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APPLE GROWING IX CALIFORNIA. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



BY-PRODUCTS. 



No matter how carefully an orchard may be sprayed and cared for 

 in general, there is always a considerable loss of fruit because of wind- 

 falls, undersized apples, limb bruises, sunburn, etc. Such fruit is not fit 

 to pack and while sometimes the temptation is very strong to put it in 

 boxes and market it, yet the prices received are seldom such as to justify 



Fig. 56. The same carton as shown in Fig. 



after it has been sealed. 



the practice. The utilization of all such fruit which, if boxed, brings 

 nothing, and if left in the orchard ordinarily goes to waste, is one of our 

 important problems. 



There are many by-products of the apple for which great demand 

 could be created. Some of these are jelly, cider, vinegar, apple butter, 

 dried apples, etc. The drying business has reached quite extensive pro- 

 portions in the Pajaro Valley. 



As an assistant judge at the California Apple Show held at Wat- 

 sonville in 1913. the writer had the pleasure of helping with the 

 awarding of the first premium for feature exhibits to Mrs. Hugh 



