Early potatoes should be planted on the groundalready prepared and manured. , In no case put them in with the plough. Cover with loose soil to the depth of one ,inch, to enable the early heat to penetrate, '\ 'and earth two inches' as soon as the shoots reach the surface ; this protects from spring frosts, and strengthens the shoots. ; A slight dusting of lime on the surface will improve the flavour of the potato, and hasten ibo ripening. As soon as the early potato is dug, the ground should be manured, and cabbage or rape planted for winter feed. Sandy soil or loose alluvial is the hest for carrots ; the manure should bo thoroughly amalgamated with the soil to prevent forking. If sown in heavy soil of any kind it must be subsoiled ; one foot between the rows is sufficient. The plants should be thinned with a hoe six inches apart. All vi id rained land, or where it has only a thin coat of vegetable humus on tho surface, should bo raised in ridgcsi. The trenches should be two feet wide, and will grow white mustard ; tho improvement of the soil will amply repay the extra labour. If the subsoil is vege table deposit, the trenched will grow a good crop of rape.
