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barrels anil hoxus, the fust of April, 

 1010, which makes it very eviilent that 

 the holdin.Ms are held too long. Aijples 

 should have been moved earlier and 

 more rapidly. The holdings of bands 

 and boxes, expressed in barrels, April 

 1, 1915, was 1.343,117; April 1, l!)l(i, 

 1,932,08.'), or 43 %» per cent more than 

 last year. This is further evidence of 

 the fact that the apples were not moved 

 early enough or fast enough this year 

 in order to make a satisfactory closing 

 season, or to make satisfactory prices. 

 With the ([uantity of apples held this 

 year it is evident a good many will 

 snfi'er. 



The Enforcement of Horticultural 



Laws. — The experience of Mi'. J. \V. 

 Pomeroy on the "Enforcement of Hor- 

 ticultural Laws," which appears in this 

 edition, is well worthy of every fruit- 

 grower's attention. The complaint on 

 the lack of enforcement is general. 

 Many peoi)le blame the laws for being 

 deficient, others blame the inspector 

 for being negligent. Mr. Pomeroy's ex- 

 perience is not only interesting but 

 valuable. There is no question about 

 the correctness of his attitude, which is 

 that fruitgrowers can be educated to 

 the necessity of conforming to the laws, 

 and that enforcement of the laws will 

 be much easier and the laws more gen- 

 erally complied with. No matter what 

 your views are on the subject of horti- 

 cultural laws and inspection, you will 

 find it worth while to read what Mr. 

 Pomeroy has to say. It is every fruit- 

 grower's duty not only to understand 

 the laws but to comply with them. 

 Every fruitgrower .should understand 

 the laws and obey them. He should do 

 more than this, — if his neighbor is 

 negligent he should endeavor to im- 

 press ujion him the necessity of com- 

 plying with the law, not only for his 

 own interest but as a duty to his fellow 

 orchardisls. Without question if the 

 right kind of educational work is in- 

 dulged in by all the fruitgrowers who 

 are anxious to do the right thing that 

 much better results can be obtained in 

 the way of having horticultural laws 

 lived up to to the letter. 



By-Products. — It is time for the fruit- 

 growers to begin to think about the 

 large crop that is being generally re- 

 ported in all districts this year. It is 

 time for them to begin to think about 

 what ma\' hai)pen. It is time for them 

 to begin to i)repare to take care of the 

 surplus if the markets become glutted, 

 as they iirobably will. Therefore the 

 subject of l)\-])ro(lucts should now com- 

 mand the attention of the fruitgrowers. 

 Consecpientlv the growers should give 

 immediate thought to the by-product 

 business, canneries, evaporators, vine- 

 gar factories, cider plants, etc. Grow- 

 ers should not only make up their 

 minds what is necessary to be done 

 with the surplus, but before the suii)lus 

 exists they should provide themselves 

 with the facilities for taking care of it 

 and saving it. .\rraiigements for such 

 equipment, machinery, etc., that is nec- 

 essarv should be made early in order 



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THE HURST 



STEAM FRUIT EVAPORATOR 



A Few Reasons 



Why it is adapted to Vour needs 



1 The Hurst Evaporator is built in units of 'A ton capacity of green fruit 

 in 24 hours. You can add one or more units any time without stopping 

 the operation of the first unit. 



2 Each unit is controlled by a separate automatic temperature regulator 

 with a range of 30 degrees from 150 to 180. Experience has taught 

 us that this range brings the best results in evaporating. 



3 Any style boiler may be used having a pressure of from 50 to 1 00 pounds. 



4 The Hurst Evaporator is shipped knocked-down — saving you freight. 

 Itcanbesetup very easily from the plans we furnish with each shipment. 



5 The Hurst Evaporator is built like a cabinet — screws only are used. 

 Each unit requires floor space of 34" by 100". It stands 86" high. 



6 Glass doors on both ends permit you to see the condition of the fruit 

 at any time. 



7 Italian Prunes can be evaporated in 14 hours — Apples in 2 hours — 

 Loganberries in 12 hours. 



8 Made in one size Only. 



9 Made on order only. 



103 Each evaporator is thoroughly tested before shipment is made. 



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