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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



dueries ajid Replies. 



Best Floor for a Bee-Cellar. 



QuEKY 799. — My cellar is damp on 

 the bottom, what kind of a floor is best 

 in such a case ? — Iowa. 



Cement. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



I do not know. — J. E. Pond. 



Cement. — Eugene Secok. 



Cement. — Mks. L. Harrison. 



I would place plenty of lime on the 

 bottom. — J. P. H. Brown. 



Water-proof cement, extending up the 

 walls as far as the dampness extends. — 

 M. Mahin. 



A good gravel-cement is as good as 

 any. — G. L. Tinker. 



I think the natural earth floor is the 

 best. — R. L. Taylor. 



I should have the natural earth. I 

 see no use of any special floor.— A. J. 

 Cook. 



I have never tried anything better 

 than brick and cement. — G.W.Demaree. 



Possibly cement— possibly earth. Find 

 out first whether bees Winter well just 

 as it is. — C. C. Miller. 



Good dry sand. A box of lime is an 

 excellent thing in a bee-cellar — use 

 about one bushel. — H. D. Cutting. 



Put the hives on something one foot 

 from the cellar bottom, and the damp- 

 ness will do no harm. — G. M. Doolittle. 



Nothing is better than a well-cemented 

 floor. Mix the mortar one-half sand 

 and one-half cement. — C. H. Dibbern. 



If you have no floor of any kind — not 

 even stone or cement, lay down boards, 

 and on top put 4 inches of dry sawdust. 

 If cement, then the sawdust on that. — 

 — James Heddon. 



A good, thick cement floor is good in 

 all kinds of cellars. I have used it in 

 both wet and dry. — A. B. Mason. 



Dampness is not particularly objec- 

 tionable to the bees. If the bees have 

 not wintered well in the cellar as it is, 

 then use cement or dry sawdust, or both. 

 — The Editor. 



Oet a Binder, and always have 

 your Bke Journals r(!ady for reference. 

 We will mail you one for 50 cents. 



CJonvention IVotices. 



)^~The annual meeting of the Colorado 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in 

 nenver, Jan. 18 and 19, 1892. 



H. Knight, Sec, Littleton, Colo. 



8^" The Indiana State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation wiir convene in the agricultural room 

 of the State House, at Indianapolis, Jan. 8, 

 1892, at 1 p.m. All bee-keepers are invited 

 to attend. 



Geo. C. Thompson. See., Southport. Ind. 



^~ The annual meeting of the Ontario Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will be held in the City 

 Hall. London, Ont.. Jan. 5. 6 and 7, 1892. A 

 good programme is being prepared. The usual 

 reduced rates have been secured with the 

 Oiand Trunk and Canadian Pacific railways. 

 Also special hotel rates at the Grigg House at 

 $1.50 per day. and at the City Hotel from 80 

 cents to $1.00 per day. All persons interested 

 in bee-keeping are cordially invited to attend. 

 W. CousE. Sec, Streetsville, Ont. 



!f^"A special session of the California Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, in honor of the visit of 

 Prof. A. J. Cook and A. I. Root, will be held in 

 Los Angeles, Calif., at the Chamber of Com- 

 merce, Jan. 6 and 7, 1892. The California 

 permanent exhibit in an adjoining room, will 

 no doubt be of interest to all. 



C. W. Abbott, Prest. 



G. W. Brodbeck, Sec. 



1^~ The Minnesota Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will meet in Owatonna, Minn., on Jan. 

 20 and 21, 1892. Free entertainment will be 

 provided for those attending by the citizens 

 of Owatonna. and it is expected that the 

 railroads will carry those attending, at 

 reduced rates. The State Horticultural So- 

 ciety hold their annual meeting at the same 

 time. 



Wm. Danfohth. Sec, Ked Wing, Minn. 



8i^" The Ohio State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its next annual meeting at the 

 West-End Turner Hall, on Freeman Avenue. 

 Cincinnati, O.. from Feb. 10 to 12 inclusive, 

 1892, beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 

 10. All local associations should endeavor to 

 meet with us or send their delegates. Those 

 intending to be present, will please send their 

 names to the Secretary, at their earliest' 

 convenience. The President will endeavor to 

 get reduced railroad rate.s, and also reduced 

 rates at hotels. The programme will soon be 

 issued, and all particulars published. 



C. F. MuTH. Pres., Cincinnati, O. 



S. K. MoRKis. Sec, Bloomingburg. O. 



"Winter Problem in bee-keeping; 

 by G. R. IMerce, of Iowa, who has had 

 25 years' experience in bee-keeping, and 

 for the past 5 years has devoted all his 

 time and energies to the pursuit. Price, 

 50 cents. For sale at this office. 



^W The sewing machine I got of you 

 still gives excellent satisfaction — W. J 

 Patterson, Sullivan, Ills. 



