Evaporated apples . Fig. 3. Fig. 1. End of Steam drier. View of part of side of .steam drier. Fig. 5 shows a roof view f a steam drier with cupola. TI1K SYSTEM OF EVAPORATOR8. A kiln might be properly described as a room especially designed for drying- pur-On the ground Eloor is situated the furnaee or other heating apparatus, while. Fig. view of ioof of Steam Drier. above is the drying floor, which resembles a large stationary rack, covering the wholesurface of the. room. 11 Fig, 6 gives a new of a section of a kiln-drying floor. The joists are laid as foran ordinary floor, an


Evaporated apples . Fig. 3. Fig. 1. End of Steam drier. View of part of side of .steam drier. Fig. 5 shows a roof view f a steam drier with cupola. TI1K SYSTEM OF EVAPORATOR8. A kiln might be properly described as a room especially designed for drying- pur-On the ground Eloor is situated the furnaee or other heating apparatus, while. Fig. view of ioof of Steam Drier. above is the drying floor, which resembles a large stationary rack, covering the wholesurface of the. room. 11 Fig, 6 gives a new of a section of a kiln-drying floor. The joists are laid as foran ordinary floor, and on them arc nailed the slats. These slats are made from biwood, if possible, but sometimes poplar «>r soft maple is used if basswood cannot be secured. They are cut from inch lumber, dressed on all sides. They are an inch wideon top, and bevelled off on the sides to half an bach on fche bottom. They are nailedon fche joists about three-sixteenths of an inch apart on fche top lus allowing a free circulation of air between them, and still retaining the fruit from droppingthrough. Kilns are of various sizes and shapes, owing largely to the fact that many evapor-ators were formerly churches, schools, factories, or other buildings, and the kilns werearranged to conform with the dimensions of fche rooms as they were originallydesig


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