10 Oct.. 1917.1 



Evaporation of Apples. 



593 



It iinist bo cmiihasizfd, however, that the appratioii of a oiie-kihi plant, 

 uihIpi- c'Oiiditioii.s prpvailiiig in Washiugioii, ean scareely be conimc-rcially 

 l)r()fitable, while the two-kiln i)laiit will yield a eomi)aratively narrow 

 margin of profit if any considerable ])ort.ion of the labour employed 

 must be paid for at current rates.* 



In the following description, detail.-t as to eonstruetioii of a number 

 of essential parts of the e(piipment, for example, paring tables, apple and 

 waste conveyors, &c., are omitted. These are fully descrilx'd and figured 

 in the section on " Model Four-kiln Evaporator." The construction and 

 arrangement are essentially the same in the two cases. 



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Fig. I. — Two-kiln Evaporator, Ground Floor Plan. 



K, kilns, each IS x 20 feet. W.l^., work room, 12 x :U! feet. A.B., apple bin. 

 W.T., wasliing tank. G., grader. P.T., paring table F., furnace I, 1, 

 ventilator.s, .S x 1 J feet. 2, fuel doors of kilns. 3, doors from work room. 

 4, chimney of furnaces. .5, piping of furnace, (i, parers. 7. apple conveyor 

 on paring table. 



The building shown in the plans is 36 x 32 feet in size, and 16i- feet 

 in height at the eaves. The first story is 10 feet in height to the floor, 

 and is divided into two furnace rooms, each 18 x 20, and a paring room, 

 12 x 36 feet. The furnace rooms have considerable sjiace available for 

 the storage of fuel. The furnace, arrangement of piping, &c., is subse- 

 quently discussed in detail under the head " Heating Apparatus." The 

 most important feature of the construottion of the furnace room is that 

 adequate provision for inlet of air be made. The plans here given 



• The following note is suppliiil !)>• Mr. .T. F.irri-II, Orcliaril Supervisor, Victoriiin Ucpiirtment of 

 AsriciUture : — It is sunir-stcd tli:it sni.ill rap;icity cwiijonitors niiirlit Itc profltably fiiiployed in orchiinis 

 in ilistricts where wood fuel is plentiful, and when- such rvaporators could be worked liy orchardists and 

 their families. 



