JULY If), 19ir. 



(0)f Graini fremi Differeet Fields 



The Backlot Buzzer 



BY J. U. nONAHEY 



These, after-swarms always reminds a feller of the 

 ('lings he had thought he was (join' to say, hut fortjot, 

 ichert he made hiji first public speech. 



Hybrids Ahead of Italians; Bisulphide of 

 Carbon, etc. 



Mr. Root: — Ants are easily vanquished by bisul- 

 phide of carbon. If in a hole in the ground, pour 

 a little in the hole, and cover over tight. If in a 

 nest, punch hole down in the center with cane or 

 cart-stake, and pour, say, ^ teacupful down it; and 

 thf>n if you want a little fun, wait 4 or 5 minutes; 

 stand off as far as you can, and throw a lighted 

 match on to it and watch your ants and uncles 

 scjtfer. Be careful and not let any fire get near the 

 bisulphide. If any of the brotherhood are troubled 

 with woodchucks, stop up all the holes but one, then 

 saturate a small ball of rags with bisulphide, and 

 shove down the hole as far as possible, and stop the 

 hole tight. Mr. Chuck won't eat any more beans. 



Weevil in grain or beans can be destroyed Ijy put- 

 ting some in vessels not much too large for them, 

 and putting some bisulphide in a saucer on top and 

 covering the vessel tight. The fumes are heavy and 

 go clear to the bottom. 



I have one hive of hybrids that have one super of 

 28 sections filled and caiiped, and another about 

 one-half full — say about -JO l)>s. in all, while tln' 

 Italians— -five stands of them — have practically nolli 

 ing — same treatment t<> all. How about it '! 



Wethersfield, Ct., May IH. .\. N. Gri.swoli. 



[My friend, while it is true that hybrids occsusion- 

 ally outstrip full-blooded Italians, it is by no means 



the rule. You may have noticed, perhaps, that in 

 poultry the first cross freriuently excels in the num- 

 ber of eggs and in weight either of the races from 

 which the cross came. The principal trouble with 

 the remedy for ants is that we cannot always find 

 llu' lU'st readily. This is often the cusc in Florida 

 and other southern localities. — A. I. K. ] 



How to Fill Cans 



T have bought honey where the GOlb. cans were 

 tilled as full as they could be. Whether they were 

 weighed or not I don't know ; but I suspect they 

 were filled by some one who thought they must be 

 filled to hold 60 Iks. Cans may vary, so it wa-s nee 

 essary to fill them full to get in 60 lbs. 



If a can is filled full, and the honey granulates, 

 and is later melted, it will expand in melting and 

 run over, and waste about 2 lbs. of honey, besides 

 milking a smeared mess of the outside of the can. 



Some beekeepers put 58 lbs. in a can. 



I wish the journals would put in their grading- 

 rule column this sign : 



Leave room in cans for honey to expand if re- 

 liquefied. This would save some one lots of trouble 

 and make better satisfied customers. 



Camillas, N. Y'., June 7. Irving Kinyon. 



"Bob Fitzsimmons" as a Honeybee. 



While observing one day the coming and going of 

 the inhabitants of a certain hive I noticed two bees 

 fighting fiercely, lying on their sides facing each 

 other, and tightly clenched. Each bee was striving 

 with all its might and skill to reach a vital part of 

 its antagonist with its sting and desperately guard- 

 ing its own body from his adversary's weapon. 



Suddenly the clinch was broken, and one bee 

 strolled nonchalantly a couple of inches toward the 

 door of its home, while the other, which was evi- 

 dently a robber bee, and as yet uninjured, righted 

 itself squarely upon its feet. Instantly, with a tiger- 

 ish spring, its enemy was upon it. An instant 

 touch, and it was away. In less than twenty sec 

 onds the would-be burglar had paid the penalty of 

 its crimes. 



Off guard, thinking the fight was over, it was an 

 easy victim. Talking about ring-generalship, could 

 Boi) beat that? 



Gloversville, N. Y'. F. J. Shepard. 



One More Way to Stamp Net Weight. 



For branding sections with the minimum weight I 

 use a common stamp composed of rubber letters and 

 figures set in a hand-block similar to that ordina- 

 I'ily used for a rubber stamp. 



The letters and figures show plainly through 

 I r.insparent paper. We sell these marked sections 

 of honey from the store every day, and have very 

 little complaint. 



P.rad.shaw, Neb. C. D. PALMER. 



