The Canadian Horticulturist. 3 2 5 



Should the attacking bees once get into another hive, it is a difficult matter 

 to stop robbing. A great many ways have been recommended, and yet, I know 

 of no sure means of stopping this. First of all, there should only be one way 

 of getting into the hive, and that by means of the entrance, that should be made 

 no larger than the bees can defend. If a full colony, two inches or less will 

 answer, unless the heat is excessive. The blocks should be nailed, or of heavy 

 material, otherwise the bees can crowd it away. If this does not stop the 

 robbing, grass thrown loosely and plentifully over the entrance makes it difficult 

 for the bees to pass through it, and the bees in the hive have a chance to renew 

 their defences. This failing, coal oil poured about the entrance may stop the 

 bees. In conclusion, it may be well to say the first indication of robbing, to 

 one not experienced, is a great commotion about the hive and dead bees about 

 the entrance. 



Brantford, Out. R. F. Holtermanx. 



HOW TO PACK GRAPES. 



It pays to put up grapes in a careful and attractive manner. They should 

 be cut two or three days before they are to be packed and allowed to stand. 

 The stems will become limp and pliable, the skins will toughen a little so that 

 the bunches will pack closer and with less bursting of the berries. Every bunch 

 should be handled and the green, decayed and cracked berries removed with a 

 pair of scissors. Five or io-lb baskets are best and handiest, although many use 

 gift crates. A new spring crate is rapidly coming into favor. It is about as 

 cheap as baskets, and a wire serves both as a handle to the boxes and a spring 

 for the grapes to rest on. 



Many growers who handle tons of grapes every year find it pays to look over 

 every bunch and take out the bad ones. Women are generally employed to do 

 the packing and pruning, as they have a lighter touch than the common man 

 laborer. One woman should pack 300 io-lb baskets a day and two good cutters 

 will fix up the bunches as fast as she can take them. This means only ic. more 

 on a basket and they will often bring 5c. to 10c. more because they look nice. — 

 Farm ai.d Home. 



Smythe : " I hear you are having a delightful time in the suburbs— raising 

 vegetables and keeping chickens." Tompkins : Not exactly. I simply keep 

 the chickens ; they raze the vegetables." — Truth. 



Simson (sternly ) : " Willie, where are those green apples gone that were 

 down cellar ? " Willie : " They are with the Jamaica ginger that was in the 

 closet." — New York Sun. 



