans and early potatoes; prick or plant out cabbages, lettuce, celery, and other crops which require this treatment. Succession cr¢ps of most vegetables ...

... in the inclosure was a bountiful supply of *‘ Roast Beef of old England,” weighing 1,5001 b. ; there was also 60 weighs of potatoes, and 55 plumb puddings. At twenty minutes to twelve, the Rev. Thomas Collins took the chair, which was not so gaily decorated ...

... they will bear without smothering the lowest of the tops, because at this late period it does no good to bury them. When the potatoe is up early, and before we are safe from frosts, they are better covered than ~xposed. Those which may have been earthed up ...

... the following casily.trieq method of improving potatoes, so as to restore thein to, the original soundness, richness, and mealiness of this valuabie root. The plan is this :— Keep back Home sced potatoes for six or seven weeks after the Usua) time of ...

... an ultra worshipper of utility, describes him as one ““who would have made a tarpaulin out of RaPhucl'x cartoons, and boil potatoes in the Portland vase.” A vouny couple, who were proceeding last weck from Bridgewater to Durston to be married, were so engrossed ...