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3. The SPECIES of FRUIT is invariably 

 the Apple, when Liquor is the objed: *. 



For the Fruit markets, Cherriesy Fears^ 

 and Walnuts y are railed in great abundance ; 

 cfpecially in the townfliip of Beef Ferries ; 

 which is iliid to fend out of it a thoufand 

 pounds worth of fruit (including Straw* 

 berries) annually. 



4. The SITUATIONS of Orchards ar^ 

 chiefly in vallies, and dips or hollows, near 

 houfes; not fpread over the arable land, 

 and pafture grounds, as in Herefordfhire 

 and Gloceflerfhire. Neverthelefs, there 

 are grounds, not only well adapted for 

 arable crops, but for water meadows, which 

 are at prefent appropriated to Orchards. 

 On the Barton of Buckland there are twenty 

 or thirty acres of land of the lafl dcfcrip- 



P 4 tion, 



length of the county, Below that, thefea air Is injurious 

 to Orchards ; the land growuig narrower, and there being 

 fewer vallies to fhelter them, in the Weftern extremity of 

 the county, than there are in the Eaftern parts, and in 

 Pevonlhire. 



* The foil, perhaps, is not adapted to the Pe ar'Tree, 

 which afFe<^s a cool Ihong foil. See G LO. Econ. Vol. IL 

 p. 263. 



