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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULT UUE. 



Mav 



iug queens in confinement, over again. Injustice 

 to Mr. John M. Price, of Tampa, Fla., who has given 

 us the results of several of his experiments in this 

 matter, I would say that we have known him for 

 years, and know him to be a gentleman. Further- 

 more, his postmaster replies promptly that he is a 

 gentleman of good standing and reliability. I feel 

 sure that friend Price has been honest in the mat- 

 ter, but I fear he has been mistaken in some of the 

 conclusions he has drawn from the results of his 

 experiments. Now, then, can any one tell us about 

 Mr. B. F. Lee? and can any explanation be given as 

 to why any man should fabricate a letter having 

 such a semblance to the truth as the one men- 

 tioned above / 



.\ B C BOOK OF POTATO Cl'f.TURE. 



The above little book, published by us and com- 

 piled by T. B. Terry, of Hudson, O., is now finished. 

 Price 35 cts. ; 8 cts. extra if sent by mail. Mr. Terry 

 is well known thi-oughout the State of Ohio by his 

 talks at our farmers' institutes. He is also pretty 

 well known throughout the United States as one of 

 the foremost writers on agriculture, being a regular 

 correspondent of the (Jhio Fanner and Countr}j Gen- 

 tleman. Mr. Terry is not only a successful farmer, 

 but he has done more, perhaps, than any other one 

 man in the State of Ohio to raise farming from 

 drudgery to a pleasant pastime. While the little 

 book was written principally for the purpose of tell- 

 ing farmers how to raise a better crop of potatoes, 

 it also touches largely on the great labor question of 

 the day. It tells, in ti plain, practical manner, how 

 far brain-work may be made to take the part of 

 hard muscular labor in all farming operations. It 

 discusses intelligently, too, the matter of using 

 modern machinery on the farm. Mr. Terry is a 

 l)lain, practical man; and while he i-ecommends the 

 use of such machinery for agricultural purposes as 

 has been, by long use, fully apln•o^'ed, he objects, 

 in most emphatic terms, to investing money in new- 

 fangled fertilizers in place ot making use of the 

 means to be found on every farm, for producing 

 home-made manures ; and he also objects to buy- 

 ing potatoes, or other kinds of seeds, at fabulous 

 prices, when the jn-obabilities are that wo have al- 

 ready just as good in every-day use, if we make 

 them do their best. 



The book not only makes potato-growing a sci- 

 ence, but it reduces it to a system, to be followed 

 through half a dozen years. And, best of all, Mr. 

 Terry works out his system and his theory, and 

 makes it pay, too, as all his neighbors will tell you; 

 and, in fact, you can catch him at it almost any day 

 in the year; for by his method, farmers have no 

 idle days, winter or summer, rain or shine. Neither 

 is Mr. Terry a man who believes in no amusement; 

 for after you have had his little book in your house, 

 your boys may be more anxious to go into Terry's 

 method of farming than they are to patronize skat- 

 ing-rinks. 



The book ought to interest every one interested 

 in the great problem of something to do, even if he 

 be not a farmer. My friend, if, after you have read 

 Mr. Terry's little book on potatoes, you decide it is 

 , not worth the K cents we ask for it, if you will slip 

 it back in its envelope, and return it to us unsoiled, 

 we will return you your money, paying all expenses, 

 and no unpleasant feelings either. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



GLEANINGS AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM, 



Please add that I have sold all the bees I have to 

 spare by advertising in Gleanings, as I have be- 

 come tired of answering letters. J. B. Murray. 



Ada, Ohio, April 1, 18t<5. 



[The advertisement friend M. refers to was given 

 only one insertion on page 218.] 



THE A B C OF POTATO CT'LTURE. 



[The following comes from the Ohio Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, and we value it all the more 

 because it gives our book a little criticism as well 

 as kind commendation. Perhaps our people of 

 the Ohio State University are as well prepared to 

 judge of the merits of such a work as anybody any- 

 where.] 



A. I. Root:— I have looked the A B C of Potato 

 Culture through quite carefully, and am much plea.s- 

 ed with it. It will pay any one who cultivates the soil, 

 to read the book, whether he grows potatoes or 

 not, for there are many things in it to set one to 

 thinking ; but to potato - growers it is invaluable. 

 Mr. Terry's success gives force and weight to his 

 opinions, even on matters where there is a chance 

 for controversy. One feels more like .trying the 

 methods advised, because of the enthusiasm the 

 book inspires, than controverting the opinions ex- 

 pressed. The facts stated are just about as near 

 the truth as it is possible to get at present. If there 

 is any criticism to be offered, it is in the style of the 

 book, which is spicy, but not quite systematic and 

 concise enough. In other words, the matter is bet- 

 ter suited to the newspaper style than to the book 

 form ; but the truth is there all the same. 



Very respectfully. W. .1 .'Green. 



Columbus, Ohio, April 24, ISS.I. 



Irxipor-bed TT72TISIAIT Qviseas 



at tlu' saiiu' prices as imported Cyprians and Syri- 

 ans. Sec back numbers. Tunisian (lueens are 

 bronze eokir; l;ecs ai-e darker than common bees, 

 and far better h()lle^••gatllerers. 

 «d FRANK BENTON, MUNICH. GEKMANY. 



ITALIAN BEES AND QUEENS. 



Full Colonifs aii.l Nuclei. 15y tli.' pound, after 

 June I; Southern-lircd (lueeiis after May 1.5. 

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FOUNDATION v FASTENER. ^ 



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We have to-day, Apr. :», 6162 subseri 

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 *^ Order iKiw. 2e. stamps. Ethel A. Dyke, Pomsroy, 0. 



New Maple Sugar. 



A limited supjiU. and stuni' of it very nice. 

 Prices, 8, 0, 10, and 1 1 c ]<vr lli.. according to (piality. 

 Ono cent less, if (inlered in lots of 100 lbs. or more. 

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 I'litil further notice, prices will be as follows: 4- 

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 12-iiich mill. H^'M.W: U-inch mill, .*40.(;o. 



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