The Eddy current., 1898-04-30
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subject, Hon. J. A. Stone. secretary Of
the Illinois Beokoopers' association.
said.
Il matters not what pursuit IN life
We wish 10 enter. tho first question
that confrnnts M Ia. "wlll n pay?"
II Ia an axiom that no business In this
world will pay unless Il is properly
managed and that the time will finally
come when Il will prove unsuccessful
financially. Take wheat growing. for
example. which has not been profitable
FOR number OF years IN this state. and
yet there are many farmers who have
paid for their farms out OF n crop OF
wheat One OF the great faults among
farmers Il 20 all raise the same thng
and get oyercrowded. The interests OF
the beekeepers are not 80 for tho rea-
son that the wild flowers are dlsap-
pearing, aud there IA not the bee pas
turage TO feed upon that there used TO
be. Then again, many are afraid Of
bees II n person is not brave enough
70 stand on occasional sting, It would
be better for him never 20 engage In
bee culture.
With many barriers IA tho way. the
interests OF the beokeeper are over
looked to the loss OF everybody. The
first objection. that the wild flowers
are disappearing. can easily be over
come. No sane man ever thinks OF
Keeping any kind OF animals without
In some way providing food for those
animals but when II comes TO bees,
because they have wings their owners
will say; ~ you cannot sponge on my
neighbor'a fields. you can starye.' VIII
n pay 10 raise some kind OF pasture
Tor them2 We know Il will pay largely.
Not long since on OF piece OF alsike
clover we obtained only nifty pounds
OF honey per acre, and only 10 cents per
pound for the honey That would pay
for the land at 81 an acre and the hay
and seed could be marketed In addl-
tlon. While IN charge Of the Illinois
honey exhibit at the Worlds Fair. we
we're one day conversing with a dairy
man who said that his COWS. on alsiko
clover. produced more butter than his
neighbor'a cows. We qulzzed him and
said; Perhaps you have better cows
lie said In reply: They are the same
cows have had on other pasture and
they did not produce Ms well then"
said Are you a bcokeoper7" lie said:
mo; but my neighbours bees swarm on
my pasture"
The beginner In the bee business
should get some good book on bcekocp-
Ing. such as the "a. II. e. In Bee Cul-
ture." and should take a good bee pa
per. Then, with small number OF
hives there are number OF good
kinds) with Italian bees In them. In u
few years you will have all the bees
you desire. and the knowledge necos-
gary TO care for them. We claim for
the bee Industry what can be said OF
no other. II does not take from any
other thing that which would make Il
more valuable by retaining the same
but on the contrary adds TO the value
For example. when bees go into tho
orchard In full bloom. TO gather what
nature has placed there. they carry the
fertlllzng dust from blossom TO bios.
som. causing fruit 10 grow where there
would have been none without some
agent 20 carry the pollen. as nature
seems 20 abhor solf-fertllizatlon, and
all the busy bee carries on an re-.
ward for his valuable services Is not
needed and Is Of no use TO either fruit
or tree. and was placed there for him
to carry away.
Il would be we'll TO say IN this con.
. nection that we do not look for seed
IN the hrst crop OF red clover. but We
have observed since having Italian bees
that In seasons that are dry and the
blossoms not 80 large, italian bees work
on them sufficiently 20 cause a quan.
tlty OF seed IN the first crop Alsike
clover produces its big crop OF seed the
first crop because bees work so henY-
ily upon Il, Can this be said OF any
other Industry. that. by taking a part
OF the thlngs We have named the re-
mainder "a made grcatcr2 A beekeeper
friend living IN the northern part OF
our county said 20 me during n walk
, through his alsiko clover fields II will
) get three crops from those helda: /
will get a crop OF honey, crop OF hay
and a crop OF seed" Beekeeplng will
enable us 10 save what Is otherwise
NNANH ~ MNNAff NNM win no ANNN Va
eept the time for their care. Dr. Want
says. Honey is a physiological sweet.
. y other words. its constituents are
such it Is absorbed into the blood with
out undergoing chemical change" Such
Is not the fact In regard 20 frgar.
Honey is an inverted sugar. ana ID
rapidly absorbed into the system With
B out being acted upon hy the gastric
juices. II is not only delicious sweet.
but a healthy and delicious form Of
T food as we'll. Il Is also recommended
by those who have used Il as a nourlsh.
j. Ing drink, diluted with water Ia the
I! proportions OF two 20 hye ller cent.
!. Honey improves the appetite. ones the
!, system, and has proven TO be OF great
value In many diseases prod icing a
! contraction OF the muscles Of the d.
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