The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-09
WANTED, A NEW APPLE.
Dangerous Transformation Erected In limo
cent Maine Cider.

NORTH SFARsPoRT. Me. Sept. 7-Ns,nes
apple crop varies from eight or ten million
bushels in a good year. TO two to three TI.'',1
bushels in an of year. Millions Of doll,
have been spent in try ing TO induce tlo 'res
10 give a uniform yicld every. yenr 20 that .'
fluctuations from 10 cents a barrel In HO,d'.ws
to g. and 81 a barrel in IN years would no D'rr
disturb the prosperity Of the commune, P ?
no one has made any Roadway oward 'u,r.
For the past ten years most Of the or.'...
lists have been trying to develop new vai.''
Of fruit that sill look we'll and stand %-liIi'''
20 London and Liverpool markets, whrr.'h'r-
IL a quick demand for American apples W fancy
prices. The call is loudest for n large, e.'H
hieh-colorod apple that T. hard grained ai
able TO stand q deal of rough knOohIUg ahn'
without showing signs Of bodily harm I'
apples should be good keepers and l.' ''
10 look at, but their eating md COoE ~
ities NAV be- of the worst without % ''' u :
from their value, the English ,purcnar
ing 10 make his selection with hi "H,-
Twenty wears. ago Peter Gideon Of w.
apolis sent TO Maine for scion- and -''.-
hardy apples, writing that he had -r,r'
une and most Of his life trying "a grow
in MinnesOta. A bundle Of scion from 70
Ror orchards and few quarts Of ~o"o- ''
which were from the native cherry DfUN.
forwarded 10 his address. Nothing VI. fra'
from him for four or five year II'i
NEWSPAPERS began to tol o. a WnuG'
anu nhItN f'f'hllllk Nul'll WI NltH' . ..
duced from a crab seed grown i'm Range
cording Ia. the circulars this new Hln'". N'
was named the wealthy, would i've IN 70 r.'.
where "a willow would freeze 10 death, Hln "
continue to bear year after year "|'N".' .
vacation in a century, Later trigl, have
fed many OF these assertions. Tho N"N'
has driven the apple-growing boll i'll r'
further north, all across the | ni''d Sh'''
has converted thousands Of acre Of worm
stony land into productive orchards hb' 10
fruit ripens early and decays IN. O '"" wee.
II l. worthless for the market ana M" li|'
revenues were derived from, m" ORR.
though more cider was made than 'N,' u'
and the Wealthy apple was roundlN d'nC.'.''
in hundreds Of meetings as the gi"1'"-t
that ever invaded n Temperate" o"r.H4,
A. present the Maine orchardlst lS N'''.
too many kinds Of apples that rI'n NI
Septemher., and he il Still looking I"T .
fine-grained and-Rood favored kIud
bear every year and will keep until -"''
spring. The man who will discover -H.
apple can earn a fortune and the la~ils F''
tude Of an eNpeCtant public,
early in September The tirst pressing
the apple pulp is drawn Of into barre
sold as sweet cider In the city mark''. A.
a. II remains true 10 name, the r"uaN
be left in barrels with wire gan2e ov"r '''
holes, where the air makes II over l''
cider The pomace Is nut into .~oT-heai
and allowed to stand In water for a N'''
ten days until II turns sour IT, D.
made into cider vinegar, FOR which tier" =
always q good demand al fair prices ,
Very little cider Of the hrst pre71inE W. :
WY w Wv INV % bfAl 'AH 80 'f
can buy vinegar or 20 without. e .
contemplate the approach II cold 7".
with cheerfulneSs unless e has laid g. a a.-
stock ~ hard cider In addition 20 'h" ~
way Of hardening cider there are S. ~
proved methods Of in'ensifytns dnd ~ II
the process The one most In voknc
the cider until Il il reduced 70 one-ha
original bulk. 4 larger OF smaller J'a''.'
new rum or alcohol. the amount .vHr'
cordinR TO the means and taste OF The HaN.
l. then added 10 the boiled product 80 y ~,
keep" and the mixture Is pnt away 10
enough alcohol It can be used n any ttn" a. az
Is warranted 20 do good execution " 'H'r.'
sufficient quantity. 81.
The oldest, and all things considcred -
best way 20 make hard cider Is % M 4
from the press and put II In q cold on'4l a
outside and freeze all the contents ,eN.'.. 90.
small core Of nearly pure alcohol In tie r''fs
Of the cask' When distinguished callers -C".
visiting or when cider IL needed Tor, some g
emergency. a bit Is bored through ne on5-
the shell Of Ice unul the middle, ~ ne
forth. and mixed with hot rum ma li{'G.
for use. Men who are not fniuN'.r Nlln
variety Of cider will be wise n hoy ~
sparinRly OF IL until they sec how II nN"''-l
who have become used 10 the hov"i 40
and decent citizens have n"C"uI" .f''-.
maniacs after taking three gln--'- ~ NC I
ture, and innocent young mon nave .
assaults with intent 10 Ell uI"n 'inf
relatives when they had passed. an ''
In it, COMPANY. u.t.
In the local ycrnacular plain hard C1T
out any addition Is called booze, ''
wall and the !iquid hcnrt, 81 -. or
barrel is honored by ts uLs OF broad
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