July, 1920 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



LOUISIANA. — Bettor than normal crop from 

 willow, tupclo, and other sources already har- 

 vestwl and splendid flow continues; about one- 

 half of season's crop harvested; crop will be* smaller 

 than usual, the colonies being only one-half the 

 normal number and weaker than usual at the open- 

 ing of the flow. — J. B. Marshall. 



SOUTH CAROLINA.— Four-fifths of normal crop 

 from .crimson clover and poplar harvestod ; one- 

 half of season's crop harvested. — H. O. Entrekin. 



FLORIDA. — Crop much below normal from pen- 

 nyroyal, orange, and saw palmetto harvested. In 

 the counties of DeSoto, Lee, and Manatee the 

 crop is prncticnlly a failure. — Ward Lainkin. 



FLORIDA. — Eight to ten per cent of normal 

 crop from orange, saw palmetto, and bay harvested. 

 One-third to one-half of season's crop harvested. 

 — C. H. Clute. 



ALABAMA. — First surplus is from sweet clover, 

 which has just begun to bloom. None of crop as 

 yet is harvested. — J. M. Cutts. 



NORTH CAROLINA. — Three-fourths of normal 

 crop from tupelo and other gums, holly, gallberry, 

 and tulip • poplar harvested ; three-fifths of sea- 

 son's crop harvested. — C. L. Sams. 



TEXAS, south-central and southwe.st. — Fifteen 

 per cent above normal crop from huajilla and horse- 

 mint harvested; one-half of season's crop harvested. 

 — H. B. Parks. 



EAST TEXAS. — Normal crop from sumac, Span- 

 ish mulberrv tree, and horsemint just being gather- 

 ed. — T. A. Bowden. 



TEXAS. — Crop above normal from huajilla and 

 catclaw harvested ; one-half or more of season's 

 crop harvested. — J. N. Mayes. 



NEW MEXICO. — Bees and honey plants in very 

 satisfactory condition. — Smith & Gunter. 



NEW MEXICO. — Prospects good for medium 

 crop. Alfalfa is source of first surplus flow. 



But little, if any, honey expected before July 15. — 

 Geo. E. Dudley. 



ARIZONA. — First bloom of mesquite yielded 

 practically nothing. Long-staple cotton has taken 

 the place of alfalfa, and so far has proved of little 

 value for honey.- — E. Draper. 



OKLAHOMjV.^Loss 60 per cent in Oklahoma 

 County; colony condition very poor, plants extra 

 good; prospects are fine. — D. E. Barker. 



CALIFORNIA. — Crop below average from orange 

 in this locality harvested; 80 per cent of season's 

 crop harvested. — A. E. Lusher. 



CALIFORIJIA. — Normal crop from orange, black 

 sage, and mesquite harvested; 25 per cent of sea- 

 son's crop harvested. — L. L. Andrews. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root 



THE NEW ANNUAX, SWEET CLOVER UP TO DATE. 



Today is June 24, and I have been hoping to 

 get something in this issue still later from the new 

 sweet clover in Bradentown, Fla., but it has not 

 yet come. Below is a letter that I think will be 

 read with much interest : 



Mr. Root: — I wish to thank you for the sweet 

 clover seed you sent me last year. I planted them 

 in April in a plot about 20 ft. square.. Last year 

 it crew about 3 feet, this year it is now 7 V^ feet 

 hiuh and in full bloom, the finest I ever saw and 

 attracts everybody's attention for no one has ever 

 seen the like. I hope to gather lots of seed and 

 be able to sow a much larger plot in September. 



Bees are very busy from 10 a. m. until dark 

 before they all leave. 



I fertilized this plot with cow manure and use 

 nothing else. The ground was in cotton the year 

 before. 



Bpps are doing fine this season much better than 

 last. Yours very truly, 



L. J. Davison. 



York, S. C, June 21, 1920. 



T shall liavo to confess I can not quite 

 make ont from the above whether the plant 

 stocxl thru the winter down in South Caro- 

 lina or whether the writer saved the seed in 



the lull and sowed it in April of this year. 

 Perhaps he will tell us later. 



OVKK 1000 BUSHKLS OK POTATOES FROM ONE ACRE. 



On page 325 of our June issue I said we ex- 

 pected to give you the particulars in regard to this 

 wonderful crop of potatoes in thi.s issue, but I am 

 sorry to tell you it had to be omitted; but we ex- 

 pect to give it with two illustrations in our August 

 issue. 



CARK OF THE FEET; CORN REMEDIES, ETC. 



On pages 610, 611, September, 1919, I had 

 'luite a little to say about remedies for corns. At 

 the present writing, June 24, I am getting better 

 results (and I have tried almost everything ad- 

 vertised) with the Foot Remedy Company's corn- 

 plaster (Millard and Ogden Ave., Chicago) than 

 with anything else. Aside from the above I am 

 wearing a larger shoe than I have worn for yeai's. 

 This shoe is made of fine soft leather, and in each 

 one is a good thick cork insole. Wherever I have 

 been troubled with corns on the bottom of my feet 

 T have ciit away this insole. Then I am very care- 

 ful to have very soft stockings, and to be sure, 

 when putting them on, that there be no wrinkles, 

 especially around or near the toes. If there is to 

 be a wTinkle anywhere let it be back of the heel; 

 then when the weather is bad and muddy I wear 

 suitable arctic overshoes, and thus avoid getting 

 my feet soaking wet. 



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Advertisements Received too Late to Classify 



WANTED. — Position in beet-yard, by man with 

 some experience, but wishing to learn more. Steady 

 and industrious. Readv to leave at once. 



Alex Marnor, 214 Puller St., East Akron, O. 



FOR SALE. — Root Improved wax-press, used 

 once, good as new, $10.00 takes it. 



C. D. Doane, Otisville, Mich. 



FOR SALE. — 10 colonies Italian bees, Root 

 strain, on Hofifman self - spacing wired frames. 

 Combs drawn from full sheets foundation in 8- 

 frame dovetailed hives, new last year and painted. 

 Guaranteed free from disease. Price, $15.00 each. 

 John E. Everett, Bound Brook, N. J. 



FOR SALE. — Just as they come about 40 year- 

 ling clipped queens, $1.00 each and provisioned 

 cage to be sent by buyer. A few two-year old. 

 same price. Have had queens from Doolittle, 

 Moore, Laws, Lockhart, Bates, Bankstan, and 

 others, but never got one that averaged any better 

 than ones I raise myself, except one from Doo- 

 little about 30 years "ago. Virgins after Aug. 1, 

 50c. No circulars. S. B. Poet, Locust Land 

 .\piaries. Box 65, Rt. 6, Washington, Pa. 



= "D'CTCI ^^ furnish full colonies of Italian s 



1 If Pj Pj ^ bees in double - walled hives, single- s 



^ walled hives, shipping - boxes, and s 



= three-frame nucleus colonies. = 



i I. J. STRINCHAM, GLEN COVE, | 



I Nassau Co., N. Y. | 



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