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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1925)
-N Success or failure in a poultry venture depends frequently on the owners’ ability to care for the little baby chicks. Experts say, do not feed them during the first forty-eight hours of their lives. i _.__/ L f'Where Town ancL Meet • , ' •. ■ * . ... EDITED BY C. H. BUAKELT. Legend has it that the ap pie which Eve ate i~ *l garden of Eden was a tomato, history ( the vegetable was brou^h' from Peru. We should not concern ourselves about its history, we should be more concerned in getting it in our gardens. Fruit and Garden Farmers Should Assist Beekeepers Bees Have Easy Life in Omaha • ■■■■'■■ ■ - — Gardeners Should Protect Bees by Using Sprays at Proper Time. Business an Avocation "Gardening and garden farming as it is done in the average community, eapeciaily 'backyard farming,' as the term Is applied to those gardens raised on small acre farms and city back lots, should appreciate the pro gram of bee culture,” said K. G. Max well, county extension agent of Itoug las county, Nebraska, in a recent in terview. Mr. Maxwell has been presi dent of the Nebraska Honey produc er*’ association the last two years and h»« been doing aome constructive work relative to perfecting bee farm ing in Nebraska. He said: •'Heckeeping from its verv nature i* one of the minor branches of nuit culture. It 1« a moans* of conserv ing for Tin man use, the nectar of the t--\ a., m. rarsons says: lhe annual production of honey in the /United States has reached the enormous sum of 125,000 tons, or more than 4,000 carloads, more than 5,000,000 pounds of honey being exported from the United States during 1924. “In addition to this, the bees produced approxi mately $2,000,000 worth of beeswax, but even with all of that, there is now a big shortage of beeswax in this country. “Some people are of the opinion that bees damage fruit, especially grapes, but in this they are greatly mis taken for bees cannot punc ture the skin of a grape. Bees have been proven of great benefit to grapes as well as to all kinds of fruit.” \ multitude of flowers which Is usually so abundantly secured In all sect lops and which If not collected by the bees Is Immediately lost. "The raw material of honey coats the beekeeper nothing. It has been estimated that on nearly every sec tlon of land In Nebraska 1,000 pounds of honey goes to waste each year in the form of raw material or nectar on account of a lack of bees to turn it Into the finished product." To Avoid Losses. Mr. Maxwell lias dono considerable work In the community towards ex plaining the value of bees as agents of erosg-pollenlzatlon. Mr. .1. .1. smith, Mercy Vognl and John Burgs chat nro fruit growers who realise the neces sity of bees as agents In cross-pot lenlzatlon. These men feel that there Is a big advantage In having apiaries of their own In order to Insure maxi mum pollenlzatlon of their fruit bloom. Some beekeepers have experienced losses as a result of fruit tree spray ing at the wrong time. Mr. Maxwell explained thet It waa not necessary to spray the fruit trees while In full bloom to control the codling moth, and that spraying «t the wrong time was the direct cause of unnecessary losse* to the beekeepers In this vicin ity. We have repentcdly advised the Top row. left: An example of poor bee culture. Such apiaries are a source of foul brood Infection and a menace to up-to-date beekeeper* In the locality. Instead of the modern hive*, the hive* in this apiary were made from old boxes of all sires and descriptions. Top, right: This is a picture of John Burgschat’s apiary, north of Florence. .Mr. Bnrgsehat is a modern beekeeper and does not spare any efforts to make his work effective. Center, left: K. W. Atkins, former bee specialist t nited State* Department of Agriculture, explaining some of the fine points of bee culture to Sergt. H. C. Cook, one of Omaha's greatest bee farmers. Center: One of H. C. Cook's outyard*. ' Cook maintains an apiary within the city limits of Omaha, another at Elk City and this one which is located near Papnlo creek, on the Lincoln highway. Center, right: Leonard Mangold of Bennington and his first start of bee*. Leonard started on .Bine 5 with a one-frame nucleus and on September 5, when this picture was taken, he had two colonies of hers and a surplus of honey. Leonard has continued in tlic bee business, which has been a source of pleasure and profit, lie is now a freshman in the Cniverslty of Nebraska medical college. Bottom: Sergt. II. C. Cook giving a demonstration to several Interested beekeeper* of Omaha. __ fruit growers to spray only at the proper time in order to avoid these losses. An Avocation. F. M. Parsons, connected with the I'nlon Pacific Hallway company a! Omaha, is affiliated with Mr. Max well, being secretary-treasurer of the Nebraska. Honey Producers' associo tion. Parsons stresses the fact that I eekeeplng was a pleasant avocation for the man chained to a city desk. He says: "Beekeeping Is well adapted as a sideline for professional and office w'orkers, affording a very interesting pastime as well as moderate outdoor exercise. It offers a splendid oppor tunity to young people to engage in a lucrative business which Is both pleasant, and healthful. Beekeeping lias the advantage of requiring hut little Capital and will |my for Itself as the business enlarges. Beekeeping is not always handled as a sideline. Mr. Maxwell cites as an example. H. C. Cook, who Is probably the most experienced bee keeper In this vicinity. "Cook usually secures 10 to 12 tons of the choicest honey annually while others secure leaaer amounts from a few hunderd pounds to six or eight tons each season. Mr. Cook maintains an apiary In side the city limits of Omaha and has two outynrds. one npar the Papplo creek, west of Omaha, and nnother near Klk City. Mr. Cook takes ad vantage of the fact that there Is a largo amount of nectar available In this vicinity and puts his hees to work to collect the honey, He has very little expenae owing to the fact that he maintains no fields of his own to support ths hees The gar dener and fruit growers as well an the farmers of the community, realise that it le a case of reciprcatlon be tween Mr. Cook and themselves." There wej» 2it.400.000 more chickens produced In the United Htatea last year thaln In 1923. A new record was set. totaling over 500,000,000. The consumption and slornge of chickens, however, picked up to more than use the overproduction. January 1, 1925, I here were a bout 427.000.000 head upon American farms, compared to 470, 000,000 llie name time In 1924. FLOCK PROJECT HAS GOOD RESULTS Til* goos# that laid th# golden eugs was all right, hut lions enrolled 4 in th* accredited farm flo< k project are our best bet, right now. They are on the job laying eggs for the hatching season which is in full swing today. If we should happen to kill one for Sunday dinner, our produc tion will not he stopped as was the case with the above mentioned gooee. February, March and April eggs are the ones which will return more money to the flock owner than all of the other seasons because these eggs will he sold or used for hatching pur poses. Now during the month of February. 2.045 hens In Douglas county en rolled In the accredited flock project, laid a total of 22,719 eggs or an average of 11.1 per hen. The total expenses for the month waa $447.16. Total receipts, $909.77, Net returns over the above feed and other coat#, $462.59. Each of the liens returned to their owner;#. 22.6 cent*. February waa cold and theeo amounts are low.' The expense ran much higher than it will run in March or April/ The pro duction was high for February In spite of tho weather. Mrs. O. M. Roettger’s flock of 211 White Wyandotte made a good rec ord. They laid an average of 10.K eggs. Th# expense for the month was $34.50. returns, $106.15. The net returns were $73.65, or 34 9 cents per hen. Next month we expect the expenses will be much lower and the produc tion Increased quite a bit. Even If the groundhog did see his shadow, the first two weeks of March could not have been better. Warmer weather with plenty of sunlshlne does wonders in ttie hen yard. “MONEY in HONEY” Writ* for Our Thirty-two Pag# • liluatmted Booklet "Money in Honey" BIG 64-PAGE CATALOGUE FREE The A. I. Root Co., of Iowa COUNCIL BLUFFS Manufacturing a Full Lin* *f Root Guaranteed Good* -JZZ-r Make Your Garden Pay Triple Dividends the crowded districts of th<> city. I you are gardening we would like t know about your success, your prr t letns and ambitions. Who will be the tirst to write and tell us about the garden plans? W< will publish some of the letters, "kid die” letters, letters from experts * ciety gardeners, from anyone wh will Join with us In making a biggr and better program for gardening POULTRY CLUB FORMED AT STRANG Geneva, Neb., March 21. — I. Saturday afternoon the cour agent met with a group of l.r, and their parents at the hall ! Strang for the purpose of 4L-" ussli boys' and girls' club work. The or come of the meeting was tha^^^ temporary organization of a poult y^M club was formed. In fact the i ^ ganlzatlon was completed, ex ept f the securing definitely of a 1 ider and increasing the enrollmer • The original enrollment as drawn t last Saturday' showed 13 memle: The poultry club work offers some advantages not common to stn.e other lines of activities In the V. and girls' club work. The inve.-tn required Is comparatively small and •returns quick. Ofttimes the in' from the sale of broilers and frit within the first three months enough to mo^e than pay the cos ' beginning the work and the fe-i consumed. Little chick time is h*: • but if clubs are organized immedln• - ly they can still begin the work. Ai communities or any boys or girls i lerested in poultry club work shou! i • communicate immediately with the county agent. Hogs selling at an average of ! " I and better don't tally up very wr'l with beef at an average of ff*. Bring 'on the T-bone with French fries! 5 Four o'clock, (Mirabllis Jalapa) Is an old favorite. The roots may he taken up In the fall, stored In sand In the root cellar over winter and transplanted In the spring. Pansies are indispensable In the gar den and may be easily started from seed and then transplanted to the garden. The pansy has bean Im proved greatly In recent years. vmiiv mu «uv ii The picture shows the spirit of gardening as it should prevail in family circles. It is more than a means of lowering the cost of living. It furnishes a medium through which the family can co-operate in healthy exercise. Gardening makes possible triple returns: Added, health and better understanding between the members of the family. Oo at the Job this spring with a new determination to make this your banner year in gardening. Plant those kinds and varieties of flowers and seeds which will keep the garden perpetual throughout the summer. Talk about your garden, write the i agricultural editor of The Omaha Bee about It; send In unusual photographs have the children write us about any uuestions relative to seeds, flowers flower culture or nnv other phase of t 'ardenlng. If we do not know the nswer. We'll find out. 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