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VOL. LX. INDIANAPOLIS, JANUARY 21, 1905. NO. 3 Baa Keaplnsr: Will It Pay. Editors Indiana Farmer: Honey has been known and used from the beginning of history. The history of Hynrettus furnished a theme for tlie poet. Locusts and wild honey was the food of the preacher in the wilderness, and the absconding swarm that discovered the carcass, suggested the riddle to the strong man who slew the lion. Honey and wax have been conimodoties since commerce was established. Honey is food, medicine aud a luxury combined. It is an easy and pleasant matter for the ordinary householder, cither in the city or country to secure enough honey for home use, and by n little effort create a source of quite a little revenue; arrd for the specialist it is comparatively easy to make n living and lay up some money in apiculture. In fact, thousands of men and women (for many women make money at it) are making good profits at bee-keeping. There is a difference between keeping a few bees for home use, and making it a life business, although that applies to the one, fits the other. A few colonies, say from 3 to 10, can be kept at no cost at all except the original outlay, and a few minutes attention at the proper time, ■while the specialist with hundreds of colonies must give them his time during the greater portion of the year, as marketing the honey is n large part of his work and comes ii> the fall and winter. It is a small matter indeed to take off and care for 200 or 300 pounds of honey, but when it comes to handling tons, it is a pretty big job. There are not many localities in the central states where bees can not be kept at a profit. There is not a farmer in this section- whose fruit and crops would not be benefitted by having a few colonics of bee.i in bis vicinity. There is not a householder even in the cities but ca nsupply his table with honey at practically no cost at all except the original outlay. But to keep bees at a profit, certain well established but easily understood rules must be followed. The day of profits from the old box hives, if there ever were any profits, has passed. But beekeeping with improved methods, is as profitable and certain as many other lines of business. Equally fascinating to the old and young, it offers a healthful and profitable pastime to the sedentary, and a restful and profitable relaxation to the overworked. To bring the question home, to each of my readers who may be interested in the question. "Will it pay to make a specialty of the business?" I will say that it is not wise for the novice to invest much money in the business until he tries it on a small scale and grows up in it, as it were. It is usually the case that persons going into any new business, without previous experience in the details, make a complete failure. Beekeeping is no exception. It is a business of little details, easily mastered, but if neglected, failure is almost sure. I would advise every farmer to keep bees or encourage- his sons and daughters to ■ do so. It will help his fruit, his crops, hi stable anil his pocket. There are thousands of men who could be independent of hard labor by adopting it as a profession. There is no lack of market at a good round price. But you ask. "Will not the market be overstocked?" In answer I will state that my experience has lieen that, by pushing the local market, it is practically impossible to overstock the market. The local customer who buys ono case this year, will buy two next, besides advertising it to his neighbors. And again there is one thing about beekeeping that is not to be overlooked, aud that is the mental happiness and strength gained in seeing and knowing things. This branch of rural industry is peculiar in giving great scope to mental research and energy. "He who simply is, may be a dull insensate hind. But he who knows is iu himself de- vine." In conclusion I will state that this ar- aud keep the manure well spread as it accumulates iu the barn. I sowed 15 acres in rye and timothy last fall, aud intend to sow clover at the rate of 15 pounds per acre in the spring. Am ready lo try almost .anything that I think will pay me for my trouble. Cow peas have been tried here but the frost kills them before they are ripe. What is ihe ilicst seed to sow with oats in the spring? Itape seed grows here, but is not large; it makes valuable hog pasture, but does them little good if any. What is the best way to get a heavy set ot grass? How about soy beans? What time in the year do they sow them in the field to View on Pleasant Run, Irvington. tide is the first, a preface as it were of a series of articles that will appear, week by week, giving instructions to beginners, plain and simple, free from technicality, | which if followed will enable anyone to make a successful start in beekeeping, and by gradually increasing as experience is gained, can soon build up a profitable and fascinating business. | I will be pleased to answer any questions of a general nature that may arise in your work. Address all communications to Geo. W. Williams. Redkey, Ind. Notes—On Tuesday, the 27th bees were out for a flight. It looked like June for awhile. The bees arc wintering well so far. Close up the entrance enough to keep the mice out. They like to crawl in if they can find a place large enough. They excite the bees and often cause serious loss. make a heavy crop, and what do they sell at per bushel? L. B. Parke Co. —You ought to inoculate you soil with the improved inoculation wc have several times referred to. Write the Depart ment of Agriculture for a package and directions, for using it. Also ask for bulletin on bacteria and the nitrogen problem, by Geo. T. Moore. The inoculating material you will get will make the clover grow thick and rank. Try Canada field peas instead of Southern cow peas. Sow clover with oats, but do not expect a big crop of either until your soil is improved. After you have turned under a crop of clover, grass will have something to feed on-. Soy beans will grow on poor soil, but not to do much good. They need nitrogen, and that is what your soil lacks. With tlie improved bacteria they can get it from the air. Sow early in spring. Seed costs .2 to ?3 per bushel. he represents about 1,,",00 of our earths and his orbit round the sun is so large that, though he travels swiftly, it takes him almost twelve of our years to make the journey; so distant is he from tho sun that he receives only one-twonty-seventh as much heat and light as does our earth. Slake the acquaintance of this regal planet so as to bo able to locate him whenever visible. The other magnificent planet you will see in the southwestern sky just at, aud long after sunset, a brilliant planet sometimes visible in day time is the goddess of Beauty—Venus. This planet is much nearer the sun than is our earth and is seen part of the year in the western sky as evening star, and the other portion of the year before sunrise as morning star. Her diameter is nearly that of the earth, and her axial revolution, a day, about 23 hours. Tho sign given this beautiful planet in books and almanacs is a hami mirror since she must see how beautiful she is—in this respect our wives, daughters and sweethearts have been prone to follow her example. In her journey round tlie sun Venus may be near the earth or far away, a fact which accounts for her variation in size. Her greatest ami least apparent sizes to the observers are as 10 and C5. I set us try to locate these prominent and beautiful plantets so that we may recognize them when we see them shining down upon us. Then we would do well to learn .ud describe some of the nnre important constellations visible in this latitude such as the Dragon, Auriga, Inverted Chair, Northern Cross, Corona, Dolphin, Arc of Perseus, Aquilla, Lyra and the most beautiful of all, Orion, wh'k-h can be seen any clear night; it bear's the form of a warrior carrying a hugh club with which he is fighting the tall Taurus. The warrior wears a girdle which is composed of three very beautiful stars, a sword made up of stars hangs from this girdle. Why not give up a part of our time devoted to trifles and Iear nto read God's handiwork which the firmament showeth? Why not open up our hearts and minds In receive some of the knowledge which night unto night teacheth?" No study will reveal the wisdom and greatness of God like a study of Astronomy. It will broaden our minds, and lift us out of the petty trials of daily life, when alone at night these distant acquaintances will look down upon us in friendly recognition, they will elevate and cheer us, and when by patient study we have • learned their names and movements we will believe as never before the words of the Psalmist —"The Heavens declare the glory of God." A. B. Milligan. Spencer. Several Queries. We could not do without your paper, and as I am a young farmer will ask a few questions. I In the l-'armer December 10th was ait article about our Canadian neighbors fattening out so many hogs on pasture. I have sowed red clover on the old home place for four years, and it does not yield over half a ton .per aero. The ground is white clay land and well ditched. I get an even stand, but it is not as heavy as I thJi.'c it ought to be. I cnt the first crop for liny, and let the rest stay on the ground. The farm has 115 acres, and I have all kinds of goorl stock on hands, Two Beautiful Planets. Editirs Indiana Farmer: Through the medium of the Farmer let me call the attention of my yonng friends to a beautiful sight given to us "without money and without price" now on any clear evening at sunset. Looking to the southeast and upward high above the horizon toward the zenith you will see .Tupitor, the kind of planets, so' called from the name the ancients gave to the king of their gods. He is an immense world, his average distance from the sun about -ISO, 000.000 miles, which is more than five times the distance of our earth. In volume The cut shows a bend in Pleasant Run. in our J. G. K's little farm at Irvington, as the heavy freshets left at March 25 arrd April 1st. The first rainfall was over 5 inches in less than two days.the second was over two inches within two hours. The mass of stones and gravel wero washed in by the Hood. The house on the hill to the right is the, home of one of Mr. K's sons. To the left beyond the trees is a rich bottom li-hl that will bo put in Alfalfa this spring. To aid the School Board to suppress cigarette smoking among the pupils the Town Council, of Petersburg, has ordered the mrrshal to arrest all boy smokers. One boy is reported suffering with iiarnlv- six of the fare, while another has lost his voire, du° to cigarettes.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1905, v. 60, no. 03 (Jan. 21) |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | VOL. LX. INDIANAPOLIS, JANUARY 21, 1905. NO. 3 Baa Keaplnsr: Will It Pay. Editors Indiana Farmer: Honey has been known and used from the beginning of history. The history of Hynrettus furnished a theme for tlie poet. Locusts and wild honey was the food of the preacher in the wilderness, and the absconding swarm that discovered the carcass, suggested the riddle to the strong man who slew the lion. Honey and wax have been conimodoties since commerce was established. Honey is food, medicine aud a luxury combined. It is an easy and pleasant matter for the ordinary householder, cither in the city or country to secure enough honey for home use, and by n little effort create a source of quite a little revenue; arrd for the specialist it is comparatively easy to make n living and lay up some money in apiculture. In fact, thousands of men and women (for many women make money at it) are making good profits at bee-keeping. There is a difference between keeping a few bees for home use, and making it a life business, although that applies to the one, fits the other. A few colonies, say from 3 to 10, can be kept at no cost at all except the original outlay, and a few minutes attention at the proper time, ■while the specialist with hundreds of colonies must give them his time during the greater portion of the year, as marketing the honey is n large part of his work and comes ii> the fall and winter. It is a small matter indeed to take off and care for 200 or 300 pounds of honey, but when it comes to handling tons, it is a pretty big job. There are not many localities in the central states where bees can not be kept at a profit. There is not a farmer in this section- whose fruit and crops would not be benefitted by having a few colonics of bee.i in bis vicinity. There is not a householder even in the cities but ca nsupply his table with honey at practically no cost at all except the original outlay. But to keep bees at a profit, certain well established but easily understood rules must be followed. The day of profits from the old box hives, if there ever were any profits, has passed. But beekeeping with improved methods, is as profitable and certain as many other lines of business. Equally fascinating to the old and young, it offers a healthful and profitable pastime to the sedentary, and a restful and profitable relaxation to the overworked. To bring the question home, to each of my readers who may be interested in the question. "Will it pay to make a specialty of the business?" I will say that it is not wise for the novice to invest much money in the business until he tries it on a small scale and grows up in it, as it were. It is usually the case that persons going into any new business, without previous experience in the details, make a complete failure. Beekeeping is no exception. It is a business of little details, easily mastered, but if neglected, failure is almost sure. I would advise every farmer to keep bees or encourage- his sons and daughters to ■ do so. It will help his fruit, his crops, hi stable anil his pocket. There are thousands of men who could be independent of hard labor by adopting it as a profession. There is no lack of market at a good round price. But you ask. "Will not the market be overstocked?" In answer I will state that my experience has lieen that, by pushing the local market, it is practically impossible to overstock the market. The local customer who buys ono case this year, will buy two next, besides advertising it to his neighbors. And again there is one thing about beekeeping that is not to be overlooked, aud that is the mental happiness and strength gained in seeing and knowing things. This branch of rural industry is peculiar in giving great scope to mental research and energy. "He who simply is, may be a dull insensate hind. But he who knows is iu himself de- vine." In conclusion I will state that this ar- aud keep the manure well spread as it accumulates iu the barn. I sowed 15 acres in rye and timothy last fall, aud intend to sow clover at the rate of 15 pounds per acre in the spring. Am ready lo try almost .anything that I think will pay me for my trouble. Cow peas have been tried here but the frost kills them before they are ripe. What is ihe ilicst seed to sow with oats in the spring? Itape seed grows here, but is not large; it makes valuable hog pasture, but does them little good if any. What is the best way to get a heavy set ot grass? How about soy beans? What time in the year do they sow them in the field to View on Pleasant Run, Irvington. tide is the first, a preface as it were of a series of articles that will appear, week by week, giving instructions to beginners, plain and simple, free from technicality, | which if followed will enable anyone to make a successful start in beekeeping, and by gradually increasing as experience is gained, can soon build up a profitable and fascinating business. | I will be pleased to answer any questions of a general nature that may arise in your work. Address all communications to Geo. W. Williams. Redkey, Ind. Notes—On Tuesday, the 27th bees were out for a flight. It looked like June for awhile. The bees arc wintering well so far. Close up the entrance enough to keep the mice out. They like to crawl in if they can find a place large enough. They excite the bees and often cause serious loss. make a heavy crop, and what do they sell at per bushel? L. B. Parke Co. —You ought to inoculate you soil with the improved inoculation wc have several times referred to. Write the Depart ment of Agriculture for a package and directions, for using it. Also ask for bulletin on bacteria and the nitrogen problem, by Geo. T. Moore. The inoculating material you will get will make the clover grow thick and rank. Try Canada field peas instead of Southern cow peas. Sow clover with oats, but do not expect a big crop of either until your soil is improved. After you have turned under a crop of clover, grass will have something to feed on-. Soy beans will grow on poor soil, but not to do much good. They need nitrogen, and that is what your soil lacks. With tlie improved bacteria they can get it from the air. Sow early in spring. Seed costs .2 to ?3 per bushel. he represents about 1,,",00 of our earths and his orbit round the sun is so large that, though he travels swiftly, it takes him almost twelve of our years to make the journey; so distant is he from tho sun that he receives only one-twonty-seventh as much heat and light as does our earth. Slake the acquaintance of this regal planet so as to bo able to locate him whenever visible. The other magnificent planet you will see in the southwestern sky just at, aud long after sunset, a brilliant planet sometimes visible in day time is the goddess of Beauty—Venus. This planet is much nearer the sun than is our earth and is seen part of the year in the western sky as evening star, and the other portion of the year before sunrise as morning star. Her diameter is nearly that of the earth, and her axial revolution, a day, about 23 hours. Tho sign given this beautiful planet in books and almanacs is a hami mirror since she must see how beautiful she is—in this respect our wives, daughters and sweethearts have been prone to follow her example. In her journey round tlie sun Venus may be near the earth or far away, a fact which accounts for her variation in size. Her greatest ami least apparent sizes to the observers are as 10 and C5. I set us try to locate these prominent and beautiful plantets so that we may recognize them when we see them shining down upon us. Then we would do well to learn .ud describe some of the nnre important constellations visible in this latitude such as the Dragon, Auriga, Inverted Chair, Northern Cross, Corona, Dolphin, Arc of Perseus, Aquilla, Lyra and the most beautiful of all, Orion, wh'k-h can be seen any clear night; it bear's the form of a warrior carrying a hugh club with which he is fighting the tall Taurus. The warrior wears a girdle which is composed of three very beautiful stars, a sword made up of stars hangs from this girdle. Why not give up a part of our time devoted to trifles and Iear nto read God's handiwork which the firmament showeth? Why not open up our hearts and minds In receive some of the knowledge which night unto night teacheth?" No study will reveal the wisdom and greatness of God like a study of Astronomy. It will broaden our minds, and lift us out of the petty trials of daily life, when alone at night these distant acquaintances will look down upon us in friendly recognition, they will elevate and cheer us, and when by patient study we have • learned their names and movements we will believe as never before the words of the Psalmist —"The Heavens declare the glory of God." A. B. Milligan. Spencer. Several Queries. We could not do without your paper, and as I am a young farmer will ask a few questions. I In the l-'armer December 10th was ait article about our Canadian neighbors fattening out so many hogs on pasture. I have sowed red clover on the old home place for four years, and it does not yield over half a ton .per aero. The ground is white clay land and well ditched. I get an even stand, but it is not as heavy as I thJi.'c it ought to be. I cnt the first crop for liny, and let the rest stay on the ground. The farm has 115 acres, and I have all kinds of goorl stock on hands, Two Beautiful Planets. Editirs Indiana Farmer: Through the medium of the Farmer let me call the attention of my yonng friends to a beautiful sight given to us "without money and without price" now on any clear evening at sunset. Looking to the southeast and upward high above the horizon toward the zenith you will see .Tupitor, the kind of planets, so' called from the name the ancients gave to the king of their gods. He is an immense world, his average distance from the sun about -ISO, 000.000 miles, which is more than five times the distance of our earth. In volume The cut shows a bend in Pleasant Run. in our J. G. K's little farm at Irvington, as the heavy freshets left at March 25 arrd April 1st. The first rainfall was over 5 inches in less than two days.the second was over two inches within two hours. The mass of stones and gravel wero washed in by the Hood. The house on the hill to the right is the, home of one of Mr. K's sons. To the left beyond the trees is a rich bottom li-hl that will bo put in Alfalfa this spring. To aid the School Board to suppress cigarette smoking among the pupils the Town Council, of Petersburg, has ordered the mrrshal to arrest all boy smokers. One boy is reported suffering with iiarnlv- six of the fare, while another has lost his voire, du° to cigarettes. |
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