The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-10
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sS can meet such losses IIlanfnllY, and take a
q lesson from them, success is sure to crown
their efforts. b,8 3BS ~ e
d @ no have the bee at It's best each swarm
should be put lii proper shap for winter
h ing at least By the mid lie OF Dct ber, or at
any rate when the weather il warm
enough sd the bees will cap in the sJyrupit
Is best to feed them on for their winter
stores. Il s..a
Al COLONY should be fed sltiic to in
sure II full sd pply OF @ stores to carry II
L through until May q. IT is not best to dis
furb the bees by feeding for stimuli ton,
as it, il termed, II cry much before Ma
frogs peep and the sNal lows fly, nor even
then il cold rainstornls are ON the docket.
Cover the bees I'D warm in the fall. With
5claaH hives il possible, and give them q
thick covering of dry material above the
bars, and do ilett q isturb them except when
absolutely necessary IN tai the swallows
come. fiji IA
85Ss 1T. is u bad sign to see miniature broods
1 carried outsinstle night and lying about
the entrance This is a pretty sure sign
( the stores are short This condition 81
I things should not be allowed to occur, but
be sure and feed so that the conting gency ct
long swarlns ma II be provided for in giving
an abun ance Of feed at once.
b Bees fed at any season means accelerated
activity. "A little honey clande destinely OBJ
tained sets the whole colony in an 4 rs,ar.
NV hen bees are fed in the evening, ii the
l airis frosty, numbers viii sal VI out to the
entrance to make believe they are bring
ing iii stores from the fields, nor do they
forget the good Luck when the morning
comes Thus feeding in "A pril to stimulate
to ood-rearing does not result il gain,
+ and often is the means of Ia positive loss. as
4 the increase of young bees no more than
p balances the loss Of the old ones The bee
is best let. alone during the critical period
of our changeaIle spring weather
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# Dahlia roots in small quantities can be
safely Wintered in frost proof cellars when
placed in q single layer and closely to-
getfer in shallow box. Put sifted
ashes or sandsover and around them, coy
ering the crowns but not the stems,
Prinaroses should not nave TOO much
sun. s. q 81
The Gardeners Monthly fguratively
snlacks its lips over a whole half bushel
Of delicious. fruit and speaks Of the cur
eulio as q thing of the past.
London purple is mixed at the rate Of
one pound to every 200 gallons Of water,
and this, by means Of machinery which
causes q spray, is applied to an insect-in-
fected tree two or three times during the
season, with a. success which cannot be
cont ntreverted, No injury ever resulted
from its use. M
What is the cause Of pear tree blight /?
Bacteria. TO illustrate this, stick q pin
into d blighted tree and then into q healthy
tree, and the latter will soon be affected
Cat off each l,lghted branch as soon as
noticed and burn it
Nj. q. 4. ThSinas, the well-known
horticulturist Of Central New York
according to the New York Tribune
has never known Bartlett, Boussock,
Church, Clapp, Lawrence, ard Louise
Bonne pears to crack; and Duchess
Nelis sseckel, Anjou, and Clairgeau are
seldom badly injured by blight The re-
cord, however, wolld not be safe to apply
ito the West, at least not west Of Lake
Michigan, IN respect to blig ght
superintendent De Nry, id q commune
cation to the American Florist, says in
the fower-beds In Lincoln Park, Chicago,
this season the following amounts OF
plants were 3used Thirty thousand coleus,
10000 geraniums 10000 echiveras, Ia
~ s,svssnn,s IN ~ d ono nil,a & ooo oxalis
tropaIoides, 1000 pyrethTnm, |, 900 lobela
5000 achyranthus, 1000 coxcomb, 1000
cincrarIa, 1000 centaurea, and about
30, 900 other ANNALS and miscellaneous
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sA Missouri man. 4 i. Rr,sselL of Non
itean county. Mo. has white hen IL
ye,,ra e,ld that was orre grey
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Inc LeRnoIii Dfeee crt'stl on s $. AI.l .lee
Sochh mems festlis ~ sossi - isa1 slAeu
ana actls9e.
A sieve should be kept handy, and each
part OF ashes should be sffted
Dncks shonl., be riveu nlentv of free-
,,on, when KENT With hens they become
guarrelsome and do damage,
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