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GLKANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 15 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



INDIAN KUNNKB DUCK EGGS. 



Mr. Kent Jennings, of Mt. Gilead. Ohio, who fur- 

 nished me eleven Indian Runner duck eggs lor $1.00, 

 now offers thirteen for the same price. 



a: CUTTING-BED FOB STARTING FLOWKRS, FOB CHIL- 

 DREN. 



'Two of our grandchildren, seven and eleven years of 

 age, are now interested in making cuttings from cole- 

 us, Impatiens suUani, dusty miller, and other orna- 

 mental plants. They use a shallow box about half 

 full of coarse sand, with a pane of glass to lay over the 

 top, and a light thin board to cover the glass when 

 . the sun is too hot. With a pail of potting-soil and 

 some nice little pots for the plants when they get 

 rooted, quite a lot of nice plants may be grown, even 

 by a child, and it can all be done outdoors on the 

 lawn. Miss Mildred, the older one, promises to be- 

 come quite proficient in the art. 



SUCCESSFUL POULTRY-KEEPING. 



The above is the title of a beautiful new book of 

 175 pages, 9x12 in., most fully illustrated with some of 

 the finest half-tones, and the illustrations are gotten 

 up especially to illustrate the subject treated. One 

 especial value of this book is the great number of 

 questions and answers. One that especially interest- 

 ed mf was, how to distinguish drakes from ducks. The 

 answerwas, "By the sound of their voices," etc. No 

 one would think a dollar a big price for this beautiful 

 new book, especially if he is interested in poultry. 

 We can send it postpaid by mail for $1.00. 



THE A B C OF CORN CULTURE; OR, " MAKING TWO NUB- 

 I BINS GROW WHERE ONLY ONE GREW BEFORE." 



The above is the title of a book by Prof. P. G. Hol- 

 den, of the Iowa State College. The title alone, with 

 the name of the author, ought to be sufficient evidence 

 that the book is one of the most valuable (especially 

 to everybody who grows an acre of corn or more), 

 books of its size and kind now before the American 

 public. Prof. Holden has already, although he is still 

 a young man, added by his teachings millions to the 

 wealth of our nation, and be is at present entirely un- 

 able to respond to calls made from the different States 

 to give his celebrated lectures on corn to audiences 

 that almost invariably go away up into the thousands. 

 It contains nearly 100 pages, and is beautifully illus- 

 trated; and alihough 25 cents is but an insignificant 

 price for a book of such value, a subscription for one 

 year to the Farm News, of Springfield, O., is included 

 with each book; for salp at this office. 



THE FORAGE AND FIBER CROPS OF AMERICA. 



Prof. Holden, in his lecture a few days ago, told us 

 that the corn crop of Ohio for last year was worth in 

 round numbers $45,000,000. This is away above any 

 other crop; but next to it csomes the hay of Ohio. 

 And this reminds me that the O. Judd Co. has just got- 

 ten out a beautiful new book with the heading as giv- 

 en above. The book contains 428 pages, and is fully 

 illustrated. It is by Thomas P. Hunt, of Cornell Uni- 

 versity. It discusses all of the clovers and all the le- 

 gumes, and ought to be exceedingly valuable. So far 

 as I can discover, it seems to be orthodox on almost 

 every thing except our old friend sweet clover. In- 

 stead of writing sweet clover up to date as it justly de- 

 serves they content themselves with a brief quotation 

 from the Nevada State Bulletin for 1900, and the book is 

 permitted to go out containing the following sentence: 



It is, however, exceedingly distasteful, either green 

 or cured, to all classes of domestic animals, and hence 

 unfit for forage." I immediately wrote to the pub- 

 lishers, and told them I thought the book should not 

 be sent out without an appendix correcting the above, 

 and giving sweet clover the credit of being ahead of 

 all other plants for inoculating the soil with the " ni- 

 trogen nodules " that are just now not only being dis- 

 cussed but actually ivorked at the present time. The 

 book gives a considerable chapter to this matter of 

 nitrogen bacteria, and makes some brief allusions to 

 the part that sweet clover has played and is still play- 

 mg; but such references are altogether too brief. 



The chapter devoted to alfalfa i,s valuable: also 

 those devoted to the different kinds of beans and peas 



used as forage crops. The price of the book is $1.75. 

 Mailed from this office postpaid on receipt of that 

 amount. ^ 



"the two P'S TOLD IN THE PLEASURE AND PROFIT 

 OF COLD-FRAMES." 



On page 578 of our issue for April 15 I mentioned 

 briefly the fact that the Lord & Burnham Co. paid a 

 man for the value of a greenhouse and contents that 

 was broken down by a heavy fall of snow last winter. 

 The Lord & Burnham people did not-build the house. 

 They furnished only the plan and supplied most of the 

 material. The owner of the house had one of his hap- 

 py surprises when the above firm made good his loss. 

 Well, this same firm. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- 

 wav, New York, has just put out about the prettiest 

 little catalog (title as above) of hot-bed sashes and 

 appliances that I ever saw. It is given to anybody 

 who applies for it, and it ought to be worth a whole 

 dollar to all who are interested in high-pressure gar- 

 dening. Why, it gave me a thrill in looking it over 

 such as I have hardly felt since I first got hold of one 

 of Peter Henderson's " Gardening for Profit." It is 

 beautifully illustrated; tells you all about how to 

 make either hot-beds' or cold-frames, composting the 

 soil, also tables of what to plant, when to plant, and 

 some beautiful pictures of successful high-pressure 

 gardening under sash. Now, if any of our readers 

 have ever felt as though they would like a few hot- 

 bed sashes to play with they iad better send for the 

 catalog in question. We can supply the sashes. 



Convention and Fair Notices. 



Through the courtesy of Mr. Percy Orton, of North- 

 ampton, N. Y., we have been favored w^ith the catalog 

 of the Fulton Co.. N. Y., agricultural fair, to be held 

 at Johnston, Sept. 2—5. The highest prize in the api- 

 ary department is $5.00. and there are others in pro- 

 portion worth competing for. 



NEWCASTLE, DELAWARE, COUNTY FAIB. 



This year Dr. Joel S. Gillfillan, of Newark, is su- 

 perintendent of the apiarian exhibit at the Newcastle 

 Co. fair to be held at Wilmington, Sept. 2— 6 inclusive. 

 He will be assisted by Mr. E. M. Miller, of Wilming- 

 ton. 



INDIANA STATE FAIR AT INDIANAPOLIS. 



In connection with the foregoing there is quite a 

 liberal premium list to attract bee-keepers who are in 

 a position to make a good exhibit. In two cases the 

 first prize is $25.00, and in other two the first is $20.00, 

 with second and and third prize in proportion. The 

 date is Sept. 9 to 13 inclusive. Charles Downing 

 is secretary. If you wish to exhibit send for the 

 premium list. 



WASHINGTON STATE FAIR BEE EXHIBIT. 



Mr. Anson L. White, of North Yakima, has been ap- 

 pointed superintendent of the apiarian exhibit of the 

 State fair to be held at that point Sept. 23 — 28, which 

 is sufficient guarantee that every thing will be prop- 

 erly supervised. He will personally care for any ex- 

 hibits sent to him. He is anxious to get in touch with 

 the bee-keepers attending the fair, for the purpose of 

 enlisting them in the Washington State Bee-keepers' 

 Association, which, in conjunction with Pullman Col- 

 lege, is endeavoring to carry out the State foul-brood 

 law, with the view of stamping out the disease within 

 the State. Mr. G. A. Graham, North Yakima, is sec- 

 retary of the fair. 



ILLINOIS STATE FAIB. 



The officers of the Illinois State Fair mean to do the 

 right thing by the bee-keepers, and offer a number of 

 handsome prizes for apicultural exhibits, which ought 

 to draw many competitors. The premiums offered for 

 comb honey (500 lbs.) are $20.00 for first, $15.00 for sec- 

 ond, and $10.00 for third. It is the same for extracted 

 honey — 500 lbs. Candied honey gets similar prizes, 

 but only 300 lbs. is required. Designs in beeswax get 

 the same as comb honey, 50 lbs. being required. There 

 are numerous premiums, ranging from $15.00 down to 

 $2.00. Such an array of liberal money prizes ought to 

 draw exhibitors from other States, as the managers 

 say " open to the world," and doubtless they mean it. 

 The fair takes place Sept. 27 to Oct. 5. We Shall pub- 

 lish the prize-list later, probably. 



