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VOL. III. WENHAM, MASS., SEPTEMBER 15, iJ 



No. 9. 



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FOREIGN NOTES. 



By Arthur Todd. 



The British Bee Journal, owing to 

 the death of the editor, the Rev. H. 

 H.Peel, has sustained a severe loss, 

 inasmuch as this gentleman was one 

 of England's most earnest and en- 

 lightened beekeepers. Fortunately 

 there is one man in England emi- 

 nently capable to assume the respon- 

 sible duties of the position tendered 

 to him, and happily accepted. It 

 is T. W. Cowan, Esq. The an- 

 nouncement of his acceptance of the 

 part of editor to the B. B. J. is hailed 

 with satisfaction, for in his hands the 

 interests of beekeepers will be se- 

 cured, and it is expected that the 

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Journal, and the objects which it 

 has been established to support, will 

 under his direction receive a fresh 

 impulse from his extensive and prac- 

 tical knowledge. 



For many years, Mr. Cowan has 

 occupied the foremost position 

 among British beekeepers. Many 

 years ago, great attention was drawn 

 to his exhibit of 120 lbs. of comb 

 honey from one stock of bees, the 

 result having been accomphshed by 

 his plan of getting his stock strong 

 in the spring, selecting young queens 

 and judiciously spreading the brood, 

 He has given great attention to the 

 construction of the hive, and the 

 " Cowan " hive is now well known 

 and employed in England. It is, I 

 understand, a modification of the 

 ''Woodbury," and "Stewarton" 

 hives. Mr. Cowan has paid great 

 attention to the perfection of honey 

 extractors, making three different 

 kinds and sizes, now well known in 

 England under the names of the 

 " Amateur," the " Rapid " and tlie 

 " Automatic." 



Mr. Cowan is an authority on bee 

 matters, has compiled works thereon, 

 notably: '-The Beekeepers' Note 

 Book;" "Wintering Bees;" and 

 "Tlie British Beekeepers' Guide 

 Book " which latter has met with a 

 surprising success, having passed six 

 editions in four years, and been 

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