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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



ly, and all the earth is clad in her garments 

 of lovliness, but we want rain." 



One from Georgia says, "it is raining, 

 raining, raining, so I'll sit down and write 

 you"— and he wrote us a long letter. 



One from Louisiana remarks that "North- 

 erners need'nt think that they have all the 

 cold weather. It is cold enough here now 

 to suit any one." 



One from Texas says that " with snow 16 

 inches deep and the severe cold weather of 

 this winter, we hardly know what to expect 

 next— never heard of such a winter here be- 

 fore." 



Here is another, really representing the 

 condition of all the Northern States. It is 

 from friend Kepler, of Henry Co.. O. He 

 says: "Bees are not wintering well out-of- 

 doors, but in the cellars they are all right, so 

 far." 



One from England says, • 'December was 

 mild, and bees were active nearly all the 

 time, but as it rained almost continually, 

 tiiere was no forage and breeding ceased. 

 The holidays were greeted with a slight 

 snow, but, as usual, it lasted only a few 

 days; since then the weather has been 

 tine." 



One from Austria tells of the general 

 mildness of the season there, and remarks 

 that " bees are doing well." 



From Australia comes the news o'er 

 ocean's main, that during December there 

 have been heavy fogs and mild weather. 

 "Bees are generally in good condition, and 

 a good harvest is confidently expected." 



' Our thanks are due to the editors (>f 

 our exchanges and to the multitudes of our 

 subscribers that have so flatteringly eulo- 

 gized The American Bee Jolrnal in 

 its new dress for 1877. We hope all who 

 can will get at least one more of their 

 friends to subscribe for the Bee Jourxai- 

 for the coming year, and thus not only be 

 doing a kindly act to the subscriber, but al- 

 so augmenting the long roll of worthies 

 who form its regular readers and support- 

 ters. The universal verdict is that almost 

 any one number of The American Bee 

 .Journal is worth more than the price of 

 the year's subscription, to the scientific bee- 

 keeper. 



'Friend W. F. Clarke has been detain- 

 ed in Canada longer than he expected, and 

 up to the time of our going to press, he can- 

 not say how soon he will be in this city. 

 We hope in the next issue to be able to say 

 that he is here, and to give his progranune 

 in detail for future.operations. 



Bee Items from Louisiana. 



The New Orleans (La.) .State Register, of 

 Jan. 31st, remarks as follows, about bee- 

 men and "things" in Louisiana: 



Dr. Rush, formerly of Point Coupee, and 

 one of the best bee-keepers in the South, 

 has located his entire apiary on the planta- 

 tion of Major A. W. Rountree, opposite the 

 CaiTollton Ferry. He has 100 colonies. 



Messrs. Perrine & Grabbe have stai-ted in- 

 to business by putting up a saw mill and 

 cutting out material for 1.000 hives. They 

 have purchased about 150 colonies of black 

 bees, and brought 100 colonies of Italians 

 with them from Chicago. They are located 

 on St. Charles Avenue, in the Seventh Dis- 

 trict. 



Our friend Alex. McConnell, 196 Clio St., 

 wlio is the father of the bee business in this 

 State, has put his apiary in first-class oi'der. 

 and starts out with 100 colonies of pure 

 Italians. 



Last, and least, the editor modestly men- 

 tions that he has some bees that he will be 

 glad to show any of his friends who are in 

 any way interested in the honey business, 

 if they will call at his residence on Carroll- 

 ton Ave. 



This State in its honey-producing capac- 

 ity is superior to California. This fact is 

 becoming recognized and we anticipate this 

 spring some considerable interest in the 

 bee business. 



' We have had a beautiful Poster en- 

 graved, and printed in two colors, for The 

 American Bee Journal, which we should 

 be glad to send to such of our friends who 

 will take the trouble to post them up in 

 some public place: say post-office, R. R. 

 depot or hotel, where they can be seen. 



For the convenience of bee-keepers, 

 we have made arrangements to supply, at 

 the lowest market prices. Imported or test- 

 ed Italian Queens, full colonies, Langstrotli 

 or other hives. Extractors of all the makes, 

 and anything that may be required about 

 the apiary. 



Thus speaks the Rural Sun, of 

 Nashville, Tenn., concerning friend An- 

 drews, the newly-elected president of the 

 National Society: 



" We point to W. J. Andrews, Esq., of 

 Columbia, as one of the growing men of 

 Tennessee, possessing systematic business 

 habits, indomitable energy, with an investi- 

 gating turn of mind, and tact and talent to 

 win success in any chosen enterprise. By 

 application and research he has awakened 

 a deep interest in bee-culture, which is 

 exerting a beneficial influence throughout 

 this State. At the late Philadelphia meet- 

 ing of the National Bee-Keepers' Society 

 Mr. Andrews was chosen, by an unanimous 

 vote, the president of the Association, an 

 honor wholly unexpected, but most worthi- 

 ly bestowed, and we congratulate him and 

 the Society upon his selection as its chief 

 officer," 



