GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



W. M. Kellogg, Oneida, Knox Co., Ills. P. 

 141. Vol.2. 



D. N. Kern, Shimersville, LehigL Co., Pa. P. 

 57, 60, 70, 72, and 84, Vol. 2 ; 9, and 23, Vol. 3. 



Friend K. seems to be the original inventor, 

 and for that matter the sole advocate at pres- 

 ent, of cloth curtains for keeping the bees from 

 the ^un, and keeping off cold winds. The fa- 

 cility and quietness with which curtains can 

 be moved, it seems to us places them before 

 glass and shutters, that is if we really need to 

 give the bees sunshine between the months of] 

 Nov. and March, a point on which we confess 

 to be undecided. 



E. Kretchmer, Coburg, Montgomery Co., la. 

 As a matter of historical record, I may state, that I 



have owned Italian bees longer than any person in 

 America. Being raised only 5 miles from the residence 

 of Dzierzon, of Uarlsmarkt, Silesia, I had the pleas- 

 ure of seeing the tirst Italian bees ever brought to 

 ( Germany in 1853. In the same year my father obtained 

 a Queen from Dzierzon, and on the 14th of March, 

 1854, I received a swarm of pure Italian bees as a birth 

 dav present. For my first Queen in America 1 paid 

 S150.00 gold, and in August 1861, [then in the U. S. Ar- 

 mv] 1 sold my first colony of Italian bees tor 8150.00 ; 

 quite a difference from present pi ices. 



We have decided to give the above a place, 

 yet it seems to us unaccountable that Italians 

 should have been sold at such figures the same 

 year that the A. B. J. was started. "VVe find 

 them advertised at that time on its pages at 

 prices not so very nrtich in advance of the pres- 

 ent ones for full colonies. Was it not Confed- 

 erate money friend K. ? 



Mu. & Mrs. D. P. Lane, Koshkonong, Rock 

 Co., Wis. P. 9, 51, 94, and 143, Vol. 2 ; 34, Vol. 3. 

 C. T. Lane, Koshkonong, Rock Co., Wis. 

 P. Lattner, Lattners, Dubuque Co., Iowa, 

 writes : 



In flic spring of "74 I started with 24 colonies mostly 

 weak, had plenty of empty combs [lost liu colonies in 

 the spring of 1873 with the dysentery] and took with 

 extractor 3t>40 lbs. of honey. Sold all but about 

 150 Mis. at 20 to 25c. per lb. Increased to 40 and put 48 

 in winter quarters, lor the first time, in a dry cellar. 

 Examined them March 3rd, all right except one Queen- 

 b :-s. brood in nearly all stages. My bees had not one 

 Inch of comb to build. Increased artificially, alter 

 the honey season was over. Enclosed find Photo for 

 your Medley, if you think it won't "bust" it. 



If the Medley won't stand a report from such 

 a bee-keeper as you, friend L., it ought to be — 

 Ahem. We fear our veterans are not equal to 

 the task of 150 lbs. to the colony besides doub- 

 ling the stock, even if they do have combs 

 Unlimited. Who can do better with 24 colo- 

 nies ? 



E. Liston, Virgil City, Cedar Co., Mo. 

 P. Livingston, New Salem, Alb. Co., N. Y. 

 J. F. Love, Cornersville, Tenn. 

 W. S. Lunt, Fostoria, Hancock Co., O. Page 

 22, Vol. 3. 



T. G. McGaw, Monmouth, Warren Co., Ills. 

 Pages 99, and 120, Vol. 2. 



I now' have (10 stocks, and •; nuclei. I expect to 

 winter and spring every one of these. I won't tell 

 you now how much honey 1 expect to take from them. 



A. McMains, Chariton, Lucas Co., Iowa. P. 60, 

 and 96, Vol. 2. From the cheerful tone of 

 friend M's letters we would not think of his 

 being deaf, yet the intense questioning look so 

 common in such cases is clearly seen in the 

 Photo. He writes ; 



I have not heard a word since I was about 15 years 

 old and I am now neat 34, but I can talk well. It will 

 be a great pleasure to look upon the faces of the many 

 whose interesting articles we have been reading so 

 long. 

 Rev. .1. Meador, Dover, N. II. 



Dr. C. C. Miller, Chicago, Ills. Pages 9, 56, 

 57, and 140, Vol. 2, and 52, Vol. 3. 

 N. C. Mitchell, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Co- 

 lumbia, Tenn., and finally Defiance, O., when 

 last heard from. Friend M. teaches school for 

 the benefit of those benighted in the science of 

 bee culture, and also for the purpose of getting 

 $30.00 for one lesson occupying less than two 

 hours. He also keeps very valuable receipts 

 for sale telling things that can never be found 

 in any Journal. You pay him the money (from 

 5 to $50.00) and then learn that he by mistake 

 left the precious papers at home but that they 

 will be sent first mail etc., etc. Our readers 

 may be astonished to learn that he does get 

 large sums in this way, and even from neigh- 

 borhoods where Gleanings circulates at that. 

 See pages 80, Vol. 1 ; 20, 32, and 128 Vol. 2 ; 22, 

 Vol. 3. We earnestly pray that Mr. M. may be 

 led to see the error of his ways, and" become a 

 useful member of our branch of industry. He 

 is smart and talented and could easily make a 

 handsome income by raising honey and bees 

 h&nestly, instead of prowling about the country 

 as he does. 



G. C. Miller, Mt. Hanley, Nova Scotia. Page 

 106, and 143, Vol. 8. 



J. P. Moore, Binghampton, N. Y. P. 118, 130, 

 and 143, Vol. 2. 



W. P. Moore, M. D., Richland Station, Sum- 

 ner Co., Tenn. Page 110. Vol. 2. 

 J. E. Moore, Rochester, Beaver Co., Pa. 

 Tiieo. Moltz, West Fairview, Pa. Pages 80, 

 103, Vol. 2. 



P. Mohler, Oneida, Knox Co., Ills. 

 C'has. F. Muth, Cincinnati, O. Pages 10, 22, 

 33, 139, Vol. 2 ; 19, Vol. 3. 



Samuel Mumma, Highspire, Dauphin Co., Pa. 

 Page 102, Vol. 2. 



A. J. Murray, Memphis, Tenn., is widely 

 known as a writer on Apiculture. He says : 



From experience during the war, [I was a "Johnny 

 Reb"j 1 lound the bee-keepers ignorant. I was raised 

 among bees in Europe, and loved them, and as soon 

 as 1 had a home of mv own, 1 began to study them 

 again closelv, and I have given my experience 

 and advice for the past 5 years, through the columns 

 of the Southern Farmer, Southern Cultivator, Hural 

 Alabamian, Our Home Journal, and Texas Farmer, 

 besides other papers that have lived and died some 

 time ago. By this means I have awakened an interest 

 in bee-keeping that was never known before, and the 

 interest continues to increase. 



James Markle, New Salem, Alb. Co., N. Y. 

 J. H. Martin, ("Scientific") Hartford, N. Y. 

 P. 116, Vol. 2. Scientific is pretty well known 

 as a faithful and disinterested writer, in A. B. 

 J. particularly. 

 S. D. McClean, Culleoka, Maury Co., Tenn. 



By your rule of judging a bee-keeper by the tons of 

 honey he sells, you won't know where to locate me, 

 as 1 have never ma*.le a report of my success, but will 

 try and be content with the position assigned me. 

 J. McElrath, Asbury, N. J. 

 Native Australian. 



We should like very much to be able to state 

 positively that this individual is a bee-keeper 

 but to confess the truth the picture was only 

 sent us by our subscriber in Australia, (page 

 124, Vol. 2), and he neither said he was or was 

 not a bee-keeper, but we give him the benefit of 

 the former supposition. It strikes us that bee 

 veils, with extensive "coat tails" to 'em might 

 be in brisk demand in a country where such 

 simplicity (?) of dress is in vogue. 

 J. H. NelIiIS, Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., 

 N. Y. Page 32, Vol. 3. 



