Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05

Do not plow the ground when II Is
too vet. or harrow or any other oper-
ations that are necessary for the cul-
tivation of the soil. The transporting
power of water causes the condition
Of the land to certain extent. The
fertility Of the soil is taken into the
plant through cells much the same as
the blood of the human system.
There are three distinct forms of wat
| er as found in the views of water on
soil; first the free water or the water
that can be drained off the soil after
it has been thoroughly soaked; next
the capillary water or film water as
found on everything after it has been
dipped into water, and last, the by
| droscopic water or moisture. ne
| amount and need of water depends
largely on the ground and crops
| Moisture is not taken into the plant
by the roots but more minutely by
| the root hairs and it is therefore nee
essary to have the ground loose and
not hard packed in order for these lit
tie root-hairs or fbres to thrive well
| Evaporation is a hindrance to cultiva-
ton and can only be effected by the
pulverizing of the soil: this checks
eyaporation. Root rocks and the
plant diseases are found where the
air has been excluded by the flood
waters of irrigation, the irrigation
bitches should be arranged so that
the water will soak into the ground
as soon as it runs on and not allow
it to stand on the ground SO long
that it makes it so wet that it cannot
be cultivated for several days after
ward. The late cantaloupe is gener.
| good
quality, and this lateness is caused
by the mechanical condition OF tho
LAND. For the raising of cantalouDe'
fall blowing and narrowing is desira
ble the same as if it were being work
ed in the spring. irrigating and al
but do not try to handle while toe
wet"
Mr.. Collins again took up the sub
icct of Bee Keeping and Illustrated
good part of his talk by showing cN
amplcs of what he was explaining
He says always keep in mind th'
age of your queens and alter thc'
have produced one good crop , o
honey then get rid of them. Th'
Young queens are always the best, o
better than the old ones, but once i,
a while we find Young queen tina
lis no good even if she is young
Keep some old queens to save tn
breed. Do not try to make rule
YOUR own in the raising of bees. bu
take past knowledge and improve l
and leave it so that our follower
NAV improve what we have done
High altitude. about 5000 feet abov
sea level, is best for the bee man a
| A crop is always sure. The lowland
always have a larger crop when the!
have any at all but they are not sur
of a crop. The best time to get re
of the diseases OF the bee IS IN tn
winter when they are not breedins
There are 5000 bees in 4 quart. Inc.
won't swarm unless the brood ar
Matching. In taking out the hone!
YOU should use smoke in driving IN
bees away but don't use 1t. excessive
", the crates should all be scrape'
and the honey separated into eiasSe
according to classification rules
These arc generally that No. on
honey should be perfectly clear am
not defective in any particular, no
even to have 7 cell or two broken. an'
tha, they weigh I3H ounces to th
section. No. honey is all honey no
classcd in No. and to weigh no les
than NJ ounces to the section ant
to have no more than twcnty-hv'
cells uncappcd Wax should b.
strained and thoroughly cleaned. an'
no parafinc or artificial wax of an,
kind used as the bees will not hav'
il. they want nothing only the pur'
stuff. The bee keeper must have hell
and the question comes where can w
get the kind of help We want: &c
someone who is interested in the wor'
OF the bees and they will most al
ways do the work as you yourscl
would do it after you have worckd to
gcthcr enough to understand how th'
work should be done" D..
| These lectures are not complete BY
any means but on account OF space
we arc forced to condcnsc them ar'
cover only the mns' important points