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considerable extent, In new - tangled machinery. 

 His advice is, to make jour own fei-tilizers on the 

 farm. Take good care of that which jou have al- 

 ready; make two blades of grass g-row (or two pota- 

 toes, if you choose) where one grew before. Make 

 the most of what you have got; and when you get a 

 little money ahead, then try the novelties cautious- 

 ly, if you have a mind to. Price of the book, 3.5 cts. ; 

 by mail, 4!) cts. We expect to have it ready to mail 

 liy May 1. 



ORDEKINr. HEAVY MERCHANDISE KY EXPRESS. 



Troubles have already commenced in this di- 

 rection. Almost every day one or more of the 

 friends order 500 or 1000 section bo.xos by express. 

 Well, unless the order goes to the South, and in the 

 majority of cases it does not, we know before the 

 goods are started that the express charges will be a 

 gi-eat deal more than the goods are worth— some- 

 times more than double. What shall we do— wi'ite 

 and explain before shipjnng, and take the risk of 

 being told that the one who ordered knew his own 

 business, and would thank us to ship as directed, or 

 shall we obey orders, and then have the sender re- 

 fuse to take the goods because the charges are so 

 much more than he exi)ected, leaving us to i)ay the 

 enormous sum ourselves;' We have tried all sorts 

 of ways, but none of them always meet with ap- 

 proval. If when you want something by express 

 that is very heavy, and on account of particular 

 circumstances are willing to jjay charges a good 

 deal more than the thing is worth, if you will so 

 state it it will make our duty plain and easj'. For 

 instance, suppose you say, in ordei-ing ijOO sections 

 by express, " I know the charges on thesc-goods 

 will be fearful, but I want them for a i)articular 

 purpose, and am willing to staud it." Vou see, we 

 do not know Avhether you are posted in ordering 

 goods, and know just what you are al)out, or 

 whether you said express charges without thinking 

 or knowing that such bulky goods are never sent by 

 express unless some si)ecial contingency demands 

 that they should be on hand instantly, without re- 

 gard to cost. 



reversible frames, AOAl.X. 



It pains me to see so many working on this mat- 

 ter, and taking the trouble to send me models not 

 only of what ha.s already been done, but working on 

 something that has been ruled out l)y universal con- 

 sent. For instance, a great part of the whole num- 

 ber are for using frames at fixed distances from 

 each other, whereas the majority of bee-keepers 

 have decided that fixed distances can not be toler- 

 ated. Another class have an arm, of wire or met- 

 al attached to each of the four corners of the frame. 

 I believe this has been decided by universal consent 

 to be too much nuichinery. Another class hitch the 

 arrangement to the top bar, which is simply uailed 

 in the end of the end-bar. If you use a reversing 

 device, it needs to be attached to the CHdbar, for 

 obvious reasons. Still otliers send us something 

 that will mash the bees, or cut them in two across 

 the rabbet. / should rule out all these. Another 

 large class pi'opose having a supporting-arm half 

 way down the frame, and the rabbi t or strip of met- 

 al fixed half way down the end of the hive to hold 

 it. This is old and discarded, luit it comes up in 

 new forms several times a day. Our friends of the 

 B. D. J. come the nearest to making this practicable 

 by making the bottom story of the hive half depth. 

 Frames can be handled very well in such a hive; 



but the cap, or top-story, must slip down over the 

 upper half of the frames. Now, when the bees 

 build fins of comb from the upper part of the frames 

 to this cap, or half-story, what are you going to do 

 when you want to take off said cap? Heddon's ar- 

 rangement, and the one we are making, seem to me 

 to be the only practical devices yet submitted, al- 

 though the number sent in is hundreds. One thing 

 more: Whatever device is adopted should permit us 

 to use both fratnes and hives already in use, and 

 should be so it can be attached to the frame without 

 nails or screws, or boring more than one hole at each 

 end-bar. This would rule out friend Heddon's ar- 

 rangement, but our own would fill the bill. 



We have to-day, March :30, 6234 subscribei 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The bee-keepers' association of North-Western 

 Indiana will meet on Wednesday, the 8th day of 

 April, 1S85, at 1(1 o'clock A. m., and 2 o'clock p. .m., in 

 the jury-room at the Court-House, in Laporte, Ind. 

 A. Fahnestock, Sec. 



On account of the prevalence of smallpox in the 

 city of St. Joseph, Mo., the semi-annual meeting of 

 the Western Bee-Keepers' Association well be held 

 at the Court-house in Independence. Mo., April 23 

 and 24, 18K5. C. -M. Cra.nuall, Sec. 



The Elbert Co. bee-keepers will hold their next 

 meeting in the (iraiigc Hall, at Bowman, Ga., April 

 4, 1885. All interestc«l are iin ited to attend and 

 make the meeting as interesting as i)i>ssil)le. 



W. K. He.ndru Ks, I'res. J. A. Dii.i.ashaw, Sec. 



The Linwood llee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at Hock Elm Center, Wis., in Condit's Hall, 

 May 4, 188.5, at 10 a. m. All intercsteti are cordially 

 invited to attend, and make the meeting a profitable 

 one. Prominent bee-keepers are expected. 



15. .1. Thompso.n, Sec. 



The second annual meeting of the Western New 

 York and Northern Pa. IJee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Cuba, N. Y., Tuesday, May 4, 1885. A 

 very large attendance is anticii)ated,as inany prom- 

 inent bee-keepers are located in this territory, 

 and are members of the organization. 



W. A. Shew.ma.v, Sec'y. 



•iglilOED T ?ECTI0N^.€- 



ONE-FZECZ:, V aROOVE. 



FIli:ST cLA.ss IX EVERY liESL'ECT. 



They took first premium at Michigan State Fair 

 last September. Every apiarist who uses them 

 once wants no other. Will send two samples by 

 mail for 4 cts. postage, or 1(X)0, 4'^, for ^=4.00. Kegu- 

 lar price is *4. 5(1; per r>iHH), vj;21; per 10,000, $40. Send 

 for circular, etc. Adihcss 



BERLIN FRUIT-BOX CO., 

 T-8d Berlin IIi<:lit!«, Eiie Co., O. 



il»rEaS«NT-VALLEY *PURY.l 



ALEIiw Alir 0CL:E1I ITALLliT IjEEHS. 



Cntesteil. atler.June 1 to October $1 GO 



Perone-lialf dozen 5 Oil 



Tested, Each 2 00 



Select Tested, large and Light-colored 3 01) 



Full Colonies in Langstrotli er Simplicity hives 8 00 



Nucleus Colonies (no (lueem. two-lranie 2 25 



" Three-rraine 3 00 



Sale arrival guaranteed, and all orders filled on 

 short notice, or money returned. Golden Italian 

 i,)ueeiis, reared in mj^ home yard of over 70 full 

 eoloiiies (all pure), and the Albinos in my di.stant 

 Apiai-y. Our winters are long and severe; my 

 strains have stood the icft of hanliuesx, as I have 

 always wintered on summer stands, and have not 

 lost a single colony in the past 4 years. Sample of 

 my large light-colored workers sent for 10 cents. 



Address E. lu. Wi!:HTCOU"T. 



FAIR HAVEN, KUTLAOT CO., VT. 



