Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-02

VI tue S4OSk WHICH produces Tue uChluR. Au'
crop is the measure Of the effectiveness Of thos'
chemical changes They are the smile oi
Heaven upon the land they may be Just per-
ceptible or may amount TO broad grin. The
same processes which are going on among the
Alps, in the form of Avalanehes, are continual
lY going on upon a minute scale in the soil be-
meath our feet. If our ears were microsco pioAlly
delicate we might hear the AvElsnches in
the sand.
The natural strength OF the soil is the
measure Of those chemical and other changes in
the soil, which 20 on without the intervention Of
man. The 90 condition - of the soil is caused by
our Intervention. For instance, by the Leaf
mold on new lands, not the natural fertility, but
the condition Of the soil is changed Naturally
fertile soil may be in poor condition. Soil
may be cold from evaporation under drainage
may knock out the bottom and 60 make the soil
productive. Naturally fertile soil may produce
poor crops. becsuIe it il in bad condition.
Naturally fertile soil is called worn out where
it il simply reduced to poor condition. 1. Is
very easy 10 restore it again. The Professor
here sdiuce1 some strong instances TO prove his
assertions, from Dr.. Laws and others.
We may e1hsust soil but the uotuIal fertil-
y ia not changed The soil may be exhausted
for one crop and yet capable Of producing an
other Lani under cultivation increases in
value. Italy has been Cultivated for 8 thousand
years, snd the fertility Of the land has been con-
stsntly increasing. Ia our own country We
have nothing to fear from the exhaustion Of the
coil
Mr.. Q. C Wait Of Georgia, Secretary Of the
Vermont Bee Keepers Association, then read sn
interesting ess,y, entitled d" Advantages Of Bee
Keeping"
NR. WAITS P4PEE.
/ lfthere is any one question which hss in
vOlyed more thought ami intense anxiety than
any other, it IS how We can accumulate fortuaes
/ or even 8 comfortable maintenance, with the
least possible labor
As the result Of much careful study and ez-
perience, We should recommend scis1tii: bee
keeping, 20 all who will engage in it) a. pos-
sesging 20 the greatest extent hrss GssirG5ie Oh
Jscts am swsre thst there is ore class who
will never trouble themselves or negh5crs with
bee-keepiue.
They are perfectly torrifel a. t1e spprozch
Of honey bee, o- even dr5ae, iyuorsut Of tie
fact that the lstlee has no teeth TO bite. ncr
sting 70 thrust They are ignorant also that
s'ience has discovered means whereby ;he mos,
timit may handle them with impu1itg THIS
class, with Josh Biiiu-s. undoubtedly prefer
mlsqui,oes 10 hees lie slys q" mosquitocs
look where they bite but bees look the other
way when they sting, AMI srs &C likely a. any
way TO bit fellow IN tender spot and hurt him
sHsully"
Nov Jet Us Who have Lot done 80 investigate
this subject. Although ~ fret it may seem 10
be Of triding importance yet 70 s,uIl1us a.
uircr Of the works q nature can enter this new
Gni inviting field Of ls5o- vithou, becoming
deeply interested. They csnno- fail to see and
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~, - ". gay -' - d. 90 --1-.,' 80
we. - Ny- ~ ---- o-' 0'-i- '-'.-s' a.
t''.''-s -'--' - -i1 rle'--'' W. q
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- ~ -' y. go --' 81 .Ai as - l-
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What Will psI-,u.ary iltsres; Eost oi men "a
their behalf, ls the i-ot, 'htt IL the honey sea-
soa,tea good colonies VII not oalg earn ss nu b
per day, as twenty men but they viii ac;usIy
work for nothing ani olelt Themselves =; ,aa-
said new hed-io7 the old dispeuasiion @! 5lx
hi7es, KING bees, Alt birthstone -a,ches, is
nearly p-s-. And none too s1or, ilr with it,
nearly al the bees IN the state have diei. The
community, with gone exceptions, having su'-
ie-et repeated loss aud l.s-pPy y.aim7ut, have
Lost aA confidence IN tee-zeeFlng IS source %
proh, 0r !easu-e. very natural result too
lmagi-e fArIle- at the approach Of winter
mailing lp bic q cz Of sleep Ia bay barn. Civ
ing them no further cSre until spring. Would
not the result be rather Encouraging! Would
Eo- h.s friends suggest TIE appointment Of "a
guariisn suppose AtCs Izr.Gcr, JnsJ Al she
sdearing season be we're O. Dig pit, hll it with
rolls CT seethlus birthstone. crowd - the sheep
With tae few remaining lambs, and destroy 81 to
cet their wool he would nov be considered s
t- subject .lr an insane ss5 am. Jus, this con-
SENATE folly and ma liness h-s o-en prsc,sei By
bee keepers Many sie 30 pre- missed against
new things, or So Siig-iy ignorant. that hey
continue these wicked, ~ aous practices. They
follow the old do-n7.liug plan, OF oue tha; IS
even wo'se
kr5rs v51r- farmer .h. s.e.r tb0,ssr.Is of
hi. hsss-t9- win his law hone Ssu-s57-Iij,p-
hut with ba.rI. Ie,'srir- rtst If tHer vor,i
n.tswsrrn nor work. they sl7ui u8t he there
.ad consume the honey already gathered.
Others arc c.1st.rtl- trying tx-eri-ae-fs-
sof beI5r-si % this cl.e. fifteen vesrs-i-nc-
rant Of tb, Nature q 3 wants Of bees. really
s1-p1.i-- tt.v h--I q. .4vsr.si r,s.-ia,
amor. i7.s3t5rs ,-d soi.ri,,s. u,.ii t5sv mi
the iarra vsaeu.s they ssss. b.g. AseD nsis
ana in,-c-aI nom f.-. s-1-a of,-.rs Vsrv
fsz ,ee,a % he kser.ng r,-c t..-b tsz i-.-rs,e.
meuts ofthe are.
Bat = brighter 1ST has Iaguct. Hog chang
eI, Rv The in7-aye4 methods ,.Eilfui anil-
ri.1. NAV i-.-s,.e one colony frsm two to f5Yr.
IN, e5oi sessou. 7- take from them from $50
20 an r,url- ofri-- e,+r,c,si honey Win, M
siI;u- the bees o- l,svi7- o-s ,,ri less ~
c7ra in tine hive
Wbv is Vermont behind bs- sitter SAFE. and
vbv s. f,r behind Geru.ny7 Il IL tn,t YER
uorfers love tooev or money less7 Orth.- r-
are ...s iiscerriu'- or s5rsai7 I. would sean
r.. The ..i1,--,. -.s- hs f,7i 81, -t, go
,b.t We. bee -keeper, unlike cur eouptrvre1
engaged ia other pursuits. and unlike bee-keer-
err in FOREIGN l.pls. have nc. ls,rp,l the r.
estiw.b,e value Of books AID usrio.Iissls. deyor-
ei 10 our can profession. nor tb, VAST i'm
rortance Of o--an r.ti1rs IN S-a-es, counties and
t5xus for tbs dissemination Of kno~lei-e oar
State ranks arl7u., tbe 1rst in the amount Of
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