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nurse crop would be necessary, but the 

 success of alfalfa under such condi- 

 tions is very doubtful.) (4) Seeding 

 with a drill, as described in latest bul- 

 letin by the State College. (5) Very 

 thin seeding, preferably in rows 30 to 

 42 inches apart for cultivation. (0) 

 Thorough cultivation every year. (7) 

 Care not to pasture close at any time. 

 We would strongly urge farmers 

 throughout semi-arid belt to give al- 

 falfa a careful trial. As a forage and 

 soil-improving crop for such condi- 

 tions it is of the highest rank. Popular 

 bulletins Nos. 42 and 49 discuss the 

 principles of dry-land farming and Ex- 

 tension Bulletin No. 1 discusses the 

 details of growing alfalfa without 

 irrigation. These may be secured 

 from the Experiment Station, Pullman, 

 Washington, upon request. — Geo. Sev- 

 erance, Agriculturist, State Experiment 

 Station, Pullman, Washington. 



Home-Made Apple Vinegar 



Apple vinegar or cider vinegar is 

 now made by commercial plants to 

 such an extent that the home-made 

 product is rarely seen and has but little 

 place in the market. Apple cider will 

 go through the normal process of fer- 

 mentation and develop vinegar of 

 splendid quality if given the proper 

 temperature and time for development. 

 As the cider is stored in the barrels it 

 should be exposed as much as possible 

 to the air and be kept at a temperature 

 above 80 degrees and below 100 de- 

 grees. The best results will be obtained 

 if the material is kept at a temperature 

 ranging between 80 and 90 degrees. At 

 this temperature it requires approxi- 

 mately a year for cider to develop 

 enough acid content to pass as first- 

 class vinegar. It should have between 

 4 and 7 per cent of acid content, and 

 with the process of making being that 

 of slow ferment in barrel quantities, it 

 will seldom reach per cent of acid 

 content. Ordinarily the vinegar that is 

 made by being permitted to ferment in 

 barrel quantities must be kept in a 

 basement or cellar storage where the 

 high temperature can be obtained. It 

 does not kill the ferment in the vine- 

 gar to pass below 80 degrees in tem- 

 perature, but it retards its action, and 

 the longer the material is in the process 

 of making the less valuable it is and 

 the more difficulties are liable to be 

 encountered in the work. The best 

 results will be obtained if the head of 

 the barrel is taken out and the barrel 

 left entirely open. It can be stirred to 

 advantage once in a while, but ordi- 

 narily the process of letting it stand 

 entirely undisturbed will develop a 

 very clear and satisfactory grade of 

 material. 



The mother of vinegar that develops 

 ordinarily on the top of the barrel is 

 of no special advantage after it as- 

 sumes the form of a condensed or hard 

 cake. As long as it is in a loose, slimy 

 form it will work fairly rapidly, but 

 as soon as it assumes the caked form 

 it may as well be removed from the 

 barrel. Ordinarilv if touched or 



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