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The boxes must not be wider 

 than the size given, or comb will 

 be built in them ; and if three 

 pounds are not sufficient atone time, 

 more feeders can be added. It 

 must also be understood that the 

 bees are to be crowded on to these 

 feeders, just as they are (or should 

 be) on to the ordinary dummies. 

 When crowded with bees working 

 at the sugar, these combination 

 dummies are warmer than with 

 chaflF-packing ; but for winter any 

 kind of warm material can be in- 

 serted if thought desirable, then 

 turning the slotted side away from 

 the bees. The Porto Rico sugar 

 is to be used only in spring and 

 for producing 3-oung bees in au- 

 tumn ; but for winter stores the 

 best grade of Demerara will answer 

 admirably, keeping at least two 

 full boxes in at one time for fast 

 feeding. 



It is not my intention to enter 

 upon any discussion on this sub- 

 ject. With myself dry sugar feeding 

 is no theory, but an accomplished 

 fact ; and while some few will prob- 

 ably be unable to carry it out, the 

 bulk of intelligent beekeepers, es- 

 pecially those with large apiaries, 

 will acknowledge that that the sys- 

 tem has great advantages. — British 

 Bee Journal. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



— Do not fail to read our prize 

 and club offers this month and let 

 every subscriber try and secure one 

 of them. 



— Mr. Eichard Grinnell of 

 Baden, Mo., kindly sent us the list 

 of premiums offered to the beekeep- 

 ers at the fair at St. Joseph, Mo., 

 which appeared in our last number. 

 He also extended to us on behalf 

 of the Association a cordial invita- 

 tion to be present at their conven- 

 tion. While we regret that this was 



impossible, yet we extend our cor- 

 dial thanks for the honor conferred 

 upon us. 



— Mr. P. F. Rhodes sent us a 

 few bees in a cage, but did not state 

 whether they were Italians or not. 

 I should pronounce them Italians. 

 Their tongues measured .230 of an 

 inch. We had a lot of bees from 

 Mr. Knickerbocker of Pine Plains, 

 N. Y., whose tongues measured 

 .235 of an inch. 



— We learn that Prof. A. J. 

 Cook, of Lansing, Mich., has been 

 given $300.00 with which to fit out 

 a display of everything required in 

 the bee business ; also for an exhibi- 

 tion of the different races of bees, 

 methods of putting up honey, etc., 

 at the New Orleans Exposition 

 which commences Dec. 1, and con- 

 tinues until May 1, of next year. 



We are pleased with this ar- 

 rangement and feel certain that it 

 could not be placed in better hands ; 

 and we shall expect, from what we 

 know of our friend the Professor, 

 that he has arranged the best bee- 

 keepers' exhibit that was ever dis- 

 played on this continent. 



— We clip the following notes 

 from our exchanges. 



— A Bee and Honey Exhibit. — 



At the Virginia State fair at Rich- 

 mond, which opened October 22, 

 one of the principal attractions was 

 the bee and honey exhibit. This 

 feature was. shown under a mam- 

 moth tent, 40 by 60 feet, with an 

 annex 12 by 20. One exhibitor 

 shows 18 cases of living bees, rep- 

 resenting 12 species or varieties, 

 with their queens and progeny. In 

 addition one of the latest and best 

 systems of queen breeding was 

 fully demonstrated and explained. 

 In fact, the display was a model 

 apiary, conducted on scientific 

 principles by one of America's bee- 

 keepers, who has spent over thirty 

 years in the study of the bee. 



