Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-09
I'O FIR fERS /!
RURAL ECONOMY.

Communication by Cen Humphreys 10 tie Con. !
.igiqcuitiTat Society, on making Cider, and
PRESCRIBING Pomacc a substitute for Hav
The enemies. whc threatened the destruction of our
apple trees. have been principally drstruy, themselves b,
the extraordinary seasons that have lately riec,
Isoniuch nt There IS plenty OF apples in many parts
the Country Ii is desirable that Farmers should use the
best economy with respect to The fruit, and the manage
of the liquor be extracted from IT, With l,tit.
scasonable attention, it may undoubtedly be made much
more important article iii rural economy Than has
Sometimes, it is necessary gather the fruit e1riy,
st 10 periurm this labor then, than it would be t,
period
IL apples are picked from the tree WHEN unripe they
should be suffered TO remain in heaps the bars uor
,Irder cover, until tey M have lost their ausere
mill while hard.
The trouble sorting and grinding fqgoher those of the
same description, nearly may he, will he fully
psnsaisd by the Improvement OF the liquor.
Apples should b. ground n,aceratrd into NUN
and continue long in that state before The juice pressed
tnsn has been usually pravtith
Some farmers in habit Of fiering their Cider
through sand. They think, that it only frees Il from ~, ia
reign par but likewise that il has tendency 10 pc
serve ITS natural vous taste, ans prevent from growing
Particular ought to he u,c' with respect to the
1t j, believed thar Cider. ue made here commonly
o. better quality, than it is in Enynndor The Continent
OF Europe, whether drank from the barrel bottle h.
month % Aiar.his tbs time ior hotng. when carefully
prcPl' = and bottled IL Is almost equal Champaign
nounct 10 he the latter When f.r.ers cannot procur
bo''s tor any part oil their Cider they may render high
'sls expense by drawing it from one casl into another,
and ils'u sipenng and refining il.
Ii many pace Is sold for quarter uf dollar hot
~. IL Is Srh in excellent Stoeed4Hcnn for the juice u
tegrapt, tia, imported spirituous liquors may I've
tod Ia the procc,, and preparation of the Cider.
nun is at haI' and is plenty. Within te last twenty
d at several sd, or .- apples, in
tn. state IL must he owing the negligence of any
o." mr. oa little lnnd who shall he long without them.
q, the first ,'tHeit of Ncw-Englani hy Europeans
probably there was hardly mile square i'll wlg rape
Ln-s hot found Tho soil and climate are IN, rc.6.e,
f,ynrahc 10 tlitir growth.
vineyards might doihtles' flourish and wines of goad
qlty be made in abundance. Much labor, eev-r,
"u ne &c qu. lisa question: yet TO ~ decided whei-
r BE- most advantageous to cultivate Orchards Vine
gyiee tn te eommuy, in uecidng this PORT by expert
nee son'e of the members of the Society making lal-
II iswe acertned liza, The Ponace frnm which Cid,
2a been obiane still retains great deal of nourishnent
Tor annas and that SOM kinds ct IKE work grti-
~, in its neglected and often dirty condition. IL has hetn
but rarely li FOR in the winter During present
scarcity o! hay! when recourse ought TO he had every
possible expedci for Increasing and king the quaint.
ty ut forage would he advisable al The p-
ssteh, il IS recommended, after the cheese shall have
Nen sufficiently pressed, that it should be up and ri-
~. only much prevent it, souring roiiing, by
fermentation, and then placed in the layers in or
suck, with competent layer of any Kind of he
qualities will he imbbed by the and portion Of
salt spne in the will make it still palaable
few farers, who have made the experiment curing
fonaee state that it is worth. at least, dollar hundred
III common seasons.
nave attempted 10 convert fomace
hut they said 10 have failed of success for want al a.
dop,ing right mode for correcting the vegetable acid.
The result of all farther trials, for making an article
Which has hitherto been oiue utility, valuable, in any
would be very acceptable the Agricultural Society
After the invitations which have been given To far.
Iels ia general. il is remarkable fact hut one
Communicaii has heen made to hem. in tin
question proposed in the Agricultural Ainanack. for The
year eighteen hundred anil sixteen by any person. who was
Rot a member Of the Society.
n. The same method, which IS above recommended,
may b. male off curing Indian CORN which has b IN
ss,yeIi, ia broadcast, Tor forage.