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THE ACCOUNT BOOK FOR BEE-KEEP- 

 ERS. 



MSI remarked last month, I sent the 

 s £^, whole bundle of correspondence in 



' this matter to friend Doolittle, and, 



after a careful review, he has given us the 

 following : 



Frioul Root : — After much thought and study on 

 the account-book question, I present you the en- 

 closed as better adapted to the wants of bee-keepers 

 than any thing 1 else I know of. In arranging- it, I 

 have drawn quite largely, as to form, on an old diary 

 I kept for five years, originated by Wm. Goodfellow, 

 and sold by Hamilton Child, of Syracuse, N. Y. I 

 would suggest, if you adopt it, that you make the 

 book for 3 years; and, if you can get up a three-year 

 book for |1. 00, I think you will not be disappointed 

 in the sale of it. G. M. Doolittle. 



Borodino, N. Y., April 26, 1880. 



INTRODUCTION. 



A need has long been felt of a diary and account 

 book adapted especially to the wants of bee-keepers, 

 and for the use of such "The Bee-Keepers' Diary 



and Account Book" has been prepared, so that the 

 accounts, occurrences, and memoranda for one half- 

 month may be seen at one view. 



INSTRUCTIONS. 



The month and a part of the year are omitted from 

 the headings, as well as the days of the week. Sup- 

 ply these by writing them in. By so doing you can 

 commence with the book at any time, and no part of 

 it need be wasted; it will also be good for the term 

 of months for which it is intended. Two lines are 

 designed for each day's entries, and from three to 

 five minutes will suffice for each day's writing. All 

 the entries should be brief as possible, and should 

 be closely written. On some days no entries will be 

 made, while, on occasional days, more than two 

 lines may be required.. In such cases, commence 

 the entry far enough above so that it will end on the 

 bottom line for the day on which it is made, using a 

 brace and having the point indicate the day for 

 which the entry is made. If the bee-keeper wishes 

 to keep a special record of different hives, it might 

 be well to have a special book for that purpose. 

 After keeping a daily record of this kind a few 

 months, it is believed the apiarist will be pleased 

 therewith. 



Diary and Account Book 



For the Month of July, 1880. 



Our friends will observe that the above is 

 to occupy two opposite pages. The spaces 

 will be blank, to be filled out, except the 

 headings and the figures denoting the days 

 of the month at the left. You will observe 

 that it is so arranged that one cannot easily 

 make a mistake, and it is so plain and sim- 

 ple that the smallest boy or girl who has a 

 hive of bees will know just how to use it. 

 Friend D. thinks a dollar would be cheap 

 enough, but I think we shall have no trouble 



in making a three-year book, in cloth covers, 

 similar to the ABC, for half that amount, 

 or for 25c. in common, account-book covers. 

 Before having the book made, I have 

 thought best to submit the above to you, 

 and await further suggestions. As Ave shall 

 have the pages electrotyped, it will be well 

 to have all the additions that may be deemed 

 advisable sent in, before we get the work 

 started. The diary, as a book of reference, 

 will often be found of great value. 



My friends, I would call your attention to a way of 

 doing business that is getting to be a great cause of 

 trouble, although it seems strange to us that such a 

 thing should ever happen at all. To illustrate, I 

 will give you an order, which shows the point very 

 strongly. Read the following: 



Attica, O., April IT, 1880. 



Mr. Root ."-Enclosed find P. O. for tfli.OO, for ' , doz. 

 Simplicity smokers. D. J. Neiki kk. 



Ni >w, is there one among you who would gather 

 from the above that there was anything to be done 

 but to send our friend the smokers, as he has sent 

 the price for them exactly? Of course not; but, 

 after sending him the smokers by express, we 



learned he did not order smokers at all, but only 

 sent the $3.00 to pay an account he owed, for smok- 

 ers previously .sent. The trouble is that he supposed 

 wg would remember him. With our business this 

 is impossible; but the least hint of a former trans- 

 action would have caused the clerks to look to the 

 ledger, and it would have been all straight. Some 

 of you will say we ou^ht to know everybody we 

 trust; so we do, but that knowledge is written on 

 the pages of this same ledger, and if you were to 

 read it over, you would find quite a queer little his- 

 tory of the lives and habits of some of you. Of 

 course, this history is never referred to unless your 

 letter contains something referring to debit or credit. 



