^i A Modern Bee-Farm 



many years in succession, but we must have the truth, and 

 therefore I say, and say it regretfully, that the plant is 

 useless for honey. 



Late Fora£:e Undesirable. 



While we can hardly plant anything that will come in 



too early, it must be distinctly understood that nothing 



should entice the bees to work later than September in 



England. Bees need at least six weeks to regain lost 



numbers after winter is past. They require just as much 



time to settle down quietly before the cold season comes 



on. 



Cultivation. 



It will be understood that most of the above clover 

 crops, etc., are sown over corn in the spring ; the plant 

 being well established by the time the same is harvested, 

 and having the ground all to itself the second year. As 

 to manure, it should be remembered that what is worth 

 doing at all is worth doing well. Wood ashes are probably 

 the best dressing for-iclovers, but as these cannot be got 

 in sufficient quantity the most economic substitute will 

 be Basic Slag. Among other manures may be mentioned 

 Sulphate of Potash, \ cwt. to i cwt. per acre, and the 

 Patent "Natural" Fertilizer, 5 to 10 cwt. per acre. It 

 is a fact beyond dispute that a dressing of light manure 

 at the rate of 5 cwt. per acre will be more profitable than 

 2 cwt ; 8 cwt. than 5 cwt. ; or 10 cwt. more so than 8 cwt. 

 That is, the heavier dressing will give a much larger pro- 

 portionate increase and profitable returns ; but, of course, 

 this does not refer to concentrated potash and nitrates, 

 of which \ cwt. to I cwt. are sufficient. It should not 

 for one moment be' forgotten that " light manures " 

 encourage clover development, while heavy manures 

 smother it, and produce rank grasses. 



