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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 1. 



first white settlers — thf Spaniards, or Mexicans 

 — Yerba Buena. wliicli. when translated into 

 English, means "good herb." Yerba Buena 

 was also given to the island now called Goat 

 Island, which lies between Oakland and San 

 Francisco, and almost in the track of ferry- 

 steamers plying between the two principal 

 cities of the State. Unlike "yerba Santa," or 

 '"holy herb," yerba buena is a trailing vine 

 of the mint species. It is much used by the 

 early settlers (the Spaniards) as a medicinal 

 plant — principally, I believe, for curing head- 

 aches. I would also remark that they use, for 

 the same purpose, the skin shed by snakes, 

 placing it inside their hat-band; but with what 

 efficacy I am in doubt. Yerba santa, according 

 to the Spaniards, is also a wonderful healing 

 herb. Yerba buena is also used as a condiment 

 in cooking, by old and new settlers. It grows 

 everywhere in the hills and mountains, and is 

 quite a honey-secreting plant. 

 Temescal, Cal., Jan. 4. W. A. Pryal. 



THE OHIO bee-keepers' EXHIBIT. 



A few days ago. noticinff that other States 

 were preparing for the World's Fair honey ex- 

 hibits, we were wondering what Ohio was going 

 to do, if, indeed, she would do any thing. 

 Shortly after, a card came from Dr. Mason, 

 asking whether we would be at home during 

 the next few days, as he wished to talk over 

 World's Fair matters with us. We pi'omptly 

 notified him that we would, and that it would 

 give us great pleasure to see him. He came 

 and thoroughly canvassed the whole situation, 

 and the result is. that he has prepared a state- 

 ment for print, that will fully explain itself: 

 OHIO'S worivD's fair. 



Friend Root:— The Ohio Board of Commissioners 

 for the Coluinbian Exposition at Cliicati'o luis re- 

 quested me to collect, hikI i)ut in place for exhibi- 

 tion at Chicago. Ohit)'s wax and honey exiiibit; and 

 I should like, tlu'ough Gleanings, to ask sucli Ohio 

 bee-keepei-s as liave eitiier oomborextracled honey, 

 or nice heeswiix, to spare, and are willing- to iielp 

 make the exiiibit, write me ((f oitre tor particulars 

 If any of those who read this know of others wlio 

 have honey to spare will kindly f>ive metheir names 

 and postotHce addi'css they will confer a favor ou 

 our industry. It does not matter what kind of 

 honey it is, for we want all kinds that may be pro- 

 duced, such as white, alsike, red, and sweet clover; 

 basswood, buckwheat, sti-awberi-y, raspberry, aster, 

 goldenrod. etc. ; but if we wish to show sugar honey 

 we sliall probaI)ly have to gnout of Ohio to get it. 



Parties furnishing- honey need be at no expense 

 in the matter, except to send me a postal for further 

 information. Please don't put this matter off for a 

 moment,- for we have no time to spare; and don't 

 think that others will attend to the matter and fur- 

 nish the honey, etc. I have personally made some 

 etlort to secure honej'" from bee-keepers, and find 

 but little to be luid. 



Space for our exjiihit has been secured, and our 

 State Commissioneis are not only willing but anx- 

 ious to do all they can to aid us; and it ncnv rests 

 with us as bee-keepers to tn;ike our exhibit an hon- 

 or to the State. We don't want to " take a back 

 seat," but be at, or verij ncor, the head of the col- 

 umn, in just the place to whicli we are lustly enti- 

 tled. We need not be afiaid nor jealous of 

 California bee-keepers, with their splendid and 

 diversified honey product; nor of Canada, with her 

 splendid honey-producing area, nor <if any other 

 State or country, but aim to do the best we'can for 

 Ohio, and do honor to ourselves and oui- industry 

 by honestly placing on exhibition a cori'cct repre- 

 sentation uf our products. 



Now, please let me hear from you at once, and 

 tell me what you liave to spare, and ask all the 

 questions you may desire. Address me at Autiurn- 

 dale, Ohio. A. B. Mason. 



It gives us great pleasure to know that the 

 doctor has charge of the Ohio exhibit, and we 

 are very sure that, if bee-keepers will only do 

 their part, Ohio will stand pretty near the 

 front, if not actually in the lead. We availed 



ourselves of his knowledge and experience in 

 the preparation of our own special exhibit of 

 bee-keepers' supplies. We set it up in our es- 

 tablishment, and this afternoon, after all had 

 been arranged satisfactorily to him and our- 

 selves, pl'otogi-aphed it. Now any one can 

 arrange it by simi)ly following the photograph. 



GOOt) TIMES. 



I suppose you are always pleased to hear of 

 good times. The past season in Hastings Co. has 

 been a good one. I increased from 23 to 43, and 

 got 3600 lbs. of extracted honey; 1300 lbs. of 

 clover, inoo lbs. of basswood, and the rest buck- 

 wheat and goldenrod. Season closed Septem- 

 ber 15. Extracted clover and basswood sells at 

 9 cts. ; buckwheat, 7. I put my bees in the cel- 

 lar Nov. 30. Jeremiah W. Wii>son. 



Roslin, Out., Can., Dec. 31. 



PECOS valley good for a hoosier. 



I am going to move to Pecos Valley. I spent 

 nearly ten months of last year there, and do 

 not agree with Mr. Craig, of Abilena, Texas, 

 about its not being any place for a poor man, as 

 I belong to that unfortunate class. I think I 

 was there long enough to know something 

 about the country. It may not do for a Texan, 

 but it will do for a Hoosier. 



Hillsdale, Ind. C. F. Bassett. 



scarlet clover. 

 - One of our implement-dealers in this place is 

 offering for sale scarlet clover (Trlfoliumm- 

 carnatiiin). They say it is an excellent honey- 

 plant. Please tell us what you know about it, 

 as many farmers and bee-keepers will be 

 anxious to know. W. G. Fillsworth. 



Avoca, la., Nov. .5. 



the two kinds op granulation. 



Mr. Hutchinson says that honey will granu- 

 late the same as sugar fed to bees. I say it will 

 not, as the sugar granulates hard ami flinty, 

 the 'same as it did before it was fed. while all 

 the honey I ever saw was soft when candied. 



Clinton, III., Dec. 3(5. Henry Wilson. 



" Lovely Gleanings " is what we said after 

 reading the number for Dec. 1.5, which was 

 something of a holiday number. It well de- 

 serves to be called the illustrated bee-paper of 

 America, as almost every issue contains such 

 beautiful pictures. May its subscription-list 

 become longer and longer, and its "shadow 

 ne'er grow less," is the New Year's wish of the 

 old Aniericdn Dee Juurmil for our Brothers 

 Root. — A. B. J., J(in. 5. 



[Many thanks, Bro. York,] 



a celkkkated actress-farmer. 



A few days ago we ran across the following 

 paragraph, which appeared in the Agrlrultural 

 Epltornist of tln^ current year. We do not know 

 ■ how much truth there is in it, but we repi'oduce 

 it here in the hope that some of our subscribers 

 may enlighten us further. 



Madame Modjeska, the famous actress, lives on a 

 ranch which lies at the foot of Santiago Peak, in 

 California, 15 miles from a town or railway. She is 

 an enthusiastic farmer, and takes gieat iiride in her 

 live stock, of which she has a large number. Her 

 herd of shorthorns numbers over ioo, and she lias a 

 .singularly prr)portioned Hock of Angora goats. 

 These animals slie has found to be very i)rofltable. 



Having invested in the ranch a large pari of her 

 savings from her theatrical earnings, she naturally 

 looks closely after it to see that it pays a proper 

 dividend on the capital. 



Another branch of her undertaking is bee-raising. 

 She has 6nu hives of Itiiban bees, and sells a great 

 deal of honey every autumn, the mountain meadows 

 around her homestead being- carpeted with the flow- 



