Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-12
FARM AND GARDEN
10 Test the Purity Of Wat.
lron' Acid and Alkali, s'''
| THE TINE TO BREED HElyps,
There is No Pear So un,v....,,
Popular in the Market. s, !.
the Bartlett Notes.

frost peas can. - no' stand ths
Weeds to pay the best sbo,,,
vested while young and tend a,a Dc har.
~, IN planting the garden tho ~.
SEED ootalnable should be used d Wy best
We find it pays to set H.
dropped. 'ne beans ars
~ Little !. e, chicks with the mother \, !.
but with loose hen-neyera. garden,
A garden not plowed los4 =,
plowed now, will give good re. ~, nicely
Top dressing OF well-rotted ,na .rn lor a
:, !, leas, radishes and lettuce NAV y 81.
az soon az the ground can - v vssoSn
b hs.rer W. Ta nea little before getting i.
If you plowed under a beo,r
manure in your garden last fay, coal q
De IN nice shape to harrow in MI, MI y Will
pillow it up now. - "nen you
Beet cattle require good SHELF.
abundance OF good water with ths al az
taken OF and all the feed, whetbas e Is. enlll
grain or ground, and hay or pras. N u
they will eat up clean. grass That
We are not sure but sn-ou;u
chine affords the best means n Tx ma
ing the potato bugs. Il IL ce v,nDat-
more rapid and economical i certainly
method OF applying dry poison. l"n any
IN planting a pear orchard Won ~,
saieiy give first place to the Rart lay
!here Is no pear 80 universally non,1a.
in the markets, and the traa tpopuiaf
good quality of being generally ilv' f ,,s
from blight. y nee
TO TEST THE PURITY OF wArrp
lest for Lime.-Into a glass If w.,o.
put two drops of oxalic acid and I hIsa
upon it. II it gets milky lime ID n u,Ss
Test for Hard or Soft Water Pie.
solve a small quantiry Of good soon ~ y
alcohol. Let a few drops fall TX y
glass of water. If it turns milkv y :
hard; if not it is soft. "a
Test for 1ron.-Boil a little nrt-c.u
and add to the water. II It turns a 81.
or lake, black iron is present. 3. BIZ.
solve a little prussiate Of potash and
II iron is present it will turn blue. ~
Test for Acid.-Take piece Of litmn.
paper. Ii it turns red there must ha
acid. Ii it precipitates on adding lime
water it is carbonic acid. If a blne en-
gar paper is turned red it is a mineral
acid.
Test for Carbonic Acid.-Take eoual
parts of water and clear lime water
If combined or free carbonic acid i
present precipitate is seen, to which
II few drops of muriatic acid he
added, an effervescence Commences.
Test for Magnesia.-Bo the water to
a few grains Of neutral carbonate Of
ammonia into glass OF it, and few
drops OF phosphate OF soda. II magne-
STA be present it will fall to the bottom,
Test for Earthly Matters or Alkali.-
Take litmus paper dipped in vinegar,
and If on immersion the paper returns
to its true shade, the water does not
contain earthly matter or alkali. fla
few drops OF syrup be added to water
containing an earthly matter it will turn
green.
THE TIME TO BREED HELPERS.
Different men have different opin-
ions about the best time to breed heif.
ers for the dairy. 1t is generally con-
ceded, however, says Homestead, that
they should be bred at younger age
when kept for dairy purposes than when
kept for beef. When the cows are
kept only for the milk and the calves
are not considered worth raising, the
heifers can drop their calves at two
years, or little older, without injury,
provided they are well cared for. On
farms where the granger's COW is kept,
and where the purpose is to raise the
,aives for the beef market, II is Detter
70 allow the helfers to go a little longer
before dropping their nrst calves, 50
they VIII get more size. There Is one
very important point to be remembered
IN this connection, and that is the sea-
son when the heller drops her hrst eau.
we consider the time OF year aoout ~
important as the age OF the heller,
The milking organs must be developed
he first time the heller is IN milk II
she is to prove a good mixer ailer.
ward. For this reason the heller oushs
% drop her first calf at time wnen
nilk-producing food is plentiful 50 lha,
he flow of milk will be abundant ana
,xtend the veins and udder' Grass i
he best food for this purpose, ana l' "a
he average farm the heifer sa No. Y.
alive when the grass Is good. lnen
'eep her on good grass through .s .l's
ummer and on milk-produclng lovu
Turing the fall and winter ana up vi
most to the time she drops n .ho s eo;ier