AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Bro. Hutchinson, the earnest and cor- 

 dial editor of the Bee-Keepers' Revieio, 

 who is always revieicing things and mat- 

 ters of interest to the apicultural world, 

 had the following to say in his April 

 issue of his paper: 



Bro. Newman has suffered so severely 

 from La Orippe and over-work that he 

 has been obliged to take a vacation. 

 While he is away the editoral work will 

 devolve upon Mr. G. W. York, who has 

 been for years a valued assistant in the 

 Journal's office. I have the pleasure 

 of a close, personal acquaintance and 

 friendship with Mr. York, and I know 

 of no one better fitted to fill Mr. New- 

 man's place while he is away resting 

 those tired nerves. May he come back 

 refreshed in mind and body, is the wish 

 of all. 



We know that Mr. Newman will fully 

 appreciate the kindliness of feeling on 

 the part of all of the foregoing who 

 have so cordially and sincerely written ; 

 and his assistant, the writer, also desires 

 to thank both Oleanings and the Review 

 for their pleasant reference to himself. 

 During the Editor's absence we have 

 endeavored to perform the editorial 

 duties, and to sustain the reputation of 

 the Bee Journal. How well we have 

 succeeded, the readers may judge for 

 themselves. 



Bee and Honey Statistics 



are always interesting to apiarian 

 readers ; but it is so seldom that any 

 suflBciently reliable can be obtained so 

 as to be of special value. We trust that 

 the day is not far in the future when 

 statistics that will be correct, and hence 

 helpful, may be at hand to show at any 

 and all times the magnitude of the api- 

 arian interests of the world. 



We are often requested to furnish 

 statistical information relating to bee 

 and honey products, but on account of 

 the insufficient importance in which the 

 pursuit is considered by most govern- 

 ments, it is quite impossible to give any- 

 thing like a satisfactory showing when 

 called upon to do so. 



We cannot vouch for the reliability of 

 the following statistics of the world's 



honey-producers, but ofifer them just as 

 we have them, taken from the Califor- 

 nian : 



The largest bee-keeper in the world is 

 Mr. Harbison, of California, who has 

 6,000 coloiyes, producing 200,000 

 pounds of honey yearly. In Greece 

 there are 30,000 colonies, producing 

 3,000,000 pounds of honey ; in Den- 

 mark 80,000, producing 2,000,000; 

 in Russia 110,000, producing the same; 

 in Belgium 200,000, producing 5,000,- 

 000 ; in Holland 240,000, producing 

 6,000,000 ; in France 950,000, pro- 

 ducing 23,000,000; in Germany, 1,- 

 450,000, and in Austria 1,550,000, 

 each producing 40,000,000 pounds of 

 honey. But in the United States there 

 are 2,900,000 colonies, belonging to 

 70,000 bee-keepers, and producing 

 62,000,000 pounds of honey yearly. 



Bulletins from the various Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Stations of the 

 United States are becoming quite numer- 

 ous. It seems that they should serve as 

 great awakeners of enthusiasm among 

 those interested in agricultural pursuits. 

 The National and State Governments do 

 well to thus encourage investigation and 

 experimentation along lines which in- 

 terest such a large percentage of our 

 population. At no distant day, we ex- 

 pect to chronicle the results of Bulletins 

 devoted to the industry of apiculture, 

 which, were bee-keepers in the posses- 

 sion of their rightful recognition, would 

 now be appearing, to create a greater 

 development of our pursuit. 



Bulletin No. 39, issued by Purdue 

 University Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, of La Fayette, Ind., is received. 

 It treats exhaustively of "Field Experi- 

 ments with Corn ;" "Sugar Beets ;" and 

 " Diseases of the Sugar Beet Root." A 

 copy can be obtained by addressing the 

 Station. 



Queenlessness may be deter- 

 mined by opening the hive and noticing 

 the actions of the bees. If they are 

 running over the frames as if in search 

 of something, or as if they were lost, 

 you may reasonably conclude that they 

 have no queen. 



