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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



only means of defence that the bee- 

 keepers have. 



We are about to organize our 

 fall campaign and hope that every 

 reader of the Apiculturist, realiz- 

 ing the load that we have to carrj^, 

 the difficulties under which we labor 

 and overlooking the mistakes that 

 we have made, will recognize that 

 our purpose is good and become mis- 

 sionaries in the good work. As 

 before stated every subscriber sent 

 to us and every dollar put into this 

 work will return an hundred-fold 

 and will benefit some poor bee- 

 keeper. 



Look at our efforts as you will, 

 you will never know how much 

 anxiety and trouble it has cost to 

 establish such a journal ; and could 

 you but feel how much good you 

 could do us and your brother bee- 

 keepers, by rendering a little aid in 

 this work, there would be such a 

 rally that we could carry out many 

 plans which now have to rest for 

 lack of funds. How many bee- 

 keepers will renew their subscrip- 

 tions promptly this fall and send us 

 one or more new subscribers ? Our 

 offers are so liberal that you cannot 

 help but be well paid for so 

 doing. 



Let us hear from you at once and 

 if you want sample copies to use, 

 we will gladly furnish them. 



Let us unite and work together, 

 then we can accomplish much good 

 and do away with much that is 

 evil. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Dear Sir : 



In August No. of Apiculturist, 

 on page 171, Mr. G. W. House 

 writes as follows : 



" I have just received inform- 

 ation that foul brood is raging 

 in the western part of this state, 

 and that the beekeepers of Wy- 

 oming and Livingston counties are 

 about to hold a meeting to take 

 some action in the matter." 



This is certainl}' ver}^ discourag- 

 ing news to us poor beekeepers here 

 if it were true ; but being one of 

 the parties referred to myself and 

 being thoroughl}' acquainted with 

 most of the more extensive bee- 

 keepers of the above named coun- 

 ties, I deny the charge point blank 

 so far as my knowledge goes, and I 

 do not believe that Wyoming or 

 Livingston county has a beekeeper 

 who would try to conceal the fact 

 if he had a case of foul brood in his 

 apiary. 



Our own apiary of 130 colonies 

 is at present in the following con- 

 dition : very strong in brood and 

 bees with about one-half enough 

 honey to winter but some buck- 

 wheat and golden-rod to come. 

 Our bees were never in a more 

 healthy condition than now. I 

 do not believe that there could be 

 found 100 cells of dead brood in 

 the entire yard and I will give $100 

 to any beekeeper who will find a 

 case of foul brood in our apiary. 

 I have no reason to think that our 

 bees are any more healthy than 

 those of other beekeepers but of 

 course can only speak for ourselves 

 in this matter. 



I wrote Mr. House about the 

 matter as soon as it came to my 

 notice, but thus far have heard 

 nothing from him on the subject. 

 Now Mr. House should remember 

 that western New York beekeepers 

 depend to a greater or less extent 

 on their honey product and the 



