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GLUANIXGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 



of that good-for-Dotliing lazy pup of a Jake. 

 I just know he doue it.'' 



" That's so," said Sam. " We will fix him 

 for that. What a mean trick that was ! 

 Just because we are successful in making it 

 go, and were havizig so much pleasure from 

 it, he has got to go and spoil it all." 



8am WHS so angry and hurt that tears be- 

 gan to trickle down his cheek. Just then 

 Mr. Green made his appearance. On seeing 

 the windmill, and on being told who the 

 probable malicious perpetrator of the mis- 

 chief was, he cautioned the boys, saying 

 that they were not sure that Jake "did do it — 

 that they had no positive evidence of any 

 one doing it. 



" But," said Sam, " I feel pretty sure now, 

 that I heard some one throwing stones just 

 as T was going to bed last night. I conclud- 

 ed then that it was my imagination, and 

 gave no further attention to it." 



''Are you sure," said Mr. Green (seeming 

 not to have heard Sam), "that you fast- 

 ened those wings to the mill securely ? Are 

 you sure that you did not leave out some of 

 the screws '?" 



Jimmy and Sam were both positive that 

 they had made every thing veiy strong. 

 Although Mr. Green m his own mind felt 

 satisfied that some person very maliciously 

 inclined had endeavored to vent his spite on 

 the two boys, he tried to dissuade them 

 from taking" this view of things. The boys, 

 on the contrary, felt confident, and they de- 

 termined that they would sift the thing 

 clear to its very depths. Said Jimmy to 

 Sam, after Mr. Green had left them, " 1 tell 

 you, Sam, we won't say any thing about this 

 'ere thing at school. Well fix the mill as 

 soon as we can this morning, and pretend 

 that nnthin' unusual has happened. In the 

 meantime we'll tell Frank the whole busi- 

 ness, and let him ask around, kind o' still 

 like ; and if he finds out sure that it was 

 Jake, we'll give him the worst old pummel- 

 ing he ever had in his life.'' 



'•Yes,'' said Sam, "and every fellow at 

 school will side in with us — won't they ? '' 

 Continued June JT). 



javENmE liEWE^-Bt)?^. 



' Achiel's amang ye takin' notes; 

 An' faith, he'll prentit." 



A VOUNG BEE-KEEPEB. 



1 have a swarm of bees. They are in a thin-walled 

 hive, packed with hay. Last summer we had 87 

 swarms of bees in the spring:. We increased them 

 to 100, and got 4-5110 lbs. of honey. My swarm made 

 over 50 lbs. I am going- to stay at home from school 

 this summer to help take care of the bees. We 

 have 40 strong swarms now, and :i3 weak ones. All 

 but mine and two other swarms are in chaff hives. 

 A neighbor of ours was going to kill a swarm of 

 bees for the honey (about (J lbs.), and father gave 

 him 6 lbs. of section honey for them. They are the 

 strongest swarm in the yard now. In the fall we 

 go to each hive and take out three frames from the 

 strongest, and four or five from the weakest hives, 

 and feed back the honey. The main dependence 

 for honey here is white clover and basswood. When 



we work with the bees in warm weather I do not 

 wear any shoes or gloves. We made 32 new hives 

 last winter, and I helped saw the boards and nail 

 them up. Pryer Lindlkv. 



New Providence, Iowa, Apr. 3, 1887. 



bees and carp-ponds. 



We had about 40 stands of bees last spring. Thev 

 gained up to about 80 stands. We extracted six or 

 seven barrels of honey, and got a few hundred 

 pounds of comb honey. Our bees wintered out- 

 doors last winter, with two or three thicknesses of 

 cloth over them. This spring there were 41 stands 

 left. I think a person can get more extracted hon- 

 ey from strong swarms in large hives. 



Summer before last we made a carp-pond. It is 

 about ten rods long and four or five rods broad. It 

 is iVi feet deep at the south end, and gets shallow 

 gradually to the north end. The next fall father 

 put 16 German carp in the pond. In the spring we 

 let the water out, and the flsh were about three 

 times as large as they were when they were put in. 

 Last summer we made another pond. It is about 

 8 rods long and 4 or ,5 rods broad. It is about 8 feet 

 deep at the south end, and 4 at the north end. We 

 put 46 young carp in our ponds last fall. We have 

 not let the water out since last spring. 



Falls City, Neb., May 1. Albert B. Wiltse. 



AN incitbator; how it w^obks, graphically 



DESCRIBED BY A LITTLE GIRL. 



Pa has started poultry-keeping. He made two 

 incubators, and filled them with eggs. The first one 

 did not hatch, but the second one hatched well. 

 You don't know how funny It looks to see chickens 

 hatching in such a box; but I tell you it is a i)retty 

 sight. Pa made a brooder to put them in. I wish 

 you could see them when they are eating. We have 

 three good-sized boxes for them to eat in, and they 

 fill them up too. They are the prettiest when they 

 are eating, for they seem to be so well pleased. I 

 like to see any thing mirthful, and I like to be so 

 myself. The last two or three that hatched were 

 cripples, and the other ones trampled them under 

 foot. I could not bear to see the innocent little 

 things hurt, so I wrapped them in a cloth, and once 

 in a while I took them out and fed and watered 

 them. I do not know whether I can raise them or 

 not, but I will try my best. Pa is going to make a 

 large brooder to jjut our little pets in. He has 

 built a house to put them in, and I shall be glad of 

 it too, for they are so noisy in the kitchen. They 

 pick each other's eyes. Sometimes they go blind, 

 and if we grease their eyes with tallow they come 

 open again. Clara Streby. 



Paw Paw, W. V^a., April 4, 1«87. 



HOW papa CHASED AND CAUGHT A SWARM. 



Once when pa was coming home in the after- 

 noon he heard a swarm of bees. He started after 

 them, and they came past the house where we 

 live. Mamma heard them going by. and when she 

 looked down the road she saw pa coming up as 

 fast as he could come, his heels fljing as high as 

 his head. When he came to the house, mamma 

 asked whose bees they were. Pa said, " They are 

 mine if I get them," and off he started up through 

 the town; and when he came to the square, one 

 side of the street was lined with people, so he came 

 back to the house and got a box, and put them in. 

 It was a very big swarm. We got 50 lbs. of honey 

 from the old swarm. Pa has the boxes about 6 



