1875. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1N05, and a copy of I J angstroth''s hook, together with 

 agjod stock of patience and perseverance, hence 1 

 think she will succeed. 



P. D. Bassford, Waterloo, Wis. 

 Frank Benton, Edgefield Junction, Teun. P. 

 115, Vol. 2. 



Robert Bickford, Seneca Falls, N. Y., is we 

 believe, the original inventor of Quilts. 

 E. D. Billings, Ehnira, N. Y. 

 E. C. Blakeslee, Medina, O., is the man who 

 has the Railroad Apiary; See page 3, Vol. 1, 

 and 75, Vol. 2. 



James Bolin, West Lodi, Seneca Co., O. P. 10, 

 47, 55, 65, 95, 101, 104, 105, 109, 115, Vol. 2, and 

 25, Vol. 3. 



Dr. F. Bond, West Salisbury, Vermont. 

 Dr. J. P. H. Brown, Augusta, Ga. P. 24, and 

 cover to Sept. No., Vol. 2. 

 D. Lyons Browne, Indianapolis, Ind. P. 70, 

 93, Vol. 2. 



Herbert A. Bdrch, South Haven, Mich., is 

 well known as a writer in most of our Jour- 

 nals. P. 126, 144, Vol. 2 ; 14, Vol. 3. 

 J. Butler, Jacksou, Mich. P. 9, Vol. 2. 

 M. H. Clement, Belleville, Mich. P. 119, Vol. 

 2, and 10, Vol. 3. 



Eli Coble, Cornersville, Marshall Co., Term. 

 Prop. A. J. Cook, Lansing, Mich., has shown 

 himself, by his writings and at Conventions, 

 one of our clearest thinkers, and he don't go 

 wild on hobbies. P. 23, Vol. 3. 

 J. H. Cook, Paulding, Jasper Co., Miss. 

 Franklin Coats, Columbus, Ind. 



Mr. C's wife sends this Photo without his knowledge 

 wishing it as a surprise to him. She also says they 

 commenced last spring with i colonies, and have in- 

 creased them to 9, and taken 300 lbs. of clover honey 

 which mostly sold for : 30e. She, as well as some other 

 hee-keeper's wives write us excellent letters and then 

 say we must not print them. Are we not excusable if 

 we are a little disobedient now and then? 



J. Crane, Bridgeport, Addison Co., Vt. P. 30, 

 Vol. 1, and 70, Vol. 2. 



C. P. Dadant, Hamilton, Hancock Co., Ills., 

 and his father Chas. Dadant, bid fair to stand 

 at the head of the Importing business. Some 

 of Chas. Dadant's articles may be found on 

 pages 29 and 50, Vol. 2. 



J. L. Davis, Delhi. Ingham Co., Mich. P. 20, 

 23, 31, Vol. 1, aud 9, 12, 51, 62, 107, 130, Vol. 2. 

 G. W. Dean, River Styx, Medina Co., O., like 

 many of the rest of our friends has made him- 

 self master of one particular point. 

 Friend D's specialty is being able to make his 

 bees build all worker combs, and build them 

 Ktrait. His bees in fact, obey orders in general 

 much better than some we have seen. P. 91, 

 92, Vol. 2. 



W. J. Dederick, Borodino, Onon. Co., N. Y. 

 (4. M. Doolittle »fc Wipe, Borodino Ononda- 

 ga Co., N. Y. We have many very good rea- 

 sons for feeling that Mr. D. has not only been 

 a friend, indeed, but he has proved himself also 

 a friend in need. P. 63, 82, 89, 95, 123, 132, 135, 

 Vol. 2' and 20, Vol. 3. 

 J. Donaiioe, Nevvboro, Ontario, Canada. 



I have kept bees the last 8 years, have at the present 

 time 120 stocks, all in movable comb hives, and mostly 

 Italians. 



A. N. Draper, Upper Alton, Ills. P. 144, Vol. 

 2; 36, Vol.3. 



Andrkw Dpnlap, Champaign City, Ills. 

 P. H. Elwood, Starkville, Herkimer Co., N. Y. 

 P. 55, Vol. 2; 7, Vol.3. 

 John Elliott, Wads worth, Medina Co., O. 



B. Finch, Gallupville, Schoharie Co., N. Y. P. 



47 and 71. Vol. 2. 



E. Gallup, Orchard, Iowa. 



"Gallup's" name has become almost a house- 

 hold word among bee-keepers, and we only re- 

 gret that we do not hear from him of late as 

 often as we once did. Open almost any where 

 in the earlier volumes of the A. II. ./., and you 

 may be sure of hearing either from or of him. 

 A. Grey, Reiley, Butler (Jo., O. 

 Katie Grimm, (now Mrs. H. Geiseler, of Green 

 Bay, Wis.) will have to be considered the Her- 

 oine of the Extractor for some years to come 

 we fear, as no other youug Miss, (or Mrs. either 

 for that matter) seems equal to the task she 

 describes on page 53, of ^4. B. J., for Sept., '71. 

 Also see Gleanings page 7, Vol. 3. 

 Mrs. Lucinda Harrison, Peoria, Ills P. 116 

 Vol. 2. Mrs. H. deserves thanks for the lively 

 articles she has furnished our Western papers. 

 H. Hudson, Douglas, Mich. P. 140, Vol. 2. 



E. W. Hale, Wirt C. H., Va. P. 117, Vol. 2. 

 Dr. Hamlin, Edgefield Junction, Tenn. 



Dr. H. before his decease, was one of the 

 most extensive Apiarists in the South, and la- 

 bored long and diligently in disseminating the 

 Italians. At the time of his death, we believe 

 he counted his colonics by the hundred. 



F. H. Harkins. We have not his own Photo, 

 .but. only that of his Apiapy, when he was loca- 



ed at Home, Brown Co., Minn. See page 21, 

 Vol.2. 



Mrs. Levi Hollingsworth, Monmouth, Ills. 

 E. Hunter, Manchester, Mich. P. 94, Vol. 2. 



Dr. J. M. Jansco & Wife, Los Angeles, Cal. 



In accordance with your invitation in Gleanings, I 

 send you my wife's and my own Photo, as we are both 

 bee-keepers, although novices. We start with 100 

 stands of bees, out of which one was killed while mo- 

 ving them over a rockv road, the rest are all very 

 large colonies, some blacks, some hybrids, and the 

 rest Italians. We learned the theoretical part of 

 Apiculture and now wc start in practice. The bees 

 work on pollen now. I have been practicing medicine 

 in town, but my health failed anil I gave'it up, and 

 put u)i a bee ranche at the foot of the Sierra Madre 

 Mountains, about fifteen miles from town in a fine 

 place. We have a fine home and start an extensive 

 orchard and vineyard in addition to our bees. We, I 

 mean wife and self, are great bee enthusiasts; stints 

 don't scare us, and we are in anticipation of a lively 

 season. At the foot of our house we have over 500 

 acres white sage and much other bee feed. 



We extend to you and your wife a hearty 

 welcome, Dr. J., and shall iook forward with 

 much pleasure to receiving frequent reports 

 from your mountain home. May we suggest 

 to Mrs. J. that although her task may at times 

 be laborious and fatiguing, we hope she will 

 not be wearied in well doing. Remember that 

 a nation of sisters are debating whether they 

 are fitted for such duties, by their husband's, 

 father's or brother's sides, and even one who 

 gets discouraged and gives up may may exert 

 a wide influence over the rest. Think of the 

 great blessing of that robust health, that is 

 only to be obtained by a life in the open air, 

 among the hills flowers and trees, and remem- 

 ber what a great boon it will be to many, of 

 your sex, if they once learn that they can thus 

 be useful, and feel that their acquired skill and 

 knowdedge, places them, where tbey may not 

 feel dependent on others, no matter wdiat re- 

 verses may overtake them in life. 



Lewis Kelley, Smvrnia, Ionia Co.. Mich. P. 



llii. Vol. 2. 



C. Kendig, Naperville, Ills. 



