®iu- fetter loiE. 



Hamilton, 111., Dec. 10, 1877. 

 "We will add our testimony to that of. 

 others in favor of granulated, extracted 

 honey. We raised 7,000 lbs. of it, and it is 

 nearly all sold^at 10@12c. per lb. " 



Ch. Dadant & Co. 



Lexington, Ky., Dec. 11, 1877. 

 "TheJ Journal, surpasses itself; each 

 issue is an improvement over the last, in the 

 bright, cheerful appearance and instructive 

 influence of its whole composition. Long 

 may it live!" W. Williamson. 



Grand Rapids, Oct. 29, 1877. 

 "My bees came through last winter in a 

 fine condition, not losing one, and they have 

 netted nie about $20, in bees and honey, to 

 each hive this season, and supplied them- 

 selves with sufficient food for winter." 



G. W. Dickinson. 



Fulton Co., 111., Nov. 22, 1877. 

 "I have just built a bee house .52 ft. long, 

 7 ft. wide and 8 ft. high. I have stored .50 

 liives, (double tier), and hope they will 

 winter well. I have .50 colonies out of doors; 

 top of caps filled with chaff, and shall thus 

 try both ways." H. Haines. 



Holt, Mich., Dec. 10, 1877. 

 " The past season was a poor one hei"e. — 

 Each hive had about 1 super filled. Early 

 lioney was very white. They weigh from 

 40 to 45 lbs. each. The fall crop was nearly 

 a failure. We had 40 hives; increased to 

 over 100, I have sold my honey. 



Jno. L. Davis. 



Rochelle, 111., Dec. 16, 1877. 

 "I have 31 colonies in good condition; 35 

 of them in the cellar and the others packed 

 in straw. Those in the cellar are all right 

 now. I use the Langstroth hive, and left 

 the caps on the hives, but nothing on the 

 frames. I have had no experience in win- 

 tering in cellars, having always left them on 

 their summer stands. C. S. Hubbard. 



Milledgeville, 111., Nov. 26, 1877. 

 " The American Bee Journal for Nov. 

 was received in due season, and read with 

 usual interest. The New York Convention 

 was a grand success, and the discussions 

 were of great moment. There is as much 

 in selling as in producing, in our business, 

 in a financial point of view." 



F. A. Snell. 



Platteville, Wis., Dec. 7, 1877. 

 "I have 100 colonies, and cannot get 

 along without The Bee Journal. I had 

 50 last spring, and got 400n)S. comb honey in 

 boxes, and 7,000 lbs. of exti'acted, besides 

 doubling my colonies, which are strong and 

 in good condition for winter. I built a bee- 

 house, but it is not ready for bees this win- 

 ter. I have had good success in wintering 

 on summer stands. I use frames 13x21. I 

 have some 15x18, but do not like them as 

 well. 1 have from 9 to 11 frames in a hive 

 in the summer, and about 8 in the winter. 

 The space between the frames and the end 

 of the hives ai'e filled with chaff and straw; 

 also the cover." E. France. 



Bloomington, 111.. Dec. .5. 1877. 

 "I have just finished reading the Nov. 

 number or The American Bee Journal. 

 Am much pleased with contents, especially 

 the essay on the management of the apiary. 

 I think that one article alone worth the 

 price of subscription for a year. I have in 

 winter quarters 64 colonies on their summer 

 stands, and believe in quilts, partitions, 

 Italians and the slinger." * 



Will. H. Wolcott. 



DeKalb Junction, N. Y. 

 " In this locality, this has been a very 

 poor season for honey. The grasshopper 

 and drouth killed every thing in the line of 

 bloom, as well as all kinds of fodder. — 

 Have gone into winter quarters with 94 col- 

 onies; some in rather poor condition. — 

 They are 22 miles from my residence, and I 

 think some may die before spring. I have 

 wintered 165 colonies in my liome apiary 

 without losing one." Ira Baruer. 



Gardiner, Me., Dec. 10, 1877. 

 " In this part of tiie state we have had one 

 of the poorest seasons ever known for 

 honey. My bees began to swarm about a 

 month earlier than usual, but the drouth in 

 June stopped all swarming and storing of 

 honey in the boxes. Black bees have done 

 nothing. Bees are generally in very poor 

 condition for winter, and the losses will be 

 heavy. Dec. 1st, I put into winter quarters 

 61 colonies with sufficient stores to carry 

 them through, but not as strong in bees as 

 usual." O. L. Sawyer. 



Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 30, 1877. 

 "On Thanksgiving day I prepared my 

 bees for winter— placing them closely in 

 rows, the better to enable me to watch them 

 and see that their entrances are free from 

 snow, ice, etc. Tight board fence on the 

 north and straw over and around them 

 atfords them all the necessary shelter. I 

 use Finn's Double- Walled Porous Bee Hives. 

 For 20 years in Mass. I have wintered in 

 cellai's, generally losing half of them. I 

 now go into winter quarters with 32 in 

 Langstroth frames, but double-walled hives 

 —they are light in bees and honey. I expect 

 to winter every colony and bring them out 

 in March healthy, with combs dry and 

 brood plenty. I expect to go more largely 

 into the business next year, and will report 

 how I prosper." W. Clement. 



Oneida, 111., Dqc. 8, 1877. 

 "Last spring I went to Benton Bay, Miss., 

 to take charge of an apiary there; taking 

 my own bees there also, I began with 6 

 light stocks and 3 nuclei; increased to 30 

 good strong stocks. Had 1 swarm and 1 

 queen given me by friend McGaw. Got 647 

 lbs. of honey, 382 lbs. of comb, and 315 lbs. 

 of extracted. My folks at home have 2 

 swarms, so we are back to our old number 

 22, that we had a year ago, losing 13 last 

 wniter by the bees indulging too freely in 

 cider. My employer, Levi Hollingsworth, 

 began with 108 stocks, increased to 172, and 

 got 6,100 Ibs.of box, and 911 lbs. of extracted 

 lioney; most of which was shipped to 

 Columbus, 0. The fore part of the season 

 was backward, cold and rainy- and the most 

 of the surplus got was from fall forage. I 

 expect to go down there again next year, as 

 I like it there first rate." 



Will M. Kellogg. 



