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prefent pradice of watering be very much 

 improved. 



Some confiderable portion of the prefent 

 ORCHARD GROUNDS, it is Very probable, 

 may be converted, profitably, into v^^atered 

 mowing grounds. And manyunproducltive 

 fites be converted, with ftill greater profit, 

 to Orchard grounds. See page i j 5. 



In the treatment of the prefent Orchards, 

 one improvement is mcfl obvious ; name- 

 ly, that of training up the trees, in fuch a 

 manner, that yearling cattle may pafture 

 ■ among them, during fummer; and Sv^^ine, 

 the year through ; except during the ga- 

 thering feafon. In the pruning and clean- 

 ing of Orchard trees, there is likewife full 

 fcope for improvement. 



To the MANUFACTURING OF CIDER, 



the Devonfliire Orchardmen m.ight bend 

 their attention with profit, by turning their 

 produce to the beft advantage. Their foil, 

 apd their climature, efpeciaily in a mode- 

 rately dry fummer, are more friendly to the 

 ^pple, than thofe of Herefordfliire or Glo- 

 cefterfhire. And, were the arts of manu- 

 facture as well underflood, here, us in the 



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