. Eastern fruit . ; The beekeepers' tools arc few and i inexpensive; a smoker, which costs about a dollar; a veil to cover the face, I for sixty to seventy-five cents, and a i hive tool which costs about twenty- j Cive cents, are the indispensables; the I hive tool may be dispensed with and I a common screwdriver used instead. i The profits from bees may be gener- ally reckoned at about five dollars per colony for surplus honey annually', over a period of years. The increase I is customarily one swarm to the col- ony, worth as much as the parent swarm the second summer. .Artilicial swarms may
. Eastern fruit . ; The beekeepers' tools arc few and i inexpensive; a smoker, which costs about a dollar; a veil to cover the face, I for sixty to seventy-five cents, and a i hive tool which costs about twenty- j Cive cents, are the indispensables; the I hive tool may be dispensed with and I a common screwdriver used instead. i The profits from bees may be gener- ally reckoned at about five dollars per colony for surplus honey annually', over a period of years. The increase I is customarily one swarm to the col- ony, worth as much as the parent swarm the second summer. .Artilicial swarms may be made at will, to al- most an unlimtied number, by rearing queens with which to supply them. Bee Notes. "Gleanings" shows an interesting l)icture of a swarm of bees crawling down from a tiny cherry tree, on wliicl; they had swarmed, and entering a hive placed directly at the foot of the tree. This is an ideal condition and all bee-keepers wisli that in piping hot days the bees wcnild always swarm in this mannerly way. Caring for Milk. The secret of keeping milk is to , cool it quickly. Milk from small or medium size herds may be cooled by I setting in freshly pumped water and ' stirring frequently. Well water is, however, seldom cooler than 50 de- : grees, so ice water is almost a neces- [ sity. A cooler and aerator, in which the milk is made to flow slowly over a cold surface into a receiving can. i should be used. Milk thus cooled will I remain sweet a long time.
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