SEPTEMBER 15, 1913 



A portion of the apiary of Mr. Chas. McCauIy, Jefferson Co. 



twelve combs to accommodate liis queens. 

 Possibly it is the queens; but it may be the 

 combs. Better find out before you waste 

 ink and paper and use up valuable space in 

 the magazine, as I am doing. 



Lest you should run out of food for 

 thought, consider the following: It costs 

 ?e.ss to get " Best " combs than it does those 

 of the " Good " grade; and when you take 

 into account trouble and labor, combs which 

 have to be cut out and replaced, excess of 

 drone combs, uneven comb, etc., you will 

 find that the " Average " grade is the most 

 costly of the three. 



These are cold hard 

 facts. Use the cold 

 part to relieve your 

 aching head. 



Pro\ndence, R. I. 



trees. In ordinary 

 years, everjnvhere one 

 looks there is a pro- 

 fusion of white bloom. 

 Basswood. locusts, 

 poplars, blackberry, 

 raspberry, yellow and 

 white sweet clovers, 

 asters, and white clo- 

 ver seem to vie with 

 each other in the abun- 

 dance of their bloom. 

 In most parts of the 

 county the sweet clo- 

 ver, basswood, locust, 

 and white clover are 

 the chief sources of 

 nectar. 



This is about the 

 only locality in the 

 State where nearly 

 every one keeps bees. 

 However, there are 

 few professional bee- 

 keepers. The chief beekeeper, Mr. Chas. 

 McCauly, died the past winter, and with 

 him has passed the chief of the profession- 

 al beemen. It was Mr. McCauly who first 

 brought in yellow sweet clover, and he was 

 the first to demonstrate that Jefferson Coun- 

 ty has a honey-fiow so dependable that one 

 may make honey-production his only source 

 of income. There are hundreds of beekeep- 

 ers who keep from one to twenty colonies. 

 Xot many keep more than fifty, but a few 

 keep a hundi'ed or so. 



Most of the countv is verv broken. The 



Ind. 



BEEKEEPING IN JEF- 

 FERSON CO., IND. 



Sweet Clover Preventing 

 the Land from Washing 



BY B. F. KIXDIG 



I am always glad 

 when my work calls 

 me to Jefferson Coun- 

 ty, Indiana. The hills 

 and valleys covered 

 with a mantle of hon- 

 ey-producing plants 

 always fill me with ad- 

 miration. This is the 

 home of the locugf; 



Picturesqug drive shaf}e(J by Jocust trees. 



