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stand second are the Roxbury Russet, the Red Russet, the 



West-field Seek-No-Further, and Greening; and third the 



Northern Spy, Minister and King apples. The product 



from the difierent evaporators varies in quality also. We 



find that with the American evaporator there is some danger 



from burning. This evaporator, having a coal furnace, has 



a good many advantages over a wood fire, which is used 



with the other evaporators, and it can run with very much 



less labor, but there has been some little trouble from burn- 



ino-. That, of course, can be overcome in a measure by 



careful management. The Topping evaporator is a very 



simple aflfair, which anyone can make, as I understand there 



is no patent upon it, and it gives the best product, and not 



a particle of burnt fruit. The Stahl produced a good deal 



of burnt fruit.; unless very closely watched, some of the 



apples would become a good deal scorched, which results 



in considerable waste. If the business of evaporating is 



conducted on a large scale and on business principles, it 



cannot but be profitable ; and tens of thousands of bushels, 



which otherwise go to waste when we have a large apple 



crop, would be preserved. In making these experiments 



we labored under the disadvantage of having no regular 



help, so that we feel that the cost of the products has been 



greater than it would be in the hands of practical business 



farmers or fruit growers. I will now take up the subject 



of the afternoon. 



