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The Fruit and Cider Institute. [sept., 



Educational exhibits, illustrating the experimental work on 

 cider, have been sent to several of the Shows of Agricultural 

 Societies of the West of England. In this manner it is possible 

 to enlist the interest of many who would not otherwise be 

 brought into contact with the work. 



The Institute is always open for inspection by visitors, and 

 many farmers and others interested in cider-making and fruit- 

 growing have availed themselves of the opportunity of [seeing 

 the work which is being carried on. At the same time an 

 opportunity is thus afforded for consultations with those con- 

 ducting the work on any matters of interest or difficulty, and 

 similar information is constantly being given by correspondence 

 to those unable to pay a visit. Applications are frequently made 

 by cider-makers regarding the quality of their ciders or fruit. 

 Members have therefore been given the opportunity of sending 

 annually a certain number of ciders or varieties of apples for 

 analysis free of charge. 



A general tasting day is also arranged, on which members and 

 others interested are invited to the Institute to sample the ciders 

 made during the past season, an account being given at the same 

 time of the nature of the experiments. 



The first annual report has been already published and dis- 

 tributed throughout the counties interested. It contains an 

 account of the work which has been done already, in addition to 

 other matter relating to the Institute. It is proposed to supple- 

 ment it by the issue at intervals of leaflets or small pamphlets 

 containing the results of experiments and other information 

 likely to be of interest and importance. 



In another direction an effort has been made to be of some 

 assistance to the local farmers. For a small charge they can 

 take their fruit to the Institute to be ground and pressed, thus 

 saving themselves a considerable amount of labour and trouble, 

 and at the same time obtaining the juice under conditions of strict 

 cleanliness and, as far as possible, with all danger of contami- 

 nation removed. 



No mention of the experimental work which is being carried 

 on in the fruit-growing department will be made here. It is 

 hoped that another article dealing specially with this branch 

 will follow shortly. 13. T. P. BARKER. 



