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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 15. 



whole? Now, I do not see, first, how a trade-mark 

 can be obtained from the Patent Office for the Union. 

 I can not see liow a private trade-marli can be a 

 Union mark; and, again, I can not see how tlie 

 Union can " back up " or warrant any member. We 

 know there are black sheep, and there may be some 

 in tlie Union. In fact, Bro. Newman, I do not see 

 how a trade-mark can help us as a Union; but I can 

 see how it may liurt us awfully. My idea, tlien, is, 

 to let tlie Union stand as it is — a bulwai'k of defense 

 for its pei'secuted members, but not as an advertis- 

 ing scheme for any of them. Let each honey-pro- 

 ducer stand on liis own reputation, wliicli he can 

 make good or bad ; for by his fruits we shall know 

 him. 



These are things that we should consider; 

 and some of the points made by the writer 

 above are well taken. 



the whole patch, I can not be sure that the 

 spinach would not have been as well off with- 

 out it. In raising vegetables under glass, it 

 would, of course, pay us to use very expensive 

 manures that we could not think of using for 

 ordinary crops outdoors; and at the pi'esent 

 wi'iting I know of nothing that equals guano 

 and lime for greenhouse work. I shall have 

 more to say in regard to this visit in some of 

 my future garden talks. 



gPECI^Ii ]S[0¥ICEp. 



SPECIAL DEPARTMENT FOR A. I. ROOT, AND HIS 

 FRIENDS WHO LOVE TO RAISE CROPS. 



OUR OHIO EXPERIMENT STATION AT f'OLUMBlTS. 



My good friend E. C. Green gave me a notice 

 that they had two greenhouses full of very nice 

 lettuce, which they were going to cut on the 

 39th of January. On the afternoon of that day 

 it was my pleasure to look over their work. 

 One of these greenhouses is warmed by pipes 

 underneath the beds, and the other by an 

 equal number of pipes overhead, hot water be- 

 ing used in each. The plan was to decide 

 which gave the best results for vegetables un- 

 der glass. So far as crops were concerned, 

 there seemed to be but little difference; but 

 from the fact that the overhead pipes kept the 

 frost off from the glass, thus giving the plants 

 more sunshine, and, in consequence, requiring 

 less fuel, this plan is preferred. Both houses 

 showed a degree of thrift that does much credit 

 to the young men who have it in charge. 

 Friend Green is a Medina Co. boy, and has ta- 

 ken up this work with no practical experience, 

 and with but little instruction from any one. 

 The work is under the charge of Prof. Thorne; 

 and I must say that I never saw a prettier- 

 looking greenhouse for garden-stuff' in any of 

 the large cities in any of my travels. Of course, 

 the work is principally devoted to testing many 

 things connected with this kind of work under 

 glass. One bed of lettuce, for instance, is wa- 

 tered entirely by sub-irrigation, something on 

 father Cole's plan. Another, right by its side, 

 is watered by sprinkling overhead. At present, 

 sub-irrigation has given the better crop. Vari- 

 ous experiments were performed to determine 

 the value of chemical manures — prominently, 

 the nitrate of soda: and although these experi- 

 ments wei'e made with the utmost care, there 

 was nothing in the greenhouse to indicate that 

 the nitrate of soda had been of any advantage 

 whatever. In fact, some beds seemed to indi- 

 cate that its effect had been detrimental. Prof. 

 Thorne said its effect on the wheat in the open 

 air had been wonderful, without question; and 

 he said that, if he could show the Ohio farmers 

 the difference in the appearance where nitrate 

 of soda had been used, lie could give the sale of 

 it one of the biggest booms that a fertilizer ever 

 had, provided he did not at the same time tell 

 them that the increase of crop was not suffi- 

 cient to pay the cost of the fertilizer. As the 

 nitrate of soda is being advocated through the 

 agricultural papei-s in pretty strong terms, I 

 think these experiments must prove valuable. 

 Although we have used it to a considerable ex- 

 tent on our grounds here in Medina, I have not 

 been able to see that it produced any effect 

 whatever, unless it was on a crop of spinach 

 outdoors; but in that case, as I put it all over 



ENOUGH or FEB. 1, 1882. 



Our offer in last number brought us an abundant 

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SPECIAL 5 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON WIRE NETTING. 



All orders foi' wire netting, either job-k)t pieces or 

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REDUCED PRICES ON THE TWO NEW BOOKS ON 

 GARDENING. 



By buying in large quanuties we have obtained 

 special rates, so that we can sell " The New Onion 

 Culture" for only 35 cts. instead of 50, and the new 

 "How to Make the Garden Pay," for $1.50 instead 

 of $3.00. The above prices include postage. If oi-- 

 dered by express or freiglit with other goods, the 

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 to me it will pay those who are to any extent en- 

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 new books. The larger one is the most complete 

 work on gardening under glass that has ever been 

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