THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



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with so much self-sacrifice, have 

 rallied about us in the work of re- 

 form. And when a score or more 

 of our most prominent and respon- 

 sible apiarists, wishing to show 

 their appreciation of the course we 

 had tal^en, agreed to stand b}' tlie 

 Apiculturist, and see that it did 

 live, our cup of gratitude was filled 

 to overflowing, as it relieved us of 

 a heavy burden of care and anx- 

 iety. 



In vain has it been said of those 

 who have so cheerfully aided us 

 (America's best and most trust- 

 worthy apiarists) that they ren- 

 dered us this support througli 

 mercenary and selfish motives; and 

 we take great pleasure and pride in 

 stating that not one of them has 

 ever expressed a desire, either in 

 word or act, to use or control the 

 Apiculturist for any such purpose, 

 and that from its commencement 

 until to-day it has been published 

 on the broad principle of equal 

 rights and the greatest good to the 

 largest number. 



Notwithstanding the many bar- 

 riers which have been erected to 

 stay its progress and the means 

 that have been adopted to injure 

 its usefulness, the Apiculturist 

 still lives, and will continue so to 

 do until its mission is accom- 

 plished. 



It matters not that some jour- 

 nals refused to publish the reports 

 of the North Eastern Beekeepers' 

 Association because its members 

 endorsed the Apiculturist, and 

 recommended it to the beekeepers', 

 or that the North American con- 

 vention adopted the same course 



that whatever was said regard- 

 ing our journal was carefully ex- 

 cluded from one of the leading 

 journals ; and even the resolution 

 passed by that body endorsing the 

 Apiculturist was " doctored " be- 

 fore it was given to the public. 



Nay ! justice and right have pre- 

 vailed and the acts of these conven- 

 tions, together with the hundreds 

 of letters from prominent apiarists 

 in every quarter of the globe en- 

 dorsing our Journal, and the stead- 

 ily increasing subscription list are 

 abundant proof that ^ye did not err 

 when we said that the Apicultur- 

 ist had come to sta}^ 



The time has now come for ear- 

 nest, active work, and when we 

 consider the grand possibilities of 

 the future and believe that you our 

 readci's and subscribers are not 

 only intending to send in your sub- 

 scriptions prompt!}', but also to 

 urge your neighbors to join you in 

 forming a club by which you may 

 secure a prize, thus helping us on 

 in the work, we take inspiration 

 from the thought and are filled 

 with renewed vigor and courage. 



On account of the many cares 

 incident to our work, and owing 

 largely to the fact that several dif- 

 ferent parties have addressed our 

 wrappers, there have been a few 

 mistakes which will not appear 

 next year as we shall have our sub- 

 scription list printed instead of 

 written. We only ask that you 

 will bear with us patientl}', and we 

 will coi'rect all mistakes promptly 

 when notified. Those whose sub- 

 scriptions expire this month will 

 find a blank enclosed in their jour- 



