Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-10-02
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COMMUNE 4 TON
I,y General Humphreys to the gricuI'
4,ral Saeiefy If onnecticut.

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tural Society 0f Connecticut.
On maksag Cider nmd preserving Pol
mace as q substitute for ifay
81 The enemies, which Threatened tllel
destruction Of OR apple trees, have beenl
principally destroyed thelnselyes, by theI
extraordinary seesens that we have lately
experienced; insonucIi that there is .
|plenty Of apples IN many parts Of the
Icountry. II. is desirable that farmers
SHOULD use the best economy with respect
Ito the fruit, ane the management Of thel
LIQUOR to be extracted from 1t. With al
little seass nahle attention, It may uI i
Edoubtediy be made a. much more iinporx1
liant article, in rural economy, chan Il
lhas been in times past.
Sometimes il is necessary TO gather the
fruit sariy, to prevent IFS being lest or
because Il is more Convenient to- perform
this labos then, than 1t would be at a
Eiater period.
] Ii apples ere picked from the tree
when unripe, they should he suffered to
REMAIN in heaps. on the barn floor, or
Iunder cover, until they shall have lost
Isome of their austere hardness. 1t is
dbetter that they should thus become too
.lmeIiow, and even begin to decay, thai
Ito be put into the mill while hard.
The trouble Of solfing and grinding
.!togetheF those of lIie same description,
las nearly as may be, will be fully COM
!. Ipensatcd BY the Improvement of the Il
,lqu0r.
4 Apples should be ground or macerated
,lmore into pulp, and continue ionyerin
THAT state before the juice is expressed
THAN has heen usually practised.
1 Some farmers are in the habit of FL
..stering their cider through sand, They
think, rsat it MT only frees it from all
IIforeign particles, hut likewise tbat it has
IA tendency to preserve its natural ri
tIaOus taste, aud prevent It from growing
lsouy.
| PARTICULAR care olsht to be used. with
respect to the clesulincss of the casks, to
lprevent ii from bcipg tnusty.
i It is believed that cider. we'll made
lhcre, is eolAmcnlysofia better guilty than
,sEit Is ia England or ON the coatinent Of
. IIF;sarope Whether drank from the barrel
Iof battle. The nloath of March Is the
lime tor betting. When carefully pre-
Epared and bottled, II is almost equal to
.lGhappaiype vine. Many good jnlres
.lhaye been deceived and propounesf tito
'lbe the latter. When Farmers canasf pro.
,,icuge bottles Ior any part of Tlicir CIDER,
.lshes may renier II highly pleasap; to the
IhaIate, and valuable in the market, al. a
Itriiiing expense. by drawing it from ore
lcask into another, and thus ripening and
refining it. !.
!, IN many places, It is sold for a quarter
..lof a doIlar bottle. tits such aiiexcel-
,,i.ent sacceaaneam for the jdice of the
lsrape, that imported spifituaas liquors
,Etnay be in a great measure dispensed
Ewitl. provided proper skill be bestowed
,,lig the process aud preparation OF the CT
sIsler. The fruit is at fana, andis plenty.
within the last twent years, great i'm
has taken place, by the intro.
,tlductien Of severa! kinds OF tine apples,
before uffcuItiyated in the state Ii must
jbv OWING tothe negligence OF any owner
tof little Land, who shall be long without
,sshesa.
I III tie FIRST settlement OF New Eng Iand
,1by the Europeans, probably there was
hardly a mile squaSe, in which grape
Vines we're net found. the soil and eli
haate are, therefore, favorable to their
tgfewtl.
VINEYARDS might doubtless flourish, and
Iwines 1T gond quality be made, in great
lababdance. Much labor, however, would
he required. It's question, yet to be
,Iiecided, whether 1t be most adyanta-
lgeous to cultivate orchards n VINEYARDS,
,IInose who have the coHyeniences would
Irender service TO the Community, in de-
lciding the point by experience. Some Of
!, 1.-The members Of the Society are making
.Ilaudab!e efforts for the purpose.
i 1t is well ascertained, that the Pomacs
Iron which Cider has bsen obtained, still
RETAINS great dealpf neurishmcnt for
,Iammals, aud that most kind of live stock
lent il greedily, in its neglected and often
Idirtvsoonditiul. 1t has been but rarely
,llaid up for use in the winter. During
1.-The present scarcity cfhay whenrecourse
fought to be had to every possible expedi
lent, for increasing and making out the
lnuanfitv at foraoe. would it not be advi-