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Now to come to the subject as mapped out for discussion, viz: 

 the popular varieties for evaporation : First, Red Astrachan ; 

 second, the Duchess ; third, Baldwins, and Greenings and Rox- 

 bury Russets, and finally any variety which proves itself a desir- 

 able cooking apple. In preparing the product it is much better 

 to pack each variety by itself to make the product more uniform. 



With increased capacity you are enabled to utilize a larger 

 quantity of the waste product and this brings us face to face with 

 the factory system of evaporating apples. New York heretofore 

 has led in this respect. When however, this is adopted, the 

 quality of the product is impaired and the price reduced. 

 Middlemen will handle the product that gives them the best 

 showing for profit. I am inclined to the opinion that a more 

 satisfactory return for second quality apples can be obtained by 

 some individual running the business to use the neighborhood 

 waste instead of the enlarged factory system. The sale of evapor- 

 ated apple is much like the sale of vinegar. Middlemen will 

 handle vinegar made of anything but apple juice if the margin 

 of profit meets their ideas. So it is with the product of evapo- 

 rated apple. But when the product of either is A 1 and the 

 salesman is up with the times in pleasing customers, you have the 

 best end of the trade. Canned fruit takes the lead and the apple 

 and pear can be more easily used under the factory system, but 

 there is still a vacancy for a good product of evaporated apple, 

 if properly put upon the market. 



The most satisfactory way of placing the product of evaporated 

 apple on the market for the retail trade that I could adopt was 

 to use strong paper bags containing two pounds each, with such 

 printing on them as would make them attractive, and pack them 

 in sugar barrels and ship where wanted. It was then easily and 

 conveniently handled both for the retailer and consumer. 



Q. I don't remember that the item of fuel came in at all for 

 evaporating apples. 



Mr. Keith : Fuel and sulphur $1 per week. That is on the 

 small evaporator, on the larger one of course it would require 

 more. The whole expense is reported in my statement here as 

 near as I can get at it. 



I will just say here, gentlemen, that it would be much better 

 in my opinion, and I prefer to do it myself, to feed my second 

 quality apples to my cows rather than to have them put up and 



