May 2, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



283 



This raotlipr has thought this out, and has planned to live so 

 economically and plan so well that as the children get older 

 they can move into the suburbs, and there with garden, poul- 

 try and bees, the children may have that which will not only 

 give them wholesome employment, but which will also interest 

 them in the real, vital things of life, and thus prepare them 

 for the sterner duties which will come in their later years. 

 We see that this mother has devoted a great deal of time and 

 thought that she may give hor children an abundance of the 

 good things, and keep from them anything tliat would poison 

 character and vitiate the life. Ought we not all to do the 

 .same thing ? Ought we not for our own good and also as a 

 patriotic duty? Mr. Woodward, so well and favorably known 

 in the State of New York, once told me that no man should be 

 content to leave this world until he could leave behind chil- 

 dren who were brighter and better than he. I believe he said 

 truly. We can hardly hope to realize this happy experience 

 unless we give earnest heed to this " best crop of the farm.'' 



INFLUENCE OF GOOD EXAMPLE TRUTHFULNESS 

 AND HONESTY. 



I believe the best cultivation that can be given tliis crop is 

 that of wholesome example. How few of us that are parents 

 are careful enough in this respect. Our words are not such as 

 becometh the Gospel of Peace or our high position as parents. 

 The rude 'slang, the profanity, the sarcasm, the thoughtless 

 wit, all these should be kept away from the home circle. 

 Ought we not to form an idea of just what we want this best 

 crop to be ? Then, ought we not with most earnest, prayerful 

 effort strive to make our own lives conform to this ideal ? 

 The most blessed thing in character is absolute truthfulness. 

 Are we careful enough that there shall be no lie in our lives ? 

 How Quickly even the little deception will be detected by the 

 child. H such deception beget in them a lack of genuine 

 truthfulness, then we have sown the biggest tares in our best 

 crop of the farm. 



Next to truthfulness, honesty holds first rank. The child, 

 the man, the citizen, are not what the home, the community, 

 the country, stand in pressing need of unless transparent 

 honesty gilds the life. Who has not felt grieved to the quick 

 as they have heard the father, perhaps about the tea-table, 

 tell with great rejoicing how in some bargain or trade during 

 the day he has cheated a stranger or neighbor to the tune of 

 many dollars ? Oh, that he could know what a black eye he 

 was giving to the forming character of the child as lie tells of 

 any such experience as that given above. 



KEEPING LITTLE HANDS BUSY. 



I think one of the most helpful things in the best devehjp- 

 ment of this " best crop of the farm '' is the keeping of the 

 little hands busy. This is one of the things which glorifies 

 farm lite. How difficult always to furnish the city boy with 

 wholesome employment. On the farm it is not difKcult at all. 

 If we give the boy the bees, the chickens or the calf, which he 

 is to care for, we will make this labor at the same tiine recre- 

 ation. I know of a father who incited such interest in bees 

 and chickens in his children that they were not only both of 

 them induced to become great readers and students, but they 

 were led into habits of industry and were each enabled to 

 make money, independent of the father, enough largely to 

 defray their expenses in getting a college education. When I 

 was a boy, my father always kept me at work. While I was 

 rarely ever late at school, I never got there much before the 

 opening hour, and tarried afterwards at my peril. I thought 

 then, at times at least, that my lot was a hard one. How 

 many times since have I blest my good father's memory as I 

 have learned to appreciate his wisdom, and have seen its fruits 

 in my own life. 



The parent who succeeds in developing habits of industry 

 and a love of good, honest work in the child, has certainly 

 workt in the very best way to secure the best fruitage in the 

 best crop of the farm. 



BEES AND QUEENS 



laviag been 2N vears rear- 



f Queens for ilie trade on 



! best known plans, I will 



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PRICES: 



One Untested Queen $1.L)0 



One Tested Queen 1.35 



One Select Tested Queen 1.50 



One Breeder 3.ni) 



One Comb Nucleus l.SO 



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Choice, pedigreed and common stock; vounfr- 

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Bees Wintered Poorly. 



Bees have wintered poorly in this locality. 

 I don't believe the working force will exceed 

 one-half of what it was last year. The care- 

 less bee-keepers have lost heavily, and .some 

 have nothing left but empty hives and experi- 

 ence. One of mj' apiaries which contained 

 116 colonies last fall has Ijeen reduced to 95, 

 on account of insufficient stores and a cold 

 cellar. The bees in my other two apiaries 

 wintered well, the loss being onlj' 3 colonies 

 out of 241, and all are apparently in good con- 

 dition. A. G. Wilson. 



Vernon Co., Wis., April 12. 



Prospects for a Good Fruit-Bloom. 



Sprint; in this locality is late, wet and cold. 

 Iiut there will be an unusually good fruit- 

 Ijlooin. and the ground is being covered with 

 a carpet of white clovei^, so we are hoping for 

 a good season. John W. Beattt. 



Clay Co., Mo., April 13. 



Winter Losses. 



The past winter was a hard one on bees in 

 this vicinity. I put 13 colonies into winter 

 iiuarters, and U of them came thru all right, 

 hut they will require a great deal of feeding. 

 One beekeeper here had 30 colonies last fall, 

 and has lost 14 of them so far. I think he will 

 make a successful Ijee-keeper, for to work 

 with them is his " meat and drink." 



Jethuo Wilsox. 



Watauga Co.. N. C, April 3. 



Bees Will "Ring Him Up" When 

 Swarming. 



I have a plan in my mind whereby I believe 

 I can make the bees " ring me up"' when a 

 swarm issues. I shall work on the theory 

 that when a swarm issues they pour out of 



1860 1901 



THOSE LONG-TONGUED ADELS ! 



''Business Dairying" 



White Rock:, Minn., April 10, IWl. 

 The Adel Queens I got from jou are more 

 than you claimed for them. I want (» more.— 

 S. W. Jackson. 



Oneco, Conn., April 15, 1901. 

 Tke Adels have wintered finely, and I like 

 them very much. I want more Queens. Send 

 price list.— Rev. T. B. Mowkey. 



I g-uarantee any Queens sent out from my 



apiary and sold for $1.00 each to be as g-ood as 



any $10 Queens sold by any dealer. Price-list 



Now Ready. 



]8E2t HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Mass. 



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