The Princeton union., 1893-04-06
The Time to breed i Heifer.. Il

important as the age Of the heifer.
The milking organs must be developed
the first time the heifer is in milk il
she is to prove a good mixer after
ward. For this reason the heifer ought
to drop her first calf at a time when;
milk producing food is plentiful so that
the flow of milk will be abundant and
extend the veins and udder. Grass is
the best food for this purpose, and on
the average farm the heifer should
calve when the grass is good Then
keep her on good grass through the
summer and on milk producing food;
during the fall and winter and up al
most to the time she drops her second
calf. The milking organs of the heifeH
must be developed if she is to make
good COW. .#
To Test the Purity of Water.
Test for Lime-Into a glass of water
put two drops Of oxalic acid and blow
upon it. If it gets milky lime is pres
ent.
4. Test for Hard OF Soft Water-Dis-
solve a small quantity of good soap in
alcohol. Let a few drops fall into a.
glass of water. If it turns milky it is
hard; if not it is soft @ FL
Tests for Iron--Boil a little nut-galE
and add to the water If it turns gray
or lake, black iron is present. 2-Dis
solve little prussiate of potash, and
if iron is present it will turn blue.
Test for Acid--Take a piece of htmus
paper. IT it turns red there must be
acid. If it precipitates on adding lime
water it is carbonic acid. If blue su-
gar. paper is turned red it is a mineral,
acid. l .. o.. st.s 90.
Test for Carbonic Acid-Take cuuaT
parts of water and clear lime water.
If combined or free carbonic acid is
present precipitate is seen, to which,
it few drops of muriatic acid be
added, an efervescence commences.
Test for Magnesia--Boil the water to
few grains of neutral carbonate of
ammonia into glass of it, and few
drops of phosphate Of soda. If magne-
sia be present it will fall to the bottom.
Test for Earthly Matters or Alkali-.
Take itmus paper dipped in vinegar,
and if on immersion the paper returns
to its true shade, the water does not
! contain earthly matter or alkali. If a.
few drops of syrup be added to a wa
! ter containing an earthly matter it wilt
| turn green. .#E III
@55- Short Notes. +.
Remember beans will not stand, the
! frost peas can. faa*
| In planting the garden the very best
seed obtainable should be used
| Weeds, to pay the best. should be
harvested while young and tender.
| Little chicks with the mother hen
IN a coop are not bad to have in q gar,
den, but with a loose hen-neyer ~
Peas, radish and lettuce may be sown,
/ as soon as the ground can be worked.
Better wait a little before getting the.
beans planted.
Ii you ploWed under a heavy coat of
manure In your garden last fall it will
be in nice shape to harrow in when YOU.
| plow it up now.
/ A garden not plowed last fall, nicely
ploWed now, will give good return for
a top dressing of well rotted manure
narrowed in.
! Beef cattle require good shelter, an
abundance of good water with the chill.
taken off, all the feed, whether whole
grain or ground, and hay or grass, that.
they will eat up clean.
! We are not sure but a spraying ma
chine affords the best means Of com
batting the potato bugs 1t is certain
1y more rapid and economical than
any method Of applying dry poison.
In planting pear orchard you NAV
safely give first place to the Bartlett.
There is no pear so universally popular.
in the markets, and the tree has the
I! good quality Of being generally free.
from blight.
4 Fl you are growing apples, plums or
Il SrT0naS a SnrqVinos m chine o1,d
4 edge of spraying solutions will help,
increase your profit. Study up this.
matter this winter instead of waiting
until you want to begin the work.
We have before called attention to
the fact that the gooseberry is one OF
the most profitable of our small fruits.
If planting some this spring, select
4 moist, cool ground. They do well in the
4 partial shade Of large trees.
q Try an experiment with sugar beets,
and get your neighbOrs to do the same
4 1t may be the entering wedge Of getting
4 a factory. There are bound to be hun
dreds of these in a few years, and why
not one in your locality as well as else,
where. AZ
Where an ornamental rather than
3 protective fence is needed, there is.
Il nothing that will serve the purpose
better than a hedge Of California
Privet. The care of cnltivating and
4 keeping such hedge in order is no
more than that Of keeping any orna-
Il mental fence in repair
Some experimenters have recently
i been trying to show that cabhages and:
tomatoes will do just as well if not
4 transp splanted; that the seed might as
well be sown where the plants are to.
d grow. But as yet, for the ordinary
q culturist, we incline to think that the.
81 old way is the best.
Advanced practices in cattle feeding.
q and breeding make it possible for grow
ers now to put as good animals on the
I market at two years old as they for
8 merly could at four. And advanced
B methods OF cultivation viii enable lls
70 grow two tons Of hay from land