NEW INDUSTRY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1506, 14 March 1887, Page 2

NEW INDUSTRY.

Tho "Tiuurn Hera'd " says that Mr S. Cullett, of Waimate, h'S just completed the first fruit pulper cidt-r press m that part of the country The machinery is simple and well adap od to the work required. The rednction of the fruit to a state of pup beirg effective m a high degree, the pulp'.ug machine ia worked by hand, bat a eimp'e mechsniaal arrangemont wonld make the application or water or other power available. The press ii detached from iho pulper, and is q'lite rffeo.ive m pressing the last drop of ju'cu from the pulp, tho liquor -nnntng from the p-ca3 tube, «rhioh is j-oiV)d all round, into a vessel. Mr Oollett projects fu.ther improvements m she machinery, by which the rotk will be made more exped ttouq. He hopes to establish a basines« of making cider, not only from the produce of his own orchard, but ulio fruit brought to the preßß from other sources lit tho neighborhood. The pro luce of apples m this district this .flaiißon is not at all large, as the storm m the early part of last month oauied great loss by the premature fall of large quantities of fruit. Bat m an ordinary seneon there will be no flic lent supply of tpplea to keep the mill going, should a demaud for oider an'Be m the district.