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The Frost on the Ptiiikin. 



BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. 



When the frost is on the punkin, and the fodder's in 



the shock. 

 And you hear the "kyouck" and the "gobble "of 



the slruttin' turkey cock. 

 And the clatkin' of the suineys and the cluckin' of 



the hens. 

 And the rooster's hallylooler as he tiptoes on the 



fence ; 

 Oh, it's then's the time a feller is a feelin' at his 



best. 

 With the risin' sun to greet him from a night of 



peaceful rest. 

 And he leaves the house bareheaded and goes out 



to feed tlie stock, 

 When the fnist is uo the punkin and the fodder's 



in the shock. 



There's something kind o' hearty-like about the 



atmosphere 

 When the heat ol summer's over, and the cooliu* 



fall is here ; 

 Of course we miss the flowers and the blossoms on 



the trees. 

 And the mumble of the hummin'-bird and the 



buzzin' of the B KES ; 

 And the air's so appeliziu', and the landscape 



throufih the hazo 

 Of a crisp and sunny morning of the early autumn 



days, 

 Is a pii;ture that no painter has the colorin' to 



mock- 

 When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in 



the shoci. 



The husky, rusty rustle of the tassels of the corn. 

 And the raspin' of the tangled leaves, as golden as 



the morn ; 

 The stubble in the furries— kind o'lonesome-like, 



but still 

 A-preachin' to us sermons of the barns they growed 



to till ; 

 The straw-stack in the medder, and the reaper in 



the shed ; 

 The horses in their stall below— the clover over- 

 head— 

 O. it seta my heart a-clickin' like the tickin' of a 



clock. 

 When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in 



the shock. — Selected. 



miEs f Replies, 



Sections rsed Willi or IVitlioiil 

 Separators, etc. 



Writtai for tlieAmerlean Bee Journal 



Query 630. —1. When all other things are 

 equal, what per cent, more honey will oees 

 store in a two-pound section, 6.v6xl?8. without 

 separators, than they will with separators in 

 the 4 14x4 !.i Sections/ 2. In open-top sections, 

 to keep the bees Irora cominf? out, what do 

 you cover them with ? 3. Do you use glass on 

 the end sections ? 4. It not, how do you tell 

 when the bees commence work, and when the 

 sections are haisbed ?— Ohio. 



1. I ilo not know. 3. A quilt. 3. 

 No. 4, Raise the qnilt and look be- 

 tween the sections. — A. B. Mason. 



1. Very little, if any. 2. Oil-cloth 

 covers. 3. No. 4. Remove the cover 

 from the corner, and look. — C. H. Uib- 



BEKN. 



1. Very little, I think. 2. I use a 

 board cover, just bee-space above the 

 sections ; that is all. 3. No. 4. Look 

 into the J-inoh space above. — A. J. 

 Cook. 



1. Very little, if any. 2. Enameled- 

 eloth. 3. No and yes. Partly, and 

 partly not. 4. By examination. — Will 

 M. Barnum. 



1. I cannot say. 2. I mostly use a 

 cloth — often a thin board. 3. Not 

 often. 4. Tell bj- removin<r the cover. 

 —J. P. H. BuowN. 



1. Little if any (liU'erence. 2. I use 

 wide frames. 3. No. 4. Prvthewitle 



frames apart, or the closing hoard at 

 the sides. — G. M. Doolittle. 



L It is possible that they would 

 store a little more, but I doubt it. 2. 

 With the plain Hat hive-cover, the sec- 

 tion-case being so made that there is 

 a bee-space between the sections and 

 the cover. 3. No. 4. I raise the 

 cover and look in. — R. L. Taylor. 



1. Fully I more. 2. A burlap mat, 

 and plain hone3'-board. 3. No. 4. 

 B3' removing the plain honey-board 

 and mat, and looking down between 

 them. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



1. I cannot say. 2. Cloth. 3. Where 

 I use sections I do ; where I use a case 

 like Heddon's, I do not. 4. It is an 

 easy matter to raise the cloth that 

 covers the case, and one can see at a 

 glance whether the sections are full or 

 not. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1. I do not think that they will store 

 any more. 2. The top of the hive or 

 cover ; I also use euameled-cloth on 

 many hives, and like it. 3. In one 

 style of hive, I use glass. Give a pufl' 

 of smoke, then look down through the 

 openings on top. — H. D. Cutting. 



I do not think that any appreciable 

 diti'ereuce will be found. 2. Usuallj- 

 with thin strips of deal. 3. I use no 

 glass in the hives at all, but examine 

 from time to time to see what progress 

 is made. — J. E. Pond. 



1. I am not sure that they will store 

 any more. I have never used separa- 

 tors. 2. Any kind of board that may 

 be at hand, or a shingle. 3. Yes, 

 generally. When I do not, I remove 

 the thin board that is in the place 



where the glass ought to be M. 



Ma II in. 



1. Not any more. 2. I let them 

 come out. I have a bee-space over the 

 sections, and cover with a hive-cover. 

 3. No, certainly not. 4. If I wish to 

 know when tlie sections are finished, I 

 examine. — J. M. Shuck. 



I. One-third more. Bees hate sep- 

 arators. 2. Indian-bead muslin. 3. I 

 have wine-cases with glass at the sides. 

 I do not like them. I want open-top 

 sections, and to look inside I cannot 

 always tell. Sometimes I take them 

 of}', look at the bottom, and then put 

 them on again. — Mahala B. Chad- 

 dock. 



If the sections be 4ix4Jxli inches, 

 open-sided, and used with perforated 

 wooden separators, bees will store 

 fully as muc-li (and probably more) 

 honey in them than in a two-pound 

 section (Jxbxlj inches, without separa- 

 tors ; and I tliink so from iiaving made 

 this same test with the latter size of 

 sections, but I shall never use it again. 

 But if t)ie smaller sections be closeil- 

 sided, anil used with separators, the 



bees will store at least one-third more 

 honey in the larger sections used with- 

 out separators. 2. A section-case for 

 open-top sections (and 1 think that no 

 other kind are profitable to use) should 

 have a bee-space above the sections, 

 and the hive-cover should rest upon it. 

 3. I use no glass about section-cases, 

 but can tell all about the work going 

 on, by looking into the sections from 

 the top, and sometimes using a little 

 smoke. — G. L. Tinker. 



1. I do not know, but I would not 

 expect them to store as much. 2. Noth- 

 ing. Let them come out. 3. Raise the 

 cover, and jou can see every section ; 

 raise the super, and you can see 

 whether each section is finished, — C. 

 C. Miller. 



1. If they begin in the sections with- 

 out "sulking,"' as Mr. Hulchiusou 

 says, they will probably put the same 

 amount in either kind. But thej- are 

 more likely to " sulk " with the small 

 sections and separators. 2. The oil- 

 cloth and straw-mat. 3. We do not 

 use glass ; we look from above in the 

 openings of the sections. — Dadant & 

 Son. 



1. That is a question that could onlj- 

 be answered hy practical test on a 

 large scale. 2. I use a bee-quilt made 

 of enameled-cloth, or anj' clean cloth 

 will do. 3. No ; I onlj' have to turn 

 up the quilt, and look down through 

 the openings between the sections, to 

 tell at a glance what progress is being 

 made in the sections. — G. W. Demaree. 



1. Perhaps a little more, but what 

 per cent. I shall not venture to guess. 

 2. The hive-cover. There should be a 

 bee-space between the top of the sec- 

 tions anil the cover, so that it does not 

 touch the sections at all. 3. No. 4. 

 Look down between the sections from 

 above. You can tell more about the 

 condition in that way, than the other. 

 — Eugene Secor. 



1. The ditterence is an unknown 

 quantitj'. It is but verj' little, if any. 

 2. A clolli. 3. Yes ; if the honey-rack 

 is used. If not, no. 4. A look down be- 

 tween the sections will give the desireii 

 information. — The Editor. 



Convention i^'otices. 



J3^ The second nieetinp of the York and Cum- 

 berlaml Bee-KePpera' Association will lie held in the 

 Ciood Templar Il:tll. at South Waterlioro. Maine, on 

 May 13, 1889. at »:-ii a.m. A cordial invitation is ex- 

 tended to all. Mutters of interest will be discussed. 

 Urine your hive tir some nsetui implement for exhi- 

 liition. Hotel .accommodations maybe had in the 

 village at reusonable rates. C. W. CO8TKLLOW, Sec 



t;^ The International Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will meet In the court-bouse, at Brantftird. Ont., 

 Canada, on December 4. 5, and n. IKHti. All bee- 

 keepers are invited to attend, and State and District 

 bee-keepers' societies are requested to appoint del- 

 egates to the convention, tail particulars of the 

 meetillK will be piven in duolime. Anyunedesiroua 

 of Itecouiiag a mem tier, and receiving the last Annu- 

 al Report bound, may do so by forwarding' Sl.oti to 

 the Secretary.— It. F. Holtehmanx, Sec, Brant- 

 ford, Ont., Canada. 



