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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



April 2. 1903. 



alfalfa is at ihe period of full bloom, for at 

 this period we not only get the largest 

 amount of hay, but also the largest return in 

 pounds of beef per acre. 



r The results of feeding experiments with 

 the second cutting leads to the conclusion 

 that the best time to cut this crop is what Mr. 

 Mills designated his medium cut. 



I conclude ,that, after allowing for a little 

 latitude in the use of the terms " half bloom," 

 •' full bloom," late bloom," etc., the time to 

 cut alfalfa in order to get the greatest value 

 per acre is at the period of full bloom, and 

 that there is a period of about a week during 

 which its value is essentially constant. 



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E. E. Hastt, of Lucas Co., Ohio— our 

 "Afterthoughter " — wrote as follows, March 

 2oth: 



"The cold snap of three weeks agone didn't 

 seem to do much harm. Perhaps yesterday's 

 gale with thermometer near freezing will do 

 more — more brood started now." 



Mr. T. F. Bingham, of Clare Co., Mich. — 

 the popular Bingham smoker man — wrote us 

 March 26 : 



" The weather is bright and frosty this 

 morning. All colonies came out alive from 

 the cellar, in time to be caught in a cold 

 snap. It will be a good test on early exit 

 from ventilated cellar, should enough live 

 through in my thin hives." 



Somnambulist and F. L. Thompson. — 

 Somnambulist seems to view with some little 

 trepidation the seating of F. L. Thompson 

 upon the editorial tripod in the office of the 

 Progressive Bee-Keeper, saying: 



F. L. Thompson takes a position on the 

 editorial staff, and, oh! my! won't we all 

 have to toe the mark, and at the same time 

 keep up a succession of dodgings to escape 

 getting our ears boxed; I've my head to one 

 side now in anticipatioa of a slap, because I 

 feel like favorably commenting on his Jan- 

 uary contribution. 



Your Subscription to the American Bee 

 Journal — how about it? Is it paid in ad- 

 vance? If not, why not attend to it at once i 

 We doubt it there is a single reader that 

 begrudges the small sum of one dollar for a 

 year's subscription to this journal. Naturally, 

 we believe it is the biggest and best dollar's 

 worth of bee-literature that is produced to- 

 day. Certainly, one dollar is a small sum for 

 .52 copies, or over SOO pages, of the Bee Jour- 

 nal. 



When sending your own renewal subscrip- 

 tion, why not send in some new ones and get 

 some of the premiums we offer for so doing ? 

 See page 310. 



The New General Manager of the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers' Association, Mr. N. E. 

 France, is the best-known bee-keeper in Wis- 

 consin. He is also Inspector of Apiaries for 

 that great State. His predecessor in the Gen- 

 eral Manager's office, Eugene Seoor, turned 

 over to him the snug sum of $931.60, and re- 

 ported about 1000 members. But the mem- 

 bership should be doubled this year. We 

 wish that every reader of the American Bee 



Courtemi IlUnuU Ej:pirh,unt Sta 



Alfalfa Plants, Showing an Uninoculated Plant on the Left, affd an Inoculated Plant, 

 with Root Tubercles and Increased Growth, on the Right. — (See page 215.) 



Journal were a member. This alone would 

 put an additional sum of money in the treas- 

 ury that could be spent in the interest of 

 bee-keeping in a way that would tell for 

 years to come. There is much important 

 work that could be done, provided the finan- 

 cial means were provided therefor. 



Reader, if you are not already a member of 

 the National Association, why not join at 

 onceS If you prefer, or if it is more conven- 

 ient, you can send your dollar to this office, 

 as we are the Secretary of the Association for 

 this year. We will forward your dues to the 

 General Manager, who will send you a re- 

 ceipt. 



We have received quite a number of mem- 

 bership dollars recently, and would be glad to 

 take care of a lot more. 



Dadant & Son, of Hancock Co., HI., as 

 most of our readers know, are successors to 

 the old and honored tirm of Chas. Dadant i& 

 Son. They are makers of comb foundation. 



and their reputation for making a good arti- 

 cle has increased with the years. A large lot 

 of comb foundation, shipped by them to their 

 French correspondent at Paris, was unex- 

 pectedly stopped at the French custom-house 

 at Havre, and ordered examined for traces of 

 adulteration by the French Revenue officers. 

 The Government Chemists at Rouen, to whom 

 samples were sent fur analysis, promptly re- 

 ported the foundation to be made of abmlutehj 

 pure beeswax. 



But this verdict will be no surprise to their 

 American friends, for they all know, and 

 have known for over a quarter of a century, 

 that the name " Dadant," in connection with 

 comb foundation, is a synonym for honest as 

 well as superior goods. 



Paste foe Labels.— In making paste for 

 labels on tin, I use equal parts of hot water 

 and honey, and dissolve enough corn-starch 

 to make a thick paste. This works perfectly. 

 — H. C. Ahlers, in Gleanings in Bee-Culture. 



