. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1921 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 453 We thank Mr. Cole for recalling this to us. This should not prevent the apiarist from using a slanting board in front of each hive moved, as it calls their attention to the change of location.—Editor.) HE LIKES SESAMUM A. W. Puett, of Jones County, Texas, wi-ites an enthusiastic letter about the sesamuni, after having planted the sample package of seed sent out by the American Bee Jour- nal last spring. He planted the seed on April 28, the same day he planted his cotton. Part of the seed was planted on what he calls "
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1921 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 453 We thank Mr. Cole for recalling this to us. This should not prevent the apiarist from using a slanting board in front of each hive moved, as it calls their attention to the change of location.—Editor.) HE LIKES SESAMUM A. W. Puett, of Jones County, Texas, wi-ites an enthusiastic letter about the sesamuni, after having planted the sample package of seed sent out by the American Bee Jour- nal last spring. He planted the seed on April 28, the same day he planted his cotton. Part of the seed was planted on what he calls "raw hide" land, and the balance on good sandy land. It succeeded about equally well on both kinds of soil, except that he had a larger number of plants on the sandy land. Under date of September 5 he writes as follows: "I counted as high as 231 pods of seed on one plant. Sixty days after planting it began blooming and con- tinued to bloom for 60 days, when it died, apparently from dry weather. It only had one good I'ain the whole season. Several times during tne sea- son I found the bees working on it. I don't know of anything that produces as much seed to the stalk as sesamum and I believe it will prove to be among the greatest bee plants ever intro- duced into this country. I secured a half gallon of seed fi-om 40 stalks and am well pleased with it, considering the season. When the stalk begins to turn yel- low and a few seed pods are opening, cut the stalk below the lowest branch and place upside down in a large sack, barrel or tight box. In four or five days all the pods will open, and by shaking the stalk all the seed is threshed out clean, and with little ; THE HYBRID VS. ITALIAN By Claron D. Barber Mr. Prothero's ideal bee is certain- ly an admirable goal to strive for. However, I doubt very much if the ideal bee, or the nearest thing to it that will be evolved will be a hybrid. Attempts at improvement by cross- breeding along this line have not pr
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