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'Uses. The apple lends itself to a greater 

 variety of profitable uses than any other fruit. 

 While its greatest use is as a dessert fruit, im- 

 mense quantities are utilized in the manufacture 

 of cider, jellies, and for canning and evaporat- 

 ing. 



During recent years methods have been per- 

 fected for making cider of extremely high 

 quality and for keeping it in good condition 

 for a long period.* 



Since the enactment of the pure food laws and 

 the enforcement of the misbranding clause it 

 is possible to market cider vinegar. Before the 

 enactment of these laws pure fruit vinegars 

 could not be made and sold at a profit and the 

 industry fell into decadence. Now that products 

 are sold for what they really are people are 

 willing to pay a remunerative price for pure 

 cider vinegar, and the utilization of all but the 

 very highest grades of fruit in the manufact- 

 ure of cider, vinegar, and dried apples has a 

 tendency to relieve the market at harvest 

 time and maintain a better price for barrel and 

 box stock. 



Between two and three gallons of vinegar 



*See the work of Gore of the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. 



