rRnRUARV 1, 1914 



A pile of 500 bushels of perfectly formed apples — not an ill-shaped one to be found, 

 and perfect pollenization by the bees, responsible. 



Intelligent spraying 



most all of the old standai'd varieties, with- 

 out a poor variety among the 1400 trees. 



It required about six weeks of continual 

 work on the part of the staif of pickers to 

 harvest the enormous crop of fruit. Tents 

 were erected, and the pickers had a jolly 

 time camping out, which added spice as the 

 work was being accomplished. The results 

 have been a revelation to farmers for miles 

 around, and the orchard is attracting State- 

 wide attention. 



Fifty swarms of bees were placed in the 

 orchard by The A. I. Root Co., which great- 

 ly aided in pollenizing the blossoms. We 

 find the bees very beneficial to our crop, and 

 we advise each fruit-grower to secure bees 

 to aid them in this great work. 



We have proven conclusively that the 

 apple-orchards in Ohio have long been neg- 

 lected, and that the Buckeye State is won- 

 derfully adapted for the raising of apples 

 which will rank with the best in the country. 



NO FRUIT SETS IF THE WEATHER IS COLD DURING BLOOMING TIME, 

 SO THAT THE BEES DO NOT REACH THE BLOSSOMS 



BY J. W. ROUSE 



We know of no two other businesses that 

 fit so well together as bees and fruit-gTow- 

 ing, as neither interferes to any great ex- 

 tent with the other, and each of these pur- 

 suits needs the other to succeed well. 



Bees can do without fruit-bloom in early 

 spring, as they are compelled to when it is 

 too cold or wet for them to work on the 

 bloom when out; but in many eases the 



fruit-trees do not do nearly as well as when 

 bees work on the bloom. We would not 

 pretend to say that no fruit could be grown 

 without aid of insects to cari-y and distrib- 

 ute pollen, yet in many cases it is true that, 

 unless insects do do this work, the trees 

 often fail to set more than a veiy little fruit. 

 Horticulturists are agreed that fruit-trees 

 should be located so that the diffei'ent kinds 



