rests on the bottom of tlie cells, and the 

 queen appears not to notice it. Where the 

 extractor is used, I think this wirinj? comb 

 is a great invoition. I have tested the 

 extractor, by the side of comb lioney, for 

 five years, and I can make one-half more 

 money with the extractor, even it I should 

 sell for half the price ! Tiiis year I ran 33 

 colonies with the extractor, that made me 

 6,000 lbs. I divided the 1st of August, and 

 made 6.5 from .33 ! The rest 1 ran to comb ; 

 they averaged 78 lbs. of surplns, and were 

 not increased ; are not as strong now as my 

 others. I can sell more extracted at 10c. 

 than sections at 15c. The colonies I can sell 

 at $8 ; this gives me, after paying for foun- 

 dation, hives and sections, S24.3.5 per colony 

 for the extracted, and $10 tor the comb. 



D. S. Given. 

 Hooperston, 111., Sept. 20, 1878, 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Does Pure Honey always Candy ? 



I have some beautiful extracted honey, 

 taken from the combs the 10th of July, that 

 at this date, Sept. 24th, shows no signs of 

 graining. As regards color, quality and con- 

 sistency, my patrons think it gilt-edged— 

 at any rate, tliey pay me a gilt-edged price 

 for it. Now, would it be safe to sell this 

 honey, or simply expose it for sale, in case 

 Dadant's national adulteration law was in 

 operation ? For does not Dadant claim that 

 all pure honey candies, "sooner or later ?" 

 It may be, however, that this honey does not 

 belong to the " sooner" classification. How 

 is this, friend Dadant ? 



St. Charles, 111. M. M. Baldkidge. 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Honey, &c. at the Tri-State Pair. 



The following is a complete list of apiarian 

 products and supplies, exhibited at the Tri- 

 State Fair, held at Toledo, O., during the 

 week ending Sept. 21st, 1878. 



Messrs. Riegle & Boldosier, of Adelphia, 

 Ross Co. O., exhibited samples of box honey, 

 which took first premium at the state fair at 

 Columbus, the week previous ; also, the 

 combination liive, bee feeder, smoker, 

 single frame nuclei, &c. 



Geo. Wilson & S«n of Toledo, O., had on 

 exhibition 10 different styles of Langstroth 

 Hives, ranging in price from $1.00 to $2.00 

 each; also, sections, shipping crates, &c. 



B. O. Everett exhibited fine samples of 

 extracted clover and buckwheat honey. 

 Also, honey extractors, Bingham's smoker, 

 Muth's,Scofield's and Novica's honey knives. 



H. J. Winters exhibited an observation 

 hive, which attracted much attention from 

 its superior workmanship; also, comb honey 

 in sections. 



J no. Y. Detwiler of Toledo, O., exhibited 

 1 doz. each, of 1 and 2 lb. honey jars, which 

 attracted much attention; also, a half barrel 

 extracted clover honey, all of which was 

 harvested in the heart of the city of Toledo. 



It is to be regretted that the managers of 

 the fair did not offer premiums outside of 

 fruits, vegetables and the races, or I should 

 no doubt have had the pleasure of reporting a 

 larger exhibit. As it was. the honey exhibit 

 seems to have been overlooked. For not 

 until Friday evening, and then only upon 

 personal application to the superintendent 

 by the writer, was a committee appointed 

 to examine the display, and enter it in the 

 report of the association. I. O. U. 



Toledo, O., Sept, 23, 1878. 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Bees Kill A Horse. 



A rather singular freak among the bees 

 took place here last Tuesday, resulting in 

 the death of a fine horse. It appears the 

 horse in drawing a load of lime, for use in 

 a new building adjoining the yard where 11 

 colonies of bees stood, became much heated 

 and was left standing outside the fence, 

 about 12 feet from the bees, suddenly several 

 were noticed about his head, and in less than 

 half a minute, such a scene was never 

 before witnessed; every colony seemed 

 infuriated ; all rushed at the horse until his 

 head, neck and body could scarcely be seen. 

 The poor animal could not be moved from 

 the spot; some heroic men covered their 

 faces, a woman led the party, by tying a 

 veil over her hat, and with a broom and a 

 bucket of water pitched at them, then the 

 men followed. The head of the hoi'se was 

 covered several inches thick with them ; 

 they continued to throw on buckets of 

 water and scrape off the bees by the quart. 

 Finally they got the harness off, and dragged 

 him away,'but the poor animal died that 

 night, in great agony. 



W. B. Baker, M, D. 



Bristol, Pa., Sept. 2, 1878. 



What shall the Decision be ? 



" Bees have not done well here this season; 

 they wintered well. The season opened 

 about a month earlier than usual. They did 

 well through March and April, but May set 

 in wet and cold, just as white clover was 

 coming into bloom and continued so through 

 white clover bloom; and the consequence is 

 our honey crop is short, not over one-third 

 of a crop. I have been reading with con- 

 siderable interest the discussion now going 

 on in the Journal, in regard to the purity 

 of Italian bees. It seems to me that those 

 that have expressed themselves through the 

 Journal, differ widely as to what consti- 

 tutes pure Italian bees. From my observa- 

 tion and experience I have arrived at the 

 conclusion, that a queen that will uni- 

 formly produce three-baiided workers and 

 produce young queens that when fertilized 

 by Italian drones, will produce three-banded 

 workers without any exceptions, I think 

 pure Itialian, and after they get through this 

 discussion, I think that will be about the 

 points that will be settled upon, as fixing the 

 standard of purity of Italian bees. 



H. D. Edwards. 



Delhi, Jersey Co. 111., Sept. 10, 1878. 



