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THE A MEnrCA N P. EK- K E i;i'Ei; 



July 



are SI 00 per barrel above the highest 

 priced northern appk^s. Our two best, 

 the Virginia and York Imperial, are 

 50c his/her. Oar justly celebrated 

 Albenijirle Pippins have all been taken 

 in England ;it the top prices. This 

 section of Virginia now produces 

 three varieties of the best keeping and 

 all around good winter apples, and is 

 yet destined to supply even New York 

 State with its best winter apples. Our 

 Italian sunshine and mineral soil are 

 especially adapted to ))roduce not only 

 the finest and richest apples, but also 

 the mrst beautiful. Our l)lack moun- 

 tain cave lands are best for the Pip- 

 pins, while our red lands are best for 

 the Winesaps and other reds. 





I don't agree with Brother Doolittle 

 on transferring bees. For spring 

 transfers 1 prefer to make the bees do 

 the job themselves. I fix a frame hive 

 and generally put one or more frames 

 of cumb in it, as I always keep a lot 

 on hand, then I set the old gum on 

 top of the frames, stop up tight 

 around it so the bees have to go down 

 through the frame hive. By the time 

 the frames in hive are filled with 

 brood the comb in gum will be filled 

 with honey. I then take it i/ff, knock 

 it to })ieces in front of the hive so the 

 few bees in it will go into tlie hive. 



For fall transferi-ing I first fix a 

 frame hive with enough honey in 

 frames for winter ; either by raising 

 some of my extra frames of honey or 

 by first taking enough from old gums 

 too Aveak to keep and fixing the honey 

 in frames. Then I set this fixed hive 

 on gum ^tand. 



"Bow TO Manage Bees,^ a 50c 

 book, and the American liEE-KEEP- 

 ER a year for only GOc. 



Editor American Bee Keeper — Dear 

 Sir : Six years ago I bougiit two svvarois of 

 bees and let them feed on wfiite clover and 

 basswood blosst)ms. I have increased my 

 swarms to tifty. I think white clover makes 

 the best honey, but basswood furnishes the 

 greatest amount of honey for the bees to 

 gather, f commenced with large hives, but 

 am now making up my mind to trim them all 

 down to eight inches. I put 27 boxes on 

 each hive and all above the brijod r.est goes 

 to me. The occupation is not only health- 

 ful but profitable, and I intend to enlarge 

 my work. The experiences given in your 

 columns are very .interesting and valuable 

 to me Yours truly, 



Mayville, N. Y. P^verett L. Pike. 



The Falconer M'f'g Co.,— Gentlemen: 

 T received the goods in good onier and am 

 well pleased with the;u. The sections are 

 the best [ ever saw. Thanking you for 

 prompt attention, 1 remain, Your^ tjuly, 



Ciirdurov, .Fuiie ISlHi. Edwin Bish. 



Thk P^alconer Man'p'-g Oo., — Dear 

 Sirs: The bee supplies were received all' 

 riglii and everything tils nicely. We have 

 the mo^t of them put togeiher and find 

 everything sati8factory. I am much pleas- 

 ed with the sf clions. Tiiey are the finest 1 

 ever got from any firm. 



Thanking you for your prompluess and 

 for sucli nice goods, 1 remain, 



Yi.urs truly, O. O. M.ykioneaux. 



East Liverpiiol, O., June 15. IS'Jt). 



TH^: FaLiCOKKR M'F'otJo., — <^Jentlemen: 



Please t~en<i ' '. '■><ed order as soon as 



pOLsihIe. * * 



Hy the way, liie s'.c'lions and foundation 

 which y<.u sent mel.isl spring were splendid. 

 I have had ccctisiou to compare them with 

 goods from other factories and the sections 

 are f..r superior to any I have yet seen. 



Yours truiy. 

 Mansfield, June 1895. A. "D. Watson. 



