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The price of marketable cider, on a par 

 of years, has been fifteen (liillings a hogfhead 

 (of 63 gallons) for the muft or unfermented 

 liquor ; and a guinea for fermented cider -, 

 which fometimes rifes to two or three 

 guineas a hogfliead : and on the other 

 hand, fome years the muft has been fold at 

 five (hillings, a hoglliead, at the prefs. 



General Observations on Or- 

 chards AND Fruit Liquor. Thefe 

 prices, confidering the fmallnefs of the 

 mieafure, com.pared with that of Hereford- 

 fliire, make cider a more advantageous 

 article of produce, here, than in the Mayhiil 

 Diftrid; and, in fuitable fituations, as on 

 the rugged fides of vallies, fufficiently fhel^ 

 tered from more cutting winds, there can 

 be no difpute; about the fuperior profitable- 

 nefs of Orchard Fruits, in a pecuniary point 

 of view, to any other fpecies of produce ; 

 and moft efpecially to a fmall farmer, who 

 attends perfonally to the whole buiinefs, 

 and whofe wife and children are his affiftants. 

 Neverthelefs, on larger farms, where the 

 management is left much to fervants, and 

 i where 



