Author: Arthur William Christie

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-19

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9780331389883

Excerpt from The Dehydration of Prunes California is the leading state in the production of prunes, supplying the greater part of the domestic consumption in the United States as well as a considerable foreign exportation. The total acreage of prunes in 1925, exclusive of the plantings of that year, was acres, of which per cent was in bearing. The production in 1925 amounted to dry tons and, as the more recent plantings come into bearing, the annual production will increase considerably.' Unlike most fruits, prunes are rarely sold or canned fresh but are marketed almost entirely in the dried form. Therefore, drying is a most important operation and the profitable production of dried prunes is dependent on successful drying of the cr0p. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.