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centralized. I believe that a small evaporator can be used^ 

 to advantage and profit on every farm, even if it is only to 

 dry the supply of fruits and vegetables for family use. 

 Evaporators with a capacity of 6 to 10 bushels per day will 

 take care of the No. 2 and surplus fruit on most farms. 

 The expense of operating is not large, and there is usually- 

 a good return. Apples usually dry out from 6 to 8 pounds 

 to the bushel, depending on the variety, Roxbury russet 

 going as high as 8 1-2 to 9 pounds, and Seek-no-further as 

 few as 4 to 5 pounds. Much depends on the state of matur- 

 ity, the quality of the fruit, and the care used in paring. 

 Pears will average about 7 pounds to the bushel ; unpared 

 and pitted peaches 9 to 10 pounds; pitted plums 8 to 9 

 pounds to the bushel; blackberries 9 to 11 pounds; black 

 raspberries 11 to 12 pounds, and cherries 8 to 10 pounds 

 to the bushel. Boston quotations last week were 11 to 12c. 

 per pound for fancy evaporated apples. 10 to 10 l-2c. for 

 choice, and 9 l-2c. for prime, while sun-dried apples are 

 quoted at 6 to 7c. Chops, which are culls chopped up, are 

 worth $2.60 to $2.70 per 100 pounds; cores and skins bring 

 about $2. Raspberries are quoted at 28c. per pound, and 

 cherries at 14 to 15c. 



I have in mind a large and successful fruit grower, 

 who has spoken before this body in the past, who evaporates 

 most of his seconds and all the cull stock. He has an evap- 

 orator with a capacity of 100 bushels per day, which cost 

 complete somewhat less than $1000. He averages 650 

 pounds evaporated apples from 100 bushels of green stock 

 and 200 pounds of skins and cores. There are two kilns, 

 the apples being spread out upon the floor and occasionally 

 turned. It requires two boys to run the paring machines, 

 six women to trim, whose wages are $1 per day, one man 

 who looks after the fires and sulphuring and the slicing, 

 who gets $1.50. Another man who works from noon to 

 mid-night tending the fires gets $1.25. It takes three tons 

 of coal per week to run the evaporator. Last year he ran 

 through 800 bushels, which gave 4750 pounds of white ap- 

 ples, which sold for 9c. per pound in New York. There were 

 5100 pounds of waste, which sold at 2c., and 1500 pounds 

 of chops at 2 3-4. They netted back $540. From this came 

 out $54 for coal, $120 for labor and $13 for boxes, which 

 meant a net return of 44c. per bushel. 



Discussion followed the above paper, and the meeting 

 adjourned to 10 o'clock Thursday morning. 



