March 19, 1903. 



THE AMERIC \N BEE JOURNAL. 



187 



used in the yard smaller than CtxVi inches, 

 and 3 or 4 are used in the hive for the queen 

 to hatch and become fertile. 



I have no trouble to rear queens that are 

 prolitic ; in fact, we get the best results from 

 a moderately prolitic queen, one that will just 

 keep a loframe hive well stocked with brood 

 and bees, and not get the swarming fever. 



I cannot understand why Dr. Gallup has 

 had so much worse luck in buying queens 

 than anyone else. I have purchased quite a 

 number of queens, and have had but one that 

 was not satisfactory. 



I am feeding some light colonies syrup 

 made from sugar and honey. They are in the 

 cellar. I will report results in the spring. 



Page Co., Iowa. J. L. Strong. 



A Coppection— Dp. Gallup Sick. 



Tell " Porto Rico" that I measured the 

 banana leaf with a square and pole, and by 

 some mistake the American Bee Journal had 

 it .T feet and 7 inches, instead of 2 feet and 7 

 inches, I believe, or perhaps it was 3 feet and 

 T inches. I made a memorandum of it at the 

 time but lost it, and the frost has killed the 

 plant. 



I am very sick, and don't expect to get well. 

 Dictated by Dr. E. Gallup. 



Orange Co., Calif., March 9. 



[We hope Dr. Gallup won'tget discouraged. 

 We know he is not as young as he once was, 

 but in that land of " The Fountain of Youth" 

 where he dwells, we hope he may live and be 

 happy for many years yet. Still, when one is 

 around the 80's as is Dr. Gallup, he naturally 

 would not expect to be spared much longer in 

 this world. — Editor.] 



Bee-Keeping in Oregon and Wash- 

 ington. 



On page 58 is an inquiry which I wish to 

 answer to the best of my ability. 



In the first place, Oregon and Washington 

 are divided by the Cascade Mountains into two 

 distinct climates. That on the east side of 

 the mountains is dry and cold, more like Kan- 

 sas and Nebraska, and is called •■ Bunch 

 Grass," while to the west is a warm, wet cli- 

 mate, and is called " Web Foot," and as space 

 nor time will permit me any more than 

 to take up one section at this writing I will 

 proceed to tell something of " Web Foot." 



During January, February and March it is 

 rain and snow at least three-quarters of the 

 days. April is generally over one-half rain. 

 May, showers; June, principally good 

 weather; July, August, and most of Septem- 

 ber dry without rain; the latter part of Sep- 

 tember and October, fine fall weather. No- 

 vember and December are rain, and some 

 snow about Christmas. 



Now, as to the bees: In the Willamette 

 Valley they start off well in the spring, but 

 are not able to keep it up, as there is too 

 much acreage in small grain, so the bees till 

 up their hives off of dog-fennel, and other 

 very poor honey during the latter part of the 

 year. And I wish to say that I have an out- 



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