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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUKE. 



Oct. 15. 



leading strawberry-men — Matthew Crawford, 

 of Cuyahoga Falls, and Mr. Little, of Canada. 

 Mr. Little is the gentleman mentioned in the 

 strawberry book as the one who got well in spite 

 of the pi'edictlons of the doctors. Getting inter- 

 ested in strawberries is what cured him. 



Friend Crawford and myself, and others who 

 sell strawberry-plants, can make use of these 

 little plants where they get in thickly, especially 

 where the variety is a valuable one. Put them 

 in the plant-beds 6 inches apart; and when they 

 grow big and strong, use them to till orders. 

 Friend Crawford, this season, succeeded in get- 

 ting splendid strong plants by using the sets 

 before they had made even a single root. He 

 did it, briefly, as follows: Coveryour rich plant- 

 beds with clean sand -to the depth of an inch. 

 Put the sets down in the sand, say two or three 

 Inches apart. Keep the sand constantly wet, 

 as florists do for cuttings, and cover the bed 

 with a cloth frame until the cuttings are rooted. 

 You can put them down quite deep in the pure 

 sand, and the new leaves will make their way up 

 through it. The new roots will push out into 

 the sand readily, and when they get down into 

 the very rich plant-bed soil they will grow 

 amazingly. I wish I could tell you how we three 

 strawberry enthusiasts enjoyed the walk over 

 our grounds. And there was another tie that 

 bound us together. We could all heartily unite 

 In outspoken thanks to Him who gave us not 

 only the strawberry-plant, but all these other 

 wonderful gifts. 



PETEK HENDEIISOX'S PLAX OF RAISING STRAW- 

 BERRIES. 



Can you explain why Peter Henderson speaks 

 confidently of his method of planting potted 

 strawberry-plants in July and getting a full 

 crop the year following, and then planting the 

 ground to some late crop? With him this seems 

 to be no experiment, but ratiier a common 

 Ijractice. Now, most growers differ with him 

 in practice, and agree with Mr. Teiry: viz., 

 spring planting. \Vhich is better? Again, 

 would the Sharj^less or Parker Earle do as well 

 as the Jessie to fertilize the Haverland? 



Kingston, Pa., Sept. 30, 1890. M. G. 



Friend G., I suppose there is no question but 

 that spring planting will give a larger crop 

 than planting in July, even with potted plants; 

 but with Peter Henderson's ground, with its 

 great fertility, in consequence of heavy manur- 

 ing, no doubt he could do wondei's with straw- 

 berries. I do not believe, however, that he ever 

 raised very innny strawberries on that plan. I 

 have visited his grounds at two different times, 

 and all I could find was a small plot devoted to 

 raising potted plants. — The Sharpless will not 

 answer as a fertilizer as well as the Jessie, be- 

 cause it does not produce so large an amount of 

 bloom, both early and late. The Parker Earle 

 is now growing finely on our grounds, but we 

 have never yet fruited it. 



THE OREGON EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY. 



As we have received several hundred letters 

 from our advertisement in Gleanings, asking 



about the Everbearing strawberry, we will ans- 

 wer them all through Gleanings. We have no 

 moi'e plants to sell, but will send a few to those 

 who wish to test them, and will report how 

 they succeed. With us ilie berry has done 

 wonderfully. We purchased 1.50 plants of Mr. 

 Winquist last year. A few were set on poor 

 clay soil, and the' remainder on very rich soil. 

 Those set on clay soil have borne profusely all 

 summer, and are at this date laden with 

 berries; but those set on rich soil did not bear 

 so profusely, but have made many sets, while 

 those on clay soil have made no sets. We believe 

 the berry will be a success if planted on clay 

 for berries and on rich soil for sets. 



J. B. Alexander & Co. 

 Hartford City, Ind., Sept. 23, 1890. 



Well, friends. Gi>eanings proved to be a very 

 good medium to advertise in, in this case, it 

 seems to me. We are sorry to say-, however, 

 that our Everbearing strawberries from Oregon 

 do not seem to be very thrifty, and at the same 

 time are in very rich ground. While in our 

 plant-beds in the spring, they were sending out 

 runners about as rapidly as any of our plants; 

 but in order to make room for our new building, 

 they had to be removed; and although they 

 were carefully transferred with transplanting- 

 tubes, they have acted sort o' contrary ever since. 

 Some of them are, however, putting out runners 

 fairly, but no fruit. 



With Replies from our best Authorities on Bees. 



Question 170. On the avenuje, ivhich will do 

 a better season's work — a colony of pure Ital- 

 ans or one of hybridsf 



We prefer the Italians. 



Illinois. N. W. C. Mrs. L. Harrison. 



My experience favors the hybrids. 

 California. S. R. Wilkin. 



I don't know. I prefer the Italians. 

 Illinois. N. C. J. A. Green. 



After testing the matter thoronglily we prefer 

 pure Italians. 

 Illinois. N. W. Dadant & Son. 



I have not had a colony of pure Italians for a 

 nujnber of years. 

 Ohio. N. W. E. E. Hasty. 



I don't notice any difference. I have colonies 

 of hybrids that are far ahead of some of my 

 Italians, and vice versa. 



Ohio. N. W. A. B. Mason. 



Italians, for white honey. In some localities 

 where much fall honey is secured, hybrids might 

 do as well or better. 



Vermont. N. W. A. E. Manum. 



Hybrids, in this locality. In some places pure 

 Italians are better. Many hybrids are called 

 pure by their owners. 



New York. C. P. H. Elwood. 



I don't know; but I believe there is more in 

 the way bees are managed than there is in the 

 breed or race. 



Wisconsin. S. W. E. France. 



