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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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KXG. 3. — sorter's plan for helping the gro- 

 cer ADVERTISE HIS HONEY. 



On the under side of the covers of the shipping-cases paper is 

 pasted containing the words as shown. 



The reason that they are not more generally 

 used is the expense. 



In this connection it may be well to call at- 

 tention to an ingenious scheme which Mr. Sor- 

 ter has for advertising. On the underside of the 

 covers of his shipping-cases, he pastes a large white 

 paper on which is printed the words " New White- 

 clover Honey," in large black letters. When 

 the grocer removes the covers from the shipping- 

 cases he turns them over and has a very neat dis- 

 play card, so to speak, in order to attract the at- 

 tention of his customers. 



It is interesting to note, also, in Fig. 3, the dif- 

 ferent color of the honey shown back of the glass. 

 The two darker sections were filled with golden- 

 rod honey, and were left on the hives longer than 

 necessary until thecappings became quite yellow. 

 The photograph exaggerates this difference in 

 color somewhat, but nevertheless the two shades 

 are far from being alike. There is as much dif- 

 ference between travel-stained and white comb 

 honey as there is between shop-worn and fresh 

 goods of any kind. The strain of bees, the 

 source of the honey, the type of separator used, 

 and the length of time that the honey is on the 

 hives, are all factors that control the color of the 

 cappings. 



CATALPAS IN OKLAHOMA. 



BY N. FRED GARDINER. 



The photos which accompany this article apt- 

 ly illustrate some of the possibilities of our new 

 State. There is scarcely a line of business activ- 

 ity to which Oklahoma has not Fome unusual at- 

 traction to offer. When trees like the ones in the 

 picture can be grown in such a short time, it is 

 evident the land-owners can do much to postpone 

 the impending lumber famine if they can be 

 aroused to the occasion. It also indicates that 

 soil that will produce such growth will grow nec- 

 tar-producing plants, so that bee-keeping can not 

 be altogether a failure. 



The trees shown are catalpa, and are four years 

 old from seed. The individual tree is over 15 

 feet high, and more than 4 inches in diameter a 

 foot above ground. This is about an average 

 specimen of the 75 frees surrounding my grounds. 

 The first season's growth was about a foot. They 

 were then set where they now stand, and many 



CATALPA-TkEES in OKLAHOMA, FOUR \EARS OLD 

 FROM SEED. 



Courtesy Oklahoma Farm Journal. 



were over 8 feet high at the end of the second 

 year's growth. 



The wind do?s not cause these trees to incline 

 from the perpendicular as it does many other va- 

 rietier, but they grow perfectly straight. They 

 are being grown to build a permanent fence, and 

 they can soon be utilized for this purpose. Clean 

 culture has been practiced at all times, and the 

 dust mulch maintained. 



Geary, Okla. 



rapid GROWTH OF CATALPA-TREE, FOUR YEARS 

 OLD FROM SEED. 



Courtesy Oklahoma Farm Journal. 



