The Osceola times., 1881-10-08
FOR THE FARMER.
Put In ssit-New Races of Bees-rhs Farm
ers' Boys-Notes of Interest.

ly sound when it goes into the barrel
All he has TO do is to cut the pieces oi
proper size, as nearly uniform as practi-
cable; then put layer Of salt fully an
inch thick on the bottom of the barrel
on that a layer of pieces set on edge
slowed closely, then cover with salt and
! fill all the interstices, and so continue
until the barrel is full. At the proper
time pour on brine as strong as il can be
made. BY this plan we have kept pork
four or five years as good as on the day
when it was packed II may take half a
| bushel more of salt to make sure of saw
ing barrel of pork, but the salt is not
wasted. 1t will do for cattle when drain.
ed. An extra half bushel of salt costs
less than half dollar. and if il must he
wasted afterward it is very small matter
compared with the loss of barrel OF
pork.-Husbdndmdn.
NEw RACES OF BEES
! DIR. A. Jones, of Beetsn, Canada, an
enthusiastic apiarist, has sent Frank Ben
ton, New York beekeeper and lingu-
list, on tour around the world in search
of new kinds of bees. Mr.. Benton re
mained during last winter upon the
island OF Cyprus, starting an apiary and
shipping queens to Mr.. Jones, and this
year he is taking trip in search of new
races of bees, through the Indian Ocean,
visiting Hindustan, the island of Ceylon,
farther India, the island of Java, and
perhaps the PHILIPPINE islands. Writing
from Colombo, Ceylon. Mr.. Benton, says;
81 have seen two native races of bees
here and the comb of third One is
stingless, but worthless. One race is
Apis lndica, but Apis dorsata is certain
ly wonderful bee, whether it can be
domesticated or not. 1t builds in the
open air, on branches, often making
combs six feet long. and have good
authority for saving that thirty natives
have each taken load from one tree. |
call it Apis dorsata; but | do not know
positively as that is its name, as ! have
not yet seen the bee. Everybody says,
though, that there is large e, from
which great quantities of honey are
easily gotten, in the interior of the is
land" But Mr.. Benton did not 20 to the
interior of the island, because, he says
''it was too late, when learned where to
find it. to go TO that part of the island
and reach the French steamer" He
will stop at Ceylon again upon his re-
tuii UP. NIitiuk lIoiii JdNd, lie Says :
Il have not yet seen bee of this race
Apis dorsata); but have seen two combs
of these bees, which are three feet by
three and a half feet, are one and a half
inches thick where the brood was rear
ed, about twenty cells to the square
inch. The bees must be seven -eighths
of an inch long."-N. Y. Erening Post.
FOR FARMERS BOYS.
Let the boys be encouraged to stick
to the farm, unless they are stupids The
most active and energetic boys and
young men are needed as tillers of the
soil. If a farmer is so unfortunate as to
have crazy-head urchin, Of one idea,
the chap may do for a minister, but do
not attempt to make farmer out OF him.
In case boy cannot be induced to love
manual labor, let him study law. Law
yers can be nodded out of almost any
inferior material. IL he likes to read
| twaddle and nonsence more than science
furnish him with a quacx's pill bag and
tell him the wide world Is before HIM.
All the powers of the universe can not
make respectable farmer out of him.
| For farmers, the country wants the
most energetic, thoroughgoing and wide
awake boys and young men that can be
found. Hence, if boy is blessed with
that crowning concomitant which moves
1 the word-brains-let him become a
farmer. Brains constitutes the great de-
sideratum in agricultural science at the
present day. Fifty years ago muscle was
the requisite. Fifty years ago farmer
was expected to perform every manual
labor of the farm by the exercise of
muscular force, while at the present day
he needs brains more than muscle to en-
able him to manage labor saving tools
with skill and efficiency. When the Ia
bors of the farm were nearly all per
formed by the laborious and fatigung
application Of human force farming was
irksome drudgery. But now, when
teams and steam power respond to the
bidding of the tiller Of the soil, agricul-
ture is the most agreeable livelihood that
one can desire. True, at some seas ons
OF the year farmers are required to labor
early and late for several days. Then
again, perhaps for week they will have
easy times. We do know, from long ex-
perience that there is no class Of citizens
that has an easy time as the farmer, pro-
vided he is judicious manager
Now, boys, you are to be men after a
few more years have passed away. Make
up your minds deliberately TO be farm.
ers. Procure some of the best agricultu-
raj books and subscribe for the leading
agricultural journals, and improve all
your leisure h0urs in acquiring useful
information. Let your fixed determina-
ton be to rise in the scale Of being to
the dignity of IN intelligent and thor
ough going tiller OF the soil.-Patron Of
Husbandry.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
A MAN in Sonoma county, Cal, has sold
over 800 worth of carp this year from a
pond covering less than an acre of
ground, and has 10000 fish of various
sizes remaining.
FIVE tubs of butter have been sent
from the Sterling, Ill, creamery to Lon
don to compete for premiums offered at
the great Dairy Fair. 1t was shipped by
refrigerator car to New York.
THE New York Grape Sugar Company
has been incorporated by ex-senator
Thomas c. Plat and Others and will
have capital of Sl,0o0000 1t will
have branch establishment at Des
Moines.
The drouth has been so destructive to
spring set trees that farmers will take
a lesson from the result and set more
trees in the fall Of the year. 1t is now
time to be thinking of the varieties,
where to get them, and where to plant
them.
FROM all parts of British Columbia
good crops and bountiful harvests are
reported. Nancouyer's Island has been