Gleanings in bee culture . ain to get rid of the dandelionshe said if I did it would spoil his best field for timothy hay, and he did not seem to think the dandelions earlyin the spring were much of a detriment to timothy that came on after the dandelions were all gone and out ofsight. I wish our experiment stations would tell us what they think about this. Are not the dandelions worthfor milch cows all they subtract from a growth of timothy that comes on later?—A. I. R.] 1907 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 841 beautiful rich mWk—twice a day. The neigh-bors told us that butter made from this kindof
Gleanings in bee culture . ain to get rid of the dandelionshe said if I did it would spoil his best field for timothy hay, and he did not seem to think the dandelions earlyin the spring were much of a detriment to timothy that came on after the dandelions were all gone and out ofsight. I wish our experiment stations would tell us what they think about this. Are not the dandelions worthfor milch cows all they subtract from a growth of timothy that comes on later?—A. I. R.] 1907 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 841 beautiful rich mWk—twice a day. The neigh-bors told us that butter made from this kindof milk does not need any coloring, and 1can well believe it. Now, the surprisingthing to me is that, while people have beentalking about waging war on the dandelionpest, nobody has said a word, so far as I canremember, about its value for milch makes a big feed quicker than any otherplant I know of—away ahead of the cloveisand grass. Along near the path of the steam-pipe that goes under ground from the factory. LARGE SPE( IMENS OF DANDELION BLOSSOM, BUDS, AND LEAVES, FULLSIZE, AS THEY GKOW AKOUND :\1EDINA. [This blossom measures, as will be sf ea. 2k inches across, and we have found manyas large as 2^4. inches, and. once in a great while, 3 inches in diameter. The standardsize of blossom is from IM to 1^4 inches.—Ed.] to the house we have dandelions in bloom inMaich. Why have not dairymen and milk-men said something about this before, andutilized for early feed for cows this plantthat has been called only a pest, so far as Ican learn? I have been expecting somebody wouldobject to the quality of the milk; but in Root-ville every individual, including grandpaand the babies, declares the milk is withoutspot or blemish. I told Mr. Calvert I wouldtake back all my objections to the cow. Our poultry- journalsare talking aboutegg - machines—hensthatarebredso particularlyforeggs that theyare literally amachine to con-vert all kinds offood into mar-ketable eggs. Well, th
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