Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-12

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of this corn failing to grow in consequence OF
dried Jumps g The corn is planted as fast as
ploughed, without any delays resulting from
intervening storms and 4. The young plants
come up and keep ahead Of the weeds, if there
be any in the soil, and these do not have time
to make any headway before the crop. .
In planting according to this mode, it will
save labor in dressing to use machine tol
the purpose, because the rows may be thus
made evener and straighter, or if there be
curves, they will be long, and will not interfere
with easy cultivation. Country Gentleman.
FEEDING BEES.
There are two objects to be accomplished
by feeding, and the object sought will deter
mine the manner of feeding.
When feeding to induce breeding in early
spring or in the fall, when the latter part of
the season has been so poor that there are few
young bees in the hive, a small allowance
should be given regularly every evening.
When it is desired to induce breeding, and
also to add to the winter stores, feed all that
the bees will store during the night, but when
the hives are we'll supplied with young bees,
but deficient in stores, the best way is to pour
the feed directly into the combs.
We have always prepared our feed by dis
solving quart of sugar in a pint of water,
heating and skimming it, and, to prevent
granulation, when about milk warm, add a
heaping tea.spoonful of cream of tartar after
dissolving it in water, and mix we'll by stir
ring. We have always filed a number of
combs on one side, by turning the feed from a
vessel with spout held few feet above the
comb, which would force the feed into the
bottom of the cells, and when cold, turn over
and fill the other side, but Mr.. Quinby re-
commends more Of wholesale way, by hav'
ing tin with the bottom perforated with
many holes, and having an assistant help,
open the hives and fill most Of the combs in
the apiary, going from hive to hive. Begin
ners will need to be careful to prevent rob
bing. After filing the combs, we use the
Harrison feeder, until the cells are sealed
over.
We have fed bees successfully by filling one
comb and placing it next to the movable side
and as soon as emptied, replacing it with
full one. The bees will remove the honey
near the centre of the hive, and seal up the
cells in good condition for winter.
TO use our own expression, it is wicked to
allow a stock of bees to starve to death, and
folly to allow them to consume ten or fifteen
pounds of honey, and then die only for want
of few pounds more. A little practice il
lifting hives will enable any one to ascertain
the heavy hives which you know are vel
supplied, and little economy and perseve
rance in feeding will soon make the Others
just as heavy; then all will be safe. W.
have fed Cuba honey, and prefer it, as there
is no trouble about granulating, but we al
ways scald and skim it to make it pure, ano
to guard against introducing disease.-Bee
Keepers Journal
VARIETY IN FooD.-The farmer raises food
for other people, but oftentimes does not cater
wisely for himself. There is much just re
Election upon farm life in that old misery
maxim first uttered as sarcasm: "Sell what
you can what you cannot sell, eat what you
cannot eat, give to the pigs" We do not be-
lieve that thrift lies in that direction. The
producers of food are entitled to the best thell
farms afford, and in the long run this is the
true economy. One secret of the strong drift
of our farming population toward the city
lies in the farmers table, Children crave q
variety of good, wholesome food, and enough
of it; and any stint of it is certain to be re-
membered when they come to shift for them
selves. The citizen always has variety Of
food within his reach, and nothing but power
ty prevents him from en- ioying all that the
farmer sends to market He has all the fruits
and vegetables in their season, and IN the best
condition in which he can get them. He has
fish and flesh in great variety, and his appe
tte is never cloyed. But upon the farm
where the best of everything is produced, salt
meats are too often the staple provision the
year round-and corn meal, cooked in some
form, makes perpetual feast Now, there is
no reason in the world why the farmer should
not be the best fed man in the community
He ought to act as an advertisement for his
business. A tailor of all men, should moi
dress shabbily. Coarse, ill-ftting boots are 4
bad card for shoemaker. The producer
should show US how to cook and enjoy his
productions Many farmers, we know, do give
US this advertisement Of their business
Their guests sometimes forget to come away
when their visits are finished. But this is ;
less evil than hospitality one is ashamed tc
offer, and which no one accepts second time
The physical man should be kept in the bes
condition by varied and generous diet, and
the luxuries of the farm be made to culminate
in the finest specimens of men and women il
produces.-Erchange.
Ra~ A correspondent of the Ohio Farne,
has practiced shallow planting corn to avolc
the cut worm for more than 20 years. Ht
says cut worms always burrow in the hill
around the stalk, previous to cutting oft
Shallow covering gives them no chance tt
burrow, and if they should, the sun will sool
drive them from their place. They univer
sally select their position in the day time, ane
commit their depredations at night. In shal
low covering the seed gets warm and start
much quicker than when covered deep.
hD- The Rural Ncw Yorker advises cor
respondent is troubled by neighbour
who habtually borrow farm implements
for which he has usually to 60 after, betor
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