Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-04-13
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


FEEDING BEES IN SPRING.-It is an
old saying and true one, that it
takeSmore honey to spring bees than
to winter them. The only opportu-
nifty for putting things to rights for
spring, is during those fine days in
March, when the bees are flying freely,
as it is very damaging to handle them
at any time during cold weather. 1t
is always very troublesome to furnish
feed to bees in mid-winter. Yet, if we
have neglected the matter in autumn,
we can still provide for them, but in
a different manner 1t will not do to
feed liquids of any kind during winter
The feed must be supplied in the form
of good well-sealed combs Of honey,
or candy made from the best quality
of sugar. This candy is as good in
every respect as honey, and many
think it better. 1t is made by boiling
granulated sugar to which water has
been added, and moulding 1t into
cakes or slabs of any desired form.
This is placed on top of the frames OF
comb. where the bees have access to
it at all times. a heavy packing must
be applied outside the entire hive to
economic the heat, so that the bees
NAV cluster about the candy. If this
matter is properly attended TO at this
important period, the bees will need
but little attention until warm wealth
er. when we can safely feed syrups OF
any kind. From early spring until
the honey flow, it pays well TO feed
every colony little daily, event they
have a little honey in the hive. 1t
stimulates brood rearing, and il is only
by such judicious feeding that we can
bring colony up to the highest con-
dition. Ii is from such that we reap
the highest reward during the honey
season. Such colonies are usually
ready TO swarm two weeks earlier
than others, and powerful swarms
result instead of 'hatfulls." Whether
bees are wintered in cellars or in chaff
hives, they should remain in their
winter quarters until settled warm
weather comes in, which may be from
the middle TO the last of April and
sometimes even later.
A WORD TO THE GIRLs-Because
YOU live in the country and do house
work, and even some good honest
toll on the farm itself, is no reason
why YOU should neglect certain little
niceties of life, such as the care of
your hands and teeth. You probably
will not be able to keep the former
white and soft as if you used them
only for dainty embroidery, but few
minutes each day spent in caring for
them will show at least that they are
well kept, and the signs of toll that
cannot be eradicated you need not be
ashamed OF. The nails can be kept
nicely trimmed; they cannot be even
moderately long. but they may be
shapely and pointed. Perhaps you
cannot afford to buy the outfit of
manicure" but you undoubtedly
have pair of small embroidery scis-
sors; the file you must replace as best
YOU may with the one in your pen
knife, or failing that with piece of
coarse sandpaper; and the channels
polisher, costing anywhere from sixty
cents to two dollars you can make
yourself. Take child's block about
an inch thich, and three inches wide
by five long-large enough to grasp
it firmly-tack bit of soft cloth for
padding, and over that piece of
the chamois, you keep for polishing
silver on one of the edges, and you
have an article that may not be orna-
mental, but will answer every purpose.
Soften your hands by washing in
warm water with some good toilet
soap for few minutes, then with the
small scissors trim the nails, rounding
them nicely, and cutting the corners
very low. With some blunt instru-
ment Of you have not a file) push
back the flesh from the base of the
nails, and trim away all the dead skin.
Now apply your polisher and brush
vigorously for a few minutes. Do
this once week, and every day spend
few minutes in the use of the pol
Usher, and your hands will repay you
in their neat appearance for the time
you have spent.
An APRIL SHowER.-When the cat
tie are put on the grass too early both
are injured.
The note that is not due till two
years will be harder on you than the
note due in year.
Counting our chickens before they
are Matched would not be so bad did
we first candle the eggs.
The successful farmer is the one
that makes ten per cent. on the
money he has lost through mistakes.
1t is a poor rule that won't work
both WAYS; nevertheless, both lend