1892 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



781 



luTf. Ill fact, tliey wcro larsjc round. sniODlli. 

 unci fair. Soiin>hociy said thoy used to sec such 

 quiiiot's yoars airo when tlio coiintfy was new, 

 hnt not of lati- > cars. I tiiinU ilit'i'c can lie nu 

 inisiala' l>ut liial it was due to the (.'opi)or solu- 

 tion, for wo have novcr brfon^ had oven a singio 

 quinco that was worth cai ryiufj home. 



AN KVKU-HKAUING HI.ACKCAI' KASI'HKKRV. 



I tiiini< it was a year atro last February liuit 

 some good friend among our readeis sent nie a 

 little raspberry-plant, with an injunction to 

 tako good caro of it. saying it would show me 

 soniiMhing wonderful, lie further added, "It 

 u ill bear you nice b(>i'ries tliis y<'ar.'" We put 

 it in the gieenliouS(\ and it took hold and grew 

 amazingly, lint I put it in the open air almost 

 too soon, and it got a backset that it scarcely 

 recovered from d\iring the whole of last season. 

 This year, however, it started again and grew 

 as it did in the greenhouse. A litth^ before 

 other blackcap raspberries were bearing, it com- 

 menced bearing on iwtf uunnl of litis season's 

 gnnctJi. and it has been blossoming and bearing 

 ever since, and gave us a double handful of 

 most luscious berries on the :.'r)th of Septemt)er. 

 The berries were as large as any blackcaps, and 

 I should say they were the most luscious of 

 raspberries. We have failed, so it seems, in 

 getting ever-bearing strawberries: but we have 

 an ever-bearing raspberry that, so far as my 

 experience goes with a single plant, fills the bill 

 completely. So far it has not seemed to be 

 affected with rust or blight, nor any thing of 

 the sort: and the funny thing about it is. that 

 the berries grow along the ends of the new 

 wood. Will the kind friend who sent it tell us 

 its name? and if he has plants for sale, he can 

 probably fill orders. A. I. R. 



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The meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight them- 

 selves in the abundance of peace. -I'salm 37: 11. 



Look out for Rambler's article in ne.xt issue. 

 It is rich in experience. 



Oct. fi we sent to Frank Van Allen, Medical 

 Missionary. Madna. India. .*!;u.80. which ha> 

 been contribuU'd by our subscribers for the 

 famine sufferers of that country. 



The last CinuuUan Dec JoiiriKil contains a 

 very interesting picture of the apiary of I". A. 

 Giiminill. .Stratford, Onl. Mr. tJemuiill and his 

 family sit in the foreground, and the whole 

 view shows a well-regulated apiary with all 

 the best modern appliances. 



We notice, in the Cnnodlan Bee Joitrmtl. 

 editorials signi'd •■ Assistant Editor." It would 

 give us considerable satisfaction to know who 

 that individual is— not that we wish to pry 

 into the private affairs of our esteemed cotem- 

 porary. but it is pleasant to know who is talk- 

 ing. ' 



While we are receiving, as usual, some dis- 

 continuances in subscription, the great nia.iority 

 in renewing, say. "Don't stop (ir.EAXiNfis. I 

 want it as long as I live." Another that lias 

 just come to hand, says, " Keep on sending 

 rrLE-^NiNGs or ril puncture your pneumatic." 

 Sometimes we feel as if we should like to sit 

 down and phonograph thanks to all: but this 

 is impracticable, and we hope our kind friends 



will understand that all this is thoroughly ap- 

 preciated. 



The Aniericdti lice Jouriuil has not only 

 been renewing its youth by infusing into its 

 editorial veins new and younger blood, but now 

 it beams forth in a new dress, or, more exactly, 

 a new covc^r design, and here and there through 

 its i)ag(?s nov(!l and a|)proprial-e department 

 headings. Even though the "old ii'liahle" has 

 lately exchanged ownersliii), it is bound some- 

 how to show the delightful impress of a new 

 man, be he old or young. 



The Chautautiua literary course has been 

 such a marked success — a scheme whereby old 

 and young who, for various reasons, can not 

 leave home, can take a systematic course of 

 study for a period of three or four years, pass 

 examinatioii and nn-eive a diploma, that the 

 Pennsylvania .State College has inaugurated a 

 Chautauqua course in agriculture. There are 

 many farmers' sons who will be glad to take up 

 such a course, and we take pleasure in calling 

 attention to it. For full particulars address H. 

 .1. Waters. B. A. S.. State College, Center Co.. Pa. 



Friend Aeeey. of the Apiculturist, seems to 

 take it greatly to heart because we can not de- 

 clare that his (Alley's) hiver is better than 

 Pratt's. As we understand automatic hivers, 

 and the objects sought, we can not but regard 

 the Pratt as superior and better, both as to its 

 cheapness and general operation. The grounds 

 of our preference have already been given be- 

 fore, as well as incidentally in this issue. Only 

 time can decide regarding the relative merits 

 of any hiver, or whether ornot they will ever be 

 regarded as a permanent success. By the way, 

 there are several things in the la^^t Apiculturlst 

 that are — well, unjust and almost unkind 

 toward not only ourselves but others. If they 

 had come from any one but friend Alley we 

 should be '" mad." 



With this issue the Rev. L. L. Langstroth 

 begins a series of continued articles, giving in 

 detail his autobiography — his early boyhood, 

 experiences, and tendencies: short sketches of 

 his college life, how he became interested in the 

 study of bees, the circumstances which led to 

 his invention that revolutionized bee-keeping, 

 with here and there interesting reminiscences, 

 charmingly told, of noted bee-keepers of the 

 early days. These articles will continue 

 through this year and part of next. The whole 

 matter has been committed to manuscript, so 

 that, in the event of a relapse of Mr. L."s old 

 head trouble barring him from further literary 

 work, the articles will appear just the same. 

 Some fine and expensive engravings have been 

 prepared : and these, with the interesting sub- 

 ject-matter — apicultural history that came 

 well nigh never being told— will make a valu- 

 able addition to our bee-lore. Be sure not to 

 miss the reading of these articles through the 

 entire series. 



THE lU'KXING OK A HEE-SUPPEY ESTAIil.ISH- 

 MENT. 



We regret to announce that the Ijee-hive 

 factory of J. W. Bitienbender, Knoxville. la., 

 was burned to the ground a few days ago. Mr. 

 B. had just put in a new boiler and engine, and 

 it was while the former was fired up for the first 

 time thafthe fatal spark from the stack took 

 its flight through the air and set fin; to the roof, 

 and then to the whole structure, and part of the 

 lumber-yard went uj) in smoke. There was no 

 insurance, and the loss was heavy. The insur- 

 ance had been canceled only sixteen days pre- 

 viously, the company at the time rejecting the 

 risk, probably because it was too great, and Mr. 



