1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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na, one fall were almost if not quite equal 

 to Freeman. The next year they were no 

 better than other varieties. Almost any po- 

 tato will be good if we can keep the foliage 

 bright, green, and healthy until it comes to 

 full maturit}'. Bugs, blight, and early 

 frc)st are sure to spoil the quality, at least 

 for a fall potato. 



All things considered, one j^ear after an- 

 other, for our locality, I do not believe we 

 have any thing better than the State of 

 Maine; but, unfortunatel.y, a great many 

 strains of this seed are either mixed or run 

 out. M}' neighbor Ballasch, mentioned in 

 our issue for Sept. 1, has recently sent to 

 the originator for seed of the State of Maine 

 that is absolutely pure and up to standard. 

 I have obtained from him two barrels for 

 planting next season. Shall we. not all 

 work a little harder for quality as well as 

 for quantity ? 



You will notice the w' riter in the Country 

 Gcntloiian advocates cooking potatoes with 

 the skins on — at least so the picture shows; 

 and I believe this is generallj' the farmer's 

 style, and perhaps the best one, although 

 Mrs. Root has a plan of her own with par- 

 ed potatoes. "When they are done to the 

 proper point she pours the water off and 

 takes the kettle (not too many potatoes at 

 one time) to the door where there is a fresh 

 cool breeze, and gives the potiitoes a good 

 shaking (or bouncing) in the breeze. This 

 is too get rid of the moisture so that the po- 

 tato may roll up, and crack open dry and 

 floury. I have several times seen her take 

 potatoes that were watery and very inferior 

 with the ordinary way of cooking, and make 

 them not only look nice but taste nice. 

 There is certainly quite a knack in making 

 poor potatoes in cooking so as not only to 

 make them presentable . but really nice to 

 eat. 



THE TRAVERSE REGION OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN 

 FOR SUFFERERS WITH ASTHMA. 



I have the asthma so bad here that I am good for 

 nothing and I am thinking of going up into the 

 Traverse region to live. I have been up there twice, 

 and find that, as long as I am there, I am all right ; 

 but as soon as I come home I go to wheezing again. 



I want to find out all I can about bee-keeping up 

 there. F. M. Haynes. 



Winchester, Ind., Aug. 26. 



Friend H., I am glad to get your testi- 

 monial in regard to the Traverse region. 

 There are a good many bee-keepers around 

 there, but there have been only a few large 

 reports of honey production. There is 

 usually a steady flow of honey, enough to 

 keep the bees from robbing, almost all 

 through the warm months. During this sea- 

 son the willow-herb grows in great profu- 

 sion, especially where the ground has been 

 burned off. Although I am not afflicted 

 with asthma, my experience so far as health 

 is concerned is much like yours. As I 

 write this, the 19th of September, I am pre- 

 paring to go up there with Mrs. Root, for a 

 month, mainly to see if mj^ health will be 

 better in that locality for a whole month at 

 a time. Our ranch is closelby what is call- 



ed the Bingham Dock, about 2'< miles 

 straight east of the town of Bingh^im, Lee- 

 lauaw Co., Mich. 



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IT IS A FACT 



hat poultry pays a lftrg:er profit 

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