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the fruit-growers on© of the best means of utilizing their unmarketable 

 surplus. 



The writer holds that, in order to deal with this phase of fruit- 

 growing properly, it should not be left solely to the management of 

 large drying establishments; but that an evaporator should be regarded 

 as an article of importance in the equipment of every orchard plant, to 

 enable the orchardist and his family to deal with surplus fruit on the 

 spot, and at times suitable to their convenience. 



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Plate 4. 



To meet this requirement, plans — which are original — of an 

 evaporator suitable for this purpose have been drawn, and are figured 

 herewith. This may be constructed to any scale desired, and, taking 

 the one figured as a standard, and allowing that it has a capacity capable 

 of dealing with the surplus fruit in an orchard of 40 acres, the capacity 

 may be reduced or increased when the building is being constructed for 

 use in smaller or larger orchards respectively. 



