. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Yellow OP Hop Clover. I send a plant which came up among- alsike clover. It is a clover, but no one around here has ever seen it, and I can not find the name of it. What is it ? J. A. Chippewa Co., Wis., Sept. 22. [The clover in question is the yellow or hop clover, from the yellow flower- head and the brown color which it has when older. In common with other clovers, it probably contributes its share of nectar.—C. L. Walton.] Values the Bee Journal. I wish to say that I think the Ameri- can Bee Journal the cheapest dollar's worth one ca
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Yellow OP Hop Clover. I send a plant which came up among- alsike clover. It is a clover, but no one around here has ever seen it, and I can not find the name of it. What is it ? J. A. Chippewa Co., Wis., Sept. 22. [The clover in question is the yellow or hop clover, from the yellow flower- head and the brown color which it has when older. In common with other clovers, it probably contributes its share of nectar.—C. L. Walton.] Values the Bee Journal. I wish to say that I think the Ameri- can Bee Journal the cheapest dollar's worth one can g-et of that kind of liter- ature. I read it regularly ; I profited by it to the value of much more than I paid. My bees did fairly well this summer, though my wife had to do the work at swarming-time. H. Bbers. British Columbia, Sept. 21. Rain in Central California. About two weeks ago we were having unusual rains, but soon thereafter the storm let up. We never had so much rain before in September. In this city the record was the greatest— inches; at Fresno; something like 3 inches at Sacramento and Stock- ton, I believe ; and .28 at Los Angeles. The weather was nice and mild ; then, after the rain, the days were pleasantly warm, and—oh ! my, how vegetation sprung out of the earth ; In 3 days alfilaree seed germinated and put forth its first leaves ; in 4, burr-clover and marshmallows were above ground. In a week the hills were again visibly green. At this writing the hills arid valleys are again as verdant almost as they were in April. Just think, only a fortnight ago the hills seemed as dry and parched as a new-burnt brick. Now another rain is upon us, and may last a few days. Of course, we are not in need of these rains. California farmers, like farmers the world over for that matter, are always behind time in ' getting their crops under cover. Hay, grain, beans, and any amount of raisins and prunes that were in course of being dried in the open air were ru
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