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be reapplied to the canning of cherries, much as the sirup from pine- 

 apple waste is at present utilized. The value must necessarily be de- 

 terminated by the uses to which it can be put and the demand created 

 thereby. Its pleasant taste and agreeable flavor should create a de- 

 mand for the product as a table commodity. 



The total quantity of jelly which could be manufactured from the 

 juice available annually would approximate 85,680 gallons. The 

 actual value of this quantity of jelly can not be accurately estimated,, 

 but it can safely be assumed that a considerable margin of profit would 

 result after deducting the expense of manufacture. 



SUMMARY. 



To briefly recapitulate the results of the foregoing investigation,, 

 it is shown that the waste products from the cherry industry can be 

 reduced to a number of valuable products : 



(1) The fixed oil, which is perhaps the most important product, is, in its prop- 

 erties and general characteristics, so closely related to the commercial oil of 

 almonds that it is placed in an important position with respect to usefulness and 

 value. The oil expressed from the fresh kernels is quite similar to almond oil 

 and its use as an article of commerce, applied along pharmaceutical and thera- 

 peutical lines, or as a condimental oil, or even for soap-making purposes, should 

 be assured. 



(2) The volatile oil which can be produced from the press cake after the fixed 

 oil has been extracted is practically identical with the oil of bitter almonds, thus 

 rendering its usefulness the same in every way as that of bitter-almond oil. 



(3) The meal, which is the final residue, has been shown to possess nourish- 

 ing properties, much the same as those of the more common feeding stuffs on the 

 market. 



(4) The juice has been shown to be capable of being transformed into alcohol, 

 sirup, or jelly, and it is reasonable to assume that there should be a demand for 

 such products. 



The success of an undertaking involving the by-products in question 

 would depend largely upon the efficacy of any proposed system where- 

 by the products could be manufactured. Since the waste as it accu- 

 mulates is not confined to any particular section, perhaps the most 

 feasible method would be to accumulate the waste at some central 

 point. The most convenient plan then would be to conduct the man- 

 ufacture on a cooperative Basis, much as the present system of co- 

 operative creameries is conducted, whereby the cream produced in any 

 dairy section is conducted to a central plant where the products are 

 manufactured. 



While the object of this investigation is principally to point out the 

 possibilities existing in the cherry by-products, it is hoped that the 

 information contained herein will serve as an incentive to the proper 

 disposition of these waste products, with their ultimate reduction 

 into products of commercial utility and value. 



WASHINGTON : GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1916 



