. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. ipiS BETTER FRUIT Page 21 tor. The steam enters the cabinet through the top row of pipes and circu- lates back and forth through the evap- orator, finally returning to the boiler through a return pipe at the bottom of the cabinet. A five-horsepower boiler furnishes ample steam for an evapora- tor of this type. Capacity of Evaporators. In the following table is shown the capacity of these different types of evaporators at one charge: Cook Steam Hot Air Store Products Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Beans 200 50 20 Turnips 11)0 30 10 Carrots 9fi 30 8 Corn 200 56 21 Cauliflower Ill
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. ipiS BETTER FRUIT Page 21 tor. The steam enters the cabinet through the top row of pipes and circu- lates back and forth through the evap- orator, finally returning to the boiler through a return pipe at the bottom of the cabinet. A five-horsepower boiler furnishes ample steam for an evapora- tor of this type. Capacity of Evaporators. In the following table is shown the capacity of these different types of evaporators at one charge: Cook Steam Hot Air Store Products Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Beans 200 50 20 Turnips 11)0 30 10 Carrots 9fi 30 8 Corn 200 56 21 Cauliflower Ill 42 11 Beets lit 45 10 Salsify 80 25 8 Pumpkins 110 28 10 Potatoes 100 30 11 Pie cherries 300 80 25 Apricots 201 80 25 Peaches 450 124 36 Plums and prunes 600 15ft 60 Sweet cherries 350 98 40 Loganberries 210 70 25 Dewberries 220 60 22 Raspberries 250 75 24 Apples 288 84 24 Pears 288 84 24 By any one of the methods described above practically all fruits and vegeta- bles, in excess of those needed in the homes and in the local market, can be conserved. It is only by resorting to such methods of conservation that we can help win the final victory in this great war. When discouraged, remem- ber the words of the writer who said. Somebody said it couldn't be done, But he with a chuckle replied That, may be it couldn't, but he would be one Who wouldn't say so until he tried. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done and he did it. There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, There are thousands of prophesy failure, But just start in to sing as you tackle the thing That "cannot be done," and you'll do it. Crops and Advertising THERE are statistically two crops of apples in the United States. One is called the "agricultural crop," and the other is called the "commercial ; The former represents all the apples on the trees, the latter the apples for trans- portation and market. The commercial crop, of course, is a fraction on
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