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enough at once, that he considers ripe enough to sell, to pay him to 

 bother with marketing them, and a very common result is, that 

 they are permitted to ripen, drop, and go to waste. 



To prevent this needless waste, and consequent proj^agation of 

 insects, I would suggest, that very soon after the apples begin to 

 ripen, to gather the entire crop. That is, all that have matured 

 their normal proportion, leaving out the little faulty specimens, 

 which by the way, had better be picked at the same time and 

 thrown to the pigs, or where they would be consumed by some of 

 the domestic animals. The evaporator man don't want to buy 

 little or imperfect apples. He wants from medium to large joerfect 

 sound apples, that are not leginning to melloio. 



Firm, solid, acid apples, that you will say are not ripe, make 

 the best evaporated fruit. Did you never notice that the best 

 dumplings, and apple sauce you ever have, are made from the first 

 apples picked, long before they begin to ripen. Then by following- 

 these simple suggestions you will have no surplus fruit, and no fruit 

 wasted, and even at low prices you will realize much more money 

 from the orchard than heretofore. 



A. W. McPheesox. 



Discussion". 



Ragan — Believes many people lose largely on their fruit by 

 carelessness. The demand for fruit is continually increasing, and 

 the evaporator is a principal factor in using up this surplus fruit. 

 Evaporated fruit is the easiest handled and shipped, and the 

 quickest way to take care of it. If well done it is equal to green 

 fruit and will keep any where. 



Thinks this subject demands more attention and the evaporator 

 men should attend our horticultural meetings. 



Holsinger — Thinks we should evaporate our small fruits when- 

 ever the prices will not pay to sell. 



Mr. Fink — Would use the evaporator all the time and use all 

 but extra specimens of apples. 



Holsinger — Believes the Ben Davis one of the best. 



Ambrose — 8ays although we hear the Ben Davis run down all 

 the time, yet the nurseryman cannot get enough of the trees to 

 supply his customers. 



The society would recommend for evaporating, Jonathan M. 

 Blush, Lowell, and Keswick Codlin. 



