The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-07-08
EYaporated Fruits.

EYaporated Fruits.
We are indebted, says the Columbia
:Reg;sier, to Mr.. w. Orland Smith for q
notice of the proceedings of the Fruit and
Vegetable Growers Association, held at
Columbus, Ohio, June'the 18th.
We quote from the slip forwarded the
Req;ster, the following information touch.
ing a matter of much moment to South
ern farmers and Southern people generally:
We allude to the saving of fruit and
vegetables by the new process OF evapo-
ration:
ssThe most interesting discussions were
ON the value and use of fruits and the best
methods of preparing fruit for market
and preserving it for family use. The
opinion seemed prevalent that evaporated
fruit was bound to obtain and hold the
highest position in public favor. Not
only is evaporated fruit superior in ap:
,pearance, in flavor, in healthfulness and
in keeping properties, but it commands
q much higher price; ordinary dried ap:
Piles are worth from two to two and half
cents Fer pound, evaporated apples from
eight to ten cents. Common dried
peaches are worth from three to five cents,
eyaporated from eighteen to twenty-five,
cents. Ezra Arnold, the Illinois fruit
grower, presented drawings and specifca,.
tions of acheap eyaporator made and
used by himself with which he has had
better success than with the more expen.
sive dry houses and evaporators. He
,eyaporated apples in two hours, straw
berries in three hours, peaches in two
hours, cherries in two hours, corn in two
hours, and all kinds of fruits proportion.
ately quick. The evaporator is marvel
of simplicity and excellence, and can be
made by any one at a very triling cost.
By its use millions of dollars can be saved
the producer and consumer each year.
There are Thousands of families that dry
large quantities of fruit annually in the
oldfashioned, slow way, and sell it at the
oldfsshioned, low price, when they could
with but little expense make an eyapora-
tor and evaporate five times as much fruit
and sell it for FIVE times as much per
pound. There are thousands of families
in the cities that can at times, when the
market is glutted, buy fruit for less. than
the cost of production, and with an eyap-
orator can prepare in few days suffi.
Gent fruit fora years consumption, and
at one-tenth the usual expenditure. Mr..
Arnold said he did not intend to make or
sell eYaporators and would consign to the
Association his right and title to his
7eyaporators, provided the Association
would procure cuts to illustrate the dlf.
sferens parts and distribute gratuitously
among the farmers, fruit raisera and con-
sumers Of the United States complete
illustrate directions for making and US.
ing this evaporator. !"
Mr.. Arnold proposition was accepted
by the association, and the Secretary was
instructed to inform the people OF each
State through the press that the illustrat-
ed directions for making and using Ar
snold's fruit evaporator will be furnished
by addressing the Secretary, w. Orlando
Smith, Alliance, Ohio, Boz 104, and
enclosing q stamp for return postage.
Where so much fruit and vegetables
rot for want of ready home market or
transportation, as is largely tho case al!
over the South, it will readily appear OF
what value TO Southern farmers this
cheap process of Mr.. Arnold's will prove.
IF. Eve times the amount can be saved BY
evaporation and sold for FIVE times. the
price now obtained, what ought it not to
do for the Southern farmer if it can De
put to such account with US
What would it not do for our sweet
potato crop? The Cotton States made IN
1880 q, 800, ,603 bushels OF sweet potatoes
out of 35, ,37S; ;693 for the whole country; :.
/ The same States made II. 1861 80, go, AZ
out of total Of 4z,o9o,Ozb; II = 5oos 5oos
seen that these states wen! pask in,ioIV a;oSt
IN sweet PotaLo - NJ. nradnc ~
lilloes eai ~ hod t as;ned
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over :eiosen - - .l p o1n .'lIt - 40 shdnld
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make the same rale OF IN laciease ~ .iooo
that We dld from weHi% en nno sITm nnn
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