Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-21

me BrekeepfFn Interests.
,r-ar Farmers Review stenoeranh,e
,masrt OF Illinois Warmers Institute
/ esund-apl
/. the course Of an address on this
i sasjset. Hon. j. A. Stone. secretary OF
~ Illinois Beekeepers' association.
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II matters not what pursuit In life
We wish 10 enter, the first question
,hst confronts us Is, "Wili II pay?"
n /. an axiom that no business In this
gorld will pay unless II ia properly
managed and that the time will finally
,cne when IL will prove unsuccessful
financially. Take wheat growing, for
Example. which has not been profitable
IRA number OF years 10 this state, and
~ there are many farmers who have
ala for their farms out OF crop OF
Wheat. One % the great faults among
hYaers Il 10 all raise the same thing
asa gel osererowded. The interests Of
As beekeeperS are not so for the rea-
ga that the wild flowers are disap-
ssarsng. and there IL not the bee pas
tnrase 70 feed upon that there used 10
lA Then again. many are afraid Of
eeea II person il not brave enough
IA stand an occasional sting. II would
/ = better for him never 70 engage in
W. culture.
With many barriers In the way. the
interests Of the beekeeper are over
BOXED TO tho loss % everybody. The
s.s objection, that the Wild flowers
ars disappearing. can easily be over
nns No sane man ever thinks Of
kssping any kind OF animals without
d some way providing food for those
aaimsls. but when Il comes 10 bees.
aecanse they have wings their owners
viii SAY: II you cannot sponge on my
selgkbos's fields. you can starye.- VIII
4 pay 10 raise some Kind Of pasture
w ,hsms We know II will pay largely.
Sz loag since OF Of piece Of aiaiks
tloEss - obtained only nfty pounds
q honsy peg acre. and only 10 esnts per
psaa for tho honey. THAT would pay
ir the laad al IS an acre and the hay
ast seed could be marketed In addi-
too Whiie In charge OF the Illinois
se1sy exhibit al the Worlds Fair. we
rsvs oas tay eonsersing with dairy
Exs uho said thai his cows. on aixiks
eiassg. produced moro butter than his
tslsAbogs eovs We aatzxsd him and
nd: Perhaps you have better cowa- :
He said In reply; They are The same
@sh have had on other pasture and
AsT did not produce As well then"
ase: Are you q beekesperf.' He said:
No. bur my neighbors bees swarm on
~ pasture
Tic beginner 10 the bee business
sscula ret some good book on beeksep-
sas suca AZ the "a. n. G. In Bee cal-
rfs,- and SHOULD take q good bee pa
~. Then. With a small number Of
ssFss t,hsse are = number Of good
fsaesl Hsth Italian bees Ia them. In q
~ ysaa you viii have all the beos
TOa desire. and the knowledge neces-
nsT 70 caro- for them. We claim for
ns bee Industry shat can be said OF
20 cher. II does not take from any
cher thing that which would make It
sore valuable by retaining the same.
nj % the contrary adds 10 the value.
fur example. when bees SO into the
orchard In full bloom. TO gather what
nstEFe has placed there. they carry the
trsillEing duss from blossom 70 bios-
son. oauSInw fruit 70 grow where there
spald have been none without sosns
tssrt 10 carry the pollen. AZ nature
sssns TO abhor Standardization. and
al the busy bee carries OF as re-
safd tor his valuable services IL not
SEEDED and Is Of no use 10 either fruit
O. tres. and was placed there for him
70 carry away.
u would be we'll to aay in this con-
hsetion that We do not look for seed
u the frat crop of red clover. but we
hsEe obseTyed eince having Italian bees
that In seasons that are dry and the
eossoms no, so large. Italian bees work
y them sufficiently to cause a guam
NY Of seed In the first crop. Alsike
siovsr produces It's big crop OF seed the
afR crop because bees work 30 heav-
" upon II. Can this be said OF any
eher Industry. that. by taking part
the things we have named. the re-
aaihder is made greatcr7 A beekecper
uiend living In the northern part oil
ear county said to me during walk
htough his alsike clover fields. Il will
- three crops from those fields:
~ get crop OF honey. crop OF hay
ssa crop of seed. Bookkeeping VIII
eeaole US to save what Is otherwise
sung TO waste. and with no loss ex-
0ps the time for their care. DIR. Want
AiA Honey ia a physiological sweet.
= other words. It's constituents are
saeh II is absorbed into the blood with
wy undergoing chemical change" Such
= not the fact in regard to auEar.
money Ia an inverted sugar, and Is
'aplaly absorbed into the system with
IVY being acted upon by the gastric
yucca. II 10 not only delicious sweet,
y. healthy and delicious form OF
~ az we'll. II In also recommended
uose who have used IL rs a nourish-
" drink. diluted with water In the
uuvportions OF two to Ave Ter cent.
''hey fmpruvaa Aha anratita tones the