THE JtMERICap* PEE JOURN^SI,. 



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THOS. G.NEWMMJ &• SON, 



XIIO.TIAS G. WEWJUAM, 



KDITOE. 



Vol, mi July 5, 



No, 2], 



Select a few combs of well-sealed 

 honey for winter stores, and take it from 

 your good, white honey. 



Xlie Golden-Rod.— New York, by 

 vote of its public schools, selected the 

 golden-rod for its State flower last May. — 



Prospects top a IL,arae Yield, in 



some places, are very good— but in man y 

 others they are not so good. Of the former, 

 this is a representative report : 



Bees in this part of the State are doing 

 finely, and the prospect for a large honey- 

 yield is very flattering. The season is at 

 least two weeks ahead of last year. 



CiiAs. T. Hexdersox. 



Lebanon, Ind., June 37, 1890. 



Of the latter, the following letter will 

 express the experience of many : 



Bees have very suddenly cometo a stand- 

 still in honey gathering. While we have 

 a heavy bloom of white clover, and our 

 hives are full of bees, I cannot see a bee 

 to-day where I saw a hundred a few days 

 ago, and they are idle at the entrance of 

 the hive ! So much for expectations ! They 

 have been doing reasonably well until the 

 last three or four days. 



We have been having a good deal of rain 

 of late, but they seemed to be doing well 

 between showers. We had a very heavy 

 shower on the 21st inst. Since then we 

 have had none; — the mercury every day 

 running above 90 degrees, and it has put a 

 quietus on the honey gathering. How long 

 it will last remains, yet to be seen. 



J. C. Armstrong. 



Bromley, Iowa, June 27, 1890. 



It is too early to give anything satisfac- 

 tory as to the prospect for a honey crop. 

 Basswood promises well,but it is diflScult to 

 even " guess " now what we shall know in 

 a few days more. If the demand for sup- 

 plies means anything, it ought to be the 

 largest crop for many years. 



Itrollier ISoot, in the last issue of 

 Olcanviigs, givo's a statement of the sad 

 condition of things in the supply depart- 

 ment of bis estiililishment — on account of 

 the great and " unexpected rush forgonds." 

 A correspondent says some very severe 

 things concerning Mr. Root and his clerks 

 and managers. The correspondent was no 

 doubt quite .justified when he charged that 

 "a base deceptiou " had been played on 

 him, when promising that the goods should 

 be shipped the next day — when it was con- 

 fessed that they were not shipped for seven 

 days after that day. 



This brought Brother Root up standing. 

 He was astonished — bewildered — confound- 

 ed ! "John," his son-in-law, who took 

 charge of all orders, was home sick for two 

 weeks with a sprained ankle. Ernest 

 stepped into the breach, and relying upon 

 the promises of othei's, said that the goods 

 should be shippeil the next day. Every one 

 who knows Ernest will say that he intended 

 to do as he agreed — but, alas, it is too often 

 the case, that errors come even when the 

 best efi'orts are made to prevent them — and 

 in the present rush who can prevent mis- 

 takes, errors and delays ? No one ! ! 



We have complaints on our desk against 

 four different sujiply dealers. One of the 

 complainants is so very much wrought up 

 against one of the largest and most prompt 

 supply dealers of America, that he wants 

 to pay for an advertisement in the Bee 

 JouRNA-L to state his grievance, and warn 

 others against doing business with him. 



We know that the one complained of is 

 doing all he can to flU orders, and is run- 

 ning his factory day and night to try to 

 satisfy his customers, but he is hopelessly 

 behind. 



Here, in our supply house, we are in a 

 very similar condition. Some things we 

 cannot supply promptly, particularly the 

 Sections, on which we are nearly 400,000 

 behind our orders. We are getting all we 

 can daily, and ship them instantly, as soon 

 as they come from the factory. One of our 

 customers, who had an order for sections 

 and other goods waiting, complained bit- 

 terly because a neighbor sent for founda- 

 tion and received his goods the next day. 

 He forgot that his order was all held for the 

 Sections, which must take its tui'n, and 

 was sent as soon as that turn came. 



When the honey is going to waste because 

 proper receptacles are not at hand, it is 

 hard for bee-keepers to be patient — and we 

 do not blame them except for not ordering 

 earlier, and getting everything needed 

 ready for use before the honey season com- 

 menced — as we have so often advised. 



Now, orders are coming by telegraph, 

 for Sections, etc., to be sent by express fit 

 0»ice. We are very soiTy to have these 

 good people disappointed, but it Is 

 inevitable. Everything in stock we ship 

 promptly and pride ourselves in doing it, 

 but when we depend on others for stock 

 not on hand, we are at their mercy. 



If there is any consolation in the fact 

 that all supply dealers are in the same con- 

 dition, thatconsolationmay be administered 

 — "for misery loves company." If any one 

 cannot wait their turn, let them call for 

 the return of their money — here, at least, 

 it will be instantly returned, and that solu- 

 tion of the difficulty will be most welcome 

 to us, foi- it will be a great relief not to feel 

 compelled to further disapjjoint our friends 

 — after having done all we could to accom- 

 modate them. 



The Lewis fire, just at the beginning of 

 the season, has crippled all supply dealers, 

 and, in a great measure, is responsible for 

 many of the delays. 



I>o j^ot Send samples of the so called 

 " foul brood," or any diseased bees through 

 the mails. It is very dangerous, and there 

 is no excuse for doing it. Postal clerks and 

 others handling it may be careless, and 

 much damage may result. We fully en- 

 dorse the following from Gleanings of 

 June 15 ; 



Please do not send any suspicious comb 

 through the mails, or in any other way. 

 Let all the bee-papers echo the request. If 

 you are afraid it is in your hives, examine 

 the description in our text-books; then if 

 you are not satisfied, state the matter 

 plainly ; write to us or some other com- 

 petent authority. Meanwhile take every 

 precaution against spreading. It should be 

 treated like seaiiet fever, yellow fever, 

 cholera, etc. Stamp it out of existence ; 

 and by no manner of means give a chance 

 of spreading it by your own thoughtless- 

 ness or foolishness. 



■ H^" N. N. Betsinger,a bee-keeper of note 

 at Marcellus, N. Y., has just been sentenced 

 to 15 years in the State's Prison, for im- 

 morality. He was a prominent citizen, a 

 preacher, and a leader in the church. A 

 Marcellus paper reports the matter thus : 



Against Mr. Nicholas N. Betsinger, 



of Marcellus, the Grand Jury reported 4 

 indictments under seal — 2 for abduction 

 and 3 for rape. He was brought into court 

 in the afternoon, and through his counsel, 

 ex-District Attorney Lawrence T. Jones, 

 pleaded not guilty, with the privilege of 

 moving to set aside the indictment. 



He was afterwards tried and condemned, 

 and is no%v endeavoring to get a new trial. 

 If guilty, he certainly deserves the sen- 

 tence—for ruining two orphan girls (9 and 

 13 years of age) is no small crime, es- 

 pecially for one who so ostentatiously 

 paraded his religion at all times. When 

 the gu-ls escaped to a neighbor's house, and 

 told their " tale of woe," indignation ran 

 high, and it was all the police could do to 

 save his lite. They destroyed his honey- 

 house and injured some other buUdings. 



Xhe Hone}' Almanac is just the 

 thing to use to sell your new honey, as 

 soon as it is taken from the hives. Just 

 order some printed, stating your crop of 

 new lioney is ready for delivery. It wUl 

 go like hot cakes ! See prices on page 437. 



