Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-29
Proceedings Of the Fruit and Vege-
table Growers Association Of
the United States.

The Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Association of the United States met
at the Neil House, Columbus, Ohio,
June II, 1886. THE meeting was one
ofunusual interest. The various pa
pers read all embodied deep thought
and research. The most interesting
discussions were on the value and use
of fruits, and regarding the best
methods of preparing fruit for the
market and preserving it for family
use. The opinion seemed prevalent
that evaporated fruit was bound TO
obtain and hold the highest position
inpublic favor. Not only is evapo-
rated fruit superior in appearance, in
flavor, in healthfulness and in keep
ing properties, but it commands a
much higher price; ordinary dried
apples are worth from two to two
and half cents per pound, evapora-
ted apples from eight to ten cents,
Common dried peaches are worth
from three to five cents, evaporated
from eighteen to twenty-five cents.
Ezra Arnold, the Illinois fruit grow
CT, presented drawing and specifica-
tions of cheap eyaporator made and
used by himself with which he has
had better success than with the
more expensive dry houses and evap-
orators. lie evaporated apples in
two hours, Strawberries in three
hours, peaches In two hours, cherries
in two hours, corn in two hours and
all kinds Of fruit proportionately
quick. The evaporation is a marvel
of simplicity and excellence, and can
be made by any one at very trifling
cost. BY its use millions of dollars
can be saved the producer and con-
sumer each year. There are thou
sands of families that dry large guam
titles of fruit annually in the old
fashioned slow way, and sell it at the
old fashioned low price, when they
could with but little expense make
an evaporation 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 evaporation can prepare in a few
days sufficient fruit for a years con-
sumption, and at one-tenth the usual
expenditure. Mr.. Arnold said he
did not intend to make or sell evapo-
rators that would consign to the AS
ISOLATION his right and title to his
evaporators provided the Association
would procure cuts TO illustrate the
different parts and distribute gratui-
tously among the farmers, fruit rails
ers and consumers of the United
States complete illustrated directions
for making and using this evaporation.
On motion Mr.. Arnold's proposition
was accepted, and the following reso-
luton adopted:
ReSolUed, That the secretary of
the Fruit and Vegetable Growers As
ISOLATION be authorized to inform the
people through the leading newspa-
pers in each State, that illustrated di-
rectlons for making and using Ar
nold's fruit evaporater can be OBJ
tanned by addressing our secretary,
w. Orlando Smith, p. o. Box l04,
Alliance, Ohio; enclosing stamps for
return postage, and that the secretary
draw on the treasurer for the neces-
sary amount TO defray expense of
wood cuts, printing, etc, Ga motion
a vote of thanks was rendered Mr..
Arnold for his valuble gift to the As
ISOLATION. On motion vote of thanks
was rendered the press throughout
the country at large for the courteses
extending to us in publishing the
call for the meeting of our Associa-
ton, and for publishing the proceed
ing of our previous meeting. On
motion the Association adjourned to
meet at the Southern Hotel, st.
Louis, Mo-, Dec. 8, 1886, at 10 a. m.
w. ORLANDO SMITH,
Secretary