EVAPORATED FKTIT I.MMSTKY i.\ XKW YOKK STATE 



tiinic(l to that of the hop kiln, and this practically holds the field 

 today. 



The earlier types of evaporator were situated on the farms, 

 each having its own plant; but with the advent of larger types, the 

 tendency to change to producing centers gradually increased. As 

 a result, a few large capacity plants were built on the farms, 

 but the labor problem, shipping facilities, and fuel supply favored 

 locations in a village 1 , and preferably a village near a railway, the 

 latter plan appealing especially to the business man, who at this 

 period came into the game and who as a rule was able to make a 

 comfortable living, as he prolonged the evaporating season to 

 three months. 



IK;. 271. ORCHARD OF E. W. CATCHPOLE & SONS, NORTH ROSE, N. Y. 

 BEN DAVIS APPLES, TWENTY-THREE YEARS PLANTED. DISTANCE 35 FEET 

 BY 35 FEET; 28 TREES IN Row 



APPLES SUITABLE FOR EVAPORATION 



In earlier times the utilization of waste products was the prin- 

 cipal object of the evaporated apple industry in order to save a 

 portion of the crop in years of overproduction and low prices. As 

 demand for high-grade products increased, however, with the rul- 

 ing prices of picked apples in barrels and bulk lower, it was found 



