1898 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



745 



ans who held forth just back of Apicultural Building. 

 By the way, I have an Indian story for the boys, saved 

 up for our next issue. 



HOME TALKS. 



Owing to my absence from home, attending the 

 convention at Omaha, together with a side trip to 

 South Dakota, my usual Home talks will not appear 

 in this issue; but the article on page 7-11 will have to 

 take their place. Please be patient, friends, and 

 I will give you plenty of Home talks in our next. 

 In fact, I have a great lot of matter, gathered from 

 my travels and elsewhere, that I am exceedingly 

 anxious to give you. By the way, I feel greatly 

 complimented to see that the Anieiican Bee Join iial 

 has copied my Home talk entire from the text, " Be 

 sure your sin will find you out." 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



The goods came to hand in first-class shape —the best 

 lot of bee-goods I ever saw. I am greatly plea.sed. 

 Moscow, Ont. J. A. Amey. 



OUR STRAWBERRY-PL.\NTS. 



The strawberry-plants came all right — the finest 

 plants I ever saw'shipped in the fall. After sundown 

 I planted them out in freshlv dug ground. I dug all 

 the holes first, then filled them with water, then put 

 in the plants. I shaded them from the hot sun, and 

 watered them thoroughly every night, and they are 

 doing finely. I can grow 100 quarts of berries from 50 

 plants. We have a splendid system of waterworks 

 here. I have been growing strawberries for ten 

 years. j. w. Thompson. 



Canton, S. D. 



[We presume our friend means he can grow 100 

 quarts of berries from 50 plants set out in the fall. 

 My impression is, that the plants should be put out in 

 July— certainly not later than Augu.st; then it would 

 not be very difficult to get two quarts of berries from 

 the original plant and the young ones that can be 

 grown around it during the fall. The great secret of 

 securing such a result is, as our friend states, a perfect 

 system of waterworks, so that the plants, old and 

 young, may push right along without any interrup- 

 tion.] 



CHAS ISRAEL iSc BRO., 



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