Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12
FARM AND GARDEN.

AN AGRICULTURAL LCREED.-ACCord-
| ing TO the Canada Farmer, the agricul-
turists of Canada met in convention
not long ago, and adopted for them
selves the following creed: "We be-
! lieye in small farms and thorough cul-
tivaUion; we believe that the soil lives
| TO eat, as well as the owner, and ought,
| therefore, to be we'll manured; We be-
! lieve In going to the bottom of things,
and therefore deep plowing, and enough
OF 1t, all the better If it be suDsoil
plow; we believe In large crops which
leave the land better than they found
| it, making both the farm and the farm
er rich at once; we believe that every
farm should own good farmer; we
| believe that the fertilizer or any soil Is
a spirit of industry, enterprise and In
| telligence; without these, lime, gyp-
sum, and guano would bG of little use ;
we believe in good fences, good farm
houses, good orchards, and good chill
dren enough 10 gather the fruit; We
believe In clean kitchen, q neat wife
| In 1t, clean cupboard, a clean dairy,
and clear conscience; we believe that
to ask mans advice Is not STOPPING,
but Of much benefit; we believe that
TO keep u place for everything, and
everything in its place, saves many a
step, and is pretty sure to lead to good
tools and keeping them in order: we
believe that kindness TO stock, like good
shelter, is saving of fodder; we believe
that it is good thing to keep an eye
on experiments, and note all, good
and bad; be believe that 1t is good
rule to sell grain when it is ready; we
believe in producing the best butter
and cheese, and marketing 1t when 1t
is ready" All this may certainly be
commended as 'ssound doctrine"
BEE.HIvEs IN PARIS. The establish
ment of large apiaries in Paris in the
most crowded quarters, such as Sare
and Vilette, is fact to which DR.. Del
pech has recently called attention in an
interesting report. This proves TO be a
very lucrative industry at the expense
of the sugar-refiners, and source of
much risk to the population. DR.. Del
pech found in one establishment two
hundred bee-hives at the beginning of
winter, and the number is more than
doubled at the proper season. AS a
hive in good working order contains
forty thousand workers, one may judge
of the amount of sugar carried away.
The proprietor lives in the country,
and only comes to receive the yield of
honey. The bees stings suffice TO make
them respected. The sugar-retiners
furnish the raw material, and the bees
convert it into honey with out expense.
The manager of the sugar-works says
that in spring the court yard swarms
with bees, and that they are collected
by the hectoliJer in sacks and consider
able sugar recover e from them. Tke
windows of the refinery is coated with
oil, and a man specially employed tor
the service. Notwithstanding all pre-
cautions, the bees obtain entrance into
the rooms where the men are employed
almost in naked state, at high tenn
perature. WOrkmen are often stung IN
grasping the molds. This happens so
often that man is engaged to go round
with bottle OF ammonia TO aid the four
hundred workmen. The bees show re-
markable instinct in presence OF molas-
ses and pure syrup, as they prefer the
latter; and when the molasses from
cane and that from beet are both treated,
they neglect the former and eat with
avidity the latter.
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