The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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" Is there any method of pruning that will answer as a method of thinning 

 the fruit ? Proper pruning does thin the fruit ; that is one of the ways of 

 accomplishing thinning properly, by pruning, which should be attended to every 

 year. An orchard that is not pruned in four or five years becomes so injured 

 that it is almost impossible to get it into proper condition again. 



" What has been your experience in sorting apples for market ? That is 

 another very important operation in fruit growing that does not receive the atten- 

 tion that it merits. The ordinary fruit grower is not particular enough in grad- 

 ing his fruit to get satisfactory returns from sales. Our practice is to sort out 

 the very choicest fruit and put it up in small packages, and I believe this is the 

 course to pursue, not only with pears but with apples." 



Fk;. 384. — Section of Evaporator. 



This cut shows the inside working of the Stutzman Fruit Evaporator. The. two 

 arrows below show the free access of dry air into the hot air chamber around the furnace 

 A ; heat divider B distributing heat equally to openings on either side, thence over trays 

 as indicated by arrows, thence out at top. All the moisture arising from the fruit is car- 

 ried off very rapidly by an unobstructed current of hot air passing over trays as indicated; 

 leaving the fruit with all its original flavor and of a very bright color. 



