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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



David Latchaw — his hive composed 

 of frames merely, with close-fitting 

 side bars; these are held together by a 

 clamp reaching from one side-board to 

 the other. 



1^ We may have omitted to mention 

 some exhibit, but if so, it is not inten- 

 tional. We had but a short time to 

 look at the display and that in the eve- 

 ning, as we were so much engaged 

 with other duties. Being Secretary of 

 the Association, serving on several 

 committees, acting as one of the'judges 

 and awarding the Thurber Gold Medal, 

 and looking after the interests of The 

 Journal, kept our time fully occupied. 

 When the Convention adjourned we 

 found ourself quite exhausted, with 

 a thousand miles of hard travel before 

 us. We arrived home on Tuesday eve- 

 ning, with a severe cold and all the 

 labor of getting out The Journal be- 

 fore us, including writing up the report 

 of the Convention. If therefore any 



VAN DEUSEN FEEDERS. 



feel slighted, they should consider that 

 we are but human. Diu"ing our ab- 

 sence we made the acquaintance of a 

 large number^memories of whom are 

 pleasant; we trust our friendship will 

 be as lasting and true as that which 

 existed between David and Jonathan 

 "in days of yore." 



l^The Michigan State Convention 

 will be held on the third Wednesday in 

 December, at Adrian. Full particulars 

 in our next issue. 



^^ Now that the crops are harvested 

 let every one who intends to keep bees 

 scientihcally turn attention to reading 

 i;p the subject. No one should expect 

 success without knowledge of the 

 science. 



Sweet Clover.— Friend Brush has 

 sent us a sample of sweet clover seed, 

 and remarks that it was planted near a 

 sulphur spring some fifteen years ago, 

 and has self-sown itself ever since. It 

 is one of the best honey plants. 



i^At the Quebec Exhibition we 

 notice that friend Thos. Valiquet re- 

 ceived the first prizes for comb honey, 

 lioney in jars, and bee-hives. Also 

 honorable mention for the whole of his 

 exhibit. 



i^The article in our last issue on 

 page 349 should have been signed 

 Southard & Ranney. It was written 

 rather blindly, and our printers got it 

 (Southard J. Ramsey. 



i|g° Tlie Waukegan District Fair was 

 largely attended, and we notice that 

 Kraetzer Bros. & Stauber got a cash 

 premium on the Concord Hive and the 

 best exhibit of honey. 



1^ Several large lots of honey were 

 sold in this city during October. Don't 

 be too fast, and the prices will keep up. 

 They have advanced since oin- last issue 

 and by vising a little judgment we can 

 keep them up. 



1^ Five hundred millions of dollars 

 will come to this country from Europe 

 this season for our surplus products of 

 the soil. This sum will go into the 

 hands of producers and will, like a well 

 of living water, spring up and revive 

 "all the country round about." 



i^Our callers during the past month 

 were numerous. Among the most 

 notable were Joshua K. Millner, Esq., 

 of Cherburg, Blackrock, England, who 

 is on a tour in this country as a mem- 

 ber of the English rifle team. He has 

 gone to California and will call again 

 on his return. He has quite a large 

 apiary in England and looked through 

 our mi;seum of implements for the 

 apiary with considerable interest. 



Friends Burch, Bingham, Chapman, 

 Sonne, and a host of others have also 

 put in an appearance and spent a 

 pleasant hour with us. 



