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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Boom for Exhibits at the World's Fair. 



I see that it is proposed to hold a bee- 

 keepers' convention at Chicago during 

 the World's Fair, and that Mrs. Harri- 

 son proposes to invite the bee-keepers of 

 all nations to come and bring their hives, 

 whether of "wood, straw, earthenware, 

 stone or mud. Tell them to come and 

 be welcome." Now, if each can have 

 but 10 feet square for bees and bee- 

 fixtures, what could be done with any 

 hives or bee-fixtures if brought. At the 

 Ohio Centennial, in 1888, nearly all the 

 space in a good-sized room was filled, 

 and still very good displays of honey, 

 where the countries had their exhibits 

 of fruit, vegetables and grain ; and 

 Roots' machinery for making sections in 

 still another place, but possibly we shall 

 all have room enough. 



O. B. Bakrows. 



Marshalltown, Iowa, Feb. 23, 1892. 



[The "room" question is a difficult 

 one to solve. There Is to be a space 

 400 feet long by 5 feet wide against a 

 wall where two or three shelves may be 

 placed, which can be used for the exhibit 

 of apiarian supplies — but to show thou- 

 sands of full size hives would be useless 

 when small models will be better, and 

 take up much less room. — Ed.] 



Wintering Nicely — Fine Weather. 



For the last two years I have been in 

 the employ of E. S. Dundy, Jr., Clerk of 

 the United States Court of Nebraska. 

 The first of March I take charge of P. 

 W. Birkhauser's stock farm. He is 

 chairman of the Board of Public Works 

 of Omaha, so you see I am in the employ 

 of business men of considerable influence. 

 My bees are all wintering in the cellar, 

 and are doing nicely so far. My crop of 

 honey last year was light, but of fine 

 quality. I sold all I had to spare to one 

 groceryman in the city. 



W. H. Martin. 



Richfield, Nebr., Feb. 22, 1892. 



Bees Wintering Well. 



Bees did well in this part of Nebraska 

 last year, and are wintering well so far 

 this WiTiter. I had 14 colonies of bees 

 last Spring, doubled my number, and 

 took about 1,500 pounds of surplus 

 honey, with plenty of stores in the hives 

 for Winter. J. M. Carr. 



Harvard, Nebr., Feb. 22, 1892. 



Alighting of Swarms. 



The first swarm I had last Summer, 

 after flying around sometime, finally 

 alighted on an old robin's nest that was 

 in plain sight, so I took two pieces of 

 old black cloth, and went to an apple 

 tree and a cherry tree and wrapped it 

 around some limbs so as to make a bunch 

 about half as large as a man's hat. The 

 next 3 swarms that came out alighted 

 on them. This was all I had. I be- 

 lieve it a perfect success, but as this is 

 the only trial I have had, 1 cannot tell 

 certainly. It will be a great benefit to 

 every man that has a swarm to hive, if 

 he can get them to alight to suit him, as 

 mine have so far. 



H. C. GiFFORD. 



Morris, ills., Feb. 24, 1892. 



Naphthaline for Foul-Brood. 



Dr. Miller, in a late Bee Journal, 

 said that he wanted some one to try 

 naphthaline, if bee-keepers in England 

 said that it would prevent foul-brood. I 

 have been trying to get it, but our drug- 

 store keepers know nothing about it. 

 Will the Doctor please tell us where to 

 get it ? I have 3 or 4 diseased colonies 

 every year, and will try it, if I can get 

 it. C. W. Leah. 



Spanish Fork, Utah. 



[That it could not be readily obtained 

 in Utah is not surprising. It is on sale 

 here. It is used also for destroying 

 moths. Balls made of it are put into 

 closets, drawers, etc., and the moths will 

 "give it a wide berth." We greatly 

 dislike its perfume. There are two 

 kinds — the commercial naphthaline can 

 be bought for about 10 cents per pound, 

 but the imported is a pure article, put 

 up in packets containing one ounce, and 

 sells at 50 cents. — Ed.] 



It is so Good. 



The Illustrated Home Journal is 

 received. I am glad I found your adver- 

 tisement. I am much pleased with the 

 Home Journal. It is so good, that 1 do 

 not think I will do without it any more. 

 MoLLiE Webster. 



Hygiene, Colo. 



Josh Billings said: "Self-made men 

 are 'most alwuz apt to be a leetle too 

 proud uv the job." 



