Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-09-21
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M gathering.
E,nporntcd Fruit.
Rochester is the recognized centre Of the
cvarorated and dried fruit industry Of the
United States. which during recent years
has assumed very large proportions the
goods hcng shipped in large quantities to
all the leading markets Of the world No
finer fruit is produced on this continent
than is grown in the territory under the
name Of Western New York comprising
some twelve of the most fertile and richest
counties of the Empire state. The cult
walton Of fruit, especially apples, has SUI
pcrseded all other agricultural products
md has proved the most remunerative to
| the growers The orchards Of the farm
| ing community are the chief source of
their wealth. and the industry is prescott
eel with undated vigor largely aided bv
| the experience skill and resources of the
great nurseries Of Rochester. famed through
ont the world Whether due to this prox-
unity, the favnrtc climate and soil, or the
superior and skilful cultivation of the or
chardists, one thing is certain. that the ap-
| pies of Western New York nrc sought with
avidity, and bring relatively higher prices
than those grown in any other portion of
the country.
The success and magnitude of the evap-
| Grafton industry is due largely to the fine
quality of the fruit, easily and cheapy pro
| durable in abundant quantities, and also to
the enterprise of the producer in adopting
new and improved cvaporators and ma
| rhiuery in place of the crude process in
vogue years ago, producing thereby quail
ity of fruit fully as good and palatable to
the sight and taste as though it were in the
fresh or uniniurcd state Thousands of tons
of apples are produced every season from
"a quality Of fruit heretofore wasted and al.
lowed to rot on the ground, and which now
forms Il nice income to the grower. 1t is
ia the utilization of these waste products
that the desiccation of fruit becomes a val
liable and indispensable adjunct to every
fruit grower, and the business may he con
Sldered rs yet in its infancy.
Within a radius of so miles of Ruches.
ter there are more than 500 evaporators.
from the small farm house drier. of ca
parlty of - bushels day. to the large
steam eyapurators, drying 500 to 1000
bushels of apples each 81 hours. These
cvaporaturs give employment during the
autumn and early winter months to at least
10000 hands, who average from - to SIP
week. according to experience and use
tulness. New factories are erected every
season, proving that the business is profit
anle Wheh properly and economically con
dn'ted. constant care and scrupulous
cleanliness are the first elements of success
M evaporating good fruit. The produc-
ton during the past season, 1881, may bc
well considered the largest since the incep
ti'h oi the business some 10 years ago 4
'areIul estimate places the total quantity at
hhout doVoO'WO pounds, worth at first
''st some S2,ouWW. To produce this
| IuahlilY oil apples Is required 1,OOO.Ooo
bushels OF apples. 10000 tons Of anthra-
'lte coal and the constant attendance.
nhght and day, of an army Of men, WON
EN- ana children, numbering 2j,OOO to 30,
wv The water eliminated in the process
OF evaporation amounted to Poi, OOO tons,
reducing the bulk of the green fruit to
nh"nt une-eighth of its original weight,
each 100 pounds yielding, when properly
rN"rorated, - pounds on an average The
fruit is usually packed in cases Of two Gu
hi' lcet measurements holding 30 pound,
l''. the product OF say eight and one half
bushels OF green apples.
The advantages in freight alone viii be
apparent from the following comparison,
showing the cost of shipping one case to
liverpool, England, which mt existing
freight rates will cost IA little less than 80
cents. while in the green or fresh state in
barrels the same quantity would cost 81 p,
and IN the canned state almost - TO- with
ont considering the deterioration Of the
green fruit and the dangers of fermenta-
u"n t. the canned article, the apple in the
'Nap"rat"d state being transported without
any danger Of deterioration or decay. The