Show all ell 1 A ay csc aji ill t S lu SA sasai t SWi V J I 1 A tin 13 apis pis i 1 7 l I 1 JL lj 1 vf i tf i A div J fy i 1 6 12 h D 41 vat 11 4 V I 1 I 1 i r A Q 14 cider makine driz strictly y speaking elder cider is tile lie juice of apples after afler it ila has been extracted from the fruit carefully altered clarified ind anil fermented and hot I 1 11 contain not less thin G per cent of alcohol I 1 aa a this country tile hie term is applied indiscriminately criminate ly y to apple juice juke from tile lie time it leaves the lie cider pres until acetic fermentation or the lie process of vinegar making begins it is commonly made from refuse apples cfall of nil varieties little attention being teeing given to their condition when taken to tile the mill is as to the degree of ripeness freedom fre edoia from insects or proportion of tart to sweet apples apple the result Is a juice which quickly be bogins ins to cl 1 0 1 DOUBLE JEAND HAND MILL ferment then acidify being often unpalatable and insipid for vinegar making it Is not so feces necessary sary to look after the det details alls but oven even for this product there are certain points which must be observed if a prime article is desired the apples ought to bo be mature undeveloped fruit will make a elder which contains a large per cent of kater and but little fruit sugar it NN will ill not only be unpalatable ns as cider but the vinegar resulting will be weak and of poor pool quality alty apple butter made with this kind of juice i will ill also aho be unsatisfactory for home use ind and practically nil sal ahle on oil the macket if the apples ire are full grown bui yet unripe the lie quality can call be greatly improved by ripening in III piles remove all decayed specimens collect in heaps containing two to five bushels and put them on a L layer ayer of straw hay bay or fence rails allow the apples to remain here until they be begin in to mellow and lose their excessive tartness or in other words until a part of oc the starch in the tipple litas has changed into fruit sugar mixing the fruit so ilia the leaor of 0 the sour apples will supplement the body and sugar or of tile sweet ones gives ies the best results if the elder cider Is to be made into apple butter the sooner it Is used after it comee conies from the press the better if it is to lie ile kept for mcgar I 1 r put into strong lean barrels lilling filling about two thirds full leave out the bung and cover the hole with a I 1 piece of POWER GRATER TO CRUSH APPLES muslin so that insects cannot enter but air may ile admitted freely put on oil supports under a tree during warm warin weather and lit in a cellar or fruit house after freezing temperatures appear it if the cider Is to be kept for drinking put purposes poses it must bo be carefully caie lully fully filtered altered by means of muslin and ell charcoal filters eltern clarl led and fermented so ko that the fruit sugar ni ill be turned into alcohol when this process Is completed the product roust must be placed in air tight vessels or bottles so that acetic fermentation will not take place when properly prepared the cider will wil remain good for many years sour steal meal kills kill chick chaki 4 the common custom Is to keep a dish ot of indian weal meal mixed up tip and two or thaw times a day a lot li is thrown down to tile chickens if they eat it well and good it if not and the chat chances ices are they will not they having become tired or one single article of diet set before them day after day lay it stands and ours bours it if a quantity Is thus found uneaten the next teed feed Is likely to be a 1 light one and the chickens driven by hunger finally devour the sour stuff the result Is cholera or some other fatal dis disease cabe sets bets lit in and their owner wonders why my chickens are dying off in our own practice we find that small quantities of varied food it if given to the chickens often produce vastly better results than any other method of feeding local irritation the experience ot of tile the past two or three years lias has satisfied a 1 good many that in order to make a success in certain lines as for example lu in growing strawberries other small fruits and po ita tato toes ea it t Is necessary to have an artl fl c in supply of water r in case it is needed A strawberry proper er u who ho his has a pond ponil on ills his place from which lie can 1 I n irrigate ills his strawberries lias has a sure thin thing and will do better in ili seasons that are arc nil adverse verse thin than in fit seasons that hint are favora favorable lole the same may be said of the nian man who Is growing potatoes for the market A few acres of oc potatoes that can call it lie irrigated if need bo be ire are a far more certain thing thin than four or five times the rinnia number ler that are depending on rainfall we see no reason why local li might not lie be practiced with ith advant advantage ige lit in the eases cases above mentioned ind nil tile the more so because bebau e the pon pond I 1 from which hie water would ile be supplied can call ile be used as 1 a I fish pond and for collection of ice fee in winter q and good Farni Far niina inz occasionally a farmer Is heard to ask how low the weeds can be killed but he does not realize that if by some rapid process they could all be dispatched new legions would fill their places at once it if the conditions which they enjoy remain what wha t farmers fa need to comprehend Is that without some radle radical if mistake in the management mana ement of their land the daisies bouls would never have gained such a foothold all plants including weeds settle and thrive where the competition pell tion for life Is such that they cau can enter into it ind and prosper A good stand of grass leaves no room nor any hope for weeds it Is not in well tilled fields that canada whistles thistles es flourish but in ne neglected lecter pastures and by the roadsides in the contest with the best agricultural practice they cannot prevail the remedy fur foi weeds Is to keep the land busy with ith a good crop on it ind and tills this means that tile the farmers must give persistent and connected thou thought glit to his business if the daisies crowd out the grass it li 19 because the meadow his has been neglected and the grass has begun to fall and wherever there is a vacancy by the failure of the grass every enterprising weed veed finds a rightful opportunity to establish itself if the farmer asks therefore what will kill the daisies there is 19 one ans answer iier better farm farming irig loading corn fodder fodder ande alty y tile the accompanying illustration taken frum from bartu and home shows how rod fod der may be loaded without much exertion place an ordinary rack on a low wheeled aln aled wagon or sled to I 1 the it e rear rea r f the rack hinge an apron of length so that when one end is on the ground the slope will not exceed 25 de grees rees rasten fasten a pulley a to the front ind end of the rick rack at the middle back the wagon or sled close to the shock turu turn down the apron slake make a loop on oil aron I 1 RIG I OR HANDLING BUNDLES I 1 I 1 0 one 11 bend end of a strong rope and place tins this oi over er the shock b run tile the other ollie r end through the pulley on the front of the rack then back to a stake or iron plu pin c driven into the grou ground tid start up tin till team slowly tind and the shock will ile be pulled on to the rack poultry notes non selling setting breeds lay white eggs rhe fhe hen ben pays for herself in a short elior time large eggs indicate that the he hens ns are too fat during hot weather water your fowls three times it a day beware of oti over er feeding it is a variety or of feed and shell producing materials that give the best results give tle the liens hens proper care but this does not imply that eliat jou must be continually fussing with them there is little or no difficulty in raising young ducks or go slings if they can call lie be kept dry until well feathered geese are very hardy are easily raised require less care and expensive food than auy any other breed of fowls horticultural hints kerosene emulsion will kill cabbage worms if thoroughly applied diseases are contagious among plants and should bo be watched and promptly treated canada cabadi pipers papers report a large hall hang of fruit in iba th ore baras particularly apples prospects are for a good crop the rhe small trees should be cultivated especially during dry weather in fact fill all cultivated crops will be benefited by Itai shallow allow cultivation cult ivaton during dry enells is small fruit growing Is not straining to tile lie lands in ili no other crop will vill so much gratified tast and good health be secured at al so small a cost col tile the striped cucumber bug can lie drivell awa away v by dusting the vines with mixture of one part of flour to four parts paris insect powder ponder ashes plaster jinja etc are good to prevent its attacks celery and asparagus are the tin vegetables most rarely seen in either the farmers or the village garden et there are none which will better repay the trouble of cultivation one is the first vegetable in the spring the other the last in the fall all |