Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-06

riety of forms than any other, and as a
dessert fruit few are it's equal and none
its superior. Its juice when extracted
makes an excellent and wholesome
beverage, and for vinegar it has no
rival AS a market fruit it is one of
the easiest and least expensive to han
die and usually finds a ready sale If
we'll grown and handled with care.
Waste Products Used.
! Among the many ways in which the
apple is now used the manufacture of
! jellies and preserves is one Of growing
| importance. The numerous factories
| for the manufacture of these goods
which have sprung up all over the ap-
pie growing region Of the country have
created not only a demand for second
and third grade apples, but also for the
waste products-cOres and skinS-re-
sulting from drying and evaporating
the fruit 1t has been found that jel-
lies made from this apple waste are al
most as good as those manufactured
from whole fruit. These waste prod
ucts have a value not only for the uses
above mentioned. but there is grow
ing demand for them for export pur-
poses for the manufacture of cheap
wines and cider.
Chops. for which there is also ready
sale for export purposes, are made from
the lower grade apples by chOppinI the
whole fruit into coarse pieces and evap-
Grating them.
Apple butter of the real. rich, old
time farm product, not the thin. fac
tory made excuse, fills an important
nlace in the household economy and al
ways finds ready sale at good prices.
Sweet Cider.
Good sweet cider made from sound
apples, not from half decayed, wOrmy
fruit. is one of the most healthful
products of the orchard. and all surplus
over and above what is needed for
home consumption is always In demand
at remuneratiye prices. 1t can be kept
sweet and unfermented by heating ii
to a temperature of 15O degrees r. and
holding 1t there for thirty minutes.
then sealing 1t up tight I'm bottles or
casks and storing II in a cool place
Boiled cider made in the good old
fashioned way by reducing to one-dfth
by boiling and then canned is an ex.
cellent article for culinary purposes,
for making apple butter. apple sauce
or for use in apple or mince pies II
also has a commercial value.
While the aim and purpose OF the
farmer should be to supply an abun-
dance Of fruit for his own family. he
should also be able to offer 10 the out
side world a liberal surplus The apple
orchard will often bring him better re-
turns for his outlay than any other
portion Of his farm. acre for acre The
product Of q single tree will sometimes
sell for SO or more. and City such
trees can be grown on an acre Of land
Though we may not always count on
such large results. we may safely eX-
pect the orchard to do its full duty one
year with another. especially n we
first do our duty by IL
Propagation.
10 is not recommended that the aver
age farmer propagate his own trees
for planting. bot II Is well enough for
him 10 understand something Of the
processes and methods Of propagation
commonly used The natural method
Of propagation Is b. planting the seed
Of the fruit. but as e very large per
cent Of seedlings are inferior IN quail
ity 20 the parent variety the results
are too uncertain 70 recommend for
planters generally Only the pains
taking eIperimenfer who wishes 20
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