Feb. 23, 190S. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



155 



frame has thus been injudiciously pulled out. 

 After removing such a frame }U8t take a peep 

 down into the hive and see for yourself. 



I prefer a bottom-bar less than an inch 

 wide, otherwise I am greatly hindered in ray 

 work when the combs are crowded with 

 brood, bees, and honey. Wide bottom-bars 

 have ruined many a fine queen-cell, killed 

 thousands upon thousands of bees, and not a 

 few queens. 



Mr. Learner has apparently bettered me in 

 my argument relating to the advantages of 

 the "closed-end" over the '* HoSman ". 

 Were I to admit that the advantage of the 

 «xtra warmth was overbalanced by the dis- 

 advantage of the killed bees, I should here 

 and now haul down my colors; but I do not 

 admit that. My closed-end frames save 

 many times the number of bees killed in bees 

 kept alive. A few bees killed in the height 

 of the season are not felt, but a few bees 

 saved in spring make themselves felt. It is 

 difficult to get people to appreciate this extra 

 warmth of closed-end frames till they try 

 them. To see absence of spring-dwindling, 

 rapid and sure building up in spring, early 

 swarming or early work in sections, will 

 make many a bee-keeper shut his eyes to the 

 disadvantages of the closed-end frames, and 

 will let him scrape off the few flattened mum- 



A TELEPHONE ON THE FARM.— Wliy 

 not? Why shouldn't the farmer and his family 

 enjoy the convenience of this modern time- 

 saver? Why shouldn't the farm home be 

 brightened in every way possible? 



The great probjem of keeping girls and 

 boys contented on the farm would be solved 

 in short order, if farm-life had more of the 

 luxuries and conveniences the city offers; if a 

 large share of the monotony and isolation of 

 farm life were dispelled. 



The farmer himself would be greatly bene- 

 fited by the adoption of some of the more 

 necessary modern improvements his city 

 brother employs in his home and business. For 

 instance, the telephone. Every farm should 

 have a telephone. If any business man needs 

 a telephone the farmer is that man. With 

 a telephone the farmer, no matter how remote 

 his location from the great centers of busi- 

 neas, comes into close contact with the outside 

 world. He may get the market reports every 

 day and can sell his products when the market 

 is right. Thus, the extra price he may realize 

 from a single crop will often pay the entire 

 cost of his telephone and the expense of build- 

 ing his line. A telephone keeps the farmer in 

 touch with his neighbors, gets help to him 

 without delay or loss of time when help is 

 needed or accidents occur; calls the doctor 

 quickly when emergencies arise, day or night; 

 often saves a trip to town in busy seasons 

 when time is money, and cements the entire 

 neighborhood into one big, helpful family. 



Farmers are awakening to the numerous 

 advantages of owning their own telephones 

 and lines. Hundreds of farm lines are being 

 built all over the country. The improved 

 telephones and appliances built especially for 

 farm lines by the Stromberg-Carlson Tele- 

 phone Mfg. Co., Rochester, N. Y., makes the 

 building and operating of such lines a very 

 simple and inexpensive proposition. No better 

 instruments and ao'^aratus are built, and the 

 testimonials of hundreds of users prove that 

 the success of their lines is due to the supe- 

 riority of Stromberg-Carlson telephones. They 

 are simple, do not get out of order, or re- 

 quire experts to operate them. They axe built 

 for durability and efficiency. 



The Stromberg-Carlson Company will be 

 glad to hear from farmers everywhere who are 

 interested in knowing more about telephones 

 anu how to build and operate farm lines. 

 They have a lot of valuable information 

 which they will be glad to send free to farm- 

 ers. Write for it. and please mention the 

 American Bee Journal when writing. 



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