The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . ed, itseems as if flic bee-keenersgreat inthe future is to be the alfalfa fields of wliat has for-merly been called the (iresit American Desert. go down in of moisture as much astwenty feet. If sown eaily, and a goodstand obtaitieil, it may be cut the lirst second yt-ar it yield
The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . ed, itseems as if flic bee-keenersgreat inthe future is to be the alfalfa fields of wliat has for-merly been called the (iresit American Desert. go down in of moisture as much astwenty feet. If sown eaily, and a goodstand obtaitieil, it may be cut the lirst second yt-ar it yields two cuttings, andafterward three and four cuttings, in a sea-son. It has been grown successfully inWisconsin, but no report has been made ofhoney obtained from it there. It yields from three to five tons per acre,and some reports go as high as eight or tentons. It gives from three to five cuttings tothe season, and, under favorable circum-stances, even six or seven have been drill planting, ](» or 12 lbs. of seed peracre is sutficient. For broadcast, however,15 or 20 lbs. is better. For the best hay itshould be cut when blooming raised by bee-keepers, however, they willprefer to leave it until the bees have made apretty good crop of honey from the ALFALFA 15LOOM AND FOLIACiE. The hay is said to be better, however, whencut about as soon as it is in full bloom. Allkinds of stock, even poultry, take to it withavidity at first sight. For soiling purpcsesit is probably unequaled, especially if cutand wilted two or three hours in the hotsun. Tims a siqiply may be kept for morn-ing, noon, and night feeding. Working an-imals will get along with very little grainwhen sui)plied in this way with gives better results for milch , lambs, and colts, are very fond of it,and thrive when so fed. It may be grazedmoderately, but heavy close grazing will de-stroy it. Properly managed, it will yield ALIGHTING-BOARDS. ALIGHTING-BOARDS. honey c
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