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condition. Again, by the use of the di- 

 vision boards I keep all colonies strong 

 in the spring as far as they go, and a col- 

 ony that can keep two combs full of 

 brood and covered with bees is a perfect 

 colony to all intents and purposes. They 

 will build up just as fast in proportion 

 and will .send double the number of bees 

 into the field that they would if scattered 

 over five or six combs, with hardly half 

 as much brood. This economizing of 

 all animal heat is not mere theory, but 

 can be proven in twenty-four-hours at 

 any time in May or June. Take one of 

 these small swarms at night, remove the 

 division board and move the two frames, 

 bees aiul all, into the center of the hive, 

 and the following day nearly all the bees 

 will stay at home to keep up the neces- 

 sary temperature. Place them back at 

 night as before, adjust thedivi.sion board 

 and the next day they are ready to go to 

 work again, and you will find the queen 

 can and will deposit some eggs wherever 

 there is empty comb. When these two 

 combs become crowded with bees, I pvit 

 an etnptv comb or a frame for them to fill, 

 between them. By so doing, when the 

 hive is full, every comb is occupied with 

 brood, and all the eggs, instead of being 

 laid on the outside of the cluster, are 

 where they should be, in the center, 

 where the greatest amount of heat is. 

 Both new swarms and weak colonies in 

 the spring, should have only as few 

 combs as they can cover and be a little 

 crowded, especially those swarms where 

 comb is being built, for in this way the 

 combs which are begun are rapidly car- 

 ried forward, rather than starting many to 

 go slowlv and crookedly, being finally 

 finished off with more or less drone comb. 

 If they are liable to crowd ovit on the 

 hive because there is too little room, put 

 on a part or all of the sections, thus se- 

 curing an early start in the same, giving 

 additional security against the building 

 of drone comb, if any person expects to 

 realize a large income from their bees and 

 never look after their condition ( simply 

 hive the swarms as they issue and put on 

 the sections, ) they will find themselves 

 greatly mistaken. How many who read 

 this article know the exact condition of 

 their bees at all times. ? If 3'ou do not, 

 you are not caring for them the same as 

 you would for your pig or cow, neither 

 can you expect any more profit from 

 them than you would from a cow or pig 

 if you never looked after those. Bee 

 keeping only pays when our pets are 

 properly cared for, and wth this, as with 

 all else, success can only be achieved by 

 untiring energy, ' ' 



PEDDLING HOXEV .MADE EASV. 



How lo net Orders With \er> Litllc Talkinji. 



".\8 market days are vrearing late. 

 An' folk begin to tak the gate:"— BURNS. 



Many producers of honey still have on 

 hand a good share of their crops, and, as 

 prices are none to high in the wholesale 

 markets of the city, would be glad to sell 

 direct to consumers near home if they 

 only knew how to go at it in exacth- the 

 right way. Peddling is something that 

 the majority of people dislike. I will 

 admit that I am none too fond of it my- 

 self, but when I read in Gleanings of the 

 manner in which Dan White of Ohio goes 

 at it, and the success he makes, it really 

 made me feel just as though I would like 

 to go out and try it. It is the best plan 

 I have ever heard of, and here it is. 



" I told you in my last article that 1 

 had about 7,000 pounds of extracted hon- 

 ev, and expected to sell every pound of 

 it near home, and promised to report la- 

 ter on how I got along, so I will tell you 

 about my experience in new territory. 



You see, I must reach out further than 

 ever before, so I decided to try a place 20 

 miles away — a place of about 5,o<lxj peo- 

 ple; so one morning I "packed my .grip 

 and took two 12-pound cans of hone}-, 

 and started out. About all I had in my 

 grip was a good supply of honey leaflets, 

 and 50 postal cards addressed to myself. 



I got into the town just before dinner- 

 time; and after eating a good meal at a 

 boarding-house, I filled my pockets with 

 leaflets and took one honey-can and 

 commenced bu iness. I started down a 

 street and did not miss calling at every 

 hou.se. .Vfter ringing the bell, or rapping, 

 a lady would open the door and look at 

 me with more or less suspicion. 1 would 

 say, ' 1 made the call to ask you if your 

 family were fond of honey. " 



Thev generally answered yes, but be- 

 lievd they would not buy any. 



'Well," I would answer, 'but I am 

 not selling honey to day. I am giving 

 it away, and should be ,glad to give you 

 some in a sauce-dish. ' 



Some would look astonished, others 

 would smile and say, 'That's funny;' 

 but in evety instance I was invited in. I 



