When was it published?

November 5, 1822 in The Portland Gazette

Foreign News November 5, 1822

The Portland Gazette

Q: What keywords are associated?

Apple Harvest, Cider Production, Barley Yield, Agricultural Abundance, England Scotland

Portland, Cumberland County, Maine

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What is this article about?

Abundant apple harvests reported in Scotland and England this year, with prices matching potatoes. Record cider production in Devonshire, one farmer yielding 5-600 hogsheads. High barley yield of 72 bushels per acre in Sussex. Nonesuch apples sold cheaply at Newark in early September.

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In Scotland, the present year, apples have been at the same price as potatoes. They have also been uncommonly abundant in England. The cider harvest in Devonshire has been the greatest known for many years. One farmer made between 5 and 600 hogsheads! 72 bushels of barley have been gathered from one acre and a few rods of land in Sussex.

Apples, of the description called Nonesuch, were so plentiful at Newark, in England, the beginning of September, that they were hawked about the streets at 4d per peck.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic

What keywords are associated?

Apple Harvest Cider Production Barley Yield Agricultural Abundance England Scotland

Where did it happen?

England

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

England

Event Date

The Present Year, Beginning Of September

Outcome

apples abundant and priced same as potatoes; record cider harvest with one farmer producing between 5 and 600 hogsheads; 72 bushels of barley from one acre in sussex; nonesuch apples sold at 4d per peck in newark.

Event Details

Apples in Scotland this year priced same as potatoes and abundant in England. Cider harvest in Devonshire greatest in years, one farmer made between 5 and 600 hogsheads. 72 bushels of barley gathered from one acre and a few rods in Sussex. Nonesuch apples plentiful at Newark beginning of September, hawked at 4d per peck.