, 1872-12-30
THE AP}ARY,

Caac. ANA E@oEey-Eu.1cr s,l.tl plo,:cy
---..acy-i'rotiucingK Krecs nnti Plants.
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An IMITATION.
Miss ELLA: o,r Farmers Club has reatie,ttd mo
to invite you to deliver lecture Bee-kecpnp be-
fore Cub, at your earliest convenience The old
er members Of the Club tell that there was time
when honey was abundant, but that, Of late it llas
been the reverse. Yours, ~ Secretary.
cannot accept the above, for the reason that
other Clubs in the Northwest might Justly claim
the eame service from mo; and yet there is
something to be said to al of them. will,
therefore, prepare a lecture that may bo repeat
ed before each C1ub, at least all of those on the
great prai7ies, es,-provided they are readers of
TIE TRIBUNE.
BEE-KEEPISG on THE PRAIRIE FARM
dc not suppose that you intend to devote
your entire farms to this one purpose, and vet
know not why sou might not do SO. to an ad-
vsntasc. You plant orchards, and await @ do
cada for the return. If you can haro the ta:no
To euce in regard to the growing Ct honey,
there is no reason why you could not succeed,
for you might plant forest shelter belts Of the
basswood, the hoAay-locust, and other honey
producing trees. You may SOW white clover,
ca1mint, po1inacia, buckwheat, and other honey
producing ANNALS and porrcnnia]s; and these,
ia time, will produce a bee-1asturage that would
be as certain as are the other crops Of tho farm
You who have long been residents Of the prairie
and more especially those of you who made
aames when tho wild fora spread like q carpet
over the whole s1:rface OF the prairie; when the
tiue-aad the purple Of early spring gave place to
the brighter colors of June, and, as the summer
eliminated and waned, to the golden yellow;
when the whole family Of the gnudY nunhower
rejected back the sun Of the earlier and tho
later haryest,-you appreciate how all this
keautiiul Eoca Of the prairie faded out, as fur
TOW sf;cr furrow riftcd tho turf that had
grown aud intertwined the roots OF the
gases aad Towering plants for Thousands
II ycare.
A CHANGED CONDITION.
iou starved the bees when yon planted the
grain. and when the herds tr@rlped out the for
sct-,ue-nots, and the phlox, and the sunlower,
and the golden-rod; and you wondered Why
.;.ere WAS lack Of honey. You know this now,
|. e2d can look back at the changed condition.
|: You sec the swa11ns Of dead bees, and the empty
hcney-dish, that no longer adds to tho pleasure
Of your rural meal; and you ask if this state OF
|: things must continue I say, Yes, unless you
+ Investigate the cause Of the failure, and make
amends by art for what your practical art has des
trcyed Let us have little plain talk oyerthis mat
| ter. am satisfied that you do not intend to turn
Eour farms into great ana1ies, and get know
rou anxious to hayo honey your tab}eR,
i4at the breakfast in winter shall not be devoid
of buckwheat-cakes and honey. Yes, there is a
close ahuity between the two, for the buckwheat,
i when III tie field, supplies the honey from itA
he the value Of buckwheat-cakes without the
honey? You say, Nothing; well, that is true OF
the prairie; and vet tho farmers Of the North
who have maple-groves substitute the sugar
dispense with the honey. Thus nc OF the prai-
| s1e-farm are left to resources. Wo must
have tho luzuries, if it is possible; but this
i &o al far e1euf -o,,4o
will not permit us to send for buckwhcat -four at
/ 50 barrel, and for silver dips to the store al
L Sl50 per gallon. We must, therefore. invosti.
gate these things, and % ascertain If there is any
We have patches Of ground, here and there
that may DO sown to buckwhent, and this viii
give us both -four and honey and, even if We
+. SIMPLY repaid in tho two lu1uries that would be
l: :7oduced for the table. Then, you have golden
latter where clover abounds,3for tli1k some
L of tie mIk-maid down in the clovor:
f, Ia=turo, amid tho yellow cowslps and
;ue blossoms of the white clover. The t5ouble is, is,
/ King Corn That mny he all well enough, but
{; Ills King must not receive all OF your worshlp
T. for there are q great many small things thai
{; sre required to make up the ust Of human mp
Z :!all wall out tho frowns and ha1dships Of the
;u.er wor |.
DrcEwuE;T AND noSET TOR BREAKFAST.
The flrmer aud his sous go to the cUrn-fold
::cse cold winter-dayB, all tho more cheerful.
a utter good breakfast; and no wintor-breaafa
) complete without the griddle-cakes and tn
Z snow-white honey. The nursery-nen may tel
YOU to ill your lawns with coniferous trees tlla
I hall give 4 rich green even to tue winter land
Il :sape; but, to mo. the Eastwood, th
/ :oEey.locust, and tho red-bud have
!eau! !42s for they remind mo OF nov nov ,, en1rc.n5
4 load leaves of the Eastwood are whirled int
h lie autumn cddies, they speak to me- Of II,
E !4vo,iie pureuit, and know that thcro is us
n {: veil az beauty, and, when the beauty fades
: re useful is moro apparent. So tho lawn il
T. :.autel with conifers, aud bordered with thes
.~eful denizcns OF the old forest, beyond whicl
il :~~ old orchard spreads its long Line Of trees
I lat please the eye in spring ard summer, All
l. : winter mako the farm-cellar redolcnt 0
+ i=alth. just think for moment how man.
b t:asts we have from the orchard and the honey
i.4.ng forest-treos. There is tho apple, o.
e;;h it's profuson Of white and pink from whic
4 c.rncs the music Of thousands of these in
:3sr1ious insects as they draw tie hone
Lem tho nectaries through q tube go snaa
-, the eye doubts the truth. but the fact
:t::.c, nevertheless. Thus, while we feast tn
e:es, tho bees arc providing us feast for til
v:n:cr~breaAfasr when griddle-caAes aboune
!uus, when rosy June palntn up tue more :o gsua m
ta:hing, anil dotting, and s!ladlng, and gripping
s:l mottGlg the fruit with all the colors that 9
15!:ght tho eye: and this is the second real feas
sl4en comes tbs feast of the fruit and tie fca:
4 i honey. Thus, MY dear friends Of tho Far:
a. Clubs, you SEQ that there al
s::ae things Of value, even when s Cor Cor
/ ;.e shock OF tho wlnds and to modii
- cold You hayo commercial value in tt
/ :e:eh OF brcAwteat, and you may sell the hone
/: vet this g not quito tno whole idea, b'
Liner the question OF moro comforts aud 1ux1
r.: that 1aay be brought within your reach ar
r..e aubservient to your 1,so. 1t is questie
! t:-reater enjoyment to bring the farmer tap
ITO level with ihc class wilo are called ric
1 !: .ucso WHO call from the farm, the orchar
:: garden. aud the apiary all Of their choice
f. E:.s.
l;e can have all the good things that our favn
t&fsA capable Of producing, if we but make Il
s~e-t: aud to do otherwise is to write 1t Il
rs Of our namos laggards in the field Of pro-
E>s LILA
THAT VENDOk1E COLUMN.