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which I evaporated this year, but the Baldwin is the best apple we 

 have for evaporating. The Roxbury Russet produces more in pounds 

 than any other apple that we have used. 



Mr. Sawyer. Is the evaporated fruit injured by keeping from 

 one season to another? 



Mr. Keith. I think not, if kept in good condition. 



Mr. Sweetsek. How is the Red Astrachan for evaporating? 



Mr. Keith. I consider it a fine apple for that purpose. 



Mr. Briggs. Do you utilize the refuse from the factory? 



Mr. Keith. I never have. A barrel of second quality Baldwins 

 will yield about five pounds of evaporated apples. I reckon my 

 expenses from twenty to twenty-five cents per barrel, which would 

 be about five cents per pound for the cost of the apples. We can 

 safel}' reckon them at twelve and one-half cents per pound on an 

 average. Even this year I do not reckon on selling at less than ten 

 cents per pound. 



Mr. Sawyer. Do 3'ou run your evaporator in the winter? 



Mr. Keith. I usually finish work in November. 



Mr. Sawyer. Do you burn coal or wood? 



Mr. Keith. I burned coal this year, but I have usually burned wood. 



The President. Is it not with evaporated fruit as with green 

 fruit — should not there be a large difl^erence made in the price of 

 the product? 



Mr. Keith. Yes sir, that is what is depressing the market now. 



The Pkesident. Do you use anything to whiten the product? 



Mr. Keith. Yes, it has to be bleached. It does not impair the 

 quality of the fruit, however, if it is properly done. It is onl^' the 

 fumes of the sulphur when it is put on, after they are dried. 



The PitESiDENT. Then there is no necessity of it, except for the 

 looks ? 



Mr. Keith. That is all. The first year I evaporated apples, I 

 did not bleach them ; then it was not generally practiced as it is 

 now ; but 1 found that the next year the demand was to have it 

 bleached. I suppose there is quite a difference in the kind of evap- 

 orator used. The American evaporator is undoubtedlv the best one 

 for any farmer's use. This evaporator can be set up anywhere, 

 under cover ; out of doors, it can be used to great advantage. 



Mr. Saavyer. Is there no waste of heat by its being out of doors? 



Mr. Keith. No, sir. The small evaporator, the second size, 

 costs $75.00, and any one who does not have more than two hundred 



