. Gleanings in bee culture. is vicinity. These beetles formed 7 per centof the whole food. Another element largely presentAvas the larvie of grasshoppers and crickets, whichformed 6 per cent of the whole, the most commonspecies being the red-legged grasshoppers. Therewere also 3 per cent of spiders present. Thus we see that toads, under ordinary circum-stances, are of immense benefit. Should they bedestroyed, doubtless many insects wouldincrease to such an extent as to do great injury tomany farm crops, and to many honey-bearingplants. Hence, my bee-keeping friend, if you seeone of th
. Gleanings in bee culture. is vicinity. These beetles formed 7 per centof the whole food. Another element largely presentAvas the larvie of grasshoppers and crickets, whichformed 6 per cent of the whole, the most commonspecies being the red-legged grasshoppers. Therewere also 3 per cent of spiders present. Thus we see that toads, under ordinary circum-stances, are of immense benefit. Should they bedestroyed, doubtless many insects wouldincrease to such an extent as to do great injury tomany farm crops, and to many honey-bearingplants. Hence, my bee-keeping friend, if you seeone of these jeweled batrachians consigning yourbees to an untimely grave, lift him up by the napeof his handsome (?) neck, tenderly carry him beyondthe precincts of the apiary, and deposit him in yourberry-patch or onion-bed. Have no fear of warts,for there is no danger in handling a toad. If toadscontinue to be troublesome, erect a low board fencearound your apiary, to exclude them. Clarence. M. Weei)^ Lansing, Mich., Aug. 6, He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in luiic-li.—LuKK lii:10. MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS. WHO IS MY XEiii)iu<iu!—LIKE 10;cg. HAVE just returned from the Ohio StateFair, and I need liardly tell you that Imet there a great number ot neigiiljors ;and the ]»leasantest part ot it all was,they seemed to be so neighborly to eachother. And then, again, what a wonderfulopen book are the agricultural fairs andconventions and expositions, that are get-ting to be so prominent a feature the worldover! What wonderful creatures we are!much alike, yet different. Now, I love bees,and I love machinery; and I love strawber-ries too. It seems to me I have said some-thing about it before. Well, Xeighbor these things too. although 1 can notawaken much enthusiasm in him on thestrawberry question. lie just says, I sup-pose so, or • Like enough, and then turnsaround to look at something else. Now. hewanted to see the cattle ; but I didnt car
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