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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



July 2, 1903. 



Wagon vs. Wheelbarrow. — Quite generally wheelbarrows 

 rather than small wagons or carts are used by bee-keepers in their 

 work about the apiary. G. A. Deadman, in the Canadian Bee Jour- 

 nal, makes a strong plea for something with more than one wheel. 

 One of the advantages of a wheelbarrow is that a load is more easily 

 dumped from it than a wagon, but one does not want to dump things 

 used in an apiary, for the more easy a wheelbarrow is to dump the 

 more easy it is to upset. One must be careful how a load is placed on 

 a wheelbarrow, or over it goes. The wagon is stable, no matter how 

 the load is placed. 



An advantage that would not occur to every one is that the 

 wagon takes up less room, making it convenient to have two at a time 

 in the extracting-room, one with full combs, the other to receive the 

 empty combs. 



One trouble is that while a wheelbarrow is a staple article of sale, 

 easily found in any town, and at a low price, the wagon is hardly to 

 be found at any price, and it is expensive to make one. 



A New Section-Fraine is referred to in the British Bee Jour- 

 nal, although no description is given of it that is very definite. The 

 nearest that comes to anything like a description is as follows : 



I wonder how many bee-keepers have heard about the recently 

 invented section-frames? With the exception of being olose-ended, 

 they are very similar to the ordinary shallow frame, and are equally 

 suitable for extracting; but when intended to be sold as comb honey, 

 by means of a simple arrangement which causes no obstruction to a 

 free passage over the entire comb surface, the bees are made to store 

 the honey in three separate divisions, any of which can be cut out 

 without interfering with the others. 



Parthenogenesis and Its Unsolveil Problems are to 



have careful investigation at the hands of E. F. Phillips, a prominent 

 graduate student of the University of Pennsylvania. He has gone to 

 Medina to pursue his investigations, taking with him the best appara- 

 tus the University affords. 



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Association Notes 





Mrs. Dr. A. B. Mason, the widow of the late Secretary of the 

 National Association, has sent to Eugene Secor, the former General 

 Manager, a check for iSSl.08, which is supposed to be in full of tBe 

 funds belonging to the Association in the hands of Dr. Mason at the 

 time of his death. This amount likely includes what Mr. Abbott col- 

 lected as dues during the month he served as General Manager, which 

 amount he forwarded to Dr. Mason. 



The above information we have from General Manager France, to 

 whom Mr. Secor forwarded the check from Mrs. Mason. 



The Los Angeles Convention is going to be well attended, if 

 we may judge by the inquiries coming in. Here is a sample: 



Editor Bee Journal ; — My wife and self are planning to go to 

 the big convention at Los Angeles, and would like to go with the 

 crowd from Chicago, Aug. 13: 



1. How many stop-overs are allowed, and where? 



3. Must we all go home together? 



3. Does $50 include the berth in the sleeping-car? 



4. How much extra would it cost to see Grand Canyon? 



b. How much do you think it will cost for a couple to make this 

 trip from Chicago, including all expenses! 



6. Would you advise us to go via Chicago, or try some route from 

 the Twin Cities? 



Any figures, advice, or particulars, regarding this matter will be 

 greatly appreciated. Leo F. Hanbgan. 



St. Croix Co., Wis. 



To the foregoing we may offer the following : 



1. As we understand it, as many stop-overs as are desired will be 

 allowed west of Colorado. 



3. It is not necessary that all should make the return trip to- 

 gether. Neither is it necessary that any one should return over the 

 same route as when going. Arrangements can be made to go one way 

 and come back another at the same cost. 



3. Fifty dollars for the round trip from Chicago does not include 

 the cost of berth which, in a tourist car, is S^tj.OO for one way. 



4. The extra cost for] seeing the Grand Canyon will be $0.50 for 

 car-fare and *2.00 for berth, if taken. 



5. It would be very hard to estimate the cost of the trip, as differ- 

 ent people will have different views, and different sized pocket-books. 

 However, it ought not be very hard for each one to estimate about 

 what his expenses would be, when he knows the exact cost of the 

 railroad and berth tickets. It would be well, though, to take plenty 

 of money along, as there may be some side-trips that one would like 

 to take out there. After going so far, it would seem too bad to deny 

 one's self anything that really ought to be seen and enjoyed. We 

 are looking forward to it as the one great trip of our lifetime, and 

 although we can not be away from our office much more than ten 

 days, we hope to take in everything possible during the trip. 



6. Of course, we would advise all who can possibly do so to join 

 the party going from Chicago, as it will be " the more the merrier."' 

 We are anticipating about the best part of the trip on the going jour- 

 ney. There will be ample time for visiting, getting acquainted, enjoy- 

 ing the scenery, etc., as we go along. There is really no fun traveling 

 or seeing things alone. 



We have answered the questions of Mr. Hanegan in this way, as 

 we suppose there are others who would like the information that we 

 have tried to give. If there is anything else connected with the trip 

 that any other reader would like to know we would be pleased to tell 

 all about it, so far as we are able. We only hope that every bee- 

 keeper, who can possibly do so, will arrange to go to the Los Angeles 

 convention. California bee-keepers are going to do great things for 

 those who attend, and we are anticipating the largest and best con- 

 vention the National has ever held. Of course, every bee-keeper who 

 has not yet been to California will want to go on this trip. It will be 

 a memorable time and convention. 





Miscellaneous Items 





J. A. Green, Foul Brood Inspector of Mesa Co., Colo., reported 

 that on June 19 a splendid honey harvest was just drawing to a close, 

 cut off by the mower. It was a sad day for Illinois bee-keeping when 

 Mr. Green decided to go to Colorado. He is a bee-keeper of whom 

 any State may well be proud." We shall hope to hear more from him 

 as time goes on. 



The Apiary of Mr. A. H. Klick appears on the first page this 

 week. He wrote thus about it : 



I send a picture of ray apiary and farm-house. It shows also my- 

 self and two of my daughters, who are quite handy in the apiary. I 

 have kept bees for about 14 years. Since LS96 I have had from 95 to 

 110 colonies. The past three years I have had good success in pre- 

 venting swarming. I use the S-frame Wisconsin hive, and run them 

 entirely for comb honey. 



We read the American Bee -Journal, every issue of which is worth 

 its weight in gold. A. H. Klick. 



A Donation of Strawberries was sent us by Dr. C. C. Miller 

 last week. We had heard some pretty big stories about the Doctor"s 

 strawberries in other years, but this is the first time we have had a 

 chance to sample them. We can say that the berries are actually as 

 big as the stories told about them. The 30 boxes were all 

 the finest we have ever seen. We do not know what connection the 

 Doctor's strawberries have with the " Stray Straws " he furnishes to 

 a certain bee-paper, but if the straws are appreciated by any who 

 read this they will have some idea of the appreciation we have for the 

 strawberries. 



The Doctor said, when sending the strawberries, that they would 

 have sent bigger ones but could not get them. We are sure that big- 

 ger berries would not be any better. 



Dr. Miller and his family are what some people would call cranks 

 on roses, and strawberries, and bees. But what finer trio could be 

 found? Also, what happier trio can be found than Dr. Miller, Mrs. 

 Miller, and Miss Wilson? " I don't know " would be a good answer. 



Queenie Jeanette is the title of a pretty song- in sheet 

 music size, written by J. C. Wallenmeyer, a musical bee- 

 keeper. The regular price is 40 cents, but to close out the 

 copies we have left, we will mail them at 20 cents each, as 

 long as they last. 



