, 1873-01-27
POMOLQCY.
Michigan State Pathological So.
clety.
Closing Proceotlings--Pr0ccsses Of
Drying Fruits and VcEe-
tables.

THURSDAYS eyontng meeting OF the State Pom
ologioal Society. ot REPRESENTATIVES Hail. closed
thn +hron d.xa, .on.i,n, vorv nrof1tablv and
'u "oon'euo -, x III. ,,an.,,,r
oanau'ly. ~ tno aoJoulnmont VI ..Au - n'
tainmont Committee, thanked tho Society for
holding It's sessions at Lansing, md inviting tho
tho hosptablo homes Of tho citizona as frooly
opened a. at this Beasion.
Professor Boal responded in behalf Of tho
Aor,cu1turs1 Oolooc. oxnressino Tho gratitude
oa III @1e LOT onese meet,ns8. -. u.,
Tho evening WaH nlho orlivened with several
songs from two honorable members OF the
HouBe, Mr. Gordon and Mr. Marston.
rn ,o,or+ =, W. rn nonra,t.a. - ~ t,,,oa Fr,,,t
ino report Oh tne oomn1s'oo on Datoa eta'1
WAS presented by Mr.. Watora. Tho Committee
stated that Mr.. Dietrich had presented aoyoral
speoinonn of fruit and vegetables proaoryed
by tho Alden ~ nroooss Of of vbioh wero npples dried
~ a, q anu ~ hoaFa & o.nor ffals IN ptoposllon;
by air. williams, preserved BY process Of hiv
own inyontion four kinds Of anplos shown as
snno;mans. dried In AZ and az Enure Oray-
ford poaohoB in 4 hours uonr, In " houra !:
rroon uaro md dhn1aon r,1uma in 4 l,onra. 'Tho
tommifteo hail both those procoasen M prom
ising much to fruit-produoers. as any process
which preserves tho flnYor Of the fruit. and
ohospens ita mode Of preservation. eiyes a world
wide market to suoh products. "0'
rms AMEN rnnnrss.
A panor was road by Mr.. Dlstrioh. of Grand
Rapids. describing tbs Alden procoss IL 1xiug
permanently the ilavor and iong-keepinE auaiE.
hoars to mo ii ,e aGnV'fnF sd IN 7eeota5og bSw
into wn}l.nnvfn1. nar1rotahio n1oJ,,cfu
Tie process, Us described by lin. Is brioiIv
this. Machinery necessary for working tho iac-
pine Sthin pnemstin tba idos a feet % sosro Nv
81 foot in height, in which tubo aro the rackg, or
bundles. MOVING inward by an oniloas oi,nin -.
rangemont,- tho fruit boing put in nt The bot
tom Of tho tubo above tho coicd pipo. wIero ia
Il driea and Is tnen ont "oyo. iii thn o;r ;1e ;n
tho ,,nnor n,rt ~ tho tho ia i,ont hu.nd H ~ T., ~
Jcnrar hv Tia etaom from IN sd3;tona ~ frno, ~ +
fr,1it holow. 4 snalcinnt draft ia socrra1 bn Tfo
a,nch.Tinc ~ tho fr,,t ia cIanrnd ~ rrono s,1s
hv tI,;a rrocaao rna r,o1nd ~
b. thia proceua ie oaifnat to ha onua1 t. fonr of
tHe canpod frit, tnnnfnan ouo NJ nanr5 ~ onuai -
ton ton CAM canneds fiftoen ift, bounds T drlod m. ~
ploa ooual to one barrel NJ Tia
buahols Of fruit aro PRESERVED % Jav bv ag hia nro.
cesa nroyi,,n blessing to the frlit-gro,yer, tn
thu onerator' and td Tia cons,1mcr' o'"''' -
lnE w11L1AMs PROCESS.
Tho claims Of Mr. WiIliams' procesg-a new
pv az fol- Sqws % o
tainod in freah fruit which i, rat,,rned hv Hi.
inv |rator rEnn nnedad for nan. il nrouoryaa to
fr1it without climbing Tia cl,on1ca1 nomnoa;t,on
II nrd,nnrv dr1inT tho cj,nno;caI ro1nf;rot;o IA
csnnod H. ao.u oconnoaitan ono ~
| norti6n of ns moat yn1,,nbtc nnmnnnont
nnarta. Anv 1,rdrnaa l. il clss,aod
! that prnd,;oos nI,nh ol1,,n,co, chan"5,
hraaks thn nnttfrnt nonhinnt;on ~
liberatcs no portion Of tho natural tayor.' rrnii @
driod hv nrocoaa ia ~ frcaI' frn;t ~ III
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