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Plate 5. Sketch of trays. This sketch illustrates method of construct- 

 ing trays. Take a strip of wire netting 5-in. mesh, 2 ft. 11 in. long, 

 by 2 feet wide, and stretch on oregon laths, like Fig. 1 ; then put 

 covering laths on, as shown in Fig. 2; then follow lettering in Fig. 2 

 and Fig. 3, and work can be completed without difficulty. 



When apple rings are placed on the trays, and dried in the usual 

 manner, there is a tendency for the fruit acid to cause the wire to 



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Plate 8. 



strip; this has a bad effect on the dried fruit, but it may be prevented 

 by painting the trays, before being used, with lacquer, and then placing 

 them in the evaporator; when dry, they will be ready for use. 



Plate 6. Ground plan, showing requisites for drying plant, and 

 their arrangement in the drying shed. There is but little explanation 



