1892 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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I havo us(>il it ;H odd tiiiK^: and wlini the Ihm>s 

 get to omiiiiii: in w in'fc 1 am liaiidliii;^ honey I 

 ft'l tlii'in lid (|iiit»' niiiiKitiiis. and ilicn put a 

 iiandlid in tlic smoloT and set it goinc; heavy; 

 aiul.collvl ain't it fun to see ilieiii leave in- 

 stanter? "Try it. H. f/. .Ikkkkkv. 



Woodlieiiy. ("t.. Aug. 3. 



[Wo have not Hied the exporiineut above but 

 will do so >oon.l 



FISH-KII.l.lNti SIMPKHS. 



A subscriber to Gi,K.\NiN<is ffoin Iowa sends 

 me a large spider which he .-ays UMlled a tish— a 

 minnow. He asUs ine if I would be willing to 

 have niy children handle iliis one. The spider 

 is a species of l)ni)<.sux. These are large, dark, 

 sober-colored spiders. The eggs are in two 

 parallel rows, four in each row. The four mid- 

 dle legs are shorter than are the other four. 

 Some are very large, as was the one sent. The 

 common house spider. Tc(jctutri(t duincstmi, be- 

 longs to the same family — Drassida'. I have 

 handled just such spiders often, and have 

 taught my children not to fear them; and I 

 assure my Iowa friend that we all are yet here, 

 and never yet were harmed by a spider. I will 

 agree to handle any Michigan or Iowa spider, 

 without gloves, even as large a one as that sent 

 by our friend. A. J. Cook. 



"Agricultural College, Mich. 



THE BEAUTIFUL MAY— THAT DIDN T COME. 



All tlirougli the long dreary April 



Wc longed for the lovely May 

 With her sunshine and liirds and flowers 



That come with the soft spring day. 

 But we watched her birth in the morning. 



Through teardrops of falling rain; 

 For nature was grieved for her darling. 



And wept that she came thus in pain. 



We hoped she would smile on the morrow, 



And watched through each dreary day 

 For the tit)wei-s, the birds, and the sunshine. 



To welcome the lovely Maj'. 

 But the winds grieved with mournful sighing. 



And the clouds wept their tears of pain. 

 Till all of lier sad days were ended. 



And she died in the sobbing rain. 



JUNE. 



Hut .luTie came, and with it the sunshine; 



It came as if meaning Ic) stay; 

 The clovfr-l)lnonis nod to the breezes; 



The bu.sy bees, working away, 

 Bring joy to the hearts of tlieir keepers, 



And teach us U) never despair; 

 For He who gives all of our blessings 



Knows liow to, and when to, and where. 



Mrs. a. L. Hali.enbeck. 

 Millard, Net)., June 2.i. 



High-pressure Gardening. 



BY A. I. ROOT. 



WINTER ONIONS. 



As it is about time to plant Egyptian, or win- 

 ter onions, I will give you an idea which may 

 be new to you. It is this: Plant them very 

 deep— from four to six inches. If the ground is 

 in good order it is not hard to do this with a 

 dibber or sharp stick. As the.se onions do not 

 form bulds, and as the part which grows in the 

 ground is always white and tender, it is desira- 

 ble to have this part as long as may be. 



CABBAGE- WOH.MS. 



I have for the last five seasons successfully 

 used wheat bran to exterminate cahhage-worms. 

 I put from a tablespoonful to half a teacupful 

 into the heart of each plant, according to the 



si/.e. A second application is sometimes neces- 

 sary, but- not often. When I'arly cabbage does 

 not. nuitiire before the second crop of worms ap- 

 pear it is well to give it another dose at that 

 time. I do not know whether the bran kills the 

 worms or driv<'S them oil': hut I do know that 

 they Stop their work. I have always a|)plied 

 the bran after the worms were at work, but I 

 think it could be used as a i)reventive. as I have 

 never yet seen a moth alight on a cabbage 

 where the bran had been applied. 



'■ Nary " honey this year. 



E. S. Easterdav. 



Nokomis. 111., Aug. :i:i, 1892. 



HOW TO USE LARGE CUCUMBER.S. 



I'are. and remove the seeds; cut in strips and 

 lay in cold water half an hour. Add salt, and 

 pour boiling water over them; then boil until 

 tender (usually about 20 minutes); make a 

 cream dressing, taking for six fair-sized cucum- 

 bers about a tablespoon of flour; butter, the size 

 of an egg. Rub the Hour and butter together 

 until smooth, in a saucepan; add a cup of milk; 

 salt and pepper to suit; boil a moment or two 

 until it thickens. Serve. The same is nice 

 served on broken toast. 



ANOTHER RECIPE FOR LARGE CUCUMBERS. 



Sliced lengthwise and dipped in egg, or fried 

 after dipping in a batter, same as egg-plant is 

 usually cooked. Or, cut off one end of the 

 cucumber; take out seeds, and fill with dressing 

 of bread crumbs, onions, and a little chopped 

 meat. Replace-the cover and bake like stuffed 

 tomatoes. This will apply also to tomatoes. 

 Rice can be added for those desiring. 



No one need fear any trouble from eating 

 cucumbers, tomatoes, or egg-plant so cooked, 

 as all the hinges, or doubling-up tendencies, 

 have, in the process of cooking, been extracted. 



Cleveland, O., Aug. 24. R. V. Murray. 



STRAWBERRY REPORT. 



My first season of growing strawberries, ac- 

 cording to Terry's A U C of Strawberry Culture, 

 has just closed, and has been perfectly satisfac- 

 tory, both as to pleasure, profit, and glory. In 

 fact, it was almost a repetition, in a small way, 

 of Bro. T.'s book. We had only a small patch 

 — an eighth of an acre — and wife and children 

 did a great part of the picking. The berries 

 just sold themselves. We did not have enough 

 to go around. Some private customers, who 

 appreciate a good article, actually spoke in ad- 

 vance for their berries next season. I averaged 

 nearly 10 cts. per quart for my berries, while 

 common ones were a drug at one time at "> cts. 

 Total cash sales we'-e -M.^. We have had berries 

 on our tabh; three; times a day for nearly a 

 month, and have canned, jammed, and given 

 away several bushels not included above. All 

 the common berries in market were besmeared 

 with earth, and of poor flavor and color. Mine 

 had been well miilched and thinned, conse- 

 quently were quite choice during the wet cold 

 spell the first of the season. If all my plants 

 had been Haverland. with Mt. Vernon as a fer- 

 tilizer, my sales would have been fully ?10 more. 

 My Haverlands were so large and fine that 

 some of our local growers who have it asked 

 what variety they were. The Eureka I place 

 next to Haverland, as it is rather more produc- 

 tive than Bubach with me, and, coming in so 

 late, they sold very readily at 1.") cts. They are 

 at this date, June 1.5, large and showy. The 

 Sterling and Saunders were a complete failure 

 on my soil. Beder Wood and Mrs. Cleveland ran 

 down too soon, though good bearers. The Mt. 

 Vernon does better pretty thick. 



Winchester, Ky. Walter Stuart. 



