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At the end of the second season the vines should be pruned to about three eyes or buds, and the soil hilled up around them so as to cover them up completely.

From The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines by Husmann, George

I think I hilled those spuds, too, with furrows—or a crop of Indian corn I put in later on.

From Joe Wilson and His Mates by Lawson, Henry

Beans should not be much hilled in hoeing, and should never be worked when wet.

From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.

There was little work for Paul to do in the village; but he kept their own garden in good trim,—the onion-bed clear of weeds, and the potatoes well hilled.

From Winning His Way by Coffin, Charles Carleton

The potatoes were growing finely and he hilled them up for the first time.

From Hiram the Young Farmer by Todd, Burbank L.