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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 1 



Established 

 1873. 



Circulation 

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 72 pages. 

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Gleanings in Bee Culture 



Devoted to Bees, Honey, and Home Interests. 



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New Lands in The Northwest. 



Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota. 



Many who live in the Eastern States imagine 

 the West has been fairly well settled by thrifty 

 farmers — so much so that there is very little op- 

 portunity for a new comer to get in and do well. 

 No greater fallacy could be entertained. The 

 Northwest is just opening up, and infant empires 

 are being nursed which are destined to cut a great 

 path in the history of the world. This is no ex- 

 aggeration, for Montana is nearly three times as 

 large as England, and even richer in natural re- 

 sources, besides being possessed of a splendid cli- 

 mate which enables the white man to work to his 

 e.\treme capacity. There is an idea that the win- 

 ters are bad, when it is actually true that they 

 are more equable and pleasant than the winters 

 of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. It is a fact that 

 the thermometer goes down low in Eastern Mon- 

 tana and Western Dakota, but that is not for 

 long; besides, the air is very dry, light, and invig- 

 orating. There are long spells of very pleasant 

 weather in between the cold snaps. This makes 

 the problem of wintering bees actually easier than 

 it is in the Eastern and Central States. In sum- 

 mer there is no sweltering heat as in the States 

 near the great lakes or the ( julf of Mexico. The 

 summer days are long and pleasant, with cool 



nights. If the farmer does a long days' work he al- 

 ways has the satisfaction of knowing the nights will 

 be cool enough to allow of sound sleep under a 

 cover of some kind. The crops of the temperate 

 zone reach the highest state of perfection. Oats, 

 barley, buckwheat, and clover are of the best 

 quality, and, if well cultivated, yield much high- 

 er than in Illinois or Ohio. This makes poultry 

 culture a success wherever tried with ability and 

 persistence. It is practically the same with the 

 bee industry. Clover, alfalfa, and many lovely 

 wild flowers, render it a success. Of course, some 

 localities are letter than others, and there are some 

 places where it would be a failure; but this much 

 is sure — bee-keeping in Montana and the western 

 part of South Dakota and North Dokota, Idaho, 

 and Eastern Washington and Oregon, is merely 

 in its infancy. These States are extremely rich 

 in mineral resources, so that mining is a promi- 

 nent industry. These miners are well paid, and, 

 as a result, there is a first-class local market for 

 all honey produced. It is just the same with 

 eggs, poultry, and butter, of course, or any other 

 agricultural product of a similiar nature. This 

 being the case, there is seldom any necessity for 

 the Montana farmer to ship long distances to find 



