, 1869-08-18

sacEtng. To lay up the cheese s q very simple
ptocctA Common fence boards nre used for the
frame; htse Aru hatved together, mhS1nr m opeu
boz three feet square Two pieces Of twenty
ounce gunuJ cloth, Of aesen feet each, are p1aeed
| In thiA box; 1t Is then Filed leyel With pomuaea
and the edges OF the cloth turned over It: another
frame added, with more cloihs; others are adted
"a desired When all arc full, tho boards arc
slipped out, md . plank follower put under tho
! screw plates; this II In txo plecea. This Is
| worked with ratchet lever, and The Cheese II
soun pressed dly. 1t1sb BY tar the simplest cheap
est and most powerful Of all the hand or portable
presses that have seen.
| These presses are made Of two sizes hT Messrs
Jas. Bull / Son, Galesburg, III. 1t is called the
Thomas press, The Large size $50, and the
smaller one $iA
Last !eaf mhde some improvement in the use
Of the common hand press thst may be OF value
to those who have these presses on hand, and haze
only s1nsl1 lots Of spples 10 work up had found
It very difficult, il not Impossible, to keep ths
cage or framework IN which the pommace Is press
cd sweet and clean, and then when the sppIea ase
quite rpt the pou1nace Ia forced ont between the
| stCnes Of the ac9f. These made two serious Oh.
ections 10 It's use aud which also accounts for the
poor quality OF the cider made in these hand
presses. In lhe old node Of laying up the cheese
straw Was used, and this suggested cloth or sack
! Ing. made an open frame, fifteen inches squa.c
| and fouf inches deep, md PUT on gInny cloth.
| After this was 1!led, the frame vas raised
up AID again nl'ed. aud thts repeated
about four umes. The result was more aau bet.
Ter cider than by the old process With less laLor
in TACT II nearly doubled the capacity OF the press
no~ prefer 10 use al many presses as will hold
| tue required quantity, ns there is no trouble In
| IeEc!lhE up and the cheese cannot get olt OF
snare Ihe Cloth acts as q stralner, and, unlike
straw, does not tDpart my unpleasant TASTE as 1t
| can be washed from time to time as desFeu.
These wooden cages add materially to the Cost OF
the hand presses, and all Will be glad to dispense
| With thetn- We're to use one or these hand
| presses to any great extent, would fas,en the
screw In the framework beIoT, and let IT run up
through the cheese, turning the iron beam down
On the follower, md thus at small cost make II
effective.
THE WASTE OF TIE ORCHARD.
We may safely estimate that ore-nith, Il not
onethitd, Of the apples arc not 1t for market, or
u. least more valuable for vinegar than for luod.
Wh:le good cider vinegar is worth from twenty
I'VE to thirty cents gallon at wholesale, 1t wtll
pay to look after this waste. Then again, whlIu
we must have aound, r1pe apples for cider, We caa
take all the email sizes and those less fair for this
purpose. A bushel Of good sound. npe apples
Will make three gallons OF cider; two Of these
gallons are worth forty cents gallon at the PRESS
and the other gallon twcury cents fer vinegar;
this Is one dollar buHhe!-a pretty fair price a.
the present market ratcs, A 1rH in Indians have
rented store 6o by 1u0 feet, three storie5
high. for making cider md eide. xIne-
g1r, md arc preparing TO purchase large
quantities Of apples for this purpose They have
control Of several orchards, the fruit OF which
has went into market IN miscellaneous condi-
tiou- 1t wilt now be assorted into three grades,
f0z market, for cider aud 1or vinegar.
cider and vinegar house In Chicago, to COT
rect the quality OF shipments Of fruit, would he
blessing; for all Of the stale apples could 60 10 the
vinegar tub the ANAL sound ones to cider, leaving
those only Of first quality on the market. THUS
would act as clearing house on the market, and
1e OF value to all Interested.
TILE eTAIE FAIR GROUNDS
at Decatur are being Just IN orles. Being at De-
catur last week, MI. John Taylor, one VI the Vice
Presidents, and now In charge OF these grounds
drove US through them. Several new buildings
are going up, the stalls hare been extended, and
the whole pnt In order for the fair.
The hall-a-dozrn new railroads that are making
Decatur great railroad centre, have stimulated
holel building 10 large extent and the prospect
Is good for nmple accommodations Of this Kind
was assured By several prominent citizens that
there Will te no want OF accom- modation for yisi-
tors, and that they are not TO oyercharge. Nor Is
1t LIKELY that the c!tr fathers w1U charge erery
farmer boy, who desires 10 earn an nhouesl penny
III carving passengers and goods to mud from the
fair grounds, two or three dollars for license
thus making monopoly OF this business A
Lively tine may be looked for IN this respect.
Bring on your teams, boys, and 60 In
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