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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



November, 1922; 



anjnvhere in the garden or in the borders of 

 the garden, or in the neighbors' ground. 

 They have been for years recommended for 

 pigs; and somebody, after he had turned in 

 his pigs and let them root over the ground 

 most thoroughly, found the artichokes came 

 up almost as thick as ever, and they have 

 cut them up with cultivators so there were 

 not "too many in a hill." Let me now di- 

 gress a little. 



A few years ago I was quite enthusiastic 

 about sunflowers, but reluctantly dropped 

 them. In the Farm and Fireside for last 

 May was an article demonstrating beyond 

 doubt that sunflowers are a great and profit- 

 able crop for the silo — at least in localities 

 favorable for them. I have not space to give 

 even extracts from that article, but below is 

 the heading: 



How We Found That the Lowly Sunflower is a 

 Million-Dollar Crop. 



At this date, Oct. 10, I am sorry to report 

 that my immature artichokes planted six 

 weeks ago are not growing as they did on 

 the start, probably because they were im- 

 mature tubers; but some sunflower seeds 

 planted side by side on the same day are now 

 two feet high with leaves nearly a foot 

 across. 



A BUSHEL of Artichokes from One HilL 



Eead the letter below I just received from 

 Burbank: 



The French artichoke is a wonderful producer 

 here on good soil with irrigation, producing usually 

 about one bushel per hill; on poor sandy soil about 

 one-fourth as much. In my new catalog you will 

 find an artichoke of the tender type; that is, the 

 head type (like those they raise along the coast 

 here), which produces magnifiicent artichokes all 

 through the summer and through the winter when 

 there are not heavy frosts. This is a most marvel- 

 otis improvement of the head artichokes in all re- 

 spects. Luther Burbank. 



Santa Rosa, Calif., Oct. 5, 1922. 



'•The High Cost of Living." 



During the past summer I have been hav- 

 ing quite a few calls to give pioneer talks at 

 various beekeepers' conventions, and, in 

 stopping at hotels and restaurants, I have 

 studied the much-talked-of '.'H. C. L." I 

 have told you already that I always feel 

 guilty when I am obliged to pay, say, a dol- 

 lor for a single meal; and I always feel guil- 

 tv likewise in paying $2.00 or more for a 

 place to sleep. Either Ernest or Huber is 

 with me; and all five of the dear children 

 insist that in my old age I must not take 

 any chances in either sleeping or eating in 

 unsanitary premises. They insist that I 

 must have a good, clean bed, good ventila- 

 tion, and some kind of heat when the weath- 

 er becomes chilly; and as I am in the habit 

 when at home of taking a daily bath, this- 

 also, usually; and all together, it costs some- 

 thing. But when it comes to meals they 

 agree that I can make choice of the few 

 things that "a little old man" really needs, 

 instead of paving a dollar or more for a 

 meal of victuals. You know I have told you 



of Ernest's fashion of going to a good res- 

 taurant and having a few simple dishes that 

 cost only a small sum. 



Now, instead of finding fault I am going, 

 to tell you something that we can all thank 

 the Lord for. On one of the finest streets 

 in the city of Cleveland, Ernest took me 

 into a restaurant only a few mornings ago, 

 I think it is one of the best dining rooms 

 I ever saw; but there were no tables — noth- 

 ing but a long row of comfortable chairs, 

 with each arm of the chair broad enough 

 to make a fair-sized table. Very neat lit- 

 tle placards announced the price of what 

 they had for breakfast. Ernest indicated 

 with his thumb one little card that read 

 "Wheat cakes and sausage, 25 cents." 

 There- were four good-sized griddle cakes, 

 light and fluffy, a little pitcher of maple 

 syrup, and two links of excellent sausage, 

 with two good-sized squares of butter. Al- 

 tho I was hungry there were more of the 

 delicious cakes than I thought best to eat. 

 One link of sausage was all I cared for, and 

 I did not need all of the excellent butter. 

 Only 25 cents for a good big wholesome and 

 delicious meal for a good strong man! 

 Everything was scrupulously neat and clean. 

 There was not a fly in the whole large room, 

 and it made me think of the cars carrying 

 crushed stone that I told you about up in 

 Alpena. There was not a waiter in sight, 

 and, of course, there was no tipping. By 

 the way, Huber told me something a few 

 days ago that I never knew before. He 

 said if you would go into any city dining 

 room and sit down at a little table you 

 would be expected to "tip" the waiter. By 

 the way, I have been opposed to this tip- 

 ping business all my life. But if you sit 

 down at the counter on a high stool where 

 no waiter is needed except to hand over 

 what you call for, there is no tipping. Some 

 of you may ask about the drink— how about 

 my regular glass of milk? I usually want 

 a little fruit of some kind, and with my 

 cakes and syrup I ordered a large baked 

 apple with a good lot of delicious cream, 

 which cost ten cents more; and so my en- 

 tire splendid breakfast cost only 35 cents, 

 and I think I could get along verv com- 

 fortably with just about an even dollar for 

 the three meals of the day, when I can strike 

 good-sized towns where there are up-to-date 

 restaurants. 



At one place where we stopped for dinner 

 when we were in a great hurrv I asked what 

 they could serve soonest. The waiter re- 

 plied they could give us a regular "35-cent 

 dinner" right on the instant. This 35-cent 

 dinner was a very good meal — in fact, there 

 were more things than / cared for. 



Now, friends, when you are complaining 

 about the high cost of living, do not forget 

 to thank the Lord for what our restaur- 

 ants, cafeterias, etc., are doing to give us 

 good Avholesome food, nicely prepared, manv 

 times in not only sanitary, but artistic, sur- 

 roundings "for a small amount of money." 



