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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



June 2, 1904. 



that brings him more money. If what a man 

 buys brings in more than it costs, then it is a 

 profitable thing to buy— it is not a luxury. If 

 it brings in less than it costs, then it is un- 

 profitable to bUT it, and its use should be 

 shunned, unless it is bought because of the 

 pleasure that comes from its use. 



For S5.00 a man can get about all of the 

 journals there are published in this country, 

 and. If he ever expects to make a success of 

 bee-keeping, or make as great success as he 

 mig?i) make, he will spend his first and last 

 dollar for these journals. When I was keeu- 

 ing bees, before' I began publishing the Re- 

 view, I read all of the journals published, and 

 found it profitable to do so. Sometimes one 

 little item alone was worth dollars and dollars 

 tome. A man can't know too much about 

 his own business; and he who can't afford to 

 buy or read a bee-journal will never become 

 a bee-keeper worthy of the name. He who 

 would succeed, simply can't afford not to read 

 the journals— Ac must do it. — Bee-Keepers' 

 Review. 



Qovernitient Apicultural Investiga- 

 tions. 



In the volume entitled, " Annual Report 

 of the Department of Agriculture " for 1903, 

 we find the following paragraph relating to 

 the work conducted by Mr. Frank Benton, 

 who is known as the " Apicultural Investiga- 

 tor." 



The correspondence in relation to apicul- 

 tural matters has been constantly increasing, 

 and has covered a larger range of subjects, 

 including statistics in relation to the indus- 

 try methodsof managements, new inventions, 

 natural resources of various regions, cultiva- 

 tion of special crops as bee-forage, introduc- 

 tion of superior races of bees, etc. 



In the autumn of HIOS a trip was made by 

 the apicultural investigator through Nebraska 

 and Colorado for the purpose of investiga- 

 ting certain conditions, especially in Colorado, 

 regarding natural and artificial bee-pasturage 

 and the early breeding up of colonies of bees 

 to enable bee-keepers to take full advantage 

 of the first crop of alfalfa. The recommenda- 

 tions made to cultivate early pollen-bearing 

 crops, such as Russian hairy vetch, and to em- 

 ploy more prolific, hardy, and strong-winged 

 bees than Italians, such as the Carniolan and 

 Cyprian races and their crosses, have, 

 wherever followed, resulted in a marked in- 

 crease in the honey-yield and in earliness and 

 size of swarms. 



At the request of the bureau of farmers' 

 institutes of the State of New York the api- 

 cultural investigator was sent to deliver ad- 

 dresses at a series of institutes held in various 

 portions of that State. These were well re- 

 ceived, and much interest was manifested 

 throughout the State in improved methods of 

 apiculture. . ■ . ■ , .v. 



Visitors at the apiary maintained on the 

 Department grounds are numerous, including 

 many teachers and normal school students, 

 and during the summer months much of the 

 time of the investigator is taken up in this 

 manner, answering personal inquiries and 

 giving practical demonstrations. Were the 

 funds provided for the apiarian work sulli- 

 cient, this portion might be acceptably done 

 by an assistant, and these numerous interrup- 

 tions would be avoided, which prevent more 

 important work in the line of investigations. 



Much material in the form of specimens of 

 bees and their products, for use in natural 

 history teaching in the public and normal 

 schools, has been furnished gratis to teachers. 

 This tax upon the time of the investigator has 

 been considerable, and it has been impossible 

 to meet some of the requests. 



A number of queens of select breeding have 

 been sent this year, as in the past, to experi- 

 ment stations engaged in apiarian investiga- 

 tions, and for testing in sections where it 

 seemed advisable to try certain breeds (jr 

 crosses. 



A race of bees little known in this country, 

 the Caucasian, native to the southeastern 

 ■ provinces of Russia, bordering on the Black 

 and Caspian seas, has been under observation. 

 It promises to be a valuable addition to the 

 varieties already bred in this country. The 



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