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TEE AMERICAN APICULTUIUST. 



Alley and tlie Api no less than six times 

 in a recent issue of that paper. 



If there is a beekeeper in this world 

 who knows a good thing when he sees 

 it, that fellow is Dr. Miller. The Doc- 

 tor knows just where to look for valua- 

 ble and original points, as well as facts. 

 The Api is published for that puipose. 



The editor of a bee-paper who says 

 editors and publishers of other publica- 

 tions should not deal in supplies, ought 

 to apply that advice to himself. Doing 

 business through a brother may do in 

 his case, however. When the Api was 

 started, it was the intention of the edi- 

 tor and proprietor not to deal in sup- 

 plies. This did very well as an exper- 

 iment, but it did not prove a success. 

 Brother Newman tried it forawiiile, we 

 believe, but it was a failure. 



If bees can be successfully united by 

 dredging them with flour, then we shall 

 have to credit our English friends with 

 doing something with bees that we 

 Americans have not. 



We never dredged with flour before 

 uniting, but have used flour without 

 good results after the bees commenced 

 to kill each other We think there is a 

 much better way to unite bees than the 

 flour process. The method was given 

 in a recent issue of the Api. 



The roaring heard in a hive in the 

 winter does not always indicate that 

 something is wrong with the bees. 

 Sometimes bees consume all the stores 

 within reach of the cluster and it is nec- 

 essary for them to move nito another 

 part of the hive for their food. When 

 this takes place, a roaring noise in the 

 hive will be heard. The whole colony 

 must be aroused, warmed up, and got 

 ready to take up the line of march. 

 Hence the roaring noise that is some- 

 times heard. 



Brother MacPherson, editor of the 

 Canadian Bee Journal, has given Rev. 

 W. F. Clark a very hard rubbing in 

 the A. B. J. We regret that Editor 

 Newman will not permit Rev. Clark to 

 reply, as the matter now stands, brother 



Clark's position is in a bad plight. Let 

 'em have it out. Brother Newman. 



This little unpleasantness seems to 

 have started from a quotation brother 

 M. made from the Api regarding the 

 matter of paying for copy. The Cana- 

 dian Bee Journal endorsed our re- 

 marks. This was too much for our Rev- 

 erend friend. Hence the personal con- 

 troversy. 



It won't do even for a Canadian to 

 throw mud at D. A. Jones as long as 

 brother MacPherson has editorial charge 

 of the C. B.J. Brother M. seems to 

 be as efficient with his pen as John L. 

 Sullivan is with his fists. John L., you 

 know, cleans 'em all out. 



PRICES OF QUEENS TO SUBSCRIB- 

 ERS OF THE APICULTURIST. 



We beg to remind all subscribers to 

 the Api that they can get one of our 

 best select Italian queens by remitting 

 seventy-five cents at the time the queen 

 is wanted. The regular price of such 

 queens is ^i 25. 



If any subscriber prefers one of our 

 select golden Carniolan quee?is. the same 

 as we charge ^2 for, one will be sent for 

 ^i 25, or, the two queens and the Api 

 will be sent for $2.50. l"he queens may 

 be ordered and paid for when wanted. 

 No queens will be mailed before May 

 20, 1891. 



THE DRONE-AND QUEEN 

 CONTROLLER. 



If any subscriber desires to examine 

 one of our improved Drone-and-(|ueen 

 Controllers, we will mail it for tliirty- 

 five cents, or, the Api and Controller 

 for $1.10. 



The Api and one of our improved 

 Self hivers will be mailed for $1.50. 



TO SUPPLY DEALERS. 



Supply dealers linve fnun<l tliat it pays to ad- 

 veiti^-e in the Apkultukist as our well-Iilled 

 columns amply testily. We Imve louiul tliat ad- 

 vei tisements are it'a(l and uenerally answered by 

 those who send for sample co|)ies." We get calls 

 by eai'li mail tor from twelve to fllty copies of the 

 API We mail tiiem at once. Hesid'es. our friends 

 aie continually sendingus nanies of live beekeep- 

 ers; to snoli. a sjiecimen copy is at once mailed. 

 Tliis is why it pays to advertise. Hundreds of 

 new beekeepers read the Api each week. 



