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per day in two charges. The price of it is £165. 
With these machines the heat is supplied by steam from 
a boiler which varies in power according to the size of 
the chamber used. Another evaporator which we 
understand is very largely and successfully used in 
America, both for household and commercial purposes, 
is the Excelsior. It is manufactured by the William 
Stahl Evaporating Company, Quincy, Ill., U.S.A. The 
working of it is very simple, and it is sold in various 
sizes. The small one (No. 1) can be used ona small 
cooking stove. ‘The price complete with stove pipes 
(but without a stove) and trays is 18.00 dollars, or 
£3, 12s. Capacity, five bushels of green apples in 24 
hours, or seven-eighths of a bushel of green apples 
at one charge.!. The No. 3 is the one recommended for 
an ‘‘orchardist.” It has 10 trays, and holds 4 bushels 
of apples at one charge, or 16-18 bushels in 24 hours. 
It has its own furnace attached, and is complete for 
$65.00. 
1A No. 3 Excelsior Evaporator is now at Bredon’s Norton, and 
I intend totest it thoroughly this summer. If it prove as satisfactory 
as its description suggests, it will be a valuable acquisition to the fruit 
preserving industry.—Eoitu Brab_ey. 
