, 1872-12-23

It is the practical facts that cultiyators have
demonstrated that We need, not the theories Of
school-men; and in acknowledgment Of this
demand came the change in the order Of e1-
ercises, The forthcoming Transactions viii
therefore be Of value, as they will contain the
matured opinions Of many practical men, and
hope the schoolmaster will not interpose his
pr erogative in the adding OF anyxoutside matter
for the mere purpose Of embellishment. These
| Transactions have almost invariably carried the
stone in one end Of the mealbag, in taking the
grist to mill. Henceforth trust the stone will
be left out, and both ends Of the sack filed with
! the grist.
UTILIZING OF FRUIT FOR NARKET..
This was divided into the making Of cider,
cider~yinegar, feeding the windfalls to hogs, the
preserving Of fruit BY the Alden and other pro-
cesses, hot-air drying, and drying in the usual
way, and the packing for market. The Alden
process frat had the floor. They pay about 40
cents per bushel for good sound grated fruit,
what We may call good-sized Understandable
apples. This may be considered = low price. 4
bushel OF such apples will make el1 pounds Of
dried what they prefer to call preserved fruit
for the reason that the fruit, On soaking in cold
w2ter for few hours, has all the favor and ap-
pearance Of green apples, and, when cooked or
made into pies, cannot be distinguished from
the green apple.
It was claimed that this fruit cost from 10 to
u cents pound, and that the market had not
as yet been supplied at 20 cents pound, the
present market price. The samples Of fruit
presented we're very fine; in fact, all that could
be desired. But the dried fruit men opened
their batteries upon it at most fearful rate.
They clnined that the cost OF these lighthouses,
and the great expense attending them, would
eat up the profits, and that the goods we're not
80 far in advance Of other processes as claimed,
A1r. Post. Of Ashley, had model Of his dry
house, and samples Of fruit that were much s1-
perior to the common dry apples. He also used
hot air, and revolving liable for the screens on
which was placed tho fruit DR.. Hooton, Of
Centralia, had similar apparatus, but think
his drying shelves we're stationary. hlr. Hug
gins, Of Woodburn, also described his dry-house,
in which he had prepared large quantity Of
peaches and apples. These two latter gentle
men claimed that they would be able next sea-
son to present samples of dry fruit equal to that
Of the Alden PROCESS Mr. Huggins had sold
his apples in Chicago at cents pound, which
was q or 3 cents in advance of the best common
dry apples. These gentlemen claim TINT there
is a saving in cost OF apparatus, as the whole
d1y-house and fixtures, capable Of drying 80
patent-fee attached; that, with skill in the man
agement, it will do equally good work, or, at
least, approximate so nearly that this plan will
come into general use.
The discussion was spirited On both Bdes,
showing great advance III this department Of
the orchard. In places where fruit and yegeta-
bles may be had the year round, the 1nrge
houses claim the advantage, while, on isolated
farms, and IN email nelghborhoods, the latter
vii, no doubt, prove Invaluable 1t is too early
IN the condition o1 these TWO plans to decide
which will prove the winner, as both promise
valuable results. New York, Ohio, and M1chl~
gan have thus FIR supplied the market with
dried fruit, but lA!nois must soon distance them
porat1ons, or the hundreds OF small lighthouses
on the farms.
4 NEW PRODUCT.
In drying fruit, it has been discovered that the
cores and parings Of the apple have 3 value.
These are dried and sent to the factory for the
making Of apple jelly, or they are placed in vat
and allowed to decay. and the juice made into
vinegar, Thus the whole OF the fruit is utilized.
cider vinegar, but is more expensive than grind
ing and pressing II the usual manner.
cANS1Sa OF FRUITS.
Mr. Earl, OF south fasa. gave an account OF
the canning estaohshment at that Place. is
large numbers ct persons, and purchased large
quantities Of fruit that would have otherwise
gone to waste. Il n1ds 1air, sad Mr. Ear,
to become one OF tne great alds OF the orchard,
especially u case O. large Yields that "ond 'ther-
wise be liable to flush the market. Thus Hi
no1s may soon alv1de the honors With Balti-
more IN the artlcie OF canned peaches.
ctDEH AND c!DEh-V1sEaAR.
The first effort made IN our State to put on
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as opposed to that made OF corn whiskey and
snlp9u1io M acld, was by 4: Z; Jones: OF Quincy.
Mr. J; nag largo orchard, and constructed
large building Tor the purpose Of making cider
vinegar; but 1he puohc we're not ready to back
MN " 40 lauaaple an c1terpr1ae. 10 also took
leolcal grouu9s. mi: IN regard 20 cloer,-maklng IL
OF RIPE. so1na 1l1Ii PM me pnnhc taste was
NOT sne4 eanoateu @ " 70 soe uHelence netWeen
q GOOD, health1u! arncle ana the gLe stun On
th9 marnes' anu Mr; Jones 1onna more pfonG N
selllng me 1Enlt as neat ne connla. As 1raat be-
ou utt9e % the whoe Of the epple erop
anu, TO 90 TINS. elaer ena Vinegar must come IN
Tor snare AZ 1ne East, tne refuse f1u,t was,
much Of y, COOKED ana ml1ed with meal Tor the
hogs; but here, Wlth onr cheap corn' the cook-
ing OF apples would not pay, and m they must be
turned INTO vinegar OF cider. There we're pres
ent at thus meeting several orehardlsts who make
large quantities Of CIDER an ana ca MGlder-ylnegar an
nuany. among ,, tneso, Mr, MmfnX, OF Lee
County, u tne largest operator. he has en-
apple~orchard Of lay acres, nearly al M u bearing
and whch produced tnls year l4,0oo buahels.
Al OF the inc large apples are packed IN barrels
ana sent TO market; the small, sound apples