The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 2, 1914, Page 6

Missouri has 40,000 beekeepers, or bee keepers so-called, with nearly 200,000 stands of bees which produce Bnnually $1,000,000 worth of honey. The real value of the bee to agricul- ture, however, lies in the fact that it ls the most helpful of all insects in Sarrying pollen for cross-pollenization of blossoms of fruits and other crops. Beekeeping in Missouri is largely a hobby. The farmers’ most faithful friends, the bees, are too often left to take care of themselves, to starve when food is not available and freeze in winter in some unprotected place. When beekeeping in Missouri is prac- ticed as it should be, when each farm has a few prosperous colonies of bees properly cared for, our honey products will not be worth one but many ‘mil- lion dollars. Beekeeping must be studied care fully. Each colony must be kept in prime condition, queens must be sup- planted by better ones _ properly mated, swarming regulated, hives properly shaded, room for storing honey provided and protection given during winter. Beekeeping is not 2 lazy man’s profession. Stand of bees preperly shaded for the summer. Bees are the most uncomplaining of all man’s servants. They will work, thrive and lay aside some surplus stores without much assistance or at- tention, but that is not beekeeping, that is merely having bees. The bee They are Faithful Workers and With a Little Care Will Bring Big Profits By Leonard Hi Asst. Prof. of Entomo ogy, College of Agriculture, Columbia, Missouri is probably the most advanced of all , the insects on the earth. To help the farmers and others keeping bees, to understand some of the interesting things about bees and how to properly care for a few stands, the agricultural experiment station at the University of Missouri has in course of preparation a simple report on farm beekeeping. The growing de- mand for information along this line shows that at least some Missoui farmers are beginning to realize the desirability of having and properly caring for a few colonies of bees In a prosperous hive at ‘his time there should be one strong queen cap- able of laying three or more thousand eggs a day, a great many ‘drones and about 40,000 worker bees, The queen Students studying beekeeping at the University of Missouri. At first they used veils to protect their faces but later discarded them. SeeS ae = — is the mother of the colony and her duty is to lay eggs. She receives from bees predigested food. The drones are the males and are reared prior to swarming-so that when young jueens are reared there will be male bees for mating. Workers are sexually: tnde- veloped queens or female bees. Trey come from the same-kind of eggs as ‘ the queen. In fact, any worker egg or larva under three days of age can be developed into a queen by the worker bees feeding it a special food, royal jelly. - The eggs which produce queens and workers each receive a sperm prior to being deposited while. the eg Selecting the Best Cows. It is desirable to keep only the which produces the drone does not and is therefore an unfertilized egg. The queen regulates this and can lay an unfertilized or drone egg or a fertilized or worker or queen egg as she likes, She mates but once and then receives a supply of sperms which are stored in a special sac for use as needed, The worker bees do all the manual labor about the hive, and are masters |- of the colony. Tey are providers, hurses and protectors. They gather nectar and store it in the honey cells where it is acted upon by acids, secreted by them and in time it be- comes ripe honey and is then capped. Pollen is mixed with honey and other secretions when it is known as bee bread and is used as food.- The glue used about the hive is secreted by plants and collected by the bees. The Honey bee; (a) worker; (b) queen; (c) drone; all slightly injured. (From Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Dept. |. of Agriculture.) ‘wax used to form combs is secretion from special wax glands on the lower side of the body. noe Do not invest too much in supplied at first and do not try to manage a large apiary until you have had the necessary experience. Provide bees with simple but comfortable quarters, which should be movable comb hive, so placed that it is sheltered from the midday sun and winter winds. Sse that each colony enters the winter with sufficient stores of food and proper shelter, The most trying time for bees js just at the approach of spring, but if the colonies enter the winter in proper condition they are less apt to have trouble at that time. Keep-all stands strong and see that each hive is full of bees to overflowing when honey flows come. It is then that the bee- keeper ‘is repaid for his labors if his stands are all in prime condition. Avoid swarming at such times by providing plenty of room for storing honey and, if necessary, prevent the formation of drone brood and queen cells, Increase colonies artifically by dividing and avoid natural swarming when possible. ‘ The bee sting is responsible for many failures in beekeeping and helps Development of the honey bee; (a) egg; (b) young grub; (c) old grub; (d) pupa. From Bureau of Ento- mology, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.) ing bees. Any one can soon learn to work with bees so as to gt only an occasional sting. No one, however, should attempt to handle bees without first providing a bee-hat or veil. Smoke is also usually necessary, but should be used sparingly. Scme colo- nies can be handled without the use of smoke, but a good smoker should always be ready. The bee is not a trouble hunter, but when trouble calls at its door it is ready to retaliate. Before open: ing a hive, a person should use a lit- tle smoke at the entrance and as the cover is raised a little should be used to drive the bees down inta the hive where they fill themselves with honey and are then more docile and easier to handle. The movable comb hive is so simple that any child can go into it and take out honey or make any necessary examination. Always go into the hive in the middle of the day when they are busy collecting honey. Those interested in any phase of the work can get what information they wish by writing to the department of entomology, University of Missouri, lumbia. : Cultivating Alfalfa. Attorney Joseph McCaffery announced that he will begin a vigorous prose- Mr. Marye, wealthy banker and law- yer of San Francisco, has been ap- pointed ambassador to Russia by President Wilson. He was born in Baltimore in 1856, and was educated in England, Germany and Italy. For some years Mr. Matye has maintained a home in Washington. ANCHOR LINE STEAMER ON ~ ROCKS OFF IRISH COAST Wireless Call for Help Brings Speedy Assistance From British Naval Vessels. Londonderry, June 29.—In a thick fog and: rain whith rendered Tory Island invisible from the mainland the Anchor Line steamer California, bound from New York for Glasgow, went ashore last night on the rocks off that island. Wireless calls for help brought speedy assistance from several small gunboats and torpedo boats which were patrolling the Northwest Irish coast for gun runners in connection with the Uister movement. The latest news received is that the California is stuck fast on the rocks but is in no immediate danger. She struck with such force that the lower Part of her bows was badly crushed and she is taking water through two holes in the forehold and second hold. The vessel which has on board 121 saloon and more than 300 second cabin passengers, lies in five fathoms of water forward and seven fathoms aft. Another liner, steamers and gun- boats are standing by, and others will arrive during the night. The Anchor Line steamer Califor- nia sailed from New York on June 20 for Moville and Glasgow. On board the vessel were 121 cabin and over 300 second class passengers. Tory Island lies off the northern coast of County Donegal, Ireland. It is a rocky reef two and one-third miles long and a half mile wide. On the northern end of the island is a light- house. 3 HOLDS UP REQUEST FORTROOPS President. Delays Action on Gov. Stewart’s Appeal: Washington, June 27.—Indications were that President Wilson would not act-immediatelyupon the request of: Governor Stewart of Montana that. federal troops be moved from Fort ‘Vancouver, to Missoula so as to have them near at hand in case of further serious trouble among the miners at Butte. The President has not referred the matter to the war department for action and probably will not do so un- til_he considers it absolutely necea- sary. Butte, Mont., June 27.—Soon after word was received here that Presi- dent Wilson was considering Gover- nor, Stewart’s request for federal troops in Montana s0 as’ to be pre- pared for an outbreak here, County cution of men who caused the recent riot, when ofe man was killed, others wounded, and the building of the miners union destroyed. The county attorney asserted his in- vestigation has convinced him that after. the inquest tomorrow into the killing of Edward Noy, he will be able to make an arrest on the charge of murder. , Excursion Wreck Kille: Two. Hopkinsville, Ky.,- June 30.—Two CURTISS MAGHINE BREAKS: ALL FLYING. BOAT: RECORD Over-Sea Flyer Rises. From Water With: Ten Pas- - sengers. : —— Hammondsport, N. Y., June 30.— America, the’ Rodman Wanamaker trans-Atlantic flyer, rose from the water tonight with ten passengers, establishing another weight carrying record for hydro-aeroplanes. The flight was not an extended one, in fact, it was not intended by Lieu- tenant Porte, who had. invited the special correspondents of New York, Boston and London papers to take a “taxi” ride on the water. While planing along at flying speed, the America struck a swell which bounced her into the air for the better part of 100 yards. Lieutenant Porte said he could have flown at any time but had no intention of doing so with any such cargo, : Weather conditions continued most discouraging, a thirty-mile wind and intermittent showers prevailing all day. ‘Glenn Curtiss would not have permitted the America.to leave the shore tonight, but for his anxiety to test the new hydro boards. After waiting all day he declared for a run this evening, “rain, shine, or cyclone.” “The useful” load carried tonight was more than 1,700 pounds, or about 300 more than previously carried. Porte started out with a “useful” load of a ton, but after a short run he put off one passenger who weighed more than 200 pounds. . RELIEF FOR SALEM VICTIMS Shelter and Food Provided for 18,000 Homeless. Salem, Mass., June 26.—Measures for the relief of the 18,000 persons made homeless in the recent confla- gration are proceeding with military precision. More than 3,500 were di- rectly dependent upon the relief com- mittee for shelter, while 4,500 waited patiertly in the various bread lines for food which streamed into the city in abundance. Those cared for in the tented camps were of the poorer class, mostly for- eigners. Nearly all the well-to-do had found refuge with friends and rela- tives elsewhere. An insurance adjuster who went carefully dver the devastated district ‘estimated ‘the loss at. $12,000,000, of which $10,000,000 was covered by in- surance. This insurance, it was stated, was well distributed, the heaviest amount falling upon any one company being $400,000. Hand in hand with measures for relief went preparations for rebuilding the city. The Naumkeag company and some of the other larger firms burned out announced they would be- gin work of reconstruction of new and better plants as quickly as pos- sible. In the meantime the unem- ployed will be given work in the re- habillation of the city or will be pro- vided with jobs in nearby places. FOUR MEN DIE IN ELEVATOR Rope With Metal Core Became Charged With Electricity in a Boston Storage Plant. Boston, Mass., June 26.—Four ‘men wete electrocized in a peculiar man- ner at the Eastern avenue plant of the Quincy Maret Cold Storage Com- pany here. An elevator rope with a metal core, which had become ex- posed by the. wearing off of a fiber covering, came in contact with an electric current. Fhe men, grasping the rope on successive floors in an effort to: stop the car after the first victim had started it, were shocked to death. THE GENERAL MARKETS, 9999289000965 2 = ae Kansas City, Mo. June 30, 1 CATTLE—Steers $775 Selected feeders HOGS—Bulk of sal SHEEP—Lambs ‘WHEAT—| No. 2 red, CORN—No. '2 acme sasex white = eo SSSeSs @17 50 trainmen were killed, one’ probably | — fatally injured and many negroes in-j ™ jured when an excursion train on Louisville & Nashville railroad was wrecked by spreading rails thres, miles south of Trenton; Ky. ee Seecce say Sida S$ Sess Farm Loans Abstracts Investments / MISSOURI / - DUVALL-PERCIVAL TAUS CAPITAL and SURPLUS, $100,000 FARMERS BANK BUILDING, BUTLER, MO. We have money to loan on real estate at a low rate of interest with privilege fo pay at any time. We have a complete set of Abstract Books and will fur- nish abstracts. to any real estate in Bates county and examine and perfect titles to same. interest on time deposits. W.'F. DUVALL, President, Arthur Duvall, Treasurer. ; PACIFIC BUTLER - MISSOURI IRON Office Phone 20 House Phone 10 DR. J. T. HULL Dentist \ MOUNTAIN / “$80,000.00 Capital-Stock - Surplus and Undivided Profits | $50,000.00 ~ Largest Surplus of any bank jn ; Bates county a THE | er First Consideration In the management of the Farm- ers Bank of Bates county, the mat>: ter that is always first considered is the protection of our pétron’s deposits. Every transaction is handled upon the principles of con- “servatism. r Only those methods are adopted by our officers and directors which have been tested and proved by time to be sound and reliable. We invite deposits subject to check in any amount and pay interest on We will loan your idle money for you, securing you good security. We pay reasonable interest on deposits in our Savings Department. T C0. J. B. DUVALL, Vice-President, W. D. Yates, Title Examiner. DR. J. M. Diseas.s of Women and Children a Specialty CHRISTY —~emactingiannaaicinm ge? | Entrance same that leads to Stew-. | ard’s Studio. Missouri Pacific Time Table | North side square % BUTLER STATION CORRECTED OCT 19, 1918 : NORTH. No, 202 K. C, Joplin Mail & Ex....... No. 206 Kansas City Accommodation 7:10 a. m. No. 292 Local Freight, does not car- - No, 906 St, Loule & K. C. Mail & Bx 11:08 m, No. 210 8t. Louis Limited............... . 10:50p. m. No, 258 Stock Express, does not car- . a ry passengers.” dlibeverenta tease 9:45p. m.| Office North Side TRAINS WEST AND SOUTH. Mo. No. 901 St. Lonis-Joplin Mall & Ex 3:00a. m. No. 200 St. Louis Limited......... ‘ No. 9901 Local Freight, does not car- ry passengers... 1 No, 207 K. O. & Joplin Mail & Ex. No. 205 Nevada Accommodation... INTERSTATE. ; BUTLER, MISSOURI ‘WEST. No. ations Local Pretant.car- |, ,,,| OR. ROBERT E. crag hier No. 687 Madison Accommodstion.... 1:80 p.m. General Practice. &aST BOUND ARRIVALS, Diseases of Children. No..688 Butler Acsommodation....... 11:15 a. m. TELEPHONES No. 60 Butler Local Freight 8:00 p. m. | Office 301. Residence 541 : Office in Gench Bldg. t trains Nos, 93 and 60 \° arson interstate Divislons No senor ietent Gains carry passengers. Me menlarie the sieves eases cee erat Eye, Ear, Note and for following day's forwarding. ee Throat Specialist fiveo’elock p. m, Ne . and the Sitting of Glas: frais in oodaing’ ™° TOONS tied fer chte “SUTLER, KO The farmers of this section stock market report Peoples Bank, At considerable _ order that our SERVIC! ing in no detail. dren a specialty. 7:30 8. m, ag kme, Attorney at Law ‘ East Side Square Agent. | Once over Peoples Bask sy Sis B, F: JETER, T,.J, HALSEY, M. D. 0, 0. aré invited to the daily live- displayed in the Banking g Rooms of the E to farmers of this section would be lack- Butler, ‘Missouri CANNON DENTIST Butler, Missouri East Side of the Square ‘ + Phone No. 312: } T. C, BOULWARE Physician & Surgeon Square, Butler, { } Diseases of women and chil- | Notary Public Phone 186 Phone No, 45 | : :