the
growers to sell, as there is some risk to be taken as to future markets
being lower than prices in the fall, but such is not the rule.

From six years' experience with mechanical refrigeration and the storage
of Western-grown apples, there has not been a year but what a profit has
been shown over and above the cost of storage, insurance, and minor
incidental charges. One of the first to make the experiment, and who
have been patrons of Ryan & Richardson's cold storage, at Leavenworth,
since the plant was erected, were Wellhouse & Son, the largest apple
growers in the United States, and the records show a net profit of from
fifty cents a barrel, as the lowest of any year, to as high as $1.50
other years. It is gratifying to state that, in all the years, not a
single car-load was rejected when sold. Much of the success must be
given credit to the grower who gathers his crop at the right time, in a
careful manner, graded and packed according to the requirements of the
trade. Then, if the cold storage to which he intrusts the care of his
crop uses the same watchfulness as to necessary temperature, proper
ventilation at the right time, the result usually will be gratifying and
remunerative to both.

A FRUIT DRYER.

The dryers used by Wellhouse & Son are made as follows: A rough building
eighteen feet square and sixteen feet to the eaves is built. In building
the roof, a lantern or ventilator is built along the ridge, over an
opening in the ridge two feet wide. At eight feet from the ground is
built a slatted floor. The timbers [?] upon which this floor is laid are
best made of one-inch boards, ten to twelve inches wide, placed only ten
or twelve inches apart. The floor slats are best made of poplar, as pine
often flavors the fruit. They are sawn from inch lumber one and one-half
inches on one face and one and one-quarter inches on the other face. The
slats are nailed to the floor joists [?] with the wide faces uppermost
and about one eighth to three-sixteenths of an inch apart, thus making
the crevices wider below, which, together with the narrowness of the
floor joists [?], allows free circulation and prevents clogging. The
lower floor is of earth, cinders, stone, or other material. On each
side, near the ground, are two openings, each two feet square, with
shutters to close them; these are to admit fresh air, and can be closed
to regulate draft. A chimney is built up through the center of the
building, out throug