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Joiinial of AgriciiltiirL 



[lo June, 1909. 



been planted for the purpose of supplying dessert and cooking fruit, and 

 not for cider making. In treating these for cider making it is necessary 

 to test each variety, and blend in such a manner as to get the proper con- 

 ditions of sugar and acids. 



The following table shows a number of \arieties which ha\e been tested 

 for that purpose : — 



Composition of the Juice of Various Victorian Grown Apples 

 Tested for Cider Making. 



Name of Apple. 



B.ymer 



Scarlet Xonptiriel 



Beinette de Canada 



Cleopatra 



Rome Beauty . . 



Golden Russet . . 



Lord Wolseley . . 



Five CrowTi 



Munroe's Favourite 



Morgan's Seedling 



Prince Bismarck 



Statesman 



Jonathan 



Bome Beauty . . 



Cleopatra 



Five Crown 



Aromatic Cornish 



Dutch Mignonne 



Herefordshire Beefing 



Lady Hennilver . . 



Leaver 



John Toon 



Blondin 



Eokewood 



Yates 



Cole's Rymer 



Draper's Best . . 



Buncombe 



Striped Beefing 



Sturmer Pippin 



Twenty Ounce . . 



Jonathan 



Melon 



Moss' Incomparable 



Wagner 



Northern Spy . . 



Scarlet Nonpariel 



Newtowii Pippin 



Jonathan 



Kentucky Red Streak 



Frencli CraVi 



Stone Pippin 



Rome Beauty . . 



Yates 



Ben Davis 



Shockley 



Winter Majetin 



Red Afriston 



Pommo do Neige 



Dumeldw's Seedling 



Smith's' Cider 



Cleopatra 



Hoover 



Five Crown 



Rymer 



Sturmer Pippin (gr 



Morgan's Seedling 



Ribsfon Pippin . . 



Esopu^ S|iit/.i'nl)iTg 



Reinetfc dc Canada 



Munroe's Fa\iiurite 



Sturmer IMiijiin (ripe) 



Stewart's Seedling 



Adams' Pearmain 



Labour Colony 



Mr. ('handler 

 Mi-. Davis 



Mr. W. G. Gray 



■n) 



Labour Colony 

 Mr. W G. Gray 

 Mr. Spry 



District. 



Leongatlia 



Ferntree Gully 



Bayswater 

 Mooroopna 



Diamond Creek 



Mr. W\ G.Gray 



Leongatha 

 Diamond Creek 



Per 



cent, of 



Juice. 



Specific 

 Gravity. 



/o 

 70 

 74 

 84 

 73 

 78 

 55 

 56 

 74 

 69 

 75 

 75 

 60 



61 

 80 

 76 

 75 

 7-2 

 74 

 75 

 70 

 78 

 75 

 72 

 70 

 70 

 70 



75 

 76 

 70 

 70 

 78 

 77 

 78 

 75 

 75 

 80 

 75 

 70 

 60 

 73 



68 

 65 

 69 

 70 

 72 

 65 

 50 



1.057 

 1.065 

 1.068 

 1.060 

 1.052 

 1.088 

 1.068 

 1.055 

 1.069 

 1.050 

 1.055 

 1.067 

 1.075 

 1.073 

 1.070 

 1.085 

 1.080 

 1.075 

 1.071 

 1.070 

 1.064 

 1.067 

 1.065 

 1.063 

 1.065 

 1.067 

 1.067 

 1.075 

 1.072 

 1.055 

 1.065 

 1.055 

 1.067 

 1.080 

 1.078 

 1.070 

 1.074 

 1.070 

 1.080 

 1.065 

 1.072 

 1.086 

 1.081 

 1.076 

 1.083 

 1.071 

 1.061 

 1.085 

 1.06) 

 1.063 

 1.064 

 1.051 

 1.061 

 1.058 

 1.056 

 1.056 

 1.043 

 1.085 

 1.070 

 1.063 

 1.065 

 1.065 

 1.062 

 1.071 



Possible 

 Alcohol. 



.7 



.8 



1.50 



7.25 



6.25 



11.25 

 8.50 

 6.75 

 8.50 

 6. 



6.75 

 8.25 

 9.25 

 9.00 

 8.75 



10.75 



10 

 9.50 

 8.75 

 8.75 

 7.75 

 8.25 

 8 



7.25 

 8 



8.25 

 8.25 

 9.25 

 9 



6.75 

 8 



6.75 

 8.25 



10.00 

 9.75 

 8.75 

 9.25 

 8.75 



10.00 

 8.00 

 9.00 



10.75 



10.25 

 9.50 



10.50 

 8.75 

 7.50 



10.75 

 8.75 

 7.75 

 7.75 

 6.75 

 7.50 

 7.25 

 7.00 

 7.00 

 5.00 



10.75 

 8.75 

 7.75 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 7.50 

 8.75 



Acidity. 



.5 



.4 

 .9 

 .6 

 .7 

 .7 

 1.1 

 1.3 



.5 

 .5 



.7 

 .9 

 .4 

 .5 

 .9 

 .6 

 1.0 

 .9 

 .9 

 .6 



