The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
FARM NOTES.

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RoDBEnY AMONG BEES. OF all
| things connected with tile apiary, rob-
bling is the most perplexing, and often.
very disastrous. The primary cause Is
carelessness OH the part Of the apiarist.
A colony OF bees III proper condition Is
| pGGof against robbers, and colonies that
fall victims to robbers will nearly al
ways be found to be defective in some
particular. A colony that becomes
qucenlcss, without the necessary brood
to rear another queen, seldom escapes
being robbed il left long in such contii-
ton. Again, q colony may have a de-
fectiye queen, and OH the colony becom-
Ing discouraged will allow thenlsclyes to
be p%lundered and destroyed. In such
cases, they are the worst Of any tile
apiarlst is certainly responsible, as it is
III his power to remedy such defects. a
colony having a good, fertile queen may
DE SO weak or few in number that they
are unable to repel robbers. In such
cases the apiarist can strengthen them
by uniting with other colonies, or draw
from others to add to their force, and
thus save them. Keep colonies strong
ut all times and furnished with good,
fertile queens. Carelessly leaving
honey about where bees can get ;,utcss
to it often causes trouble, rs this will
incite robbibg, and the weak and de-
fective colonies will at once fall victims.
Where robbinY begins it is difficult to
deal with. Tho colony being robbed
should be allowed to remain where Il is.
Changing it from one position to
another in the Same vicinity does more
injury than good; it should be removed
Il mile or more from the ncighbOrllood.
II the bees show any disposition to pro-
tect themselves, robbing may be checked
by simply contracting the entrance.
Blu If the inmates make no resistance
whatever, a large sheet or covering of
light cloth may bo thrown ovcr the en-
tire hive. The bee tent, now mucl,
used by apiarists to rcpel robbers, is the
best for this purpose. This is made to
cover the hive, allowing room for the
apiarlst to work inside. Light muslin
or musquito netting, drawn over il
light frame, may be usel for the plr-
pose.
POULTRY YARDS AS GARDENS. -
Poultry yards become very rich when
occupied for a length Of time by fowls,
II 1T is 4 good plan to utilize such
yards for the production Of vegetables.
The yards must, Of course, be spaded
up before seed can be sown, and this
turns under all filth and makes the
ground clean and free from germs Of
disease. 1t is much better to grow
something on the ground than to simply
turn the manure under, as the roots Of
the growing plants exert a ! eneticial in
tlucncc in appropriating tho manure for
plant food. The amount Of manure
dropped III the poultry yard in the
couls Of Il year is very largc-mucl
greater than many suppose. You can
form some estimate Of the amount
dropped during the day by comparing
1t with that collected from the roosts.
The smaller the yard and tho larger the
flock, the greater the amount ofmanurc
scattered over the area, which is evenly
distributed and can be easily incorpor-
ateu with the soil. Nor is tho manure
all. Every ounce Of food wasted is
added as manure to the soil, and it is no
inconsiderable itom either. If you wish
to take advantage of this valuable ma
nnre, make a new yard by the side of
the old one, pillow up or spade tho old
yard, and let the hens have the new
ne. They will be benefited by the
change to clean location, you willhave
tI,r ,ti tccently' uG sllieG.l lY tth hoDS
@Il} produce YtEotgJ.eStof iarsG SjtGaHG