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945 



tlie I'Oos drowMi-d. Tlio owner, J. 1). Buik'v, ot Kew Oiieans 

 half over what would ordinariiy have been drj- ground. 



to reacli liis raiidi. went l>v lioat a mile and a 



filled with honej', pollen, and brood side- 

 wise, and, after cheerfully allowing every 

 one to do what he can do — any way, with- 

 out my permission. I think the safe advice 

 to give is, not to hold combs on their sides 

 " in this locality." 



What Dr. Mller writes on the same page 



about good and bad qualities transmitted in 

 breeding I quite agree with. Where good 

 and bad traits are mixed, the fruit is mixed, 

 uncertain, with probably a tendency to de- 

 terioration. Good fruit can be obtained in 

 nature only by weeding out bad tendencies. 

 Brantford, Canada. 



AN APIARY IN THE RECENT GULF HURRICANE 



BY J. D, BAILEY 



Our loss in the terrible storm that visited 

 this section Sept. 29 has been complete, 

 nothing being left out of a well-established 

 apiary of sixty ten- 

 frame colonies except 

 two found floating. 

 The roof of our honey- 

 fa o u s e w'as carried 

 away, and some of the 

 hives were found in 

 the swamp a great wav 

 off. Nothing was left 

 standing, as the water 

 rose to a height of five 

 feet within thirty min- 

 utes. The wind blew 85 

 miles an hour, and for 

 the period of one min- 

 ute attained a speed of 

 120 miles. The lowest 

 barometric record ever 

 taken by the Weather 

 Bureau since its exis- 

 tence was recorded .-.t 

 28.11, 



Jt has been estimated that 350 persons 

 lost their lives, and the damage runs up into 

 the millions of dollars. I had a splendid 



Wild bees from nearby trees cleaning up the job. No. 54 contains what 

 is left of a strong colony found flouting. 



