30 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



EVAPORATING APPLES. 

 By W. H. Keith of North Monmouth. 



My subject is "Evaporating Apples" and my paper is very 

 brief as you will see when I get through. It needs more atten- 

 tion than it has at present in the State of Maine, first, for the sake 

 of economy, second for utility, and third it being the means of 

 manufacturing less drunkards. 



Some twenty-three years ago, or soon after I located on a 

 farm in Winthrop, I found that very much fruit was going to 

 waste, and I inquired if there was not some way whereby it could 

 be utilized for the use of the household. The process of evapo- 

 rating came to my attention, and I invested in a $75 American 

 evaporator. By so doing my otherwise waste product of apples 

 was used to my satisfaction. The process, however, was slow 

 as only three or four bushels of apples per day could be used. 

 Later I bought a larger one which handled from fifteen to thirty 

 bushels a day. This enabled me to handle my own waste 

 product, — I use the term "waste product," for the cider mill was 

 the only outlet for us then — as well as some for my neighbors. 



The question is often asked, "Does it pay?" I here submit a 

 statement that will allow each and every one to make his own 

 figures and condense his own conclusions. I have already named 

 the cost of the small evaporator. To run this requires the work 

 of one girl at a cost of from $3.50 to $4 per week ; repairing 

 machine, 75 cents; fuel and sulphur per week, $1.00; fruit per 

 bushel, 20 cents; evaporated per week, 18 bushels ; total expense 

 besides the wear of machinery of $8.30 to $8.80 per week. 



Contra. 



Eighteen bushels, 5 lbs. per bushel, 90 lbs., at 10 cents, $9.00. 

 Giving a close margin of 20 to 70 cents. 



But you have sold your apples at 20 cents per bushel which 

 would otherwise have gone to waste or to the cider mill ultimately 

 for making vinegar or drunkards. 



Now comes in the utilitarian part of it, if you have a family 

 of boys and girls to bring them into service. 



