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colonies faster, but I think, is not so 

 contajfious. It seems to strike the col- 

 onies almost exclusively, early in 

 spring-, say March and April, and they 

 run down rapidly. I am looking- for 

 it to pass on, leaving- the wreck free 

 from g-erms; but I am not trusting- to 

 that theory, as I am keeping over 200 

 sets of hives and combs carefully away 

 and apart from any that have been out 

 of doors since the disease struck my 

 yard. 



WANTS TO KNOW WHERE THE FISH BITE. 



I have just returned from a fishing- 

 excursion in the northwestern part of 

 Wisconsin, (Chetek, Barron Co.) and 

 I did not see any of the big- Wisconsin 

 woods, "thickly studded with bass- 

 wood,'" that we read about. We found 

 excellent ang-ling-, on beautiful waters, 

 but didn't see the basswoods we looked 

 for while railroading- over the "North- 



western" by daylight. I wish I could 

 get a flood of letters from your Wiscon- 

 sin subscribers, each vying with the 

 other in describing excellent angling 

 streams and lakes, not overrun with 

 visiting fishermen; a nice, quiet place, 

 where a row boat easily reaches the 

 best grounds. I will gladly reward 

 any Bro. bee-keeper or angler who 

 will direct me to a good boarding house, 

 close to a water teeming with black 

 bass; muskallunge, in addition, gladly 

 accepted. In exchange, I might be 

 able to show him something new and 

 acceptable in fishing tackle, if not in 

 practical bee-keeping. Least ways, 

 we could enjoy some good bee talks 

 when the fish didn't bite good. Who 

 can and will give me the desired in- 

 formation ? 



DowAGiAC, Mich., July 2l, '05. 



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VOU ask for 



some hints in the 

 "spreading out business. " Well, 

 as I now have six yards, I will say: 



1st. One needs to study up the honey 

 out-look most thoroughly, as locations 

 vary greatly in going even two or three 

 miles here in central Iowa. 



2nd. After the location is deter- 

 mined upon, the next thing in order is 

 to be careful in choosing the man or 

 family; if there are wind breaks, shade, 

 suitable room, a cellar, or chance to 

 build cave, then "approach the home." 

 It may take more than one trip to get 

 the people over the "scare" of bees. 

 I give one-tenth of the surplus honey, 

 whether it be great or small, to pay 

 for the ground the apiary occupies; in 



fact, I had rather do so, as then the 

 parties are all interested. I stand 

 ready to move the bees away at any 

 time, but am frequently requested by 

 others to come and "start a yard at 

 their place." 



3rd. It is out of the question to run 

 an out yard without some kind of a 

 store house or bee house to work in; 

 and it ought to be right among the 

 bees; 12x12 will answer, but 12x16 is 

 much better. 



4th. I would rather start with 20 to 

 40 hives and work up to 100, than to 

 move so many bees at once. 



5th. Number your bees in each yard ; 

 get a small book for each yard and 



