1888 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



court. Brother Newman, in his editorial remarks, 

 says, " This is very fortunate, for we want a deci- 

 sion which will count; one from the highest court 

 is what we need to declare bee-lieeping' is mit a nui- 

 sance, and it will be done. The Union has paid the 

 retaining fee, and it will be ably defended again by 

 Judge Williams, the most successful attorney in 

 Arkansas." So long as the Union uses its power so 

 judiciously, the bee-keepers ought to help support 

 it. 



GRANULATED SUGAR— CAN IT BE SUCCESSFULLY 

 ADUI-TERATED ? 



A FEW weeks ago the American Farm News, pub- 

 lished at Akron, O., in an article on the adultera- 

 tion of sugar mentioned some powdered sugar ob- 

 tained of a grocer in Akron, that was only about 

 half pure sugar, or something to that effect. We 

 sent at once for a sample, which was received. 

 Now, I am well aware that there is a much greater 

 chance for adulterating powdered sugar than granu- 

 lated. The granulated shows the grains peculiar to 

 the crystallization of the sugar; and. In my opinion, 

 it never has been successfully adulterated. The dif- 

 ficulties are, that there is no substance that is 

 white, sweet, soluble in water, and which will at 

 the same time successfully imitate the crystals of 

 sugar. The latter can be seen more clearly by the 

 use of the microscope or magnifier. I examined 

 the sample of spurious powdered sugar as soon as 

 received, and discovered here and there little 

 lumps not so large as the head of a pin. These 

 were sweet, but had a peculiar stickiness suggest- 

 ing grape sugar. I sent part of the sample to Prof. 

 Cook, who handed it to Prof. Kedzie for analysis. 

 Here is what Prof. K. says: 



PR(if. a. J. CooK:— I have analyzed the specimen of powder- 

 ed sugar lianded me from A. I. Root, and Hnd it contains i per 

 cent of ghieose. Frank Kebzie. 



Aug. 22, 1888. 



This four per cent was no doubt simply particles 

 of grape sugar which 1 found. They could be 

 easily detected by the eye; and when the sugar was 

 dissolved in water, these lumps settled in the bot- 

 tom of the glass. Grape sugar can not be pul- 

 verized; therefore in order to mix it with other 

 sugar it must be made in little particles by grating 

 the lumps or by some other process. Even then it 

 would stick together in a solid lump again, unless 

 it were taken in small quantities, and mixed all 

 through granulated or pulverized sugar. The anal- 

 ysis cost $3.00. Now, friends, don't we need a lit- 

 tle more charity for our neighbors who deal in 

 sugar, and for the great refining establishments 

 of our land? False statements in regard to the 

 adulteration of sugar have not been quite as bad 

 as about honey ; but it is a good deal in the same 

 line. 



600 DOLLARS 



Will buy 2.'>0 colonics of bees in L. frame, and «.''• 

 honey-cans, cased, :: in case; one 14 inch founda- 

 tion-mill with tanks, all as good as new; one saw- 

 table, with saws; hone.v-extractor and wax extract- 

 or; laS shipping-crates in Hat; 1:^5 supers, part filled 

 with honey; a few thousand sections, with all fix- 

 tures belonging to a first-class apiary, ]7-19d 

 Anthony Opp, Helena, Phillips Co., Ark. 



TWO-STORY BRICK RESIDENCE. 



4 lots, lee-House, Stable, Hee-House, etc., etc., and, 

 if desired, H acres of land within :J bN^cks. This is 

 good property. Belongs to heirs; must be sold, and 

 will be sold cheap. H. L. GRAHAM, 



17-18d Grandview, Iowa. 



Northern-Grown Seeds and Plants for 

 our Friends in the South. 



A few days ago one of the friends in Texas want- 

 ed to know if we had any nice cabbage-plants. He 

 said they could not raise them down there in the 

 summer time, as the weather is too hot then. I 

 sent him .50 plants by mail, and received a telegram 

 at once for IIMIO by express. As I understand it, 

 they plant them out at this season of the year, and 

 leave them in the open ground all winter. So many 

 have written from Florida and other Southern lo- 

 calities for new seeds of this year's raising that I 

 have thought best to make a list of what we have of 

 our own raising, ready to send out. 



Ooldeii Wax Beans. lOc per pint; SI. .50 a peck. 



Extra-Early Ijiina Beans. These are fully 

 equal to the old Lima beans, and are fully as pro- 

 ductive, and from ten days to two weeks earlier. 

 We consider it an acquisition. Price 1.5c per pint, 

 or $3.00 a peck. 



Wlilte-Pliime Celery, h oz., 10c; ounce, 3.5c. 



Sweet Corn. Three different kinds: Corey's Ex- 

 tra Early; Ford's Early; Crosby's Early. Price 

 of either, .5c per half-pint, or $1.00 per peck. 



Corey's corn this season has not only proved to be the 

 earliest by ten days or two weeks, but the ears are surprising- 

 ly lai'ge and tine; and the quality, if cooked at once, as soon 

 as picked, is almost equal to any sweet corn we have. It is 

 quite an acquisition. 



Ravrson's White - Spine Cucumber. From 



selected fruit, 35c an ounce, or $3. .50 a pound. 

 Grand Rapids Lettuce. 14 oz., 10c; ounce, 35c; 

 pound, $4.50. 



Now is the time to sow Grand Rapids lettuce, to be put 

 into cold-frames or gi'eenhouses as soon as the weather de- 

 mands. 



Henderson's New York I^ettuce. Ounce, 

 35c, or $3.00 a pound. 



We consider this the best head lettuce for outdour culture 

 known. Even tlie i-liickens have discov.'rcil th.U it is. it 

 superior <.j[ualit,^'. Tlicy will run ovt'i* our beds anil i)ick out 

 every head of New York lettuce, without paying any atten- 

 tion to any other kind. 



W^lnter-Onlon Sets. J4 pound, 5c; pound, 15c. 



Now is the time to plant these out, according to directions 

 im i)age t)95. 



Alaska Peas. This is the favorite early pea of 



the Rural New-Yorker, and will yet give a crop of 



peas in our locality, if planted now. Price, 54 



pint, 5c; peck, $1.50. 

 Stratagem Peas. From selected pods; ^ pint, 



10c; peck, $3.50. 

 Clianipion of England Peas. Price same as 



Alaska. 

 Early Oliio Potatoes. Selected expressly for 



seed; 35c a peck, or 750 per bushel. 

 Tomato, ITllkado. Selected seed from large 



smooth specimens; ounce, 35e; pound, $3.00. 



We still give the Mikado the prctereiice for an ALL-PUKPOSK 

 tomato. You can prepare tlicm quickci- for the table or can- 

 ning, and get more buslicls of nice toTiiatoes than from any 

 other kind. We are uia rliei ing bushels of them that weigh 

 from one pound (o :i iiound and a half apiece. We I'onsider 

 the Golden Que.n ilir Im-.| yellow tomato. The Dwarf (Jha.m- 

 piouisagrcal aiqu i~i I ioii for an k.vki.v tomato. It is not 

 only vcrv larlv. ImiI llir ^liape is .'qiLMl to auv of .uir best 

 kinVls. tli.N /ire snio,,il, muH bandsonie, and ripen all over 

 nicidv.quilr ;i lillli ali..ul .ddic .'\likado. Wi' tliink this to- 

 mato' is m . I. .cli-d a.<pii-itioii. Price of tlie seed for the pres- 

 eol «ill In .l.iiilih- tli.il oi til,' MiU-ado. The a.b.ivc are all the 

 si'..,ls u.' Ii;i\.> iv.ulv l.ir Ml.' iiiai-k,-t. of this vi-ar's raising. If 

 waiite.l l.v ill. -111. I he I II I. .• .if postag.' will be'iusl on.' half th.a.t 

 lai.ld.iwn in our s.'e.i .atahigue; that is, we now scud seeds 

 by mail by the ounre, tree of postag.'; by the p.iunil, '.tc added 

 for postage and pa.'king. Peas and beans, 8c e.\tra for each 

 pint, .and corn 6 cts. I'xtr.'i, on cii'li pint, for postage. 



Strawberry Plants. We have a beautiful lot of 

 these read.v to ship, of our three choice varieties; 

 viz , Sharpless, Jessie, and .Jersey (.)ueen. Price 

 10c for 10; 80c per 1(X), or $5.00 per 1(100. If wanted 

 by mail, add 3c for a package of 10, or 1.5c on a 

 package of 100. 



You will observe that the Jessie is now the same price as 

 till- others. We make this reduction as we liave suidi a very 

 bug.' stock of e.\tra-strong i>lants. There is no dillicnlty in 

 tail iilanting, if we have plenty of rain; hut wdiere the 

 wiaili.r is dry, however, I would recommetnl waiting till 



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ROOT, Medina, O. 



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