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XIQUID APPLES 



Have you ever thought of cider fts being liqidd apples? Many times liquid 

 apples can represent a liquid profit, also. Growers should consider all the 

 angles when preparing to sell their crop, to determine which form vdll result 

 in the greatest profit. 



Let's consider for a moment the total return that can be gained from cider. 

 The average bushel of cider apples will produce 3-1/2 gallons of cider, although 

 this does vary. The average price at retail is 75^ a gallon or a total of C;2»60 

 for a bushel of cider apples. From this return deduct the cost of growing the 

 apples, the cost of labor and materials to produce the cider. The net profit 

 cora:^res favorably -iTith that received from selling top grade apples. Take a 

 little time ard figure your own costs and see if cider will add to your profit* 



In short crop years such as this, prices will be up, both for fresh apples and 

 for cider. Keep in mind that there will be a temptation to sell more cider grade 

 apples as fresh rather than as cider. By grading as you v/ould normally and pro- 

 ducing a good cider, you are building for the future. 



The Cider Certification program is moving along well this year, but vrhether 

 you are under it or not, cleanliness and sanitation are the important factors. 

 The more thorough the sanitation, the longer your cider vri.ll hold up. Use of 

 a detergent-sanitizer will help prevent quick spoilage, Vihen possible store the 

 finished product under refrigeration as it slov;s the growth of spoilage organisms. 



Good cider production and high sales can be summed up in these points: 



1, Use clean sound apples of tv;o or more varieties 



2, Follow a sanitation program 



3, Refrigerate the cider 

 h* Price right 



K. M. Hayes 



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THOSE GOOD OLD APPLE VARIETIES! 



We frequently read articles in which the writer reminisces about those good 

 old apple varieties, As a result of these articles, the fruit grower gets custom- 

 ers requesting some variety D.ong since abandoned on his farm. T/hy was the plant- 

 ing of these varieties discontinued? A recent article in Farm Research titled 

 "Apples of Yesteryear" by L, G. Klein of the Department of Pomology, Geneva, New 

 York, discusses what happened to "those good-old apples varieties". The follow- 

 ing summarizes this article. 



Before the fruit industry became so highly specialized as it is today, most 

 farms had a small apple orchard. In these orchards were a collection of many 

 "fine old varieties". As the fruit industry became more specialized, many of the 

 old varieties disappeared from the commercial orchards because they proved to be 



