Show T an idea in fruit dryings the use of oil becoming common they may be made todo good service in drying fruit of which in some sections theresi ther eji a large excess this year whoever burns hard coal anthracite knows what a coal sifter is the simplest form is a square box of half inch fitus with a close wiro cloth bottom and no top the wire cloth should be of galvanized iron and has about four squares to the inch the aides of the box are about three inched high is about fourteen inches square these boxes made the wire being attached by strips nailed to the edga of the frame fruit laid upon the wire in the boxes and sey eral boxes piled evenly onen pon the other may be quickly dried by placing the stack thus made upon an oil stoye the heat mu at equalized be by an iron plate alad above the name which mastbe kept low the lowermost box needa to be removed and placed oh top every now and then special care being taken cook the frue the drying will thus go under control and almoite as ly as in the patent dryers for jarge quantities a patent dryer may bemused mAjneri can for october |