The Dolores star., 1910-03-11

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Many Of our folks aTs concerned st
the present time - to the desirabslity
0f rrsetting tress where otissrs have
died out. The condition of the orchard
has much 10 do with oil this. II the
t.ess are old and We have some places
In which the element Of age b begin.
ming 10 show its eject II b not good
policy 10 plant young trees among the
larger ones but n the orchard b yet
young aud bids fair To bear fruit profit
ably for nusnber Of years the reset
ting In vacant places II properIy done
can be made profitable investment Of
time aud money. Remembering
that the shade of the larger trees besides
the lack of fertility Ia the soil will place
the newly planted tres at disadvan-
tage. The grower. must therefore see
to II that these trees arc given the very
best Of care. particularly In supplying
them With plant food. Put some well
rotted manure In the hole, which
should he dug deeper aud larger than
10 necessary to plant the tree. This
manure should be covered with some
fine dirt upon which the tree can be
planted. The ground should be kept
thoroughly worked for distance from,
the tree and the irrigation must BE-
looked after carefully.
vlassse Mslsiag.
II h only within comparatively re
cent years that the true nature of the
biological processes involved In vine
gar making have been fully undentood.
Pure cider vinegar. - II 10 produced on
the farm, hes been taken ~ the stand.
ard Of excellence for . long time, bot
- one buys this article ON the open
market, he seldom finds Il possessing
the merits claimed for II. In fact, In
many localities the white wine vinegar,
. commercial product, b much 10 b
pvef~rrrd 10 the worthless and inferior
apple pr'duct. There seeu,s tn be littls
excuse Tor the existencs q % poos On
article, Tor with littls care aud = few
si,nple difrctioHs, the average farmer
csn pr'duce - high grade vinegar q
the snass fastidious c0uld desire.
In the 6st place, avoid the use Of old
vinegar barrels, unless they srs
thoroughly scaldsd with either bullins
water or live steam. The object Of this
l. TO destroy Questionable germs which
are apt TO le present aud which might
produce bad nsvors u allox x~d 10 de.
vel0p In the fresh cider. II practical,
pAsteuFise the sweet cider by heating u
fss twenty minutes at 1850 r. beioFs
placing II In the clean barrels; this
prrcautIon 10 taken In order 10 rid ths
ciderof undesirable yeasta and bacteria
The barrels should he not more than
two-thiris to three -fourths nlled With
apple juice and the outer cir allowed
eree accsas 10 the cast through ~ ope,
bIns hole stopped with cotton plug
The alcoholic fermentation b started
b!Sa by adding . cake of either cont
preused or dry y~ast. BY this nssans
& nd quality of alcohol h produced and
the hard cider which develops 10 reason
ably free from the numerous or flavor
which are N commonly present In vim
sgar made In the old.fashioned way
When the cider hes reached the "hart
cider" stage, which, under ordiDar,
farm management, rtqulrrs from Nv
to six n,onths, u the barrels are kept !,
cellar at . temperature u l6e 10 s.
r., add to each caak small plece o
smother of vinegar" which previou
o. xpsstsncs he's shown 10 possess dssiea
bis vinegar making properties. TIT
hard cider should now bs kept In I
warmer place, 6S' TO 7S' r., to ALLOW
the more rapid srowth ot the the acetl'
acId germ, the chief constituent NJ th'
Smother" which changrs the alcobo
os the bard cider Into acetic acid. A
this temperature the ace,lc acid fermen
tatioM may b. completed In nfieen 4
eighteen months, ~ u left 81 the love
tmnperaturr. In twenty-one In twenty
fur nsonthA When the maximum
aasount acetlc acid hes hrsn producsd
the clear sin~sHr should 10 drawn vi
AID stored In clean, welt scalded l,ss
rsis which should ts completely iills,
anA tightly st0ppessd; otlbeewlse Dc
| foelovn ilOm mnv take OtnCp. due 10 IN,
action of csstain germs which dsstvo!
the scstls scld IN the prsssncs u .,
absndaat sspply n oxygsa.
Pastsusisasiom has bssn suggestsd .
another n,eaNs NJ prvveutins the dsts
slorstion, ard " cassssd on propsrly, I
10 t's psslesssd to the method st'ovs Dc
sesibed. THIS cossslsts ln hsating tn
vineesv f0s twenty minutes as I'D =
ny This mseams The harmful t,aetssii
~ dssesrysd w,shsss the loss os sssbs
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