600 Cultivation of Grafs Land. Planting. Pear-Trees. Produce of* 



in a row. And as in fome forts the fruit is only produced on the outfidcs of the 

 branches expofed to the fun and air, while in others it is in every part of the tree, 

 it is recommended that the former fort mould be planted at greater diftances than 

 the latter kind. From the irregularity of the ripening of the fruit, a great number 

 of trees of the fame fort is neceffary to afford a fufRciency for being ground at a 



time-* 



It has been found by the fame writer that the produce of an acre of land planted 

 with apple-trees is nearly a third lefs than the fame extent planted with pear trees ; 

 but then the apple-tree begins to bear much earlier, and cyder is juftly a prefer 

 able liquor to that of perry. 



In refpecl to the lofs in the pafture where the land is clofely planted with ap 

 ple-trees, though it may be considerable, it will feldom be more than one-tenth 

 bf the value of the fruit. Befides, the grafs produced in thefe fituations is highly 

 valuable from its coming early in the fpring when much wanted ; and if kept 

 elofely fed down, and prevented from becoming coarfe, will fupport much flock. f 



In Ihort, it is remarked by Mr. Knight, &quot; that fuch lands as produce but a 

 fcanty herbage may frequently be converted into excellent orchard ground. A$ 

 an inftance of the advantage in this way, an orchard of this fort, which for the laft 

 thirty years has afforded a produce not much lefs than four hundred gallons the 

 acre, would not, it is fuppofed, if the trees were wholly removed, fupported two 

 fmali fheep during the year with facility. The foil is of the indurated, deep, ftiff, 

 clayey kind, which, it is conceived, would be lefs worth twelve millings an acre 

 as a pafture, than it is worth three pounds an acre as an orchard.&quot; 



It is added, cc that there are in this ifland many hundred thoufand acres equally 

 capable of being improved to the fame extent by planting with apple and pear-trees, 

 which might be effected at a very fmall expenfe, from the trifling value of the 

 plants. J &quot; 



able bitternefs, and thus recommends itfelf to the nicer palates. Soon after this, in the fame month the 

 cider may be bottled ; and by the month of June the owner may expect to find himfelf poffeficd of a 

 rich, pleafant, and wholefome liquor. 



More full directions for the conducting of this prccefs are given in Mr. Knight s valuable Treatife 

 on the Culture of the Apple and Pear ; and theprinciples on which it proceeds chemically explained &amp;gt; 

 And alfo in Mr. Crocker s Effay on the fame fubjecl. 



The fame rules in a great nieafure hold good in the procefs of making the perry, except in its requir 

 ing more art in the fining of the liquor and a more equal fituation in refpeft to temperature. 



* Knight on the Culture of the Apple and Pear. t Ibid. % IBid. 



