a bee sting. The amount of poison in¬ 
jected in these vital spots has. 
SUBSCRIBER. 
R. N.-Y.—Read the later remarks on 
this case, page 715. Another reader tells 
us of a case where a woman suffered se¬ 
verely from rheumatism in her knee. She 
read somewhere that bee stings would 
cure her trouble, so she made arrange¬ 
ments with one of our readers to obtain 
a dozen bees and they did their full duty 
on that unhappy knee. This was repeated 
several times. The result, was that the 
woman suffered no injury from the sting¬ 
ing. while there was no relief whatever 
from the rheumatism. 
Referring to an article on page 715, 
regarding a man who died from the ef¬ 
fects of a bee sting, there is absolutely 
no question that the.coroner was right in 
his statement. This man died from a 
weak heart, or exhaustion, or both, after 
having been stung. My wife and I have 
been engaged for the past 10 years as 
back-lot beekeepers, producing from 500 
to 700 lbs. of honey each season, and both 
have been stung about everywhere on 
the body possible, with no more ill effects 
than a sharp pain and a slight swelling. 
As Mr. Root says, the whole is imagina¬ 
tion on the part of someone. If being 
stung on the knees would kill anyone or 
produce bad effects, the writer would 
have been in the “happy hunting 
grounds” long ago. 
Connecticut. Howard h. mignerey. 
Let me add a little to the discussion 
regarding bee stings. I received a sting 
under my chin after reading of that oc¬ 
currence where a sting resulted fatally. 
I expected to have a choking swelling in 
the throat, but nothing has happened ex¬ 
cept a slight swelling, which I have after 
each sting. This is in view of the fact 
that T am a novice beekeeper and re¬ 
ceived my first sting last year. Each time 
I have a swelling caused by bee sting I 
rim to Root's bee encyclopedia to look 
for a remedy, and when I find that there 
is none, usually forget about it and it 
passes away safely. N. a. 
Garden and Fafm Notes 
Metal Trellis for Grapes one preventive, namely, to keep tbp chicks 
What do you think of growing grapes !, t nd rose Chafers separated. It may 
on galvanized angle iron posts, instead of !, v ' 11 V'.’ , j S , H ''- l n nr lI li K . omo _. ca 'V >S ° UV ‘ ,S ‘ 
wooden ones; and using wire instead of ,. { IK k R during the rose bug season, 
strips of wood? E.c. wl ! lcl1 oxt, '" ds gw a i"; riod ->f perhaps 
Hertrenfield TV T not mure than three weeks, usually from 
’ ‘ about the middle of .Tune to about, tin? first 
Troll posts, both angle iron and rolled week in July. The college has taken the 
galvanized iron, with wire stretched he- precaution to mow the range and to fence 
tween them, make an ideal trellis for the the chickens out of fields where there are 
grapevine. The writer prefers the eylin- daisies and other flowering plants that 
drieal, rolled galvanized iron to the angle chiefly attract rose chafers.” 
iron. These are made with numerous 
tongues along one side of the p<>st. that 
allow the wires of the trellis to be raised Bee Stings and Death 
or lowered at will. When this type of TT nnfion ••Dc-ith from o Reo 
post is used the end posts are of a much gti ,» x § f th , ' , f >]* 
larger diameter, and they are usually set P iff B ?Lk XJ whom Pknew 
in concrete foundations and partially sup- R r sumrised that the coroner 
ported with steel braces, one end of which V *,,, ; J ' * i L l.l v.f l i 
i, embedded i„ a bloek of concede Sid 'em'* £ "«X 
1. • L ■ U» iiMAilllOn O liJVnliiv if iL.txrv t r* nn no •. 
Portable Metal Grain Bins 
It appears that on many of the West¬ 
ern grain farms portable grain bins built 
of metal are largely used. Both bins and 
cribs are made of galvanized sheet metal, 
and they are of all 3izes. The metal bin 
or crib usually has a heavy plank floor, 
and can be mounted on skids so as to be 
hauled from one part to another. On 
some of the big rented farms it would 
hardly pay to put up au extensive set of 
buildings, and the use of the metal bins 
covers this point. The biu call be hauled 
from one part to another so as to make 
short hauls from the thrasher or harvest 
fields. During the past few years these 
cattle bins have been greatly improved. 
They are vermin-proof, and have a system 
of ventilation so that the grain can be 
kept in good condition. 
Grapes on Stone Wall 
I have a stone wall 0 ft. high, facing 
the northeast. Would it he advisable to 
plant grapes along this wall, and train 
them to wall? Wall is laid up of loose 
stone. If so, would like to know a num¬ 
ber of best varities for this section. 
Huntington, W. Ya. c. L. R. 
Except for decorative purposes it is 
not advisable to plant grapes against a 
StOlie wall. If planting is done for this 
purpose, some of the native wild species 
are to be preferred !o the cultivated kinds. 
Very little and poor quality fruit results 
from this sort of planting. F. E.G. 
Propagating Currants 
IIow should currant sets he started? 
In what month? I can get cuttings from 
some well-developed Fay’s Prolific bushes. 
Should bushes be two years old, or can 
they be set the following year after start- 
R. X. T* 
Oswego, N. Y. 
The best time to make currant cuttings 
is in the Autumn, as they begin to grow 
very early in the Spring, and do not root 
well after the buds are swollen. Wood 
of the current season's growth is used. 
The usual time of taking the cuttings is 
from the end of August to the middle of 
September, Cuttings should be made 
8 in. to 10 in. long, the base being made 
with a square cut just below the last bud. 
It is well to leave at least a half inch of 
wood above the top bud of eaeh cutting. 
When made, the cuttings should be heeled 
in, nr planted at once, the latter plan 
liping preferable. Excellent results are 
obtained by planting at once in nursery 
rows. The cuttings arc set about 6 in. 
apart, and deep enough so that the top 
bud. or, at most, two buds, show above 
ground. If the season is favorable, the 
cuttings will callus, or even make some 
roots, before the ground freezes. It is 
good practice to cover the tops of the cut¬ 
tings with 2 iu. lif soil during severe 
weather, if there is not much snow. This 
should bo raked away in Spring, and 
clean culture given duriug the season. If 
the cuttings are not to he planted fill 
Spring, they should be heeled in upside 
down, tied in bundles, with about ” in. 
of soil over them. If left there all Win¬ 
ter. they should he covered with 5 or 0 in. 
more of soil as soon as severe, weather 
starts. They should be buried in a warm, 
well-drained place. The cuttings may 
also be stored in sand in a cool cellar, if 
preferred, and then set outside in Spring. 
After three years of experiment, develop¬ 
ment, and actual operating tests. Westing- 
house has produced a Light and Power Plant 
that anyone on the farm can operate. 
The control is simple and accurate. Set the 
number of hours the plant is to run on the control 
dial, press the starting switch and the plant will run 
the time required to charge the battery and then 
automatically stop itself. The engine is air cooled 
—no water is required. There is only one place to 
oil. The battery is extra large to insure absence of 
trouble from overcharging or over-discharging. 
All the electrical control apparatus is inclosed in a 
metal box—fuses are conveniently placed. Live 
contacts are protected; there are no loose wires or 
complicated connections. The plant is easily ac¬ 
cessible for the few simple adjustments that may be 
necessary. The directions for operating are on a 
metal plate fastened to the control box where they 
cannot be lost. 
The farmer gets all the advantages of electric light 
and power on his farm when he installs a Westing- 
house Light and Power Plant. In added comfort, 
convenience and actual labor saving it more than 
pays for itself. 
If you want to Know more about this plant, send 
in the coupon below. 
Fanning Section 
East Pittsburgh, Pa. 
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC SC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 
Trying for New Fruits 
For my part. 1 have kept busy; since 
blossoms started to open I haw worked 
16 to 17 hours each day. We have 
crossed about 0,000 blossoms, mostly on 
stone fruits. The past few days we have 
been trying a lot of crazy stunts with 
berries, making many reciprocal crosses 
with blackberries and strawberries, red 
raspberries and strawberries, and others. 
What do you think will come from it? 
I think mostly nothing. But who can 
tell unless it is tried out? 
We were surprised last year to find 
that the red raspberry set more and better 
fruit when pollinated with dust from the 
blackberry than from dust of the black¬ 
cap raspberry. 
In our trial grounds we have about 100 
varieties of plums; about 20 plum and 
apricot hybrids that are fruiting. Some 
look promising. If any prove good 1 may 
semi samples of fruit. I must tell you 
that we have a new strawberry. Rocknill 
No. 2fl. that will head the list of over- 
bearers and make most of the June varie¬ 
ties hump themselves to keep out of its 
way. The fruit is large and of finest 
quality, a heavy producer, with a plant 
second to none in size, health and vigor. 
Iowa. HARLOW ROCKIIILL. 
Light and 
Power 
Plant is 
Easy to 
Operate 
Rose Bugs and Little Chicks 
Rose bugs will poison little chicks. The 
following note about them appears in the 
report of the Connecticut College laying 
Contest: 
“They have arrived in Stores just about 
on time. Chicks chase those bugs and 
fairly devour them. The result is a dead 
chick the next day. Hens seem to know 
enough to leave rose chafers alone, but 
Chicks are less discreet. There is only 
Send me complete information about the Westinghouse 
Light and Power Plant. 
Name. ..P. O. Address...... 
County...State. 
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