Photocopied clipping from unknown (East Anglian?) newspaper, dated Feb 11th 1807. Reference to experiments carried out by TA Knight of Herefordshire Agricultural Society "from which it appeared, that the strength of the juice of any cider apple, was in exact proportion to its weight". Henchard has underlined this finding and written NB in the right margin.In another marginal note he records the cultivars mentioned: Forest Stire, Siberian Crab, Lulham Permain. This last has two question marks appended.
In pencil below are recorded what are presumably his own findings, correlating proportions (of the three cultivars mentioned above?) with a figure that may represent alcohol content.
Overleaf is a list of items, as follows: passport, washing kit, logbook, letters to TH and SD, cash, laptop. All items except 'logbook' have been ticked. TH may refer to Tom Henchard, his father. SD is yet to be identified.
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