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second floor of the building, or on the first floor above the basement. This gives an 

 opportunity to draw off the finished vinegar into tanks in the basement, and also gives 

 an opportunity for placing small tanks on the floor above, into which the vinegar stock 

 can be pumped, and then from there it can be drawn through hose into the generators. 

 The generator room should be kept at a temperature of eighty to ninety degrees and 

 should also have a free circulation of fresh air. 



The upright generator is known to us in all shapes and sizes, square and round, and 

 from a three and one half foot diameter to eight feet in diameter, and from eight to 

 eighteen feet in length. Each variety of this kind of generator has its advocates who 

 claim advantages on the variety they operate over the others. The upright generator 

 can be filled with either beech shavings, cor-n cobs or straw. Very good results can be 

 obtained from straw filling, but it wears out more quickly than cobs or shavings. It is 

 very much cheaper than cobs or shavings, as it requires only about 2,000 pounds of 

 straw to a generator, and the cost of labor in filling is about the same as with other 

 material. 



The generator being filled, there is a close covering fitted over the top of it, which is 

 intended to keep out filth, which is a matter of great importance to the life of the 

 generator. 



Some vinegar makers distribute the stock over the top of the filling by placing a 

 tub or barrel about one foot above the top of the generator and this tub is tapped in 

 several places and faucets inserted and the stock i6 distributed from these faucets 

 through wooden troughs to different parts of the generator. A good way is to place a 

 head in the generator, six or eight inches below the top, and bore it full of holes. Then 

 place an automatic dump on the head and let the stock flow into the dump, which will 

 distribute the stock very well. 



The upright generators should be blocked up on timbers or stone foundation, two or 

 three feet above the floor, to allow of free access to all parts, that any leaks may be 

 stopped, and to also allow of the discharge of the vinegar and a good opportunity to 

 conduct it away. 



The generator is tapped at the bottom and a hollow wooden plug is inserted to allow 

 discharge of the finished vinegar, which can be taken care of in various ways. A tank 

 placed in the ground and the vinegar conducted through wooden troughs to it, is a 

 very good way to take care of it. The quantity and quality of vinegar made from an 

 upright generator, depends upon the size of the generator, the care it has, and the 

 quality of stock used. 



The rolling generator has several points of advantage over the upright generator. 

 First, it can be run for a few days or for a year, and then, if there be no more stock to 

 make up, it can be drained out and left standing for almost any length of time without 

 taking any harm; whereas, with the upright generator, it must be run continuously, 

 otherwise it becomes musty and diseased. 



In running a small or moderate business, the rolling generator has the advantage 

 over the upright, in that the loss in saturating the filling is but from ten to twenty 

 gallons, whereas, with the upright generator, there is a loss of from fifty to one hund- 

 red barrels, according to the size used. 



The rolling generator also has the advantage over the upright as to loss by evapora- 

 tion, there being but about two per cent, loss on the rolling and from ten to twenty per 

 cent, loss on the upright generator. 



The rolling generator does not require the constant care that the upright generator 

 does, and it can be run with as good success by an inexperienced person as by an old 

 vinegar maker: whereas, with the upright generator, it requires constant care, study, 

 and experience. 



The cost of the rolling generator, ready to operate, is about $30. The cost of the 

 upright generator depends upon the size and the material used in filling. 



Several rolling generators can be operated on the average cider-mill floor, for nine 

 months in the year, and during the season of grinding and pressing they can be drained 

 out and stored in the yard out of doors. This can not be said of the upright generators, 

 as they require a room specially built to accommodate. them. 



There is not much difference in the quality of vinegar made from the rolling or the 

 upright generator, although possibly the rolling generator makes vinegar a trifle nearer 

 like the old method of making it in barrels, which by some is considered to retain more 

 of the apple flavor and aroma. 



The working space of the rolling generator is about 5x5 feet square on the floor, and 

 requires a room about eight feet between joists. The working space of the upright 

 generator varies, according to the size used, from 5x5 feet square on the floor and ten 

 feet between joists, to 9x9 feet square on the floor and twenty feet between joists. The 

 point of advantage which the upright generator has over the rolling generator is its 

 adaptability to a large business, although the adherents to the rolling generator process 



