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GLE AIRINGS IN BEE CULTUKE. 



Oct. 



feed safely at any time during the day. In 

 feeding in a chaft hive, if the colony covers 

 all, or nearly all, the combs, place the feed 

 on top of the combs, up against one side of 

 the hive, as this affords them a better chance 

 to get out and in. Letting the cloth drop 

 down the outside also helps them. If you 

 give the syrup to them about as hot as you 

 can bear your finger in it, they will take it 

 much faster when the weather is cool. It is 

 true, you have to open the hive to replenish 

 this feeder ; but when you remember that 

 only about four or five fillings are required 

 to prepare almost any colony for winter, this 

 feature is of but small moment. I think I 

 would make the winter passages after the 

 feeding is all done, say about two to each L. 

 frame. If you make them before feeding, 

 they might build them up again. For win- 

 ter, leave the chaff-hive entrance open full 

 width. You know how fully has been dem- 

 onstrated the need of a great deal of ventila- 

 tion, by the reports for the past year or two. 

 Where your bees have plenty of natural 

 stores, of course the feeding part can be 

 omitted ; but I am much inclined to think it 

 is almost a misfortune for the bees to have 

 stores enough, without any feeding. Still, I 

 would hardly advise extracting their honey 

 to give them sugar stores, as late as this. If 

 the combs are not filled to bulging, give them 

 some sugar syrup besides their stores. I be- 

 lieve cases are pretty rare where bees have 

 too much stores for winter in October. J^ots 

 of bees and lots of food, in a chaff hive, with 

 lots of ventilation, is about what they seem 

 to need, as far as 1 can gather. 



'eni^nUem. 



CONVENTION DIRECTORY. 



TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING. 



1882. 



Oct.— The Union Bee-Keepers' Association of Clack- 

 amas Co., Oregon, at Oregon City. (Date of 

 month not given.) 



Oct. 3.— The North American Bee -Keepers' Society 

 at Cincinnati, O., in Washington Furls Hall. 



Oct. 18.— The Union Bee-Keepers' Association of 

 Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, at Hu- 

 gerstown, Md., In court-house. 



Oct. 21.— Northern Ohio Bee-Keepers' Association at 

 Norwalk, O., in Whittlesey Hall. 



Nov. 1.— New Jersey and Eastern Convention at 

 New Brunswick, N. J. 



1883. 



Jan. 19, 20.— Mahoning Valley Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion at Berlin Center, Mahoning Co., O. 



■WEST TEXAS BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



In consideration of the great interest that is now 

 being taken In scientific bee-keeping in Western 

 Texas, a number of bee-keepers met at the office of 

 T. C. Greenwood, in Luling, on the 2d inst., for the 

 purpose of effecting a temporary organization, to be 

 known as the "West Texas Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion." Although with only a few days' notice, there 

 were 420 colonies of bees represented, with a prod- 

 uct, up to date, of about 32,000 lbs. of honey. After 

 some spirited discussions, it was deemed advisable 

 to postpone the organizing of the permanent associ- 

 ation until the first day of November, 1882, so that 

 many living at a distance may have an opportunity 

 to come and take part in said organization. The 



following gentlemen were elected officers of the tem- 

 porary organization: J. S. Tadlock, President; T. C. 

 Greenwood, Vice-President; Thos. Balcomb, Secre- 

 tary; P. H. Callahan, Treasurer. We respectfully 

 invite all readers of Gleanings living in West Tex- 

 as, or any part of the State, to be present, that we 

 may permanently organize and discuss the many in- 

 teresting topics in connection with the best man- 

 a^jement of bees for our Southern climate. 



Thos. Balcomb, Sec. 



The Tuscarawas Valley Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold their next meeting at Wilgiis Hall, New- 

 comerstown, O., at 10 A. M., Oct. 10, instead of Oct. 

 5. This change is made to allow members to attend 

 the National Convention at Cincinnati. 



Clarks, O., Sept. 19, 1882. J. A. Bucklew, Scc'y. 



REDUCED RATES TO THE CINCINNATI 

 CONVENTION 



ON THE DIFFERENT RAILROADS. 



fjiO-DA Y'S mail brings you a circular as arranged 

 by our E.vposition Commissioners, giving pas- 

 senger f»nd hotel rates, which please publish 

 In your next issue, or make such use of it as you 

 think best. Please tell our friends who may wish to 

 send something to our meeting which will be held at 

 Washington Park Hall, in this city, Oct. 3, 4, 5, to di- 

 rect all their goods to me. I shall take all goods 

 from and afterward deliver them to the depot, free 

 of charge. All goods should be prepaid to our sta- 

 tion. Judging bj' my correspondence, our prospects 

 for a good meeting are promising. C. F. Muth. 

 Cincinnati, Sept. 18, 1882. 



The following: roads issue round-trip tickets at 2 e. per mile :— 

 C'hartiers Railroad; Cin. and Eastern; Cin. and Muskingum 

 Val.; Cin , Ham. and Dayton; Cin., Ham. and Ind's; Cincinn'i 

 Southern; Cin., Rich, and Chi.; Cin., Sand, and Clev.; Cin.,Wa- 

 l)ash and Midi.; Clev., Col., Cin. and Ind's; Clev., Mt. Ver. and 

 Col.; Col., Chi. and Ind. Cent. ; Dayton and Mich.; Dayton and 

 Union; Grand Ra|jids and Ind.; Ind., Bloominfcton and West'n; 

 Ind's and St. Louis; Ind. and Vincennes; Kentucky Cent.; Lit- 

 tle Miami; Louisville and Nashville; Louisville Short Line; 

 Nash., Chat, and St. Louis; Pitts.. Cin. and St. Louis; Pittsb'g, 

 Wheeling and Ky. ; St. Louis, Vandalia and Terre Haute; Terra 

 Haute and Logansport. 



The following roads make various reductions, indicated after 

 each: Chesapeake, O., an4 Southw'n, 5 cents per mile on round 

 ticket. Cin. Northern, 1 1-.5 fares. Col. and Hock. Val.. excur- 

 sion rates. Detroit, Grand Haven and Mil.,] )^ fares. Flint and 

 Pere Marquette, l^ij fares. Fort Wayne, Cin. and Louisville, 3^ 

 fare. Jeff., Mad. and Ind., exc. rates. Cin., Ind's, St. Louis and 

 Chi . , 2 cts. per mile each way. Marietta and Cin., K fare. Mil- 

 waukee, Lake Shore and Western, 1 15 fares. Mobile and Ohio, 

 Ji fare. N. Y., P. <t O., a reduction. Ohio and Miss., 2 c locally. 

 Ohio Central, txc. Phil, and Reading, 1)^ fare for parties of 10. 

 Tol.. Cin. and St. Ij., s.ime as competing lines. U. S. Mail Line 

 will issue round triji tickets, Louisv. to Cin., admission and all, 

 $5. Wabash, St. L. and Pacific, 2 cents per mile. White Water 

 Railroad, 4» fare. Tickets with return coupons must be stamp- 

 ed in the Exposition building by tlie secretary. 



CONTRACTS WANTED 



WITH 



SUPPLY DEALERS, 



For next year's stock of Beo-hives and fixtures. 

 We are securing new machinery, and buildings, and 

 better facilities in every way to manufacture exten- 

 sively. Dealers, and those who contemplate becom- 

 ing such, are requested to write for estimates on 

 job lots of hives, sections, etc. We will make s^x- 

 cialties of chatf and Simplicity hives, but will make 

 other styles, if unpatented, and ordered in consider- 

 able quantities. Let us know the kind and probable 

 quantity of goods you expect to handle, as well as 

 any other information you may deem necessary, and 

 we will send you prices that we are confident will be 

 satisfactory. 



S. C. & J. p. WATTS, 

 lOtfd LUMBER CITY, CLEARFIELD CO., PA. 



