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AMEmCAN BEE JOUttNAL. 



After a very pleasant mornins spent 

 in social intercourse, the company were 

 invited to a most excellent lunch, to 

 which all did ample justice, with the 

 unflagging vigor of "the little busy 

 bee." From personal experience, I 

 should say that all got up from the 

 bountiful repast with a far more un- 

 comfortable feeling in the body, but a 

 more satisfied condition of mind than 

 they entered the dining hall. 



At the invitation of Mr. Houglin, all 

 were very pleasantly entertained in 

 walking out to the apiary of some 85 

 colonies of bees, which appeared to be in 

 fine condition, considering the very bad 

 weather for the preceding three weeks. 

 'The guests were also much pleased in 

 "looking over the well-kept grounds, in- 

 iterspersed with many heavily laden 

 !fruit-trees. 



The company tardily repaired to the 

 ■fitting rooms, loth to leave such beauti- 

 ful sights as Mr. Houglin's perfectly 

 Ikept farm had afforded them. 



The meeting was then called to order 

 iby President R. Wood, of Cortland. 

 Atter the usual preliminaries, a vote of 

 thanks was given Mr. and Mrs. Houglin 

 for the elegant manner in which they 

 had entertained the company, and their 

 unequaled hospitality. 



Discussion was opened by the Presi- 

 dent asking the company in successsion 

 for their opinion as to what the object 

 of our association is. Was it a profit- 

 able investment. If so, what could we 

 name that we had learned to-day, that 

 had been of benefit to us. 



In the remarks drawn out, it was 

 shown that we had all received an object 

 lesson to the effect that patience, 

 frugality, and honest industry have 

 their reward in this world. That mutual 

 stimulus and lasting vigor was obtained 

 by this social intercourse and exchange 

 of ideas. In fact, object lessons were 

 continually presenting themselves for 

 our mental discussion. 



After some other interesting discus- 

 sions, the meeting adjourned sine die, 

 and the company regretfully dispersed, 

 sorry that a day of so much pleasurable 

 enjoyment had drawn to a close, but 

 feeling well paid for their journey, no 

 matter how far circumstances had lo- 

 cated them from such friends as Mr. 

 and Mrs. Houglin. 



Homer, N. Y. C. W. Wilkins, Sec. 



A Binder for holding a year's num- 

 bers of the Bee Journal we mail for 

 only 50 cents ; or clubbed witb the 

 . JoxjBNAL for $1.40. 



t3P~ Do not write anything- for publication 

 on the same sheet of paper with business 

 matters, unless it can be torn apart without 

 Interfering with either part of the letter. 



Light Honey Crop. 



The honey crop is light in this locality, 

 on account of the drouth. 



Geo. W. Penn. 



Carlisle, Iowa, July 10. 



Alfalfa Yielding Freely. 



The weather is extremely hot, and the 

 alfalfa that is yet uncut and in bloom, is 

 yielding honey freely— the best yield of the 

 season so far. R. H. Rhodes. 



Arvada, Colo., July 10. 



Hardly Enough for "Winter Stores. 



No clover here, and the basswood bloom 

 has come and gone. Its yield wiU hardly 

 more than furnish the winter stores. The 

 promise for fall bloom is not encouraging. 



Buda, 111., July 6. C. Covell. 



Good Basswood Flow Expected. 



Reports are favorable for a good flow of 

 honey from basswood. Our bees have been 

 gathering surplus honey from the bass- 

 wood here in the city. It has now been 

 out for a week, and is about that much 

 earlier than the basswood in the forest. 

 Bees do not belong to the A. R. U., and 

 continue to work. H. G. Acklin. 



St. Paul, Minn., July 6. 



Gathered Honey — Packing Bees. 



The past was a wet and cold spring for 

 bees, but in spite of the weather they have 

 built up in fairly good condition, and have 

 gathered quite a quantity of white clover 

 honey. My apiary is run entirely for the 

 production of comb honey, and 1 use the 

 eight-frame dovetailed hive for summer. 

 In winter, they are packed in home-made 

 outside chatt" cases, made out of pine lath. 

 This case is large enough to allow a 2}4 

 inch space on all sides, and 10 inches on 

 top where chaff is most needed. The top is 

 covered with tin. I use hayseed and buck- 

 wheat chaff for packing. A. G. Amos. 



Delhi, N. Y., July 7. 



