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quality of our fruit. Good apples will always meet with a ready 

 sale, and the farmer can always turn his good cider and good ap- 

 ples into cash. A good orchard will give better interest than 

 Bank stock. 



The late Mr. Samuel Thurlow of West Newbury, was an ex- 

 cellent practical farmer. In early life he commenced setting out 

 apple trees, principally of the russet kind, and in situations, the 

 least inconvenient for the cultivation and improvement of the soil. 

 He hved to receive a large annual income from these trees, for 

 many years before his death. It is said that some years he sold 

 apples, principally of the winter kind, to the amount of 1000 

 dollars. 



In some towns in this county, cider and apples are annually 

 imported from the South, particularly from Philadelphia and 

 New York. In this county we may with proper care produce 

 as good apples and make as good cider as are imported from those 

 places, and so long as this is the case, let us rely solely on our 

 own resources. It is to be hoped that this subject will arrest 

 the attention of our farmers, and that we may soon see the good 

 effects of the bounty of this society ii. the improved state of our 

 orchards, and in the quality of our cider. While the south are 

 zealous for nullification, let us not be less zealous to nulhfy the 

 importation of apples and cider. 



Ebenezer Moseley, per order. 



September 27, 1832. 



No. VI. OF COMMITTEE ON POTATOES. 



The Committee appointed to receive and examine the best 

 conducted experiment in raising potatoes, have attended the 

 duties assigned them, and make the following report, viz. 



That four specimens were presented for examination, and that 

 after duly examining and considering the several claims, they 

 have awarded as follows, viz. 



To Capt. Paul Kent of Newbury, the highest premium of 



