Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-07-12
Conservation OF Fruits and Nege-
tables by Evaporation-Gener
Application


Application
Science Is nothing until It becomes
applied science. Evaporating the
moisture from fruits and vegetables
leaving the original flavor and tex
ture. is applied science SO far as it is
possible for the inventor to apply it;
but the real application is in the
hands OF the producer OF the raw
product; and by Offering u channel
by which he can save much of his
produce. IL opens an avenue OF es-
cape from low prices for his product
which is Of shipping quality. there
by placing him in a position to say
what his produce is worth.
Complicated machinery. excessive
cost, lack OF expert knowledge OF
operation and possible markets, are
factors that have been In the way of
the growers making use of systems
designed TO relieve the great waste,
but these factors have all been re-
moved and there is now no reason
for the growers not building and OPP
Grating their own evaporators with
| the same degree of success that the
big companies do. One of the draw
backs was financing, as so many had
not the cash to put into a business;
but this. 700. has been eliminated
and there is now a way to finance
these worthy projects and sufficient
time is given to meet their obliga-
| lions.
An evaporation in a community is
a home builder as 1t opens a mar
ket for-the small acreage man to
raise a crop OF vegetables and re-
ceive a price for this product that
will pay for the land I'm compare
lively short time. 1t Will enable him
to buy additional land as well as in
crease the earning value OF every
acre of land adjacent 10 II. 1t would
also increase the number OF small
holdings and decrease the number OF
large holdings.
The evaporator is the best mort
gage payer in existence and money
lenders would be as ready to ad-
vance money TO the owners OF land
close to an evaporation as they are
now willing to advance money to the
wheat grower or the wool man. The
wheat grwer is able TO cultivate laree
acres OF land because he knows that
his market is waiting for him. His
product is an evaporated article-ev
aporated by nature-and something
that will not spoil on his hands.
The fruit grower ~ in a position
to handle his product in exactly the
same manner II one individual /,
not able to erect an evaporation. tive
or more can do so. and thereby be
come independent OF the people the,
are now beholden to for any price
these buyers may be pleased to OF
fer. Again. intensified farming 4
being urged as the one remed,
against loss to the farmer depending
wholly on one product. Here agail
the evaporation acts as an aid 70
both fruits and vegetables are used
and as some crops can be rotated
earnings can be had from each acr
more than once in a season; II SOM
OF the crops fail. the grower still
has a market for all the rest.
There are many girls and boys II
every community that would be gla'
to get work during the vacation time
and the wages earned would hel
many on their way through school
Many of this younger class of labo
would be growers in a small way
and by selling their produce to tn
evaporator company they would b
=, receiving double returns for their la
Dor.
1t is urged that the growers forr
mutual cooperative companies an
thus handle their own produce. Car
} able men will be obtained as man
: ayers for these evaporators The MAJ
ket is ready and the war has create
a demand that Will always exist 9
It Is educating our own people {
the fact that there is such an articl
2 as evaporated vegetables and fruit
that still retain their original fiavc
D and nurative qualities. which can b
= had at reasonable cost.
. For any further information O
this subIert. write to State Depar