Gilpin observer., September 07, 1911, Image 6

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Bee Keeping
and other
Side Lines on the Farm
T la admitted by al
most all students of
the situation that if
the present growth in
the population of this
country keeps up —we
may have 150,000,000
people by the middle
1 of the century—farm
f ing conditions will
feel, as much as any
thing else, the influ
ence of the greater
congestion. The ex
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pected sequel Is the total disappear
ance of the big farms. Indeed, for
that matter, the “bonanza farms” that
excited the wonder of the world a
decade or two ago have been gradual
ly disappearing in later years and
probably the next generation will find
scarcely one of them left unless it be
In the most Isolated sections of the
country.
Now, of course, Uncle Sam’s vast
domain can support double or triple
our present population without any
suggestion of that crowding which is
noticeable in Europe, where some of
the countries have a population that
averages 600 or 600 to the square
mile. At the same time the new turn
of affairs will tend to bring into favor
here the small farms that have long
been the standard agricultural hold
ing abroad. Probably we shall not
have many farms as small as the ma
jority of those In Europe nor will the
small farm be as universal In the
New World in our time as It is across
the big pond, but withal It is manifest
that the era of the small farm Is
dawning. Given a small or moderate size
farm, two general plans of deriving a livelihood
therefrom present themselves to the American
farmer. He may specialize, as so many of his
brothers of the soil are doing—that is, concen
trate all his energy and investment on the pro
duction of one product, in handling which he alms
to become an expert, or, If he he hesitates to thus
put "all his eggs In one basket," he may carry
on diversified activities. Which of these plans Is
best cannot be determined by any rule of thumb.
Each Individual case mußt be a law unto itself.
Much depends upon the size and location of the
farm; Its proximity to markets; the size of the
farmer's family; the labor problem in the local!
ty; and finally on the temperament of the farmer
himself. Even given two farms of equal size,
side by side, the owner of one might be qualified
for specialization where his neighbor would at
tain better results by favoring that variety which
to many people Is the spice of life
Probably, says an agricultural expert, In the
case of the average, well-located small farm the
Ideal policy, theoretically, is that which prescribes
specialization, but also plans for one or more
"side lines,” which will contribute to the farm
Income almost from the start and may ultimately
develop into an Important factor from a financial
standpoint. This means, in effect, that the farm
er should concentrate largely upon one product
or group of products, which can derive the bene
fits that almost always accrue from undivided at
tention. but that he or members of his household
should have minor or supplementary sources of
Income, such as bee keeping, poultry raising, etc.,
which, while well worth while, would not repre
sent sufficient Investment or present serious
enough problems to distract the inlnd of the furra
er from the main business In hand. With this
latter consideration in view. It is especially for
tunate when the "side lines" on the farm are
such that the whole responsibility for them can
be taken over by the women and children of the
household without bothering the farmer with the
matter at all during his busy season.
Ofttimes a "side line" becomes a double bless
Ing, because it discloses a means of making use
of waste products on the farm. It Is being dis
covered that the one neglected "by-products" of
our farms hold proportionately as much wealth as
Have Their Good Traits
English Humorist Puts In s Good
Word for Feline Pets of the
Household.
Cats have the credit of being more
worldy wise than dogs—of looking
more after their own Interests, and be
•ng less blindly devoted to those of
•heir friends. And we men and wo
men are naturally shocked at such
selfishness. Cats certainly do love a
family that has a oari»et In the kitch
en more than the family that has not;
and If there are many children about
they prefer to spend their leisure time
next door. But, taken altogether, cats
are libeled. Make a friend of one and
•he will stick to you through thick
and thin. All the cats that I have
had hare been moat firm comrades. I
SWARMING BEES
cHAJarf? cvjxioifJAND dmj? mttj _
- TWiSJTfff JVrtOTfc? on A CAUTOJtmimCil
the "by-products” that have been utilized so mi
raculously In the manufacturing world. As Illus
trations of the application of this principle on the
farm there may be cited the case of the farmer
folk who now’ make lavish "pin money" by pre
paring preserves and jelly with the surplus fruit
and vegetables that w’ould otherwise be wasted,
and of the country housewives who In their leis
ure moments make cushions and all manner of
saleable novelties (not forgetting fancy hats from
the corn stalks) that are worse than useless. Sim
ilarly, one rural resident is growing rich from
raising water lilies on her little farm, and in the
south and southwest some Ingenious people have
taken up “ostrich farming” and are selling the
plumes from the birds at prices that make the
enterprise well worth while.
Poultry raising Is a side line that comes to
mind the minute mention Is made of any such
activities. There have been thousands of in
stances where chickens allowed to run wild on
the farm, have ultimately been the means of
swelling the family bank account, and to pursue
the subject still farther. It may be cited that
many a farmer or farmer’s wife who began to
"keep chickens” solely with a view’ to marketing
the poultry hus been surprised In due course to
find that the eggs, to w-hich scarce a thought had
been given as a source of revenue, have rivaled
the dressed fowl In the income yield. Particularly
has this been the case in recent years when eggs
have brought as high as sixty cents a dozen In
city markets. Eggs as a "by-product" would yield
even bigger dividends if care were taken to
gather them at least twice a day and to get them
to market somewhat more promptly, for, be it
known, "gauranteed 24 hour eggs" will always
bring five or ten cents a dozen more than the
ordinary run of fresh eggs.
Without dlsparuging the merits of poultry as a
side line, however, It may be suggested that bee
keeping is perhaps the most truly Ideal incidental
occupation on the farm. Indeed, the experts
strongly advise that bee keeping be not made a
sole occupation, although there are many lo
calities where an experienced bee keeper can
'make a good living by devoting his entire time
and attention to the work, once he has the re
quisite knowledge. The beauty about bee keep
ing is that by beginning on a small scale the bees
had a cat once that used to follow
me about everywhere, until It even
got quite embarrassing, and I had to
beg Iter, us a personal favor, not to
accompany me any further than down
to High street She used to sit up
for me when I was late home and
meet me In the pussage It made me
feel quite like a married man. except
that she never usked where 1 bad
been and then didn’t believe mo when
I told her.
Auother cat 1 had used to get drunk
regularly every day. She would hang
about for hours outside the cellar door
for the purpose of sneaking In on the
first opportunity and lapping up the
drippings from the beer cask. I do
not mention this habit of hers In
praise of the speclee, but merely to
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show how almost human some of
them are. If the transmigration of
•ouls is a fact, this animal was cer
tainly qualifying most rapidly for a
Christian For her vanity was only
second to her love of drink. When
even she caught a particularly big rat
she would bring It up Into the room
where we were all sitting, lay the
corpse down In the midst of us and
wait to be praised.—Jerome K. Je
rome. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fel
low.
A Greenland Duel.
It Is rather u pity for the gayety of
nations that French men of letters
cannot fight their duels as duels are
fought In Greenland. In Greenland
when one man has been Insulted by
another the adversaries each compose
a satire in verse. This each man re
cites to his household until the serr*
ants and the women know it by heart
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can be made to pay for themselves
and for all additional apparatus, as
well as to return some profit all the
while. It may as well be admitted,
however, that for all its advantages
there are few occupations that require
more study to insure success than
does bee keeping. In years w’hen the
available nectar Is limited, surplus
honey Is secured only by judicious
manipulation, and it is only through
considerable experience that the bee
keeper can, under such circumstances,
carry out the proper manipulation to
save his crop.
All authorities on the subject em
phaslze the fact that the only way to
make bee keeping a profitable busi
ness Is to obtain naught but the first
class product—fancy comb honey or
carefully prepared and neatly packed
extracted honey. Under good manage
ment the average annual honey yield
per colony will probably be 25 to 30
pounds of comb honey, or 40 to 60
pounds of extracted honey. Such
yields can be expected only, however,
wnen the bees are kept In hives of up-to
date type, with movable frames. Plain boxea
may be well enough to start with If the bee keeper
Is not able to afford any investment for the su
perior apparatus, but all such make-shifts should
be discarded at the earliest possible moment, for
In such environment the bees will produce only a
restricted amount of honey and that of Inferior
quality. The problems of American bee keepers
have been considerably simplified of late years
through the passage by various states of laws pro
viding for the state or county Inspection of
apiaries for bee disease control.
Another “side line” that has gained in favor in
the rural districts almost as rapidly as bee keeping
is found in the raising of pigeons, doves, etc. The
backbone of this industry is found, of course, in
the raising of squabs for the market that has de
veloped of recent years in all our large cities, but
there is also much money made in raising the
fancy varieties of pigeons for disposal as pets. In
deed. the whole pet stock industry in all its
branches may be advantageously carried on as
•'side lines’’ on farms. Shetland pony farms have
become a recognized Institution In various parte of
the country these past few years; rabbits and
guiuea pigs yield an Income to many a farmer boy,
and there are dozens of farmers’ wives who derive
profV as well as pleasure from raising blooded cats,
gold fish, canaries and other furred or feathered
household companions. In woodland districts the
making of rustic furniture offers a profitable occu
pation for the men in the long winter days, and the
women and children can employ their time to equal
advantage in the production of pine pillows and
thoiw* bark and grass novelties for which trera is
always a good market at remunerative prices.
Spring Styles
"Have you any ancestors, Mrs. Kelly?’ asked Mrs
O'Brien.
"And phwat s anclstors?"
"Why, people you sphrung from.’ 1
"Listen to me. Mrs. O’Brien." Hald Mrs. Kelly lm
presslvely. "Oi come from the rale sthock av Dona
hues that sphrlng from nobody. They sphrlng at
thlm."
Then u place of meeting Is appointed.
The two men, the Insulted und Insult
ed, the offender and ofTunded, stand
face to face, and each recites his
poem. His friends and servants form
a chorus. Each man tries to raise the
laugh against his adversary. Each
man speaks In turn, whipping the en
emy with epigram and quip, and after
two hours of the wordy battle the
meeting gives the victory to him of
the two adversaries who has amused
the whole assembly most.
"The woman who did the shooting
Is an actress, of course?"
"No."
"Authoress, then?"
"No, Just an ordinary individual."
"Hum," said the city editor,
"this Is s bigger sensation than I
thought"
Very Unusual.
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HANDS WOULD CRACK OPEN
"About two months ago my hands
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When my hands first started to get
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I was so afraid I would have to give
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Reckoning by Degrees.
It was one of thou, warm Nprlng
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