Show PLEASURE FROM BECS B rs honey 17 M kers extremely fat fa many people 1 and re ting a to substantial profit RT E r 1 clue le Is extremely fascinating bority of people as a pastime 7 7 r 4 Z good od location for apiary blag g outdoor exercise as well nell aa as cy with an insect whose activity er i a subject of absorbing study the eari earliest lest times it baa has the 9 e of being a recreation which anwa own way and often produce a ri krofl profit L cation location of the hives Is a matter lerable importance As a rule bettar for hives to face away i prevailing wind and be pro from high winds in the north 0 slope la Is desirable it Is advis or bavei to be so placed that the triko strike them early in the morn A that the bees become active t the day and thus gain an adby go getting the first supply of it la Is also advantageous to the hires bives shaded during the hoti t of the day so clat the bees ot hang out in front of the hive dot of working they should be so hat that the bees will not prove a ca to passersby passers by or disturb live this latter precaution may 1 L L t t 3 i teia aler set in collar under hive bo division board feeder to be 14 hive ive in place of frame e for or bees beekeeper considerable sometimes prove dan Pec lally Y to horses ploton plot on which aich the hives should bould are be kept free from weeds ats S AND eminently the crop for corn torn sy averages the poorest this year ever known beans a sh should not be planted e aund ground go u la Is warm and dry bily awe aste by leaching and anti fertilizers 12 a 11 iff ine the ra build sheds tha villes pea crop Is over clear A k nin dlo w and plant Poto a Is 13 place all right in its place la IA not in a field of t te low s tried a big area to alfalfa until a 4 small experimental re balyard bar tor sr fertilizer 21 Yard te Is available ir tomatoes can be obtained for sr clover are bay 7 when about half the bloom brown is falling cut timothy just to ato 0 will not thrive its upon it Is a plant alit of that Is 18 very att feet 1 especially specialty in front of the tb e entrances the grass may inay be cut with ith a lawn mower but it vu ill often be found more convenient and as talcie efficient nt to pasture one or more atad of sheep in the apiary inclosure the hives should be far enough apart to permit of 0 tree free manipulation if hives are too close together there ie Is dancea of bees en bering the wrong hive on returning these conditions which may be considered as ideal need not all be fol I 1 lowed when necessary bees may be capt pt on house tops in the back part of 0 city lota lots in the woods or in many other places where the ideal conditions are not found As a matter of fact few apiaries are perfectly located nevertheless the location lo catina should be carefully planned especially when a large number of colonies are kept primarily for prout profit BEES ARE QUITE profitable only producers known to husbandry that yield profit without the cost of feed it people knew what a great source of profit is found in the keeping of bees and bow interesting the work there would not be an unused square foot toot of ground on alty farm in the united states dees bees are the only producers known to husbandry that yield a profit without cost of teed feed they find their own pasturage they multiply so rap idly that they more than pay for the small initial expense of housing them em and the first cost of equipment I 1 lj almost trifling bee culture may be made profitable by the children of the farm or by the women members of the family farally it may be carried on successfully in conjunction with the keeping of poultry or the growing of fruit in the latter case apiculture Is to found to be a great help toward more fruit and better fruit 13 ees are little trouble and require only occasional attention they are easily handled and readily controlled best of all they give a real service in hard cash and that counts most mot on the farm HANDY IMPLEMENT FOR FARM FAR M one helorse dump cart Is not hard to construct and material costs comparatively ively little tho the cart Is one of the handiest tools chave I 1 have on the farm writes an ohio 0 21 11 T r one horse dump cart man in the practical farmer I 1 made the bed 28 inches wide 10 inches high and nd 42 inches long I 1 used 10 inch strap binges hinges to hinge bed on to back end of shafts drilled the holes larger and bolted shafts on the two blocks were made of wood 10 inches long and 3 inches wide bolted on to the shafts so as to turn round when bed Is do down n and catch the end of the bed in front I 1 used for wheels j pal pat of or drill wheels three feet high this cart I 1 use ilse every day to haul manure from ten cows this bed will bold hold all of it and makes a good one horse load it Is handy bandy for hauling and dumping anything that one horse can pull my aly cow stable Is so close behind the cows that I 1 cannot get a manuro manure spreader in so I 1 bad to invent this cart it Is not bard hard to construct and is in not expensive to make lio to leave missed furrows la Is no mark man cut all the ground ot of a good plo plowman and leave no hard ridges the chief objection to the g growing rowing of summer green crops Is the time and labor consumed in their production borders ct rf blossoming shrubbery should be lightened and bright ened by util bill perennials planted among them make your garden so attractive that it will bo be talked about and put up your goods in a way ay that will mill please the eye when using alfalfa for hog pasture divide the field into three lots using ono one in early spring one it in cummer summer and the third in fall considering how easily lima beans may bo be grown and what a fine vege table they are it Is surprising bow few gardens contain them |