1890 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



711 



success in mailiii;^ (iiieciis, not only in tin' I'cct 

 but in the IJcnton cage, says: 



Nearly- all I sent ont sinple were in Benton eiigcs, 

 and generally long- distances. 1 think my snucess 

 this year has VH'eii remarkable. . . . ] lliink 

 the Benton a better shipjiinjf and intiodncing- cajre 

 tlian the Peet. and will give better satisfadion. 



Coronaca, S. ("., Sept., ISOO. J. D. Fooshk. 



Mr. Fooshc is a qucen-bi'ccdei' of no little ex- 

 perience. He has fui'nislied us tliis season over 

 300 queens. \\'e have received scores of testi- 

 numials. liut we jjive the above only as samples. 

 It is not practical)le \\itii us to .send (|ue(>ns in 

 single Peet cages to California. 



As to introducing, tlie candy plan, with oui' 

 customers, seems to have given fairly good re- 

 sults. The Peet met hod of introducing is cei'- 

 tainly better where the (jneens arrive in feeble 

 condition, because they are then caged right on 

 to a comb, and are given access to cells of un- 

 sealed honey; but the Hentou seems to deliver 

 the queens not only alive but vigoi'ous. and 

 the candy plan is just as good for introducing 

 good sti'ong (pieens. All the timid b(>giniuM' 

 needs to do is to juy open the cover and lay the 

 cage down upon the frames, and introducing, .so 

 far as /ic is conciMued. is done. With the Peet 

 plan, the A li (' scholar may he nervous for fear 

 he may not be able to diaw the slide just right, 

 and successfully cage her majesty on the combs, 

 without piiu'hiug her head or letting her get 

 away. 



There are good I'easons why the lienton cage 

 delivers its queens in better conditif)n. First, 

 it is. to a certain extent, clinuitic. If the tem- 

 perature, in going over the mountains, we will 

 say, suddenly goes down, or the night turns 

 cool, the queen and her attendants can go into 

 the warmer compartment of th<' cage. If. on 

 the other hand, it goes up. they can enter the 

 end hole. With the Peet cage there is one large 

 hole, one side of it covered with tin. Tlu' nu'tal 

 itself is cold, and readily conducts away the heat 

 of the few bees and queen. Aside from this, as 

 the mail-bags are often thi'own with consider- 

 able violence from the cars, the concussion of 

 the cage causes the bees to be jarred from oiu' 

 side of the compartment to the other, in the 

 Peet cage, especially if they hapi)pen to be on 

 the tin side of tlu' cage: and a large compart- 

 ment is much worse than a small one. Again, 

 the tin slide is always invariable in width: and 

 the wood itself, if it siii'inks or swells, will cause 

 the slide to woi'k either too loosely or too iuird. 

 It would seem that, thi'oretically and jjractical- 

 ly, thei'e are good reasons why the Benton cage 

 is superior as a general mailing-cage. Our 

 friend Mr. Benton deserves much credit for in- 

 troducing it. I notice that one or two (lueen- 

 breeders \\ho are seniiing out queens in identi- 

 cally the same cage ai'e calling it after theii' 

 own names. Possibly they do it thi'ough 

 ignorance. But Mi'. Benton. I think, was the 

 first to construct this kind of cage, and demon- 

 strate its great utility for mailing quecMis. not 

 only across continents, but across oceans, and 

 it should be nami'd after him. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Tlie iifNt coMvi'Mtinii III' the Turkey HiU Bce-kefpers' Associ- 

 ati.in will tnki- j.lacM- at ilir Tuikrv Hill (iranc-e Hall, near Wil- 

 flerninirs Stati. 11, three miles southeast ot Belli-ville. 11'., Oct. 

 ;«), 1890. All interested .lie invited. S liKAErTIC^M, I re i. 



ADVERTISEMENTS THAT DO NOT PAY. 



SOMK <)?' THE REA.SONS WHY THKV DO Not V\\. 



The Southwestern Wiseonsin Bee-keepers' Affiliated Associ- 

 ation will meet Oct 8, 1890, in Platteville. Wis., at the residence 

 of E. France, to commence punctually at 10 a.m., sharp. There 

 will he a large turnout of prominent bee-keepers of the State. 

 A question-box, tree to all, in which .any subject you wish dis- 

 cussed can be presented and answered. Let every one be on 

 hand and bring in his report for 1890 starting at spring count. 

 or May 1. Benj. E. Rice. Sec'.y, Boscobel, Wis. 



The International Ainer \Mn Bee Association will meet in 

 Keokuk la, Oct '29.30,31. Parties desiring to aUeiid will ob- 

 tain a programme, and hotel rates, by addressing the secre- 

 tar.y. Further parlicul.iiN will be given in the < >ct l.Stli ivsue. 

 A large attendance is expected, as this is the tir^t meeting of 

 this association west nf the Mississippi, and a number ot the 

 leading bee-keepers and bee-publishers have promiscil to be 

 present. For further particulars, address 



C. P. Dadaxt, Hamilton, 111. 



A. I. Hoot: — 1 will settle that advertisement, 

 which. b>' the way. never brought me one in- 

 quiiv. " .1. |{. LA.MoNT.VdiK. 



Winter Park, Fla.. Sej)t. 1.5. 



On looking up this advertisement that did 

 not pay. we find it read as follows: 



Virgin Queens.— Pure virgin queens at 50c eacli, 

 or 40c each per 100. .1. I{. I.aMontaoue, 



Winter Park. Fla. 



Now. when advertisements of virgin queens 

 liegan to come in. I told Ernest that I had .so 

 little faith that they would be of value to any- 

 body. I would advise not accepting them. If I 

 am correct, he suggested, however, to let peojile 

 try tlu'in and see what the re|H)rts would be. 

 Well, till' above report is just what I expected, 

 and. in fact, what I am glad to see. The sub- 

 scribers to (Ii.EANiNGS, to a man. have sufili- 

 cient good sense to refuse to invest. I do not 

 wish to be severe on those who have recom- 

 mended sending virgin queens by mail. One 

 who is very anxious to succeed could inti'odnce 

 a virgin queen, and get her to laying: but I 

 think he would get along much faster, and 

 with much better success, if he had queen-cells 

 instead of queens; and I am not certain but 

 that I should prefer to take larvje of the right 

 age rather than a virgin queen that was old 

 enough to have made a trip by mail. P'riend 

 L., we take pleasure in crediting you witli ^1 .:.'(). 

 which you wasted in advertising virgin queens. 



.VNOTHEK ADVEKTISEMKNT THAT DIDN'T V.W. 



I advertised my bees Aug. l'> and Sejjt. 1. KSSii. 

 and made no sales. Now. I i)aid this willingly, 

 and did not consider you responsible in any way 

 because I did not .sell my bees. However, inas- 

 much as it is your own in'oposition to refund 

 the money thus paid, and considering the fact 

 that you have done so by others, you may place 

 to mv credit the amount paid you at that time. 

 !'.. T. Blkast).\i-e. 



Warrensville. ().. Sept. 1:.', ISiK). 



Friend B.. you give us only another evidence 

 that almost no one wants to purchase bees after 

 the honey crop is over, esix'cially in our locali- 

 ty. We are losing some moiu'y in this business 

 of paying back: but. never mind: we are gain- 

 ing in an experience that is valuable to our- 

 selves as well as to our readers. But. just hold 

 on a little. Here ccmies some testimony from 

 the other side. 



.VDVKltTISK.MKXrs THAI' DID I'.W. 



Mr. i?oof;— Please stop my adverti.sement at 

 once. My (lueens are all sold. Your journal is 

 a first-cliiss advertising mediuin. I will pat- 

 ronize \ oil again soon. 1'". II. Pi'/ri's. 



\Vaisa\\. .Mo.. Sept. 'X IS'.io. 



I have sold ■.'!'.• (iiieens from my advertisement. 

 Many thanks. .1. W. Tavi.oI!. 



Ozan. Ark., Se])!. Kl KSiK). 



My sales are amounting to a little over ?1(K> 

 j)er inonth. as a result of my ad. in ( Ji,K.\xix<is. 

 Morgan. Ky.. Aug. :.'.">. .1. 1'. Moork. 



