Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-15

himself. He will struggle win
grain OF wheat or oat grain Tor TWO OF
three minutes, and at last, alter oes'
perate struggle, swallow 1t. Inc very
hardness of the whole grain keeps his
food from compacting in his crop.
We would not, however, feed whole
corns to very young chicks, nor IN
deed corn ground into meal, as their
principal diet.
At present many country people
v.nt to know how to make quickly
vinegar out of cider. Apples vary in
the amount Of sugar they contain.
Some that make thin and watery CT
uer. or are largely diluted with water,
will never make strong vinegar unless
reinforced with more sweet. Any
coarse sugar or molasses will do, as
whatever impurities it contains must
be thrown up to the surface in violent
fermentation, and may be SKINNED
off. If the cider is all right, place 1t
in place, where some may be drawn
off and poured back every day, taking
pains to bring it into contact with the
air as much Us possible. For this pur'
pose it is often filtered over coarse
shavings or straw. The oxygen the
air starts first the vinous or alcoholic
fermentation, which is quickly fol-
lowed by the acid fermentation. The
more sweet there is in the cider tie
stronger the fermentation and the
sharper the vinegar If you have old
cider that don't turn readily into vine
gar, put it into an old molasses hogs
head or barrel, and give it another
trial. There are various methods OF
kee ping cider from working. If your
old cider has been subjected to any OF
these, it is better to make or buy a
barrel OF new. The cider that has
been doctored TO keep 1t sweet Is hard
to change into vinegar, and Is not OF
the best when made. The common
practice of putting the cider barrel in
the coolest corner of the cellar, and
then letting it work itself into vinegar
without help, is not one to be gener-
ally T., c ommended.
A CORES pendent OF the Country
Gentleman writes from California how
he saves and cures peaches in the sun.
He says neaely all evaporators are
abandoned and the rays of the sun
are depended on and answer as good a
purpose as the best system o. artificial
heat. He goes on at length to say how
the fruit is gathered, peaches being
his cwn crop, that it is bleached by
use of sulphur fumes half an hour,
and the sun dries large fruit that is in
halves in three days time. California
evidently has a great advantage in its
warm sun and dry climate, but while
they depend on the suns rays only,
they have not any decided advant-
ages over the evaporating machines
now in Rogue in Oregon. They do all
the work of preparation and laying GA
trays, and while they place these trays
in the sun the evaporating concerns
hold them more conveniently ard the
cost of wood is small. The cost OF
handling is the same in either case.
There was a short time last summer
when sun drying was efficient, but
not to be depended on. The sun in
August can be utilized here in con-
nection with evaporating by heat.
Last summer when peach plums
were threatening to spoil because
there was not evaporating space to
hold them, the expedient was resorted
to of spreading the fruit cut and pitt
ed upon boards and partially drying
it thus. 1t was found to be an adj
vantage as the fruit partially sun-dried
was even better than that put at first
i4to the evaporator. Ii we have a
good sun it can be utilized to dry fruit
and it can be bleached as we'll before
sun drysng as when dried in an evap-
orator.
In making calculations for any in.
, yestment, it is always we'll to con.
slider both sides carefully-the proba
bic cost and the probable returns the
investment will yield. If by one
method of procedure it costs five
cents per pound, and the price Of
beef gives promise OF fuctuating be.
, tween A. and 81 cents per pound, the
, investment Is not promising one
Again, il it costs 800 to raise a C I'M.
mon horse in common way TO the
age OF four years, and there is nc
promise OF more than 1925 for him
while it costs $l25 to raise a fine draft
colt to the age Of three years, and
! such colts readily sell at $l75, it is not
hard to see which investment gives
the greatest promise OF profit. In this
; question OF relative profit, the Farm
ers Advance gives the following inter
| estins incident A gas company hay
ing quantity of pipe to be hauled
some distance offered what they sup
posed fair rates by the hundred
pounds for the work. Light teams,
or what many call general purpose
teams, could draw an average of 200
pounds, earning $3.50, which, after
deducting $3.50 per day for driver and
his board, left $3.50 for use of team
wagon and harness. Any one will
say that the team would be fed at a
loss. Parties having heavy teams OF
grade draft horses took the contract
at the company's rates, and drew ON
an average of $500 pounds. earnine
1910 per deducting $3.50 for driver
and his board, leaves "a 20 for team.
wagon and harness. This is differ.
ence OF " 40 in faxor of the draf,
team.
chestnut gathering is delightful