UTILIZATION OF GRAPE POMACE AND STEMS. 



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Since it was deemed more ior<ictical)le to assemble the waste ma- 

 terial at some utilization center and there work it up into merchant- 

 able products, several widely separated points were selected which 

 would represent the maximum range of ready-assembling stations, 

 and also their importance from the standpoint of working up wasto 

 materials from other industries. Table II gives the estimated cost 

 of assembling the waste at several selected points. The freight 

 rates represent car lots wherever possible and are given for shipping 

 the whole pomace and the seed alone. 



Table II. 



-Estimated cost of assembling the dry grape pomace or the seed 

 alone at various selected points for utilization centers. 



Waste, and shipping State. 



Pomace: 



Michigan . . 

 New York. 

 Ohio 



Total 



Average per ton . 



Seed: 



Michigan . . 

 New York. 

 Ohio 



Total..: 



Average per ton. 



Quantity 

 (tons). 



7.50 



1,160 



290 



2,200 



374 



580 

 145 



1,100 



Cost of shipment to- 



Chicago, 

 111. 



82,583.00 

 6, 912. 00 

 1,390.00 



10,88.5.00 

 4.95 



1,292.00 



3,498.00 



713. 00 



5,503.00 

 5.00 



Indianapo- 

 lis, Ind. 



S3, 092. 00 

 6, 784. 00 

 1,325.00 



11,201.00 

 5.09 



1,. 546. 00 

 3,433.00 



668. 00 



Philadol- Westfield, 

 phia, Pa. N. Y. 



86,914.00 

 6, 060. 00 

 1,903.00 



3,457.00 



3, 060. 00 



949. 00 



5,647.00 

 5.14 



7, 466. 00 

 6.79 



S3, 870. 00 

 1,781.00 

 1,110.00 



14,877.00 ■ 6.761.00 

 6. 76 3. 08 



1, 936. 00 

 929.00 

 5S1.00 



3,446.00 

 3. 13 



The operating costs may be divided into two general groups: (1) 

 Those pertaining to drying the pomace, with the separation and 

 bagging of the seed, and (2) those concerned with working up the 

 material into the finished products. 



The charges against drying the pomace and separating and bagging 

 the seed may be itemized as follows : 



Depreciation on equipment, 10 per cent $600 



Power, 5 tons coal at $6 for 20 days 600 



Labor, 2_laborers at 40 cents an hour, for 20 days of 24 hours 



each 384 



Bags, 1,000 at 20 cents each 200 



Total cost for drying and ha.uging 1, 784 



These figures cover the cost for handling the pomace of a plant 

 crushing 1,000 tons of grapes for a season of 20 days and represent 

 the charge on 200 tons of wet pomace dried to 100 tons containing 20 

 per cent of moisture. One ton of dried and bagged pomace costs, 

 therefore, approximately $18. 



