The National tribune., 1889-10-10
OUR RURAL TOPICS.
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural Readers
REMOVING SURPLUS.

honey being stored this season. and 1t can be
removed whenever convenient In England,
in order to drive the bees from the sections.
bee keepers spread on cloth wet with carbolio
acid which causes the bees to retreat below into
the brood comb, but in this country smoke is
generally used. l shall go out into the apisry
in the early morning, before bees are flying.
and carefully drive the bees below with a bel
lows smoker, pry up the case, remove 1t, cover
mp the hive securely, and put the case into the
honey-house
When the bees get stirred up In that part Of
the apiary, go to another part, and do not
persist in working long time each day. as I
live in the city, and must be careful that per-
sons and horses are not stung. Sometimes in
the evening pry up cases, SO that can easily
remove them in the morning.
Those that / remove one morning scrape
Off the propolis and store away, and am thus
prepared for another lot the succeeding day.
Working slowly in this way the bees do not get
demoralized, and l can work with them COM
fortably. If they get very excited stop re-
moving surplus for few days
AS for myself, do not care how cross they
get when l am working with them, as / am
protected against their javelins; but. at the
Same time, must consider the safety of other
persons and animals. There is great difference
in the handling OF bees, to keep them on their
good behavior, as the following will show, taken
from the Western Apiarian:
81 hired California man one season TO han.
die my bees. Ho donned q white linen coat
buttoned up to the chin. put on n bee. hat
gloves with gauntlets up To the elbow. and tied
with cords At the elbow, and cords around his
pants above his shoes, so that il was impossible
for a bee TO get at him. Then he would pitch
right into them, with very little smoke, aud
the consequence was in few days We could
scarcely stay on the place for the bees So
discharged him and took them In hand myself,
and in two days had them as tame as ever"
When bees got greatly irritated they do not
always quiet down in two days, and seem to
have good memories. This man had probably
worked IN California canyons, away from any
human habiiatlous, aud rs they could not sting
him, he did not care how cross he made them
and they would DO in f0o condition to drive off
bears and other marsudors. Some persons are
better adapted by nature to gentle, quiet hand
ling OF bees than others, but all who engage
IN this pursuit should try to improve in this
respect. Prairie Farmer.
FAST AND SLOW MILKING.
has the advantage OF securing more milk than
slow milking, but we are not aware of any
scientific experiments to determine the fact
Mr.. Ralph Allen, Of Dcavan, ILL.,. however,
gives TO the Jersey Bulletin litllo experience
that well illustrates the difference His boy
was learning TO milk, and took two and "a half
times moro time than fast mixer, who got
from tho COW at each milking nine to I21
pounds of milk. Tho boy could got only seven
20 nine pounds. The evidence in favor of fast
milking was pretty conclusive. providing the
time IN milking was all tho difference that af-
fectod tho iiow. The fast mixer may have
been more agreeable to tho COW, and his man
ner OF milking may have been more agreeable
The bungiing of tho boy may have been posi-.
lively annoying to tho COW. This would affect
her giving down." as Ii is called II may
have had quite rs much to do with the varia.
ton Ia the yield as tile difference 10 time of
drawing the milk had. You must piease the
COW II you want her 10 do her best. More or
less milk Is secrctod during milking, as saliva
Is sccreted during eating. II the COW is an
noyod 1t checks the secretion Of milk ifploased,
1t stimulates IL. For those reasons IL Is i'm
poTtant 10 have fast mixers who are GOOD. ma
turod and agreeable TO the cowa Ono that
sings or whistles, low aud sweet, Is said 10 be
preferable.
PROTECTION ron ORCHARDS.
Pomologists are beginning TO wake up to the
eminent Importance Of establishing belts Of
dociduous aud evergreen trees around their
fruit orchards 20 protect tho tender trees aud
buds FROM the cold wintry winds. saws Rural
Home. Trees protected by timber on the north
aud west, annually produce bloom, while those
not protected do not come SO near bearing as
that. Had those orchards with belts on the
north and west had Que also on tho east then
they would have been productive; as an or
chard within few miles of this, with timber
on tho three sides mentioned Abuudantly
SHOWS by it's yearly yield OF fruit aud healthy
trees. by observation, then, extending through
number OF years, ~ our mind at least. or
chaTda must DO belted with timber on three
sides with good Usage orange hedge; some
distance inside of this plant hardy decidu.
GUS trees; farther Ia, Norway frs aud inside
of these, white pines These should DO planted
ut tho time the orchard is set and we'll Guilt
waited thon they will afford substantial pro-
lection by the time the orchard Ia Of bearing
size.
THE PTd.
What shall feed the pig1 asks CORE
spondent. Chiefly the bone and musee-form-
ing foods, VIC reply. Corn should form but a
small part of the ration. A little Is good. not
more than one-quarter. Oats bran, middlings
and such foods, with a little cornmeaI com
prise the sheet-anch0r of the pigs prosperity
This Is To DO fed To tho SOW while the pig is
sucking. and 10 tho pig after ID Ia weaned
Whenever the pig begins 10 drink milk, give
II the above foods. Just at that time bran and
middlings will be- found to be tho best, aud
pretty soon oats and cornmeai may DO given
of course we need hardly say that grass 10 a
chief food, aud If the pig is TO be kept over TO
the second year there will be need of very little
grain during the Summer. Our practice has
always been 10 keep our swine over. We get
about as many pounds Of pork from one litter
under this system as we could get from two
litters under the one-year system, and get q
better developed and stronger hog and are
compelled TO pass through the most expensive
period OF the hogs life-the sucking period
but Exchange.
NOTES.
Never let your fowls suffer for plentiful
supply of clear, fresh water. It's cheap bey-
erage.
Build rOosts low, especially for large fowls
Clean the droppings FROM under the r0osts OF
least once week.
Leave tho tobacco pipe outside Of the
milk room. Better leave the man who has
been smoking IL outside TOO. His absence will
not inlufe the flavor of the butter bit.
The New Jersdy Experiment Station ad-
Vises the following for the cabbage maggot
which attacks the roots OF cabbages and cauli.
flowers: Watering the plants with kerosene
emulsion mixed with IL, or Is parts water, an.
piled near the plants in quantity enough to
soak down two inches, two applications at in
tervals of two weeks"
1t may not be known that the hens will
thrive much better without the presence of
cocks than with them, aud AS soon as tho chicks
are Matched and no more arc desired remove
all the cocks One advantage in so doing IL