The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-07
French Prun. Orchard, near St.

French Pruns Orchard, near St
Helena, Napa Co. It's work was com
pletely satisfactory In every respect. l
Am acquainted with some dozen Fruit
Drivers in the State, and / have not
seen one whose merits equal the Zinl-
norman Many of he Fruit Dryers
reauire from 40 to 4s hours for drying
prunes, at . temperature oil l5s; l
dried the French Prunes in IL our
A sample of these prunes may be seen
on exhibition at the Mechanics Fair
The success was equally satisfactory
WITH apples, pears ami smaller fruits.
Tn. construction OF the Dryer Is sucn
that found an unexpected economy In
the use OF luel.
Its operation is SO simple, that in .
single day / taught a man who had no
ext rieuce in fruit drying to use II Win
entire success.
tested the Dryer az q bleacner Also,
and merchants unite III saying that thry
had never seen such Improvement III
color on almonds, apples and other
fruit. C. w. HEwEs, 1888 Valet cIa st.
CHICAGO, ILL.,.
Having handled fruit dried by the
Zimmerman process for q N OF
Years, and knowing il to Be equal to any
other process as to color and quAllty,
We can Sal ely recommend II 10 the
trade in preference to any other. we
can also recommend the Dryers manu-
featured by this firm tor their cheap
ness, simplicity and the beautiful quail
ty of fruit produced. e are prepared
t. handle this frnit on commission in
any quantity, and have large storage
facilities. We will make liberal cash
advances at 8 per cent, charging the
usual commission on sales. We Will
willingly answer all inquiries, and give
market quotations at any time desired
p. b. WEARE & Go.
MAURICE LEONARD, Of Oakland Mills,
Pa, says: 81 ave several times dried
sixty pounds Of fruit in sixteen hours.
on your No. 2 Dryer. In comparison
20 sun-dried fruit, yours is as wheat
fiout to bran. Sold my apples around
hon e for ten cents per pound; packed
mostly in small boxes. There are many
around me that now see the advantages
of your Dryer, and are o sorry they
did not buy early in the season."
NORTH ROSE, WAYNE Co, N. Y.
To Zimmerman Fruit Dryer Co., Gin
%cinnati, ..
We would SAVIOUR Dryers a1e q sue
ces 8, and have given good satisfaction
Ill cNCly b1o
80 as your books will show. II We had
given Wayne County a through can
yassing we could have sold n hundred
uryers; there is no Dryer shat gives as
good satisfaction as the Zimmerman.
In the fall of 1879, Mr.. Catchpole with
a No. 3 Dryer, dried and sold in 81 days,
1898 worth of dried apples, and last sea-
son he sold 1924 worth of dried apples !;
paying for his help $50. We have new
er sold a Dryer where the parties did
not pay for it in drying the first year
it has become a settled fact, that there
is more money in drying 1ruit than
there is in raising grain, and with less
trouble. Hoping we shall be able to
sell two hundred Dryers this season,
w are yours,
COLE 4 CATCHPOLH.
y. SIN this and adjoining counties
thare is more fruit dried than any
where else, and among the many Dry
ers offered for sale The Zimmerman
takes the lead.
Mrs, IL. M. SMITH, of Randall Road,
New York, says she can dry five pounds
every two and one half hours on the
No.. this would make tifty-two pounds
per day. she would not part with it tor
any price II she could OF get another.
We will acd that the 0 Of applet and
pee ches Mrs, Smith sent Us are the
fine { we have ever seen, aud much
nicer than we have ever been able TO
produce We would advise any one
VINO can rot produce extra nice fruit i'll
the DRYER, to write to her for intOr1na-
ton; en enclosing d stamp for reply.