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ing the apples, in making the cider, conducting the fermenta- 

 tion and tining, if any artificial lining be used, and in preserv- 

 ing the cider in the cask. 



For some information of an eligible process in making and 

 managing cider, the Committee refer to the intimations contained 

 in the Explanatory Observations subjoined to the list of premi- 

 ums for 1821. 



VI. FOREST TREES. 



The same premiums that were offered in 1821 and 1822; to 

 which intended claimants are referred. And they are desired 

 to give notice of their proposed claims to the Secretary, John 

 W. Proctor, Esq. in Danvers, before the first of July next. 



VII. POTATOES. 



Numerous experiments have been made, to increase the pro- 

 ducts of this root, and premiums have been awarded for the 

 greatest ; but no measures for improving their qualities have 

 fallen under the observation of the Committee. It is well known 

 that the seeds in the apples or green halls^ which grow on the 

 tops of potato stalks, will produce potatoes, which, planted for 

 one year, and their produce a second year, will yield well sized 

 potatoes. — It is from these small seeds that all the varieties of 

 potatoes have been produced. It was in this way that a distin- 

 guished farmer in Ireland — a country so famous for the culture 

 of potatoes — obtained excellent kinds. From the numerous seeds 

 in every ball, a variety of potatoes may be expected ; some eai^ 

 ly, some late in ripening — some yielding small, and others abun- 

 dant products — some watery, and others mealy and well fla- 

 voured. 



Expectations have often been formed of raising potatoes of 

 the best qualities, by plaijting those brought from the British 

 Isles ; but disappointment is the common result : the products of 

 the first year have scarcely borne a resemblance to the fine ori- 

 ginals. It is very possible, and not improbable, that some sorts 

 superior to any in cultivation among us, may be obtained from 

 the small seeds found in the green balls. To encourage the 

 necessary experiments, the following premiums are oifered, 



