. Agriculture and the farming business . nder 5 pounds of steam, or 5 minutes in aluminumpressure-cooker under 15 pounds pressure. Apple sirup made by this method is a very pure andhigh-grade product. Orchardists who have a large amountof waste every year would do well to establish a local applesirup plant or perhaps a group of orchardists could com-bine and secure building, steam retort canners and con-venient apparatus, simplify the method and get most suc-cessful and profitable results, by transforming windfallapples into sterile apple juice (canned cider) or apple sirups. *Powdered calcium
. Agriculture and the farming business . nder 5 pounds of steam, or 5 minutes in aluminumpressure-cooker under 15 pounds pressure. Apple sirup made by this method is a very pure andhigh-grade product. Orchardists who have a large amountof waste every year would do well to establish a local applesirup plant or perhaps a group of orchardists could com-bine and secure building, steam retort canners and con-venient apparatus, simplify the method and get most suc-cessful and profitable results, by transforming windfallapples into sterile apple juice (canned cider) or apple sirups. *Powdered calcium carbite is sometimes called car-bonate of lime and is a low-priced, harmless chemical availableat any drug store. It looks something like powdered chalk. 356 AGRICULTURE AND Tinning, Capping and Soldering, Repair Work Tin cans.—The use of tin cans in the canning of theget away fruits and vegetables is entirely practical forthe average farmer, trucker and fruit grower. The ques-tion of soldering and tipping the caps is a comparatively. A lioiue cau-se;iler. Seals rim-seal cans without heat or solder,simple matter. Any child, twelve years of age or over,can easily learn how successfully to seal a tin can. Itrequires a hand capping iron and tipping steel, a littlesoldering flux, small brush, and a little practise. Self-heating capping irons are available and hand or auto-matic tin can sealers can be purchased or even rented bythe year. THE FARMING BUSINESS 357 When tin cans are used for the canning of green vege-tables, meats, fish, oysters, etc., it is sometimes desirable touse the lacquered or enameled cans. Size of tin cans.—There are several standard sizes oftin cans in common use for canning purposes. They aredenominated by number and with reference to the diameterof the opening. It is always necessary to state whetheryou desire plain tin cans, lacquered or enameled. In buyingcaps, always ask for the solder hemmed caps and givediameter of can opening. When buying tin can
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