Gleanings in bee culture . n, of Hutchin-son, was chosen president; J. A. Nenninger,of Nickerson, secretary, and J. L. Pelham,of Hutchinson, treasurer. The Hutchinson Daily Gazette says :Fruit canned with honey exhibited by J. P. Lucas, of Topeka, is well worth the timeof every housewife to visit. He has on ex-hibit a number of fruits canned with has kept some of these jars since 1910,and has shown them every year since. Allare in good condition. Among the canneddainties are corn, peaches, pears, cherries,red raspberries, plums, plum butter, andstrawberries. Mr. Lucas also has samples
Gleanings in bee culture . n, of Hutchin-son, was chosen president; J. A. Nenninger,of Nickerson, secretary, and J. L. Pelham,of Hutchinson, treasurer. The Hutchinson Daily Gazette says :Fruit canned with honey exhibited by J. P. Lucas, of Topeka, is well worth the timeof every housewife to visit. He has on ex-hibit a number of fruits canned with has kept some of these jars since 1910,and has shown them every year since. Allare in good condition. Among the canneddainties are corn, peaches, pears, cherries,red raspberries, plums, plum butter, andstrawberries. Mr. Lucas also has samples ofhoney made from 28 different , Kas. IS THIS FAILURE? BY (LOSSON SCOTT For six or seven years I have been an en-thusiastic beekeeper. I have bought mostof the textbooks, read most of the journals,spent two years with a professional, andeven traveled nearly a thousand miles look-ing for a new location. But lately I havehad my doubts about continuing in the busi-ness. In this article I expect to give a little. Exhibit of J. P. Lucas, of Topeka. Mr. Lucas was handicapped byreason of living so far away. As usual, his fruit canned with honey was agreat surprise to the ladies. He had some put up six years ago. Healso had 28 kinds of honey made from different honey-plants. advice to beginners, and hope to get somemore from the real experts. I started beekeeping in the usual way. Ihived a swarm, got curious about the myri-ads of little insects, bought a book, then an-other, subscribed for Gleanings, used pat-ent hives and then scrapped them, worked for more bees, and then still more, and nowam somewhat in doubt as to whether I havemade enough of a failure to quit or some more bees amount to onlyabout sixty colonies; but as there has beenno iDrofit, and as I cant afford to keepbees for pleasure, they must be sold or givenaway or moved to a better location. The first two yearsI had from four tonine colonies. Thenwinter cut the numberto one. I spent thatseason with
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