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moderate calculation, Jersey produces yearly, on an average, 
from thirty to thirty-five thousand hogsheads.* Mr. Fallen 
who published a History of the Island in 1734, and who then 
characterised its actual produce with the ernphatical term of a 
“ sea of cider,” made it rise to twenty-four thousand. Since 
that time, the number of our orchards has increased by more 
than one-half. 
That judicious historian remarked, that, “This vast quan¬ 
tity of cider must be wholly consumed among ourselves* very 
little being exported abroad, though it be the only produce of 
the island of which we have an overplus to spare.” But now 
the business of the farmer is no longer to prepare this beverage 
merely to supply the wants of the inhabitants. An advan-s 
tageous market presents itself to our speculations; a new 
career is now open to our industry. The goodness of our 
gracious sovereign, who has never ceased to seek his own 
happiness in that of his people, has established our privilege's 
bn this fundamental point, and placed them on a level with 
those of the subjects of the mother country. 
It is to be regretted, that the officers at the head of the dif¬ 
ferent military corps in this island, as well *is the commanders 
of vessels of war cn this station, should not use more the 
liquor of the country. I do not pretend to establish that ci¬ 
der ought totally to exclude beer; but I can see still less rea¬ 
son, why it should actually be proscribed from the service; 
its qualities are not problematical, and, as to its price, it is 
seldom equal even to that of small beer. By intrusting in¬ 
telligent persons to choose it good, the commanders might 
reserve the best for their private use; and thus, by blending 
their own interest with that of the proprietors, they would 
form connections with them, w'hich, by a mutual exchange of 
good offices, could not fail of being beneficial to both par¬ 
ties. 
Allowing twenty-four thousand hogsheads for home con¬ 
sumption, the remainder, though manufactured in the ordi¬ 
nary manner, certainly procures us an advantageous trade; 
but if it was generally of a good quality, and had once ac¬ 
quired some reputation, it is obvious, that it would afford a 
much more considerable revenue. A precaution which would 
during seven month* of the last year, that branch of trade, has introduced 
into the country about 50001. 
The reader will not be torry to be enabled to compare it with the expor¬ 
tation of cows and bulls. 
The exportation of cows 
and bulls 
1 
1803) 
l804f 
1805 f 
180b ) 
to the 1st 
of Aug. 
406 cows. 2 bull*. 
267 2 
428 6 
400 9 
According to this table, he will.be able to judge whicK of the two i* of 
most importance. 
* Hogfhead of 60 gallons. 
essentially 
