.Tani'Ary. 1919 



Gleanings in bee culture 



61 



Around the Office — Continued 



dont say the effect is permanent, I notice. 

 Paps lie (lout dvdii 'oiii long eaougli. 

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"Does Mel Pritchard live inside the 

 hive? ]\lr. Miller isn't the only one who 

 was glad to see his picture. Thanks for it." 

 — ]\[rs. E. A. Brown, West Chazy, N. Y. 



He don't. He is jest as liable to be found 

 around a skunk hole as a bee entrance or 

 stoopin meditative over a ant 's nest. But 

 wherever he is he's a thinkin and a watchin 

 some big or little critter 's habits. Me and 

 he are hostile, but I can't deny he knows 

 somethin and is a close-on observer. 

 ■ * * » 



J. I. Emery of Meriden, Ct., contributes 

 a real jule to my department by sendin me 

 a clippin from one of the big mail-order 

 houses' catalogs. It is a picher of a Porter 

 bee escape alongside which is printed this 

 enlighteniu descripshun: "Bee escapes fa- 

 cilitate the moving of honey from the hive 

 and supers. The escape is fastened to a 

 board after making a suitable hole in some 

 tree. Directions for use are sent with each 

 one. Shipping weight, 1 oz. Price each, 

 {Continued on page 63.) 



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