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GLEANINGS IN BEE C'L'l. TUKE 



June, 1917 



The mixing-tanks where the spraying liquids are 

 prepared. 



tract of fruit-trees. As the ground is sandy, 

 the owners found it necessary to macadam- 

 ize all their roads. Over these the Repp 

 boys cart their fruit in a five-ton truck to 

 the highways. The building of permanent 

 roads thruout the orchards is a necessity as 

 well as good business judgment. 



The trees had all been sprayed with lime 

 sulphur. They all showed clean, healthy 

 growth. The San Jose scale had been prac- 

 tically wiped out of the locality. But that 

 makes no difference. The Repp brothers 

 kept on spraying with lime sulphur. But 

 bear this in mind : they do not touch a 



spray-pump while the trees are in bloom, 

 for the work of the bees they must have. 



Pictui'e No. 2 shows where some of the 

 spraying-liquids are mixed together. The 

 power spray-wagons are then run under the 

 big tank where they are filled. 



Picture No. 3 gives a view of one of their 

 numerous pear-orchards in the height of 

 its prosperity. In all of the views it will be 

 noticed that the Repp boys, as do all others 

 in that locality, practice what is called 

 " clean cultivation." The loose soil under 

 the trees is thoroly harrowed — no small 

 job when one considers the 500 (and even 

 5000) acres which must be covered. The 

 upper right-hand corner shows one of the 

 beeyards owned by the Repp brothers- 

 Charley Repp went on to state that he had 

 formerly pursued the policy of owning bees ; 

 but he had about come to the conclusion that 

 it would be better to let the local beeman 

 own them and then pay $5.00 per colony for 

 about a month's use in the work of pollina- 

 tion. Mr. Repp believes in the policy of 

 scattering the beeyards, and therefore has 

 three apiaries, located on different parts of 

 the fruit-farm. 



Picture No. 4 gives a view of one of the 

 Repp vineyards for the raising of Concord 

 grapes. At the time of my visit, artificial 

 fertilizer was being distributed over the 

 ground that had been thoroly harrowed. 



Picture No. 5 gives a view of a little 



One of the numerous pear-orchards of the Repp brothers. Upper right-hand corner is a view of one 

 of three bee-yards owned by the Repps, and which are for no other purpose than to pollinate the 

 orchards. 



