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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



952-634 



or 66| per cent brought through. 



This is not only the report of mem- 

 bers attending, but a pretty full one 

 of a large radius of country. We 

 obtained the worst report from those 

 not present which brought the aver- 

 age as above stated. Other topics 

 presented for consideration were : 



Shall we produce comb honey from 

 the top or body of the hive ? 



The general impression of those 

 having had experience appeared to 

 be, in the shallow frame the top, the 

 deep frame the body, as in the latter 

 the bees were reluctant to pass over 

 the piece of sealed honey above 

 brood and store honey above. 



How to sell honey to the best ad- 

 vantage. One or two advocated tins, 

 but general impression appeared to 

 be glass that could be utilized by 

 housewives in canning, preserving, 

 etc., with neat labels describing gran- 

 ulation and give name of producer.* 



— As many of our readers do not 

 clearly understand the change that 

 we have made and think that Mr, 

 Henry Alley is a member of the firm 

 of Silas M. Locke & Co., we would 

 state that our partner is Mr. Philip 

 Morant formerly of Salem, Mass., and 

 that Mr. Alley is in our employ as 

 superintendent of our queen-breed- 

 ing department ; and here we would 

 again extend a cordial invitation to 

 our beekeeping friends to visit us. 

 We will endeavor to make your visit 

 both pleasant and profitable. 



— It is with great pleasure that we 

 learn of the improved condition of 

 the health of the Rev. L. L. Langs- 

 troth and it is to be hoped that our 

 readers may soon be favored with 

 notes of interest from his pen. 



— Mr. J. E. Pond, who has been a 

 great sufferer of late and confined to 

 his room, is now fast recovering and 

 we trust will assume an active po- 

 sition among our correspondents. 



— It is with deep regret that we 

 learn of the death of the Rev. Rob- 

 ert R. Peel, late editor of the "British 

 Bee Journal." Mr. Peel has been a 

 great sufferer from gout in the head 

 and eyes, and rheumatism. 



We quote the following report of his 

 death from the "London Standard." 



"On Tuesday, June 28, Mr. Peel 

 was missed from luncheon. His 

 study door was locked, and on an en- 

 trance being effected by the window, 

 he was found lying on the hearth- 

 rug shot in the left breast with a 



* A question department elicited informa- 

 tion rejrarding sex of egg, fertile workers, 

 etc., which was replied to by a beekeeper 

 present througli the aiticle in No. IV, Ameri- 

 can Apicultiirist, and was received witli great 

 interest as none present hud the information 

 therein contained. 



