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Table 2. Effect of Variety and Date of Pressing on the Yield of Cider 



It should be noted, however, that the next year Russet apples gave a yield 

 of 3.9 gallons to the bushel when pressed in March, the highest yield 

 of any variety pressed at that time of year. Ben Davis apples gave the lowest 

 average yield, but the pressings were all made late in the season so that the 

 figures do not give a true indication of the yield which might be obtained in 

 the fall of the year. 



Baldwin, Russet, Northern Spy, Rhode Island Greening, and Mcintosh all 

 retained their cider-making qualities well into the February following the 

 autumn they were picked, when they were held under good storage conditions. 

 Aside from the increased yield obtained when sound, ripe fruit is used, the 

 aroma and quality of the cider is also a factor to be considered. 



Type of Equipment 



Manufacturers of cider-making equipment have various types of mills from 

 small hand mills with a capacity of 60 to 90 gallons a day to large power mills 

 capable of producing more than 6,000 gallons of cider in a 10-hour day. 



