44 0.\ PLOUGHING DOUBLE TEAMS. 



Cider made when the weather is clear and the wind north- 

 west, is generally of superior quality to that made when the 

 wind and weather are in a different state. 



To keep cider from turning to vinegar, we usually put a piece 

 of unslacked lime, about the size of a hen's egg, into each barrel, 

 about the time the fermentation is over. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



ASA A. h SYLVESTER ABBOT. 

 Andover, Sept. 27ih, 1836. 



MOSES FRENCH'S STATEMENT. 



To the Cummittee of the Essex Agricultural Society on Cider : 



Gentlemen — 1 offer you a barrel of cider for premium. 

 It was made of refuse russet and other winter apples, gathered 

 in October, clean from leaves and filth, and housed in rather an 

 open, airy building. They were ground the last of November, 

 and lay in the trough one night; the next day pressed and put 

 into barrels. The cider was put in the cellar, and when the fer- 

 mentation subsided the bungs were put in. Some time in Feb- 

 ruary, when the weather was cold, I drew it off, rinsed the bar- 

 rels, and put it in again — nothing more was done. It is without 

 any mixture. I have not failed, for more than six years, of 

 having cider equal or superior to this, with no other trouble than 

 is here stated. 



MOSES FRENCH. 

 Salisbury, Sept. 28, 1836. 



VI. ON PLOUGHING— DOUBLE TEAMS. 



The committee on Ploughing with Double Teams, beg leave 

 to Report — 



That there were five teams entered for premium ; the ground 

 was rather a favorable spot, had it not been for its extreme dry- 

 ness. The lot assigned to each team was about one eighth of 



