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each other, then 14 feet apart, and the 

 other two rows facing each other, so I 

 can see every hive from the back gal- 

 lery and dining-room, also from the 

 south bed-room. 



Going south through the main street 

 is a gate which leads into the cow shed, 

 b0.rn, stable, etc. North of the house is 

 a nice little orchard of' 40 fruit trees. 

 At the east end of the orchard is the 

 large hen-house for the outside chick- 

 ens. Both east and west of the house, 

 etc., is a nice little pasture — on the west 

 is Johnson grass, and on the east millet. 

 I will have the Johnson grass cut the 

 second time now in a few days. 



I have taken 2,200 pounds of extract- 

 ed honey to date (June 25), this season, 

 with fair prospect of more to follow 

 soon, and good prospect for a fall flow. 



We have four churches in Salado, and 

 two splendid schools that can't be sur- 

 passed in Texas. 



It is a healthy location, with plenty of 

 water the dryest years that we ever 

 have. There are everlasting springs 

 bursting up all along the side of the 

 creek. 



My place is in a beautiful grove of 

 live-oaks and elms. It is also off from 

 the street, which makes it much more 

 desirable for an apiary. There are two 

 acres of ground between the apiary and 

 street. 



(jelling llie losl Sumlus Honey. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



BY JOS. E. POND. 



How can we get the most surplus in a 

 given season ? 



The above query is simple, and easily 

 answered, if one takes into considera- 

 tion the fact that answers must not be 

 applied locally, but generally. Locali- 

 ties vary in their conditions as do sea- 

 sons, and we must apply our information 

 to the location and the climate in which 

 we keep our bees. 



Generally speakiug, however, the rule 

 is strict, that we must have forager 

 bees, and plenty of them, at and during 

 the nectar-yielding season. To deter- 

 mine this, we must k7iow the flora of our 

 locality; for knowing this, we shall 

 know how to get ready for our honey 

 crop. 



We will start, then, with the fact that 

 it is practically 21 days from the egg to 

 the bee emerging from the cell. Early 

 in the season we must give these young 

 bees 15 days or so, ere they become 



foragers ; but during this time they are 

 not idle, by any means ; they do the 

 nursing and the home-work until they 

 become able to forage advantageously. 



With the above factors, and the added 

 factor, that if the queen "is any good," 

 brood-rearing is constantly going for- 

 ward, the problem is easily solved, 

 theoretically ; Experience will teach us 

 the rest, and if we follow her teachings 

 as we ought, we shall have no trouble in 

 getting our honey crop, if there is any 

 nectar to gather. 



To sum up, the rule is this : Know 

 where there is nectar to be gathered, 

 and have your foragers, and plenty of 

 them, to go for it. To be sure, it re- 

 quires common-sense, diligence and 

 knowledge, to bring about the required 

 result. But so it does to be successful 

 in any pursuit in life ; and be sure of 

 one thing, don't ask "A," who lives in 

 "Alaska," when nectar is ready to be 

 gathered in his locality, and apply the 

 answer to your own surroundings ; but 

 study your own field in those respects, 

 and work your bees in accordance with 

 the knowledge thus gained. Thus shall 

 your hives be stored with honey, and 

 your bees wax fat and vigorous. 



North Attleborro, Mass., June 22. 



Yisiliniin Iowa-Honey Prosnecls, Elc. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 

 BY W. C. NUTT. 



On May 18th I started on a trip to 

 Hardin and Grundy counties, Iowa. I 

 stopped over Sunday with Mr. O. B. 

 Barrows, ex-mayor of Marshalltown. 

 (He was mayor from 1874 to 1877). 

 He keeps about 100 colonies of bees, al- 

 most in the heart of the city. Mr. Bar- 

 rows is an enthusiast in the profession. 

 He produces bomb honey. 



While mayor of the city, the extensive 

 water-works, of which the people of 

 Marshalltown may well be proud, were 

 put in. We visited several places of in- 

 terest, consisting of the water-works, 

 cemetery, glucose factory, soldiers' 

 home, etc. Iowa may well feel proud 

 of her homo for the soldiers. 



Mr. Barrows informs me that the glu- 

 cose works consume from 8,000 to 

 5,000 bushels of corn every 24 hours. 

 Where does all of the glucose go ? Echo 

 answer, "Where?" 



My stay with Mr. and Mrs. Barrows 

 was a pleasant one. 



Monday morning found me on my way 

 to Hardin county. At Eldora I visited 



