Cider Factories in France, 



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There are five cisterns adjoining the lower store-room (which 

 is of insufficient size), capable of augmenting the storage capacity 

 by 60,000 gallons. These are made of slate laid in cement, and 

 the cider keeps perfectly in them. When they are required, the 

 cider flows by gravity to them from the lower store-room. They 

 are carefully closed as filled, and only opened as it becomes 

 necessary to pump the cider out for sale. 



This factory has a total annual capacity of about 350,000 

 gallons. 



A laboratory is attached to it where analyses of fruit and. 

 of the product at various stages of manufacture are carried 

 out. 



