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fore, several colonies of bees in their 

 orchard in 1890. The result was strik- 

 ing, for the Bassford orchard bore a 

 good crop of cherries, while other grow- 

 ers in the valley, who had no bees, found 

 their crops entire or partial failures. 

 This year (1891) Messrs. Bassford had 

 some 65 colonies of bees in their or- 

 chard, and Mr. H. A. Bassford writes to 

 the Entomologist : " Our crop was good 

 this season, and we attribute it to the 

 bees." And he adds further: 



Since we have been keeping bees our cherry 

 crop has been much hirger than formerly, 

 while tbose orchards nearest us, live miles 

 from here, where no bees are kept, have pro- 

 duced but light crops. 



The Vacaville Enterprise said last 

 Spring, when referring to the result of 

 the experiment for 1890 : 



Other orchardists are watching this enter- 

 prise with great interest, and may conclude 

 that to succeed in cherry-culture, a bee-hive 

 and a cherry orchard must be planted side by 

 side. 



And now the result for 1891 is 

 known, "others," so Mr. Bassford 

 writes, "who have cherry orchards in 

 the valley, are procuring bees to effect 

 the fertilization of the blossoms." 



Patlier L,angfstrotli's brain- 

 troubles are again ended for a time, 

 after an attack lasting three years. It 

 is an extreme pleasure to receive the 

 following letter from him, which details 

 his condition and exultant feelings : 



Dayton, O.. May 6, 1892. 

 Mr. Thomas G. Newman— 



My Dear Old Friend :— I know that you 

 will be glad to learn that I have at last gained 

 relief from my sad head-trouble, the last and 

 longest attack of which has lasted nearly 

 three years. 



Instead of the desponding experience of the 

 writer of Psalms 42nd and 43rd, who cried, 

 "Why art thou cast down O my soul? and 

 why art thou disquieted within me? O my 

 God, my soul is cast down within me. Deep 

 calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water 

 spouts. All thy waves and thy I illows have 

 gone over me." I can say : God has sent out 

 his light and his truth to lead me. I can 

 again hope in God, andean with joy feel heart 

 to praise him, who is " the health of my 

 countenance, and my God." 



My daughter could see that the dark clouds 

 were being gradually though but slightly 

 lifted up, but the transition from great suffer- 

 ing to joy and gladness, took place in a few 

 hours. 



I have been much pained to learn of your 

 serious nervous prostration, and hope that 

 you will soon be able to resume without any 

 risk your valuable labors. With much love 

 to yourself and family circle, I remain as ever, 

 Yonv affectionate friend, 



L. L. Langstroth. 



Huerles and Replies. 



Keeping Bees from WaterlPi-Tronilis. 



Query 818. — Please inform me what 

 to do to keep our bees away from our 

 neighbor's watering-trough? All through 

 the Summer they annoy almost beyond 

 endurance, and it annoys us equally as 

 much. We have applied carbolic acid 

 to the edges of the trough, but to no 

 effect. We put out plenty of water at 

 home, but the bees seem determined to 

 visit the neighbors. When a man comes 

 up at noon with three or four horses, it 

 is not pleasant to have bees running up 

 the noses of the horses, and, after awhile, 

 some of the horses would go without 

 their drink on account of the bees. We 

 cannot think what to do to help matters. 

 — Bee-Keeper's Wife. 



I do not know, unless they are so con- 

 fined that they cannot fly at all. — J. E. 

 Pond. 



I know of no way except to put a 

 hinge cover over the trough, which may 

 thus be closed except when in use. This 

 would be effective. — A. J. Cook. 



Have two troughs. Keep the one 

 empty for the horses, only when in use. 

 Keep the other one always supplied with 

 water. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



Give plenty of fresh water in a wooden 

 trough at home. How far from you is 

 the neighbor ? They may not be your 

 bees. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



If the neighbor will empty the trough 

 as soon as the horses are done drinking, 

 the bees will cease to visit it. I know of 

 no other way. — M. Mahin. 



Put a little salt in the water you 

 furnish at home, and allow it to ooze 

 into sawdust or decayed wood, and you 

 will have no trouble. — G. M. Doolittle. 



Place the water at home in troughs, 

 " dug-outs," or as inviting to the bees as 

 your neighbor's, and then apply carbolic 

 acid to the sides of the neighbor's 

 troughs. — J. P. H. Brown. 



In early Spring get your watering 

 places ready, and "bate" them with 

 some sweetened water, and they will go 

 to them in place of your neighbor's. — H. 

 D. Cutting. 



Commence early in the Spring to give 

 them warm water in some sunny place 

 protected from the wind, and see to it 



