Show PRESERVATION OF FRUIT I the Drying Prociss Dtscrlbd by I President Thomas Jndd nllotlu em 1 d bit bo Ho Almeria of IIU rillue In our travels through Ibo fruit growing districts Df our Btato MO bav < i been surprised to Dod that nearly near-ly I all the drlcJ fruits on sale are Im period Apiloilt peiched retire suit mil 01110 punee from California Irom kislcrn and Northern states are retailed lu Utah at Iroui Hi to IS cents rot pound while our homo I dried fruits wile 3 found ou lo I lit all rnmaodi Lot 3 to 6 cents per pound became ol the etude manner Po I Welch I the Utah product It I handled Our experience leeches us that tills should not be lot our Htato Is adapted to the I growing ol the choicest Irul a and I with Intelligent effort In growing drying curlnz and Ieklllg we should liaeltutttrs Intteid ol Importers ol thee products Co tills end we submit mil fit 0 following iUKiall itlvluit briifly the method imployed by growers lead laokrla In other states irom whence como the Imported dried I fruits which supply the Ulah market today pracllolly excluding the home product CLEANLINESS An Important natter li I tile selection ol a nice oeau place to bo used for drying Rood KI lir removed at possible from corral pig pmie chicken sting 0100 Lleinllnots behalf one of the first esser tluls Light trestles should bo ulea 10 pOI tho traye upon while II > Irull la I drying The drying ground ihoutd bo near a shade or sheu lor greater comfort In grading oulllni and tpreadlng tire fruit 0100 troy BDXtS roll OATlIbltlNU Make b xei ofuulfnrm AlE preferably prefer-ably 14 inches long 13 In deep end 12 In wide ends am bottoms ol i 01J t Inch Intoner and In ol J Inch lu ach end bore tour i Inch boles to put fingers through III I handling thus avoiding the neceislty ol cleats or Ida Handles which would lake up room In packing the boxta lu waitoi Ibwe baits will bo lound generally useful In glbolol fruit UA11IKI11NU Great euro should bit obiorved In tethering the fruit It should be oar fully picked by hand anti I In no cnpb knocked from the tree with oilier 11 tells This Is I an Important point tilde II is I Impossible to snake a nice finished product front Irult that falls Leon bruited In sndllcH I while green IIIAIINO All fruit should bo carefully grade while green aa lame uud mill piece will not dry evenly together and 10 eelllrg much better returns will be dtrlvtd from Jim graded troll with elifix l truthfully tepreienteJ Htandirdi ul guides are well known 10 the market und goods new bought and told aooord Ink lo Ibo etaudards FRUIT TRAYS Tbe moet convenient land tiny Is I 3 feet long and 2 feel wide cloth bottoms ol J loop clean planed l lumber with uuui 011 1 Inch It Oil H Inches I deer sides nl ordinary eulldlug Join l The ends being Ili Imitate I deep and sides I of one Such lath ulvia ample olrculttatlon between trays when stAC it sold lull ot trillion lop of lop ol each other lu Ibo sulphur bath thee subjecting all the Irult to the sulphur umei These trays with oaielul huudlluiwlll last m uy Joif eULiiiuu Tax Tbe size and number of sulphur hose would depend opera The amount ul fruit lo be bandied For ordinary family uio n largo dry Duds utx would sutllce To eueom no Ie l thirty trays the tulpbur box would be about eight feel high with depth and wlIb to hold trays of size 1 stated above Ibe box should be oampiratlvely airtight air-tight and provided with a dour lull height facilitate I tile lacing II of U > yon < Cleats to Pupptt trays should 1 be us led on The Inside about ll teen Inch e from tbe helium Trays are then atsclteJ on 11 01 noel other the mpaces canoed by having I j Inc aide a d one Inch Hides psrrn alub free I circulation ot mlphur lumen Large small I Istainenle rlikco the tiny DO trucks them Into the f nlpllDr htuiu aDd from u at to II odryli it jacitllill APRICOTS AND inciiu llHto Hulls should be bandied I much Ibo 81111 they should h I e fully ripe lor If too cnen they will present pre-sent a whlllh a eimuoi en toe lr jl while overripe and ooy fruiLtuttas black when dried Either defect tcndeie Ibo fruit lalabls CU1TIM1 The fruit should no cut entirely rouDdn1 hill way slid torn apart Sprca I Uniformly en file tray cut aide ui When trey Is I full put lutothe sulphur box ai Doer 1U11lIunrNU Wren the iml bur box I Is I BtacKod I lull 01 trays take an Iron pot or inn and rut In about two heedful of not ulbur tiro II aud place lie vetiel under file Irayo Close the doirand leave Ibo fault exposed lo sulphur front 00 suit ft nail lu two bout When the fruit bccom soft or sweaty It has had enough Sulphur IJRYINO From tho sulphur box the dull should I le placed i In tile too to dry Units mutt hi observed ta prevent file fruit tecornlug IOT dry Red palcbul By frequent examlnalhu It can be eiilly deleimliea whorl the Irult Is 01 try eouu b U the pulp yields to Alight pressure bttwtiu thumb nod finger tile fruit should be upend I unblle longer In II e run CUBISU Front the drying trays Iho fruit shuuM be put Into boxes to cure fly 111 reticule the condition ol Ihl t > rctw of fruit Is iiuallnd the dry plete abiorl li g The extra moisture from ally that may bo Iry enough Wnlle the Irult Is l In these boxes U should be > x aml1 I at first lo make sure It Is allied enough A little tare and Judgineot wlllonableycu produce A product bayIng bay-Ing bright tutor nod A leithery ux lure This swelling rocesi adds much to the quality of the product Alter iborouibly cured In this moon moo-n the fruit may Ua p > Lked In I box A hex 17sOl5 Inrh will hold 25 loundv and ITiOiOJ will hold 6J pounds at the dtJ nit All LEU Those may t e handled very much us abovedeionbeJ except that It li 1 ai violable thai they be cut lu tinge nthir than quailered nuvra The fruit about I be quite ripe ooJ > bali n trim tie free Alter earn fully reeling ni to Cage i tho fruit should be cupped > Into u strong rotation ol bolllrg lye water ADd then Ihorcughly rlneea In cle < r OJIJ Water Ibu lij large curing md packing of i moes le similar all rcHtoU to the process detcrltied for peaob j suit union JHOMAB JUDD President |