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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 15. 



above is a preventive for the scab; but you will notice 

 one of the tubers is slightly affected. They were 

 planted on a fall-plowed sod that had not been in po- 

 tatoes for more than fifteen j'ears. 



Of all the varieties, the Bliss is the only one that is 

 showing any sign of blight; but my neighbor's Early 

 Ohios, just over the fence, and planted a month ear- 

 lier, were damaged considerably with it. 



The smaller tubers were the 66-day potatoes, and 

 the larger were 90-day ones. I tried" spraj'ing v%-ith 

 the Bordeaux mixture, but I am inclined to think I 

 mistook the ripening of the vine for the blight. 



I,ebanon, O., Aug. 22. Dr. Jno. Q. Mulford. 



The samples sent are certainly very fine. 

 The treat trouble with the Triumph potato, 

 both n Bermuda and in our own country, is 

 its tendency to blight. But I am under the 

 impression that eitlier a good deal that is call- 

 ed blight is not really so, or that the genuine 

 blight may be prevented by very rich soil and 

 the right way of applying it. Our extra-early 

 Triumphs were the first to die down ; but I 

 could not make out exactly whether it was the 

 blight or the dry weather. Our largest piece 

 was planted about the first of July. When I 

 got back from Yellowstone Park I was com- 

 pletely astonished to find patches here and 

 there growing thriftily, without any symptoms 

 of blight whatever. I said first. "We must 

 have got some other potatoes mixed in ;" but 

 when I noticed quite an area about the middle 

 of the patch, all bright and thrifty, I was a 

 good deal puzzled. Then I began to investi- 

 gate the treatment the ground had had the 

 year before; and all at once I caught on to the 

 myster)'. On that piece of ground we planted 

 strawberries a year ago last spring. In the 

 fall we were called upon to take care of some 

 hog-pen manure that had to be moved at once; 

 but the ground was rather wet for a team to 

 get on it. I told the men to spread the ma- 

 nure on the dryest portions of the strawberry- 

 patch. So a load was scattered here and 

 there. This spring this manure proved to be 

 so full of timothy seed that it was entirely' out 

 of the question to clean it out from among the 

 berries. By the close of picking-time the 

 timothy was knee-high, and just as thick as it 

 could stand — that is, where this rich manure 

 had been scattered. Now, we had such a de- 

 mand for strawberry-plants last spring that 

 the patch was practically stripped ; therefore 

 I decided to plow it all under, and plant pota- 

 toes. Now, then, right before my eyes is a 

 remedy for blight — that is, if it really zcas 

 blight that made the greater part of the field 

 die down and ripen prematurely. A good 

 many writers have recommended, where you 

 wish to manure the ground for growing pota- 

 toes, to put the manure on the grass or clover 

 the year before yoit grow the potatoes. To- 

 day, Sept. 5, those Triumphs where we had 

 the manure and timothy are as bright and 

 green as any potatoes we have. Wherever 

 there was no manure or timothy, the vines had 

 died down with a small crop of small potatoes. 



ARKANSAS APIARY FOR 5ALE. 



sixty eight colonies of Italian and 

 h3'hrid bees in 10-frame hives, with fix- 

 tures and h jney-crop, at a bargain. 



Henry Zeiner, Bertig, Greene Co., Ark. 



In writing, mention Glkanings. 



IN A LIFE TIME 



is often enough to do some thini^.s. It is ofti'ii t-nuugh W buy 

 'n^on if you buy the n^lit kind. The 



lLKLu I lllb WAGON 



lasts that lonj; under ordinary conditions. First the life of a w.-ipon 

 depends uurm the wheels. This one is equipi'ed w ith our Fleetric 

 Steel \VliecI(4, with straitrht or stagger spokes and wide tires. 

 Wheels any h.ii.'ht from 24 to 60 inches. It lasts because tires can't 

 jet liiMM-, im r.- .■-ettin^, hubs can't crack or spokes become loose, 

 :elln-vi;iii't rot. swell or dry out. An^le steel hounds. 



THOUSANDS MOW IM DAILY USE. 



Dou't liLiv :i wrigun until vnu gi-t our free lock, •'Kiiriii S;hiuls.'' 



ELECiKlO WHEEL CO., Box »5, Quince, 111*- 



In writing, mention Gleanings. 



A Business Hen 



MUST HAVE A WORKING CAPITAL. 



She can double her produetifrn of eggs if assisted 

 la little. C«reeu ('ut Kune and Miinn's Granite 

 Crystal Grit makes the best working capital. 



Mann's New Bone Cutters 



pre], are the bone in the best and most economi- 

 cal w;i_\ . Ask anybody for testimony. Cash or 

 on in)stallnietits. Also manufacture Clover 

 Cutters an<J Feed Tray*^. Cataloirue Free, 



F. W. MANN CO. Box 37, Milford. Mass» 

 In writing, mention Gleanings. 



Low=down Broad=tire Farm Trucks 



originated with us, and we 

 stiU seU direct to farmers 

 three- fourths of all that are 

 used. We build ten styles of 

 farm wagons, extra wheels 

 for old wagons, and milk-ped- 

 dlers' wagons. Steel - wheel 

 trucks, fl8. 



Farmers Handy Wagon Co., Saginaw, Mich. 



In writing, mention Gleanings. 



One Man with the 



UNION COMBINATION SAW 



Can do the work of four men using 

 hand tools in Ripping, Cutting on, 

 Mitering, Rabbeting, Grooving, 

 Gaining, Dadoing, Edging Up, 

 Jointing .Stuff, etc. Full line of 

 Foot and Hand Power Machinery. 

 Sold on trial. Calalogfree. l-24ei 



Seneca Falls Mfg. Co., 

 44 Water St.. Seneca Falls. N. Y. 



In writing advertisers, mention Gleanings. 



IF YOU WANT BEES 



that will just "roll" in the honey, and that are won- 

 derful red-clover workers, also gentle to handle and 

 exceedingly hardy, then try HOORE'S STRAIN OF 

 ITALIANS, the result of 19 years of careful breeding. 

 Warranted queens, 75 cts. each: 3 for S2 00; per dozen, 

 S7.00; select warranted, 81.00; tested, 9^1.00: select tested, 

 |l.50: strong 3-frame nucleus, with select tested breed- 

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 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. Those who 

 have never dealt with me I refer to A. I. Root, who 

 has purchased of me over 000 queens. See what my 

 customers have to say in my new circular, which is 

 free for the a.sking. 



J. P. MOORE, Morgan, Pendleton Co., Ky. 



In writing advertisers, mention Gleanings. 



