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Apples 



In visits this fall to mills, apple quality has been good. Be sure your 

 cider apples are clean and sound throughout the season. 



It only takes one rotten apple to alter the flavor and lower the quality 

 of the whole pressing. Keeping quality is reflected directly by the type apples 

 used. 



Equipment and Cleaning 



During cleanup pay special attention to the grinder and the pulp holding 

 box below the grinder. Hose it down immediately, scrub with a brush and 

 detergent-sanitizer, then hose again. Final step - inspectl 



Plastic linings for tanks and other portions of the press are available. 

 The cost is less than stainless, but I feel the life will be less also. Look 

 over both before purchasing. Either one will cut down on cleanup time and 

 improve not only your sanitation program but the looks of the press. 



Cider Quality and Flavor 



On flavor - use two or more varieties of apples for your cider, but be sure 

 they add to the overall quality. A mixture of Mcintosh, Baldwin and Northern 

 Spy will please your customers, but some Delicious, Mcintosh and Ben Davis 

 won't go over quite so well. 



Be sure to use your apples before they become mealy and overmature - 

 yield is lower and so is flavor. 



Final Thought 



One good thing about always telling the truth is that you don't have to 

 remember what you saidi 



— Kirby M, Hayes 

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FERTILIZING CULTIVATED BLUEBERRIES 



It has been reported that blueberry bushes have been injured as a result 

 of using the amounts of fertilizer suggested in Pomology Sheet No. 2 which has 

 been included at the end of this article. The injury appears to have occurred 

 because the amounts given were used as a ring application. The table was not 

 intended to be used in this way. "Pounds per acre" in that table means pounds to 

 be distributed evenly over an entire acre, 43,560 square feet. If the fertilizer 

 is applied as a ring or row application, then the amount should be reduced so as 

 to keep the rate constant. 



Around blueberry bushes the use of ring applications of a readily soluble 

 fertilizer like nitrogen is a risky practice unless one knows how to do it 

 correctly. The roots of the blueberry bush are usually very near the soil 

 surface and, therefore, subject to injury by improper or careless use of 



