Show O Co Co Operative Drying I Plants Al Are Aie Favored I I Found Successful in Increasing Increasing ing Profit From Orchard Prepared b by the United d States Statu Department o of Agriculture Community fruit drying plants have been found to be a successful means of ot increasing the orchard profits of the small growers who have ha a surplus which they are unable to market In any other way vay according to the United States Department of ot Agriculture ture If the total quantity of ot such surplus surplus sur sun plus In bi a community Is sufficient to Justify the n necessary exp expense nse The organization of such a operative co plant should be governed by the same fundamental rules that have been found necessary in the development of ot other operative co-operative ventures It must first be definitely ascertained ascertained ascer ascer- tamed whether the quantity of ot Unused unused unused un un- used fruit Is actually such as will make the establishment of ot an evaporating evaporating orating or drying plant profitable This Information can only be obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed by a careful canvass of ot the district district dis ills and a tabulation of the result The making of ot such a canvass Is a task calling for conservatism and the exercise of good Judgment for the reason that unintentional but gross overstatement of ot t the e and unused portion of ot the fruit which could be used as evaporator stock Is the rule rather than the exception It must be borne In mind that In the case of ot apples only mature reasonably reasonably reason renson ably ubly sound fruit of fair Calr size will make a marketable dry product and that estimates which Include premature drops specked and decayed fruits and small small sized elder cider apples are worse than useless because mislead mislead- ing The canvass should take Into account all aU fruits grown In the distrIct district district dis dis- dis- dis the location of at the center of ot supply the length of ot time over which the ripening of ot each will extend and the maximum quantity per day which the plant will be required to handle With this data In hand band It will be possible to determine the size and type of evaporator needed As the fruits will In most cases be varied the plant should be of ot a purpose general type so constructed that It will hanI handie handle han han- I dIe dle equally well all materials such as asI I apples peaches plums and prunes |