The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-22
Side Products of the Orchard.

At an Illinois meeting of horticultur-
lists Mr.. F. G. Johnson read a paper
on how to convert inferior products OF
the orchard into merchantab!e pro.
ducts. In the discussion that followed
the question of keeping cider for vim
egar was brought up. 1t is commonly
believed that barreled vinegar must he
put in the cellar during winter, but the
experience of some showed that freez-
ing does not hurt it. Mr.. Morrill, ex-
pressed the belief that there was NJ
way of using these side products in o
way that would put them on the mar
ket at profit for the reasons that the
market is already supplied by beth by
the real products of fruit, like vinegar
and Jams, from big establishments
where they can be cheaply manufac-
tured; and by jams and other things OF
a fraudulent character. Thus raspberry
jam is made by boiling apple skins and
mixing in timothy seed. Strawberry
jam is made by about the same process
but they use clover seed. They will
make anything on earth you want.
Here is the difficulty; you get AZ gal
Ions of cider from a bushel of apples
and that brings up the cost of making
pure cider vinegar. The acid vinegar
is supplied to retailers at price with
which the pure product cannot COM
pete.
Painting Hives-R. c. Aiken says he
has tried paint of all colors, and
hive painted straight black was the
worst he had ever had for swarming;
has had many dark red and thinks
they get too hot and cause swarming;
prefers light shades. Doolittle thinks
hives should stand in shade from $50
to 4:3O o'clock, in which case color
will make no difference. But he thinks
bees do much the best in hives not
painted at all, if the hives have sim
gle walls. If there's any good reason
for paint other than looks, he has new
er seen it advanced. He wouldn't let
any one paint his single walled hives
for 81 each. 1t would lose him 81 in
honey, because it would hinder early
breeding.-Progressive Beekeeping.
Potash, as constituent of fertili-
zers, exists in number of forms, but
chiefly as Chord or muriate and as SUI.
phate. All forms are freely soluble in
water, and are believed to be nearly If
not quite equally available, but it has
been found that the Chords may In
juriously affect the quality of tobacco,
potatoes and certain other crops. The
chief sources of potash are the potash
salts from Stassfurt. Germany-kainit.
sylvanite, muriate Of potash, sulphate
magnesia. Wood ashes and cotton-hu.l
of potash, and sulphate of potash and
ashes are also sources of potash. The
potash in them is in the form of car
Donate.
Grain After Glover Sod-when a
farmer learns Tat clover sod /; the
best sod after which to plant any grain
crop. he will begin to sow clover and
to care for it as II. should be cared for.
It has often no chance. The ground is
too poor, or, after the grain is cut it is
allowed to grow up in weeds. or It is !
killed by the tramping of the stock.
and is altogether sickly stand which
the Winter settles over. In -suca cir
eumstancsstidps men begin to idol5t ,as !.
to the advisabili:y o. spnias x.p. sr.-s:,
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