FEBRUARY 1, 1914 



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J. M. Donaldson's apiary, located in the Ballinger orckard. Mr. Ballinger is so anxious to have the bees 

 there that he does all the hauliag free of charge. 



litem that were very much in my favor. My 

 agreement usually is that I place the bees on 

 the farm in question, and in return the own- 

 er gives me ground rent, and does all my 

 hauling- to and from the yards. This agree- 

 ment makes it possible for me to operate all 

 my yards with one outfit without either 

 keeping or hiring horses. 



Of course I give my landlords all the 

 honey they need for family use, but in 

 return they give me fruit and berries that 

 equal and often exceed the price of the 

 honey. 



Cut No. 1 shows my Ballinger yard, locat- 

 ed on the farm of David Ballinger. This 

 farm has 138 acres planted with fruit and 

 berries. Here is what Mr. Ballinger says: 



The liees at my farm I consider a very necessary 

 adjunct to fruit-growing. I sjrew last year 15 acres 

 of strawberries; and althouga we had several frosts 

 which killed quite a lot of bloom, and also fruit that 

 was set, we had a fair crop, for which I give the 

 bees the credit, as they helped to fertilize the later 

 bloom, which, of course, was weak in that particular. 



I also find the bees valuable for helping to get a 

 set of fruit on my apple and peach .orchards, as 

 oftentimes we have either too much wind or some 

 days none at all. 



My crops of fruit and also strawberries have been 

 larger, and also more regular, since keeping more 

 bees. 



Cut No. 2 represents my Lippincott yard, 

 located on the farm of J. Howard Lippin- 

 cott, which contains 120 acres planted with 



apples, peaches, and berries. I was unable 

 to get a written statement from Mr. Lippin- 

 cott, but the fact that the apiary is there 

 should be sufficient proof that he considers 

 Ihem valuable. 



I have oiily one yard that is not located 

 en a fruit-farm. That is my Campbell yard, 

 located on the farms of the Campbell Soup 

 Co. They grow vegetables and berries, also 

 cucumbers, both in the open and under glass. 

 Mr. H. F. Hall, their general manager, who 

 is also president of the Vegetable-growers' 

 Association, says : 



The service of the honeybee is of the utmost im- 

 portance in growing cucumbers under glass ; as, 

 without their aid, it would be necessary to hand- 

 pollinate every female flower in order to obtain a 

 crop. This would result in higher prices, due to the 

 extra labor required, as well as to the fact that a 

 liahter yield with a smaller percentage of high-grade 

 fruit has always resulted when hand pollinating is 

 substituted for the work of our little friends the 

 honeybees. 



The bees adapt themselves very readily to the 

 greenhouse environment, provided the hive is not 

 Uept at too hi?h a temperature. During warm 

 V, ealhcr it is advisable to place the hive outside the 

 l'ou!-e, and provide an opening through the wall or 



I think that beekeejjers who are located 

 near fruit-growers can hasten the time spok- 

 en of by the editor if they will arm them- 

 selves with expert testimony, go to the fruit- 

 men, and have a heart-to-heart talk. 



Moorestown, N. J. 



