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it's becornin^^four; for Ihave obferved that vinous fpirits, 

 drawn from new fermented liquors, are not equal in flavor 



to thofc which have been mehorated by age. 



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The perfimon tree is of a quick growth, and yields great 

 quantities of fruit in a few years after it is planted. The , 

 wood is hard, has a fine clofe grain, and may be applied 

 to many mechanical purpofes; it burns well, and its aflies 

 contain a very large proportion of falts. 



Thcfe trees grow fpontaneoufly near all our tide water 



and fucceed in almoft any kind of foil. They thrive 



beft when planted in an open place. I would therefore 

 recommend, that they fhould be fixed at about ten feet a- 

 part, round the fields, by which means they would be no 

 incumbrance, but contribute to the fupport of the fences, 

 as they would ferve for live pofts. The leaves foon rot, 

 and become good manure, infomuch that it is remarkable 

 that grafs grows better under thefe trees, than any other. 

 Every flirmer who has fifty acres of land, might plant 

 three hundred trees round his fields; which being difpofed 

 as before dircded, would be a great addition to the beauty 

 of his farm. 



Let us fuppofe each full grown tree will produce two 

 bufhels of fruit upon an average (fome I have kai bear 



thrice that quantity.) From a farm then of fifty acres fix 

 hundred buihels of fruit might be gathered; and as frorn 



the foregoing experiment abudiel is found to yield a gal- 

 lon of wholefome and very agreeable fpirit, every farmer 

 having that number of trees, might make fix hundred 

 allons of liquor as good as rum. 

 The expences attending the procefs we will fuppofe to 

 amount to one half of the value of the liquor when difiil- 

 led, which admitting to be worth but two flfillings per 

 gallon, will leave a profit of thirty pounds per annum; a 

 fum equal to the intereil of a farm that would coft five 



hundred pounds. 



Were we to extend this calculation to what every fifty 

 acres of cultivated land in this province only would produce^ 



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