THE AMERICAN APIGULTURIST. 



93 



Its pages are open to all its 

 readers, and any communication, 

 written in a fair, candid and con- 

 siderate manner, that is intended 

 to advance the interests of apicul- 

 ture, will always be welcome even 

 though it does not concur with our 

 opinions and ideas. 



With the June number, we shall 

 commence our " Experimental 

 Farm Notes," which will contain 

 each month, reports of the results 

 of the various experiments that 

 we are conducting, together with 

 such other items of interest as we 

 may be able to glean. This will 

 prove one of the most valuable 

 features of our journal. 



We shall also commence (in 

 June No.) a series of papers enti- 

 tled, " Instructions to Beginners," 

 and shall commence with the most 

 simple instructions, illustrating 

 them as we proceed, and leading 

 the novice on step by step, until 

 (if he has carefully put into prac- 

 tice the teachings presented him) 

 he has become an expert. These 

 papers will prove especially valua- 

 ble, because, as we proceed, we 

 shall develop new and original 

 ideas and methods that have never 

 before appeared in print. 



We also have in store for our 

 readers a number of rich treats, 

 and can assure them that if the Ap- 

 icuLTUKisT has in the past proven 

 instructive or beneficial as an ad- 

 vocate of their interests, that with 

 increased capital and facilities we 

 shall be enabled to make it still 

 more valuable. 



We mean to have an interesting 

 museum in our building, and trust 



that our readers will favor us with 

 such implements, or other beekeep- 

 ing fixtures as will prove inter- 

 esting to those who visit the apiar^^, 

 and we would here state that we 

 shall always be pleased to welcome 

 any of our patrons or beekeeping 

 friends who may favor us with a visit. 



It is due our friends, and those 

 vrho have so kindly stood shoulder 

 to shoulder with us through the 

 heat and burden of the struggle 

 through which we have passed, 

 that we show a just appreciation 

 of their efforts, not alone on our 

 behalf, but also in the interests of 

 the great cause of apiculture. 



From the commencement of our 

 enterprise, the articles and papers 

 that have appeared in the Apicul- 

 TUKiST have been cheerfully and 

 freely contributed as an evidence 

 of the appreciation of our efforts, 

 and no more instructive and val- 

 uable a collection of bee-literature 

 ever appeared in print than can 

 be found in volumes I and II of 

 our journal. 



We trust that in the future we 

 shall be able to merit the trust and 

 confidence that have been conferred 

 upon us during the past two years, 

 by our most prominent beemasters. 



We enter a new field of labors, 

 with the same firm and unwavering 

 determination to live and carry 

 out the plans that we have formed 

 even though our idol has been 

 broken. 



Our past experience fits us for 

 our new duties, and we shall en- 

 deavor to prove true to the inter- 

 ests of the beekeepers under all 

 circumstances. 



