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press, and lay two or more upon the first (three in all, or as 

 many as the press will hold), and then with the lever work 

 the screw down as tight as you can. It will be necessary to 

 watch the action of the press, to see that the fall-board de- 

 scends perpendicularly; for, if it does not, the patches must be 

 shifted, or the fall-board will jam crosswise, which will in- 

 crease the labour greatly, and also assist in wearing out the 

 press. When the cloths are cleared of the fruit after they 

 come out of the press, they must be hung across a line or 

 rail : for, if they are allowed to lie together, they will heat in 

 a very short time, like a fresh dunghill ; and, in a much shorter 

 time than will be credited, will rot. After they are done with 

 for the season, they must be carefully and thoroughly washed 

 in different waters, and dried before they are put away. Every 

 precaution must be taken to preserve them from moths, or 

 they will, in a very short time, be entirely unfit for use, as 

 the moth unpears to be very fond of them. 



Haircloth may be purchased at almost any sack and tilt 

 warehouse. 



It may be observed, that tiie cloths, when folded with the 

 fruit in them, are called patches; and that these patches, when 

 placed in the press, must be laid with the ends of the cloths 

 undermost. 



The uprights or standards of the press must be made of 

 heart of oak, or they will soon rot in the ground ; and the 

 other wooden parts of the press must be made of dry elm. 

 I am. Sir, yours, &c. 



w W. Green, jun^ 



Stepnei/, Mayy \SS\. - '^^ 



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