Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-05
BEE-KEEPING.

BEE-KEEP1NG.
An experienced apiarist informs
the JOURNAL that many swarms
In the Willamette valley have
starved for want Of supplies. The
Yield Of honey was light last year.
The absence OF all cold weather This
winter has increased consumption
10 such an extent that many hives
are perfectly empty, and, II rot
already extinct, will starve unless
fed. A number Of hives in each
colony will probably DOW be found
in this depleted condition. The
only remedy IL to feed sugar syrup.
Unless fed thousa nds Of swarms will
perish before nature will supply be-
food.
ONE WAY TO KEEP A COW.
The editor of the JOURNAL re-
CARDS a good COW well kept ~ tho
niainstay Of family Of children,
next to good mother. He has this
week heard Of Salem lady WIN
bought well-bred Jersey grade H.
full milk. The COW was placed In a
close stall and kept tied up for
months. Upon coming In heat she
was not served, and kicking at the
hired man ,Bhe was beaten 30 that b,
was never able to milk her again
and she had to be dried up. The
poor creature will now be sold for
song to go TO the butcher. That IL
what some people call excepting II
cow"
FREEDoM FOR THE HORSES.
ED. JOURNAL: Please allow mt
space for few words IN your paper
In a late issue Of the JOURNAL ]
saw an article by gentleman In
Michigan who had read "Black
Beauty" and who followed ii,
teachings. Itoo have read the book
and think It II very earnest appeal
TO owners aud drivers Of horses to
lay aside the check, blinders and
whip. The advantages gained 10y
both horse and driver look very
reasonable as set forth IN the book.
do not own any horse but am In
terested In this new way Of treating
the patient and faithful animal. II
is with pleasure that | see few
horses on our streets minus check
and bllnders. May the good work
go on till all horses shall have free
aud natural use Of neck ard eye,
AID may this not be the end Of the
work, but let all drivers try a few
kind words, and let pettinR take the
place Of the whip and see II the
results are not more satisfactory TO
both man and horse.
A READER.
THE PROFITS or THE DRoNEs.
The editor Of the Pacific Farmer
IL resident Of Portland and says:
The markets In the city are full Of
fish and wild game which the fish-
monges (middlrmen) get from fish
e7men and hunters at nominal
prices, In fact they hardly pay any.
thing for them--about 90 10 70 cents
per hundred for smelt, 30 to 20 cents
apiece for Chinook salmon weighing
from 20 10 40 lbs. dressed, 81 per
dozen for Mallard ducks and 90 Ia 90
cents per dozen for snipe. But when
we 40 10 buy they charge us l5 cts
per pound for salmon, o to 10 cts for
smelt, 81 TO Sl.25 for the ducks, fl.6O
10 81 per dozen for snipe, etc, aud 80
Il goes. Good fat hens will bring
the farmer only soto $3.50 per dozen,
but they sell In the market for 81, 80
per pair. Now this is a little too
heavy. We would like To see every
one outside Of the city who has any
thing Ia sell come into town with II
ready for the cook aud peddled
around 10 the Inhabitants Ifa city
inhabitant mnst pay those priocs for
what he eats We would like 10 see
the producers ~ Il get the benefit
instead Of the eonirlving, dishonest
dealer who il kept up and supported
by the producers. The mlddlemen
are Tut the drones of the hive, aud
II the community OF human beings
were as wise M = colony OF bees they
would periodically arise la their
might aud expel the dTones as the
bees do and compel them to either
work or starye.
THE POULTRY YAKn.
Success and profit for this year
depend upon concentration of attcn-
tion uponhalching aud care OF chicks
Here are some valuable suggestions;
A skillfnl poulIerer eays: For a
nest fur Matching We use an OH eau
with one end aud one eide cut out,
place the cut side down on the
ground, then put la an inch of Wood
ashes, with sefl straw on top. Ne
have used this Kind of nesl for scv-