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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



July 



right into the honey below, dragging 

 down air with it in the form of small 

 bubbles. It should be of just the right 

 thickness to spread out in the form of a 

 cone when it strikes the honey below, 

 neither depressing its surface nor piling 

 up on it. but uniting with it at once 

 wherever it touches. ^H. Rauchf iiss. 



NEW YORK INSPECTORS 

 APPOINTED. 



It is gratifying to note the steady on- 

 ward march of progressive apiculture in 

 the Empire State. Many other states 

 would do well to emulate the example 

 which it affords. It is not diliicult to 

 obtain legislative action on such matters 

 as are required to protect and further 

 bee-keeping interests, when undertaken 

 unitedly. We take pleasure in laying 

 before oar readers the following an- 

 nouncement from the State Department 

 of Agriculture, and congratulate the 

 bee-keepers of the state upon this happy 

 result of unity: 



State of New York. 

 Department of Agriculture. 

 Charles A. JVieting, Commissioner. 



Albany, N.Y., June 1, 1900. 

 American Bee-keeper, Falconer, N.Y., 

 . Gentlemen : The Commissioner of 

 Agriculture of the State of New York 

 has appointed the following Inspectors, 

 under the provisions of the Agricultural 

 Law, relative to the prevention of dis- 

 eases among bees (Chapter 223, Laws ol 

 1899), and has assigned the counties of 

 the State as per list enclosed. 

 Very respectfully yours, 

 G. L. Flanders, 



Assistant Commissioner. 



Wheeler D. Wright. Altamont, N.Y. 

 Counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, 

 Dutchess, Esse.x," Greene, Now York, 

 Putnam, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schen- 

 ectady, Warren, Washington, West- 

 cJi ester. 



_N. D. West, Middleburg. N.Y. Coun- 

 ties : Broome, Chenango, Delaware, 

 Kings, Nassau, Orange, Otsego, Queens. 

 Richmond, Rockland, Schoharie, Suf- 

 folk, Sullivan, Ulster. 



Charles Stewart, Sammonsville, N.Y. 

 Counties : Allegany. Chemung. Cort- 

 land, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, 

 Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Schuy- 



ler, Steuben, Tioga and Tompkins. 



Mortimer Stevens, Pennellville, N. Y, 

 Counties : Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chau- 

 tauqua, Erie, Franklin, Genesee, Jeffer- 

 son, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Niag- 

 ara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, 

 Oswego, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Wayne, 

 Wyoming, Yates. 



-^ 

 LARGE FIGURES OVERSTATED. 



On pages 105 and 106, June num- 

 ber of The Bee-keeper, there ap- 

 peared some figures regarding the 

 amount of honey harvested in a 

 single season by Col. G-. Garcia 

 Viete, of Cuba, which will probably 

 surprise no one more than the Col- 

 onel himself. How the figures got 

 there may always remain a mystery. 

 It is one of those inexplicable 

 things which occur in a printing 

 office — too frequently. The proof- 

 reader thinks they are according to 

 copy ; which opinion is shared by 

 the senior member of the publish- 

 ing firm. The boss printer and his 

 typos unite in disclaiming any re- 

 sponsibility for the error. The 

 pressman is anxious to go before a 

 notary and affirm that he assumed 

 no liberties with the formes. The 

 devil has been granted a leave of 

 absence to brush up a little on his 

 Chautauqua Literary Course, prior 

 to the opening of the season; and, 

 of course, "don't know a thing 

 about it." During the investiga- 

 tion even the cat — from behind the 

 office towel, which stood in a corner 

 — in the most pathetic feline accents 

 protested her innocence; and the 

 editor is offering $25.00 for the 

 production of copy which will fix 

 the responsibility *ipon himself; but 

 it cannot be found. 



The figures should read; Page 



105, 4th Tine, 7SO tons; and page 



106, 5th line, 360,000 pounds. 

 We regret the occurrence, and 



humbly tender our apology to Col. 

 Viete and our readers. 



