Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-12-08
The Preservation Of Fruit.


Tts-srsinc fuit - i.rssticsd b. Mr.. y NJ
Ny-e Of CO!snsbss. Ohio. Ne have RAJ an
article m The Ohio Agricultural Report for
1851. page So. Which ~ had OF noticed a.
the time. giviag q more fan acrount Of this
patent fruaf preserving house. and the scier.
tifc PRINCIPLES Involved in rs cons,rorsion;
and Is 90 Do not rene d, b~r that any us-n-
'icn was nad- % this process AZ the time
the above reP0rt vas psblish~d. - present
TIM ~eek an abstract Of the srsicle. trusting
tie interest," IN 30 important a subject -ill
Justify is insertion.
several Fruit preserving houses. buili IN
der NJ. Nycei PAsent. have b~en construct I
cd in variOus cites AZ TIE West. o..e Of
which IN lndiansPolis. 40 by 50 feet. 10 feet
high. capable % holding about ten thousand
bushels OF fruit. cost 5000 Anoth~r al
Maekay's Station, Ind. - ~ 20 feet. TO
feet bigh. holds one thousand bushels OF an
pies. and cos; $50. IL general il may be
stated that n permanent building viii cos, A.
many dollars as II vii hold baskets Of fruit
upon is shelves. The house - thus con-
strucied: A frm foundation Is boilt. ard
the ground made level and oversprcad a
quartcr Of an inch in ihickness With pitch
and tar; over this = placed tioor Of sheet
iron, then chat. Aiterwards sheet iron again. .
The bottom and walls are thus -
feet thick. Dried s4wdus: y sometimes Us
ed n the place Of chaa. The buiIdins j.
divided horizontally. che upper part used ~
an re room. tbis part beng coassrur,ed q
galvanized iron 70 prevent eorrosion. Die
charge pipes convey waste water from the
ace roOn into a tank in the anse-room 20 the .
fruit house. In the fruit room are fans
moved by wind wheels outside u give the
AR circulation.
This Is in brirf description ofthe house.
Which secures absence of light. equal.sy Of
teuiPrrAiure. GOODNESS. dryness. and parity
Of ih- air IN the fruit rOon These arr the
necessary elements OF n good preserving
atmos2h-re. Tbr fruit room l. surrounded
Al the bottom and sides Nth insulating vail.
and doors a. nearly perfect a. possible.
The see aOor which ienns the top oi tbs
room has ice constantly on Sc entire sur
face. and Is therefore zoe cold Warn ar
IN the room AZ once aseends % this foor.
and soon becomes Of abe fcnPeraiare OF zee
itself DVnsss u secured by keeping con-
stanfly IN movable iroughs 10 the fruit room
= sapP!y Il chloride Of e4lcigua. his q
similar IN 80 composition 90 common salt.
II gives no smell, Is equally indestructible
by heat or cold. and i a. readily eaten by
cattle and bogs A. salt. it. peculiar pro-
perry - is wonderful power Of absorbing
moisture. This Is 80 great that II sprcad
on; IN plate On = warn day-the chloride
bang perfectly dry-it ~ill IA an Lour or
les take up from the sfmospber- t~o or
'bir~ times it, ~eishi Of water. There ar
bot ic~ days in thr sear IN which The fans
do not move more or lcs-. 80 that whatever
moisture j. generated in the room by esap-
Grafton from fruit or other sources. i. v~rr
son. by the movement a the fans. brought
on contact wIh the ,iiorile and . rapidly
Absorbed by o. Tie chloride ~l.n ii run.
down iron th- troughs - received bv iron
pans. taken cut 90 . small farnaoe. dried.
broken IN snail piec~s and again PCT back
INFO The ,rousbs. Ia can thus be renewed
almost endlessiy without chang. and one
dollars worth ~iii Re .uiIieiru, for one hun
drvd bushels q frus;. The labor Of tend
ing The fruit room b. greatest when fruit i.
put Ia IN the fan. Ar. Nyue SAYS fhaf one
hundred bushels q appics vii then throw
OF. IN undergoing uhat D. called the sweat
ing proves. one pint Of water pr day. l.
= then that the largest amount q drr
chloride must Be- constantly spread oct upon
the tfoughs- A hvsrometer enables the At
mospherr 20 be regulEfed a. VII Fnin
dioaies dyness On excess. th- amount o.
chloride . lessened u ~indy The fan. are
put out q gear; u moisture Increase. fbe
chloride = renewed and the ian. put 10 NO.
tion. Parify Of the ar is obtained hy cir-
ouis'ion by means 9f the ans. and bv plac-
ing charcoal in different places in he room.
4 has article j. almost a. po~erinl in sbsora-
ing imporiiy IN TIE atmosphere. a. chloride
- m ahs0rbInz H. moisture
Apples gstlered IN Scpfeuibcr All O-,o-
eer. ard immediately p'a-,d IN the room
reiain heir havor untI Juue ard J,fv
Pear thar are ripe in Aagast keep ont.i ,i..
a-t Of Decenabrr. and iafer one. sre r-,.
,-f'ea uuth spriag Grapes picked AaV
l-th. az preserved until March. s,d krn,
a. good a. vhen 6rsi PICKED. Mia car \.
kep' 5000 hiiy-fvs days buf'er o. anv De-
s'rcd Perind. sni egg ga uontbs iona
toes canned iru''s. vegetable. lemons.
oranges. a.. ar also preserved IN ~.
houss All sold af au fi-ses - 3.