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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 26, 1905. 





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M. H. HUNT A SON. 

 Bbll Branch, Wavnb Co., Mich 



but secured only 832 pounds of comb honey. 

 The past season was not nearly so good as 

 that of 1903, as in that year I had 37 colonies 

 in the spring, increased to 87 colonies, and se- 

 cured 4310-X pounds of comb honey. 



I put the bees into the cellar Nov. 25 in good 

 condition. Last winter I left 15 colonies out- 

 of-doors as I had not room for them in the 

 cellar. I lost 1 out of the 15, 1 in the cellar, 

 and 5 from spring dwindling. I use the 10- 

 frame dovetailed hives. 



My plan in wintering is to nail the bottoms 

 on the hives, leaving a % entrance. I keep 

 the dead bees away from the entrance with a 

 wire hook, and the cellar is as dry as a 

 powder-house. We have the bees, vegetables, 

 etc., all in the same cellar, and I keep the 

 thermometer as near to 45 degrees as I can. 



It has been very dry here for two months, 

 but we had 5J4 inches of snow on the 11th, 

 which I think will be a help to white clover. 



I live in a town of 800 inhabitants. I have 

 my hives arranged from 6 to 8 feet apart in 

 straight rows, all on stands 4 inches high, 

 with 10-inch alighting-boards. I do not allow 

 any weeds or grass to grow 2 inches high. 

 E. B. Pritchbtt. 



Warren Co., Iowa, Deo. 15. 



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fiease meuUon Bee Journal "when writing 



The Problem of Wintering Bees. 



Under this heading the American Bee Jour- 

 nal publishes an article in the issue of Dec. 

 22. From the experience I have gained dur- 

 ing the last few years I can only say that the 

 writer deserves great credit for the practical 

 hints he gives to bee-keepers concerning ven- 

 tilation. His advice can not be neglected by 

 bee-keepers, without loss on their part. The 

 bees must be kept warm, but they must also 

 have plenty of fresh air, and how to combine 

 these two is to solve a problem that is very 

 important, especially to young bee-keepers. 

 Before I knew how to prepare bees for winter 



Beardless Barley 



The barley ofyour dreams; 

 no beards; easy to harvest; 

 always bi? Yielding. Mr. 

 Wells, of Orlcan-s Co., S.Y., 

 threshed 111 bu. per acre. 

 You cau beat this ia 1905 if 

 jou try. ^_^^ 



National Oats 



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^ Billion DpIlarCrass 

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The two greatest forage 



flants of the century. Bil- 

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 Catalog le tla abou t it. 



Look At These Yields 



Speltz, 80 bu. ffraln 

 per aore. and 4 tons 

 of hay bcitldeM. 



MooaronI Wheat, 

 Bunt Proof, HO bu. 



Victoria Rape, 40 

 tons of jrrcen food per 

 acre. 



Pea Oat, 85 tons. 



EarllcHt Sweet Cane, 

 60 tonpicreen food. 



Potatoes, 800 bu. 

 per acre. 



Now euch prodigal yieldi 

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