. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1893. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 34° The Canadian Horticulturist. EXPENSES OF ^KVim*rM ^\^/" HILE there is doubtless a wide field open in the dissec- Iwfcy tion of co-operative fruit evaporating, says Farm and ^ Home, some of the statements are very misleading, and Hi the estimates of the cost of production are palpably incorrect. I have had several years' experience as myj superintendent of a large establishment of this kind, ^^^^^J^P^V have " made apple " under a variety of conditions (and ^'^^ O^i* that circumstance
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1893. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 34° The Canadian Horticulturist. EXPENSES OF ^KVim*rM ^\^/" HILE there is doubtless a wide field open in the dissec- Iwfcy tion of co-operative fruit evaporating, says Farm and ^ Home, some of the statements are very misleading, and Hi the estimates of the cost of production are palpably incorrect. I have had several years' experience as myj superintendent of a large establishment of this kind, ^^^^^J^P^V have " made apple " under a variety of conditions (and ^'^^ O^i* that circumstances do vary the chances for the success" ful manufacture of evaporated products there is no doubt). The quickest parers I have ever had would not average more than thirty bushels in a day or night of eleven hours, and such as are able to do that are paid $ to $ per day. It also requires two very smart girls to trim and spread for one parer (and in one factory that part kept three girls to each parer) at 90 cents to $ per day or night, the night gang receiving the larger price. Again, under the most favorable circumstances, it will require one pound of coal for each pound of fruit, making 600 pounds of coal in a day, at a cost varying according to the price of coal, but about $ a day for the 100 bushels of apples. So we find, not including the cost of running the drier, or an extra man to handle so many- apples and remove the refuse of the packing, we have as running expense for 600 pounds of dried fruit: 4 boys (two by day and two by night) $ 4 50 8 girls (four by day and four by night) 8 00 Coal 1 50 Total $14 00 Interest of cost of plant, breakage and wear of machines, insurance, etc., will balance the value of the refuse for either cider or jelly. The original cost of the green fruit determines, in a great measure, the price of the dried, as when apples are scarce in the fall, good evaporated stock will command a good price. Sometimes as high as fifty cen
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