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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Bee-Keepingf is no more a bo- 

 nanza than farming. Success depends 

 upon wisdom, patience and perseverance, 

 so says an excliange, but it then adds : 



Tlie Department of Agriculture at 

 Washington has taken hold of the bee- 

 keeping industry in earnest. It intends 

 to interest the farmers in bee-culture. 

 For this purpose it has added to its 

 scientific staff an expert in apiculture. 

 We will now have experiments con- 

 ducted on scientific principles, and the 

 report of the department will be exceed- 

 ingly valuable. 



We shall see about that hereafter. 

 What would be the most valuable now, 

 would be to insure nectar in the flowers, 

 and for "Old Probabilities" to give us 

 suitable weather for nectar secretion. 

 Of what avail are the bees if there is no 

 honey for them to gather ? The bees 

 " are all right " — let the Department of 

 Agriculture experiment with the flowers, 

 the weather and the atmospheric condi- 

 tions. 



L,a Grippe has had both Mr. and 

 Mrs. Doolittle under its sway, but we 

 are glad to state that both are now im- 

 proving. It treated our friends to the 

 most severe illness they have had for 24 

 years past, since their marriage. 



All Iowa bee-keeper tried to winter 

 his bees on honey-dew. The usual result 

 follows. His bees are dying by hun- 

 dreds, and there will be few left by 

 Spring. Neither bees or men have any 

 use for honey-dew. — Michigan Farmer. 



Increasing: in Usefulness— 



that is what the Florida Olobe says 

 about the American Bee Journai>. It 

 graciously remarks that "it has reached 

 the respectable ago of 31 years. During 

 this long period, it has been doing noble 

 service in the interests of bee-keeping. 

 Under the management of the present 

 editor, Thomas G. Newman, it has 

 steadily increased in its usefulness." 

 Thanks fur the complimcint. 



Ask the Children whetlier 

 "bread and honey " is not better than 

 bread and butter. Besides consulting 

 their tastes, as a matter of fact honey is 

 healthful and economical. An exchange 

 remarks thus : 



Honey is not alone delicious, but it is 

 a useful, concentrated food. Its efTects 

 as a tonic in numerous instances are 

 marked. In cold weather it does much 

 to keep the system warm and in com- 

 fortable working condition. If the 

 masses knew more, practically, of the 

 value of honey for food, it would be in 

 greater demand, to the exclusion of 

 oleomargarine. 



Xlie Australian colonies are ad- 

 mitted to the Universal Postal Union. 

 The former rate of postage on a single 

 queen to these colonies was 96 cents. It 

 is estimated that the rate under the new 

 ruling will be about 40 cents. Compar- 

 ing this with the cost in our own coun- 

 try a vast difference is seen. Take for 

 instance the new Benton shipping cage, 

 with it a queen can be mailed to any 

 part of the United States for one cent. 



Xhe Dairymen of Illinois will 

 meet at Kewanee, Henry county, on 

 Feb. 24, 1892. The object of the 

 Association is to develop the dairy in- 

 terests of the State. Some of the best 

 and most progressive dairymen and 

 creameryraen will read essays and dis- 

 cuss questions of practical importance. 

 For particulars addi-ess W. R. Hostetter, 

 Secretary, Mt. Carroll, Ills. 



Sections of uniform size would 

 facilitate the marketing of honey, in- 

 crease its popularity with merchants, 

 and create a demand for it among con- 

 sumers. 



Catalog'ues for 18U2 have been 

 received as follows: 



Charles White, Farmers' Valley, Nebr. 

 George E. Hilton, Fremont, Mich. 

 W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co., .Jamestown, 

 N. Y. 

 Colwick »fe Colwick, Norse, Texas. 



