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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



very little stores were consumed. 

 The method of purifying air is one 

 which is taken advantage of by some 

 of our native animals. We have 

 often amused ourselves by watching 

 the otter who will stay underneath 

 the ice for hours together engaged in 

 fishing, and when finding it necessary 

 to breathe will place bis nose against 

 the ice, expel the air from his lungs 

 when it forms a bubble between ice 

 and water, and then inhale it again. 

 — C. B. J. (Canada.) 



STRAWBERRIES IN OCTOBER. 

 (From Western Garden, Oct. ".U.i 



To-day's mail brings a fine speci- 

 men plant of the New Wonder Straw- 

 berry from J. B. Alexander, of Hart- 

 ford City, Ind. It is a strong plant, 

 and the peculiarity about it is that it 

 has three ripe and fourteen green ber- 

 ries on it, besides quite a number of 

 blossoms. Our readers should try a 

 few plaats of this wonder. See Gold- 

 en Rule Nursery "ad." elsewhere. 



Some women cannot keep bees, any 

 more than some men ;. but many can , 

 and to their great profit. Often a 

 farmer's wife or daughter welcomes 

 an occupation for the sake of its nov- 

 elty, something to break up the rou- 

 tine of cooking, washing and sewing ; 

 and bee-keeping, even if it brings 

 only a few pounds of honey for the 

 table, is undertaken and carried 

 through with pleasure and delight. 

 — Ex. __ 



Let it be remembered, says Julia 

 Allyn, that the more bees there are 

 on farms the greater will be the pro- 

 duct of the farms ; for the bees distri- 

 bute pollen and fertilize flowers more 

 thoroughly than they can be fertilized 

 otherwise. 



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EDITORIAL, 



Some of our readers being begin- 

 ners, are often perplexed to know just 

 what methods of the many different 

 ones advocated by our contributors 

 will be the best for their individual 

 needs. Now, there are many methods 

 of manipulating bees and hives, any 

 one of which followed out will bring 

 success. Take "Wintering" for in- 

 stance. Some of the most successful 

 bee-keepers winter out-doors. Others 

 in-doors. Some with chaff hives ; 

 hives with air spaces or with outside 

 winter cases. Some winter in cellars, 

 and others in special depositories or 

 in bee houses. Each method has its 

 strong supporters. 



About the only thiug to be consid- 

 ered in adopting either method is the 

 climatic location. For instance, bees 

 in the Southern states will not win- 

 ter well in cellars, nor are chaff hives 

 necessary, while in the Northern 

 states, outside cases packed, dead air 

 spaces, chaff hives or in-door winter- 

 ing is a necessity. 



