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or adulterated. At least not here, where 

 it Is made, and we get 24 pounds for a 

 dollar, which makes a cheap food. — 

 Mrs. Jennie Atchley. 



I never experimented along that line, 

 but I should think the brown sugar was 

 less adulterated than the granulated. — 

 Mbs. L. Harrison. 



Granulated ; for while it is a trifle 

 higher in price, it is not so damp, and 

 you get more sweetness per pound. — 

 Mrs. J. N. Heater. 



Brown, or unrefined sugar, is the best 

 for brood-rearing if the weather is warm 

 enough for the bees to fly out at their 

 good pleasure. — G. W. Demaree. 



I always use and prefer thegranulated, 

 and it is about as cheap, I think, all 

 things considered, though I have not 

 tried the brown sugar. — R. L. Taylor. 



Granulated sugar, by all means, at 

 present prices. One pound of granulated 

 sugar will make more syrup of a given 

 thickness than a pound of brown sugar 

 or cofifee sugar. — G. L. Tinker. 



I should use granulated sugar in all 

 cases. Taking into consideration the 

 difference in quality, the granulated is 

 the cheaper at the higher cost, whether 

 used in the apiary, the kitchen, or the 

 dining room. — J. E. Pond. 



I would prefer the best granulated. 

 We cannot afford to run any risk in a 

 matter of this importance. If it is worth 

 doing at all, it is worth doing well. Feed- 

 ing at best is an unfortunate necessity, 

 especially in the spring. If once com- 

 menced, it must be continued until well 

 along into the season. If abruptly dis- 

 continued, before honey is obtainable, 

 the bees are likely to tear out and de- 

 stroy all brood started; and this will 

 put them back to a worse condition than 

 before — a process that will naturally 

 affect and detract from their vigorous 

 and healthy condition. Be cautious. — 

 W. M. Barnum. 



Xlie Amateiir Bee-Keepei* is the 



name of a neat 64-page pamphlet, 4x7 inches 

 in size. It is written by that practical 

 Missouri bee-keeper, Mr. J. W. Rouse, and 

 published by the Leahy Mfg. Co. It should 

 be read by every bee-keeper, whether an 

 amateur or not. A new and second edition 

 has just been issued, the first 1,000 copies 

 being disposed of in only two years. It is 

 nicely and fully illustrated. Price, post- 

 paid, 25 cents ; or clubbed with the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal for a year— both, $1.15. 



COWYENTIOlUr DIRECTORY. 



Time and place of meeting. 



1894. 

 Dec. 18, 19— Northern Illinois, at Rockford.Tll. 

 B. Kennedy, Sec, New Milford, 111. 



Dec. 26. 27.— Eastern Iowa, at Anamosa, Iowa 

 Frank Coverdale, Sec, Welton, Iowa. 



Dee. 27, 28.— Texas State, at Beeville, Tex. 

 Mrs. Jennie Atchley, Beeville, Tex. 

 1895. 

 Jan. 2. 3.— Michigan State, at Detroit, Mich. 

 W, Z. Hutchinson, Sec. Flint. Mich. 



Jan. 9.— Indiana State, at Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Walter S. Pouder, Pres., Indianapolis, Ind. 



Jan. 21, 22 — Colorada State, at Denver, Colo. 

 H. Knight, Sec, Littleton, Colo. 



Jan. 22-24.— Ontario, at Stratford, Ont. 



W. Couse, Sec, Streetville, Ont. 



Jan. 28.— Venang-o Co., at Franklin. Pa. 



C. S. Pizer, Sec, Franklin, Pa. 



Jan. 30, 31.— Vermont, at Middlebury, Vt. 

 H. W. Scott, Sec, Barre, Vt. 



Feb. 8, 9.— Wisconsin, at Madison, Wis. 



J. W. Vance, Cor. Sec, Madison, Wis. 



. .—North American, at Toronto, Can. 



Frank Benton, Sec, U. S. Dept. Agriculture. 

 Washington, D. C. 



I^~ In order to have this table complete. 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meetinfi;. — Thb Editor. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



OFFICERS FOR 1895. 



Pres.— R. F. Holtermann Brantford, Ont. 



Vice-Pres.— L. D Stilson Vork, Nebr. 



Secretary— W. Z. Hutchinson... Flint, Mich. 

 Treasurer.— J. T. Calvert Medina, Ohio. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President- Hon. R. L. Taylor.. Lapeer, Mich. 

 Gen'l Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago, lU. 

 147 South Western Avenue. 



"FohI Ifirood ; Its Natural History 

 and Rational Treatment," is the title of an 

 interesting booklet by Dr. Wm. R. Howard, 

 of Texas. It also contains a review of the 

 work of others on the same subject. It is 

 being sold at the office of the Bee Jour- 

 nal. Price, postpaid, 25 cents; or clubbed 

 with the Bee Journal for one year — both 

 together for $1.15. 



Xlie r^ovelty Pocket-Iinife is 



worth having. Mr. A. G. Amos, of New 

 York, says this about it: " The ' Novelty' 

 pocket-knife which I received with the 

 American Bee Journal arrived all O. K., 

 and it is a dandy." Better get one your- 

 self, and then you will know what a 

 " dandy " thing it is. See page 736 for ad- 

 vertising offer. 



