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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 1. 



costs, which he paid, and begged, " For God's 

 sake, keep it out of the papers." We have al- 

 waj's regarded Mr. Buchanan as not only a re- 

 liable correspondent, but an honest man. and 

 we are scarely able to credit the report. We 

 have written to liim and to the editor of the 

 Evening Star, foi' fuither facts. We should be 

 glad also to receive light from other sources. 

 In our issue for April 1. 1892, we published an 

 article from Mr. Buchanan, relative to selling 

 extracted honey. One of the paragraphs is as 

 follows: 



A8 we sell honey in every town and city within 

 quite a distance of us, we see much of the honey- 

 markets. Within the iast two years many city 

 packing-houses have pone into the business of put- 

 ting honey in tumblers and bottles. Some of this 

 we find to" be good pure honey ; but tor the most 

 part it is a glucose mixture surrounding a small 

 piece of comb honey. Does this honey, or stutf, de- 

 tract any from our sales of choice honey? \A'e think 

 not; in fact, we are of the opinion that we sell more 

 honey because of this adulterated stuff. 



We thought nothing of this at the time: but 

 if Mr. Buchanan has been guilty of adulterat- 

 ing honey, as alleged, it may explain his rea- 

 sons for writing that paragraph. 



We sincerely hope that the statement in the 

 Star may prove to be untrue; for if it is com- 

 ing to such a pass that bee-keepers themselves 

 are beginning to adulterate, and have been do- 

 ing so for a year or so back, we are in a bad 

 plight indeed. We can not believe that more 

 than one bee-keeper, or at most two. have been 

 engaged in this sort of business; at all events, 

 we shall spare no pains to probe to the bottom 

 the alleged reports in both cases: for it has been 

 hinted around of late that another bee-keeper 

 has been up to the same business; and some 

 facts that have been coming to light rather 

 lend color to the reports. The fact is. dear 

 readers, too many have been sailing under the 

 impression that adulterations with glucose 

 could not be detected. This is now a most mis- 

 chievous error, and should be correct<^d at once. 

 It may be that the knowledge that glucose is 

 now easily detected will prevent many from be- 

 ginning the vile practice, and at the same time 

 cause others to cease altogether who have been 

 so engaged. 



SWEET CORN FOR CANNING. 



There has been so much surprise expressed in 

 regard to the excellent quality of the canned 

 green corn, mentioned on page:.*3:.' of our lastis- 

 sue. that we have asked friend Cummins to tell 

 us what kind it is. and how he grows it. Here 

 is his reply: 



We had the field I drove you through (when in 

 rye) all in sweet corn last year, planting it the last 

 days of June, sfter plowing under that crop of rye. 

 The yield was over 4 tons to the acre, wliicli was 

 lai-ge, considering the late planting. The crops of 

 sweet corn the farmers raise for us seldom reach 4 

 tons— averaging aboutSi. Wc usually average, where 

 we planted in May or very earln in June, about 5 tons 

 per acre. Last season was quite favorable for late 

 planting. We had nice sveet corn, right from our 

 garden, on our table until into November. Prof. 

 Green, of tlie experiment farm, was here in Novem- 

 ber, and expressed liis great surprise at eating sweet 

 corn, right from the stalk, at that time of the year. 

 We use Stowel's Evergreen corn; and wlien we do 

 not grow our own seed we buy of C. S. Clark, Wake- 

 man, Ohio. We have always found his seed reliable. 

 Tlie growth of the corn has much to do with the 

 (lualitj'. On rich land tliatwell grow 4 to .'> tons of 

 good ears to tlie acre, the corn is much better tlian 

 that grown on poor land. D. Cummins. 



Conneaut, O., March 23. 



Friend C, if you had told us how many bush- 

 els of corn make a ton we should have known 

 more about it. I will say to our readers,, that 

 the ground mentioned had been manured with 

 the refuse from the tomatoes from the canning- 



factory— that is, in spots; and I did not consider 

 the rye any thing remarkable, except where 

 this tomato pomace had been scattered. I quite 

 agree with the statement that corn grown on 

 very rich ground is very much sweeter and nicer 

 than that raised on poor soil. This is an en- 

 couragement for high-pressure gardening and 

 farming. You not only gel a larger crop, but it 

 is finer- looking, and of decidedly better quality 

 for the table. 



THE TIMBRELL STRAWBERRY. 



Most of you have probably noticed how 

 much this has been boonud by the Riintl Nciv- 

 Yorkcr. Probably many of you will give it a 

 trial. We have five plants growing in that 

 new greenhouse, and will have enough more to 

 make a dozen. The problem is going to be, 

 how many good sti'ong plants can I secure be- 

 fore freezing weather comes again, from one 

 dozen phmts in the spring? I expect them to 

 cover a big piece of ground. 



Special Notices. 



LABEL i^ND .JOB-PRIISTING CAT.\L()GUES. 



Our supply of label catalogues was exhausted a 

 few weeks ago; and, owing to the crowd of work in 

 our job-printing department, we have not been able 

 yet to print a new supply. We hope to get at it 

 soon, and intend to comuiiie the label and rubber- 

 stamp catalogues in one. It may be a mouth or 

 six weeks before these price lists are completed, and 

 we would, therefore, ask your indulgence for a 

 time. ■ All applications are on file to send the cata- 

 logues to our friends as soon as ready. 



FREEMAN POTATOES. 



So far as I am informed, this potato at the present 

 time stands at tlie head oC the list; that is, it pt)ssess- 

 es more desiral)le (lualities, all togetliei-. than any 

 other potato before the world. Through the kind- 

 ness of some of our subscribers, we have been ena- 

 bled to get hold of six barrels. While they last, we 

 will furnish tliem as follows: 1 lb. by mail, 40 cts. ; 3 

 lbs. by mail, $1.00; 1 11). by express or freight (to be 

 .shipped with other goods that you mav order), 15 cts.; 

 1 peck, $1.00; 1 bushel, $3.00; 1 barrel, containing 11 

 pecks, $6..")0. Potato-eves from the Freeman potato, 

 postpaid by mail, 20 cts. for 10; S1.25 per lOO. Terry 

 will plant ki'eeman potatoes, and no other, this pres- 

 ent sea.s( ) 11 . 



PRIZE-TAKER ONION-SETS. 



□Quite a good many have asked the question, 

 "Which would give us onions quickest>— sets or 

 plants? " In order to settle the question, we have 

 purchased a bushel of Prizetakei- onion-sets; and 

 any one else who cares to test the matter can do so. 

 The sets are small-sized, so you get about 175 in a 

 quart. At this price, the plants at $1.00 per lUOO 

 would be rather the cheapest. Sets, however, may 

 be put in the ground a little sooner than -it would do 

 to take the plantsout of the hot-beds or cold-frames. 

 Price of sets, per quart, 30 cts.; peck, $2.00. If want- 

 ed by mail, add 10 cts. additional per quart for post- 

 age. ^ 



THOSE CANNED IGNOTUM TOMATOES, CANNED 

 PUMPKINS, ETt. 



The tomatoes are all sold out. In fact, at the veiy 

 time I offered them to the readers of Gleanings for 

 *1.00 a dozen they were worth $1.15 at wholesale. So 

 much for not reading the papers and keeping posted. 

 As a matter of course, we are all sold out. We can, 

 liowever, furnish canned pumpkin, put up by friend 

 Cummins, the man who tells us about that extra 

 nice corn, in previous column, for 90 cts. per dozen; 

 and for a case of two dozen, shipped direct from the 

 factory, we will make the price only $1.50. Of course, 

 this is subject to cliange, without notice. 



PARSNIP seed at a VERY LOW PRICE. 



It is a shame that the world is not better supplied 

 with parsnips, while they can be grown so cheaply, 

 and while it is also true that it is a crop that does 

 not have to be harvested. You can take them in 

 the fall, and sell them if you choose, or you can put 



