, 1870-08-29

4cI13y 1USte%s AnQ CtQeE 1A4 anu 92IiY M1hkff
apples kept good far into February. A gen
eEal rule tho apple crop ia left in the orchard
toolate for profit. By making cider and vine-
gar We have mono but the best for market, and
these command q good price. The latsat quo
tations ars Poor, 1.50; good, s2.00 to s2.59 :;
choice, e3.00 10 s4.00 pes bsrrel- The hat1el
for the poor apples costs just the same Al for
the choce, freight and carriage the sAme tho
only difference il in the commission
eIia,. -.-..---.$ 20
EIt1EAtt eAJ O.
Ea{1ase.: '-.-........... ~
COMMISSION. .-.-.. .-..........-............. u
Total. .-.... ....-...-.--................. 80
Net returns. s.-..........,.....,....... -. 20
After allowing for the evaporation and waste
In making vinegar, We will have at lesst eight
gallons Of vinegar worth, At wholesale,
s2.40. Allow one-half for making, use
Of cask, and selling, and VIC
have net for this barrel Of apples st.a0, Just
S1 more than We got for it in the market, II
VIC make it into cider We have si1 gallons Of
cider out Of the first pressing, and Eve Of the
second for vinegar. This il for apples at this
seazon Of the year; liter the yield OF cider is
grester. At least oue-third OF the apple crop
is unit for market, from defect in the fruit or
from its small size this should all be worked
into vinegar aud cider. We hare all sorts of
vile etuG sold under tho name of vinegar,
moet Of it containing su]phurio acid; iss taste
ia sharp and biting, hence people think it good.
That it will keep pickles is no sign Of its
purity. for alum and acetate Of copper arc
largely used in their preparation, one to mako
them solid, ard the other to give them nice
green color. In cider-making no mustard, or
drugs Of any kind need be used, simply heat,
to destroy the Torment, and
cool cellar. II dealora would :ake
the sams caro- with cider a. with lager to keep
it cool, it would soon become popular drink;
for, when in good condition, it is one Of the
most heallhfal beverages that We can uss at
this Season OF the year. 1t is generally sup
roeed that, in warm weather, cider cannot be
safely handled, which ID very true in regard to
noss OF 1t. made, as it il, out Of half-rottou
fruit, and not properly cared for. Good pure
cider ia equal 10 common vine, "a pleassnt
drink, and often moro Wholesome aa : proahy-
1actic.
People expect cheap cider, and the orchard
ist gives it to them By using the poorest Of
his fruit. II the Einkner takes paius tothruw
cut the rotten and imperfect grapes, in order
to make good wine, the cider-maker, By tax
irg the same care, will find, in the end, that
there will be demand for cider n4de with
eourd fruit, in the most skilful mauner
There is cheap wine, made from the pressing
Of grape skins, saturated with wash Of au-
gar-wAtef, but it ia no more good
vino thAn ia cider good CIDER made o1
unsound fruit. Mr.. billiard, an o1chard,st
near Alton, aella his cider At Afty cents GAL
Ion, while bis Concord wine Ia neglected at
seventy-fVe cents gallon. Every orchardias
who has used good sound fruit for cider, and
understands his business, has had no difficulty
in selling his cider 1t double the customary
r,ices. hare drank cider in this State, three
years old, thas WEB in good condition. This
above what may BE- done with good fruit, good
machinery, and skill in this direction. That
cider and wine are to take the place of whis-
key and lager is being fully foreshadowed By
the interest already manifested. Good wine
can te had BY the caek at from seveuty-aye
cents to dollar gallon At the wine cellars OF
the Mississippi Valley, and 6rst-class cider
at from thirty TO fifty cents, willis cider and
wine only fit fo1 vinegar are Of slow eale for
ten to forty cents gallon.
COOKING FOOD FOE srocx.
Last yea1 the enormous crop OF potatoes re-
1uired come new disposition to saye them
from Total loss. We recommended that they
be cooked for tho pigs and mich cows. This
made demand for boiling and eteaniug ap-
raratus, and it may be safe to estimate that
two thousand farm boilers Of from txo to four
tArrel capacity ~eze sold. Three firms in
this State made abont fifteen hundred, aud 1t
Is safe to SAY five hundred mcra cams from
other States. These averaged ssout 535 each,
making about ESQ, 600 invested in new manu.
featuring industry At home. part Of this
money went out Of the State for iron, but the
largest part vent inso the hands OF mechanics
and manufacturers, tbs dealer md rni1roada
having their profit in addition I have taken
some pans to ascertain the result OF this in
rettment to the farmer, and in every instance
they report great satisfaction. This year
We have no pototoes to cook
for the pigs, and these boilers are
liable to rust out, and now the question comes
to us from large number OF correspondents,
What shall NO do7 Ono OF them Whites II
followe: Last fall, through tie recommend
alton Of TuE THtBrSn, I was induced to In
duced to invest 40 in farm boiler. I made
saving Of over s20o On my lA1ge crop Of po-
tatoes By its usc, and therefore feel under OBJ
legations for your practical suggestions. In
The sAms connection sou spoke Of other uses
for tn. 10 boilers, but have lost the copr Of
the paper containing them, and nov aak you
to1 tie information.
"The potato crop is failure, md do not
wish to lose the use OF the boiler. never
h*d my pigs put on fesh 80 fast Il when
led with boiled potatoes and one iced = day Of
sott corn. Corn 10 plenty this year, and hare
aeen feeding for come weeks in the stalk;
-utti1 & once. dailE, and throwing into the
s41o. Warm weather is the time to make
Fofk."
When We have mills for grinding corn cheap
Is on the farm, or By hauling ; 8 ,ort distlnee.
We shall nearly double its ralue, for the INK
ing Of beef, pork, mutton, butter, and cheese
The Windmill men claim that WIND is to be
The povar. and It looks IS though they were
making good progress in that direction, and
Is the thioc, when the farmer viii use his
eobs for fuel. The time is 1t hand when it
viii pay to grind ard cock food for etock, and
to give them good shelter. No vezy e1.cs ex-
perimente have been made, OF, 1t least, ,beeu re
peated, in order to make \ table Of difference,
for so much depends on the surroundings,
that only approximate results can be obtained.
but theas NE 80 very marked, that We are safe
in saying that, when grinding caa be ecouom-
icslly done. there Is / large profit: that, in
cooking meal or ungsound corn, for hogs. 1t
least, the profit il certaiu:
Henry Ellsworth. for 1org time Commits
sioner Of Patents, and large stock feeder Of
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