1893 



tiLhJAMiNCitS IN BEK CULTURE. 



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lionej-. Di-. Miller writes me that lie thinks that 

 his bees have stored syrup witli st) little chanj'e 

 that it was still syrup, and would be so pronounced. 

 If these statements are true, then 1 have certainly 

 spoken too soon and unwisely. I can only plead a 

 perhaps too g'reat eagerness to remove a serious ob- 

 stat'le to suecessful Ijee-keeping. 



Agrain, it tiiis course would hurt the honey-niai'ket, 

 or be looked upon as adulteration, then surely I 

 shall wish I had never written a woid I believe 

 the many are usually right; and if the g-eneral 

 opinion is ag'ainst mine, when it is as cimversant 

 with all the facts, then I at once conclude that 1 

 may be tlie one at fault. 



Several have written me that they would try it on 

 a hirga scale next season. I shall at once urge all 

 not to do so— at least, to do no more than to try one 

 or two colonies to test the matter— first, as to profit; 

 second, as to character of product ; third, as to chem- 

 ical characteristics; and fourth, that we may learn 

 how the i)ubl1c will regard such actions. 



I need not say that I have no other motive than 

 the good of the bee-keeper. 1 think that for the 

 present, at least, it may be for their good to let the 

 entire matter rest. 



Let me say that I have never thoug-ht for a mo- 

 ment that we should practice any deception. We 

 should say frankly, "This Is suiiar-sipvp honrij." 

 and so no one would buy it under a misaijprehen- 

 sion. We can never afford in any case ft) be untrue, 

 or to deceive in the least. A. J. Cook. 



Ag-'l College, Mich., Jan. 10. 



This is handsomely done, and certainly we 

 could not require more; for no one would ask 

 either Prof. Cook or Mr. Hutchinson to reverse 

 their honest convictions. That V)ees may change 

 synip to invert sugar, while in their organisms, 

 is probably true; but as to whether this would 

 make it lioney, in the true sense, or a legitimate 

 article of sale, is not a proposition that the 

 great majority cafe to entertain for a moment. 

 Granted that sugar syrup fed to bees, and stored 

 in combs, has a honey taste'(and some very good 

 judges think it does have), the general sale of 

 that article would demoralize and break down 

 the price of all Horal honeys. It is the fear of 

 this, more than all things else combined, that 

 has sent up such a mighty protest, for we only 

 voice the sentiments in hundreds of letters. 



Special Notices. 



Our older I'eadcrs will remember that I usuall.v 

 get talkative toward the month of February, espe- 

 cially when 1 am feeling' real well. Well, it is not 

 February yet, but — " coming events cast theii' 

 shadows before." A. I. K. 



STir.L LATEH ON PORK— FARMING DON'T PAVlV) 



I am told the.v are to-day, Jan. 13, paying- 10c for 

 liork in Cleveland. We sold ours for SVf . Now, it 

 would be something- like having- the cow in the par- 

 lor, to raise pigs in the g-reenhouse; but just now 

 there is money in It. Who can tell us how? A. I. R. 



AUGITE STOVE-MATS. 



These give such satisfacti<5n, and the demand is 

 such, that we require five gross of them every two 

 weeks to supply our orders. Several agents are at 

 work and selling- them very fast. Our prices are: 

 30c each: $2.00 per doz. Postage, 6c each. We fur- 

 nish 6 doz. for $11.00, or a gross for $20.00. 



SPECIAL PRICES ON SECTIONS. 



After this month we will withdraw the special 

 prices we have made on se%'eral widths of sections, 

 so that if tliere are any of you who are planning to 

 take advantage of these prices you must get your 

 orders In without delay while they last. After Feb. 

 1st, prices of all widths will be same as the regular 

 sizes, as quoted in our catalogue. 



every day; and the sunshine has waded through the 

 clouds a little almost every clay too The wheel 

 finally got swamped, and thai new pneumatic 

 storage-l)attery greenhouse is now blanketed with 

 snow so that you would not know there is a green- 

 hwUse tliere. The hot-water pi|)es did theii- duty all 

 ri;jlit until the night of the loth. A strong north- 

 west wind, with a temperature about 6° below zero, 

 finally cooled off the pipes just over the door, so .-is 

 to stop the circulation for two or three hours. A 

 lighted lamp, howevei-, .set it going again, and now 

 we keep that door protected with a hoi-se-blanket. 

 A. 1. R. 



GKAHAM GEMS— "THE TASTE OF IT WAS LIKE 

 WAFERS .MADE WITH HONEY."— EX. 16:31. 



The genus I have mentioned are simpl.v the best 

 quality of graham Hour (Schumacher's, Of Akron, 

 we find is very nice), water, and a little salt— that is 

 all. Have your cast-iron gem-pan very hot, and 

 have the oven very hot. If they are hot enough 

 you will imt need ;iny baking-powder at all; and if 

 you want them light, you must eat them as soon as 

 they come from tlie oven. After they are cold, they 

 are likely to flatten down; but I like them just as 

 well after they are flattened down, although most 

 people do not. I recommend these to our bachelor 

 irieuds away off' on the California ranches. Vou 

 can make them quickly, and it does not take a great 

 assortment of materials; and with new milk and 

 honey they give more health and strength than any 

 thing else I know of in the whole wide world. 



But 1 liave said unto you. Ye shall inherit the land, ami I 

 will give It unto you to possess it; a land tliat tlowctli with 

 milk and honey.— Lev. -20 ;24. 



OUR NEW SEED CATAIiOGUE. 



It is just out, this 13th of January. I wanted the 

 boss printer to get it condensed on two of the pages 

 of this issue; but he says we are behindhand, and 

 tlie space is crowded besides. Never mind. Ju.st 

 drop us a postal card, and see how quick we will 

 place the catidogue in your hands. Notwithstand- 

 ing the disasters of last season in rai.sing seeds, a 

 great many staples are cheaper than they ever were 

 before— that is, if you buy right awaj^ before the 

 stock is exhausted. For instance, I got ten bushels 

 of American Wonder jieas, extra nice seed too, 

 grown by a bee-man up in Michigan (where "'bug- 

 gy " peas are unknown;, that we oft'er at only $4.00 a 

 bushel; whereas some of the seeclsmen's wholesale 

 catalogues put them at $5.00. If you want any of 

 that ten bushels, you will have to buy them before 

 they are gone and the price goes up, which is true 

 of a great many other things. Let us send you a 

 seed catalogue, and then you will see. A. 1. R. 



MAPLE-SUGAR SUPPLIES. 



The time is at hand when those who produce the 

 delicious sweets from the sugar maple must be get- 

 ting- ready. For the best results you must h-ave 

 good clean apparatus of the most approved type, 

 and you really can not afford not to read Prof. 

 Cook's book, "Maple Sugar and the Sugar-bush," 

 which we furnish at 3.oc, or we will give a copy free 

 to all those who buy sugar-makers' supi)lies of us to 

 the amount of $10.00 or more. We do not sell evap- 

 orators, but 1 think we can do you some good on 

 spouts, pails, covers, and cans. We liave ordered a 

 carload of these for delivery Feb. 1st, and they are 

 made of American tin-plate. The plates are tinned 

 and made up into cans by the same firm; and by 

 taking a carload we get them at bottom prices. See 

 table below. The pails and cans are machine-made, 

 far superior to hand-made, and guaranteed not to 

 leak. 



PRICE LIST OF PAILS, COVERS, SPILES, ETC. 



Price per 100. 



10-quart bright tin buckets, per 100. 

 12 " " . 



15 " " 



$17 00 

 18 00 

 31 00 



OUR BEAUTIFUL WINTER. 



Since the loth of December we have had winter 

 every day for sure. It has snowed almost every 

 day, and blown almost every day, and " friz " almost 



Patent hinged tin covers, per 100 $6 00 



Wood reversible covers, per 100 $4 50 



Record sap-spouts, per 100 ... .$1 00; 1000 for $8 00 

 1-gal. sq. cans, " .. 1100 



1 6 in a box, per box,$ 90; 10 boxes. $ 8 ,50 



1 " " "10 ..1 50; " " .. 14 00 



5 " " " .not boxed, each .. . 30; 100.. 26 00 



5 ' 3 in a box, per box. 75; 10 for 7 00 



5 1 45; " " .... 4 20 



