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Show ESSENTIAL i.-i i aJOFA DEEHIVE. nplnlons I tprt..l bj .n Ael.rUt at n MI.m,, H.,1.,,,.,, ct..ll,.n. The ateraa;e apiarist, In awaking of modf rn progress In leekeeiing. la almost al-most sure to place stremon thu "hire as the higheat Jnt to bo attained lu the nit rf tiuekeeplng That a certain amount of time anl talent shojlil be uml In this direction will lie agreed to without nrguin.nt, but to l.nd every energy In this direction I think Is n mlt. take. When we investigate tile subject we Und that practical b-eketper are succewliug equally well with Iho many dlltereot rnakesot hives. Tills foet olono Indicates that good tnanif. mmt ant adaptability to the buihuaa imbalance everything elae A hive to facilitate hW si., old be almple, eaiy to minipulate and of rea-eonable rea-eonable plica. If these points nroi otn binwl they will be almost sure 1 1 prt dm o a popular hive I nse the im lie Ity hive, Improted nine frames or clgiit frames and u division bour.li 111! tho broiHl charat.r. tnu tme depth attim crates with breakjolnt hone) Usird at 1 lection auport combinc.1, and follow the tiering lip plan for comb honey I or cx.ractcd hone) use aaiao alio brood clumbers with icrforaltil iluc ipicei excluder, an I tier up Iwoor three storks high ullli empty combs nine combs to the st ry ubove tlio brmnl t haiul. r In taking up the second pro.lllon of my subject, I will In.goiemod by what branch of honey prudw tlon I want Ihe lilvo for If I were working for comb honey exclusively. I wool I possibly adopt tho eight frame lute but do not think 1 woul 1 I ilo not like a small hive, especially for the general beekeeper bee-keeper They need closer attention, will ftirnfali more destitute colonies In the fall an I more an 1 amnllar awarma than hives nf larger tut-acH) If I were running for oatraclc.1 honey alone I woul 1 without hesitation recom mend a large hive, the only Jnlof limit would be convenience In han lllng lint for both comb and extracted honey from Ihe aaiiie apiary 1 luto leh ptM a alio of hire aulled eipially well for both kinds of honey, anl of uniform lie, vi , the nine frame simplicity aluglo walled hieo, wltlielixfl hire for winter and early string J rot it tlon. Inconclu slon I want to l llbenl, 1 want to bo found broad In my make njt, aul I ret otninen 1 to tho bcglnm r nn 1 to those who have not got a inoial lo frame hlte to feenrn solno reasonably gnoil movable frnni" hive with crntt a to hold ono ioiiiid H-ctiona and loiru toaiiccecl with It rl.r.p.il l.r.llos- M.l.rlsls. MneevJ t ako ll the staple food with many fanntra. It is not ImproUabla that this article will adranco beyond a i reusoiuble price, an 1 tho fanner should eastnl.mt to seo If there Wnot some ft.Hl which can l.i taught so as to ai him better. A good IIikchI cake la the liest fts.l for gcurr-il purprwes, becuuse it contains a falr.proportlou uf tho dlf frrcnt forms of f dln matter Hut anl mats require, anl one cf Its grent ftut urea Is Ihe oil, a anlntance not strongly reprvet nted In grain. An Cnglish au tliority explalna thut It la only because the fecdln,r constiltienta are well lull anted that It bi preferred to other fomls, and If olber foods are inltetl so at to poascui the tame ropertlee ei,ujlly good ti-snlta are obtained. Tlio oil Is tho chief dllllcultv, bnttliat iniy be easily arranged by buying the lluic-ed luitead of lliw-eil eake, for then Ihe wholo of the oil iaoblnlncd Mnwe, eonlalus aliout four tiineaos much oil aa llnaecd cake, so If In unking mixture wobenrthia lnt lu I llud, tho must tllfflcnlt irtlon of the robltm will U solvit Ofronrao the llnaeetl mnat l crilsh.l cr Uille.1 To supply the albuminoid matter which la foun I la tho cako we hate to turn to the pulso croie beans, ptaa, Itiitlil, lualxo aud barley. Cenilliz lle.r. Tho object iii Kilting U-ef Is to get It just salt enough to j resent It. and not so ealt as to make It hard ami dry whtn cooked. Tho following Is a receipt lunch used-Cover tlio meat for twelie hours with brine scarcely strong enough to flout un gg 1 hen take it out and w ash it in toll water, and pre-slt veil with thehandsanlsijiucxoont all Iho Hood yon can before salting it down. Then throw the Moody brine away, how make a i uw IcLle, and for too pouiuU of l.tf, br In the same i rcportluiu for other quantities, dlslre six (wunds ct salt, two iiouruls of sugar andtwoouncca uf saltpeterln water enoush to etnir the meat when weighted doa ni akim il well U'fore ourlng It on, nn 1 whcnevKr acum arises on It afterward, Indhattng tliobtg.iinln.rof frraientallon, stall It, 1 aklm It and (wur It back when col 1 Kee p In a cool un 1 we 11 1 1 ntllntctl pL-cu. Fur tho south ami fur kee pin,; far Into tho summer mure salt will 1 required. -N'mtr allow the meat to tloat up und remain re-main uneottretl wlih brine any longer than Is ueceuary while taking out a I ifco for uee raullrj I'el.l. Aflur burning a ilphur In the mltry house (some jvople use It l n rtmxly fur roui and lice) ilonot let the chicken out Into ruin or mist They will catch col I then very elly, the same aa a person per-son who has been liking sulphur Don t feed dr oats, scald thim well first. If )ou want to get egga, keep the heni from ever getting chilled 'this Is the blggeat "secret" uf the egg business. Don't giro fowl or drink to n fowl for at lent ttiehe Ituurt before killing it. (Iron n.l bone U not uuly excellent to prut, cutler- weaknew and for the general gen-eral health, but It encourages tgg production pro-duction immensely Atlhoprreuts.aon the dusling box Hnes Its most ealuable pirriHiwa. Whole whtut Is lino ogg footl, Irut too lunch of it may causo luosen4 of the luell Kealylegge.1 foil Is r.ro atliagrace to ny jaul, for they ore ucncrully catind b) ntglect ami itreiasll) iiiml Ifjouhavo tilnla whom combs fro! rmillly apply a little gl)cerln to them when the weafner Is unutiullr cold. |
