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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



July 



nothing further to be desired in the 

 line of wax extractors." 



There is no doubt that pressure 

 under steam is the principle that 

 •will ultimately solve the matter. 

 Mr. Ferris is working on the right 

 line, and now has a good machine; 

 but those who are inclined to apply 

 their inventive genius to this prob- 

 lem need not be disheartened by the 

 Review's surmise, that there is no- 

 thing left to be desired. While we 

 appreciate the advance made by Mr. 

 Ferris and others of late, there is 

 yet much to be desired in this line. 

 We believe it would be well to 

 agitate the matter yet awhile — until 

 we have an extractor equal in every 

 way to the requirements of such a 

 machine. 



ARTIFICIAL QUEEN-CELL CUPS. 



We have received from Mr.W. H. 

 Pridgen, the North Carolina queen- 

 breeder, a sample of his machine- 

 dipped cell-cups. One style is 

 adapted to the Doolittle method of 

 transfering the larvae, as given in 

 "Scientific Queen Rearing, " while 

 a second style is constructed for 

 the receptioD of the cocoons, as 

 used by Mr. Atchley of Texas. 



Mr. Pridgen has invented a "ma- 

 chine' by means of which he turns 

 out this new commodity at the rate 

 of 2,000 an hour. They are very 

 neatly and uniformly made. 



We have for some time been 

 working to perfect a device for the 

 same purpose, and, at the present 

 stage of development, believe we 

 shall be able to afford Mr. Pridgen 

 substantial competition in the way 

 of supplying the future trade with 

 artificial cups. 



THE HAKES ADULTERATION CASE. 



Since the report of the Hakes 

 adulteration case, given in last 

 number, was put in type, it trans- 

 pires that analysis has shown adul- 



teration in other honey passing 

 through Mr. Hakes' hands, than 

 that sold him by the reputable bee- 

 keeper whose name several of our 

 exchanges have freely published as 

 connected with the crime. Taken 

 all in all, the case is badly muddled. 

 The department commissioner, it is 

 said, after inspecting the premises 

 of the suspected gentleman — whose 

 name we cannot conscientiously 

 publish without further proof of his 

 guilt — and helping himself to sam- 

 ples of honey, and having them 

 analyzed, completely exonerated 

 him. The later information asserts 

 that some adulterated samples from 

 Mr. Hakes, found in the open mar- 

 ket, came originally from another 

 extensive bee-keeper in Ohio, who 

 bears an untarnished reputation for 

 integrity in all his dealings. From 

 The Bee-keeper's point of view, 

 the publication in full of the report, 

 as has been done, is, to say the 

 least, quite premature. 



IT IS OFTEN so; WHY IS IT? 



Why is it that things in general 

 are so often persistently obstinate, 

 in the hands of the ambitious 

 amateur ? 



Why is it that experienced and 

 successful apiarists minutely detail 

 their methods of performing a piece 

 of work, and the studious novice, 

 with the open book before his 

 anxious eyes, faithfully executes the 

 specific instructions, only to meet' 

 failure and disappointment in re- 

 sults? 



Why will the beginner impatient- 

 ly count the weeks and months of a 

 long winter in his anxiety to put 

 into practice some book idea which 

 has fired his enthusiasm in "chill 

 November," and after .the cherish- 

 ed privilege has been accorded, 

 wield the pen in denunciation of 

 the idea whose brilliancy lately ap- 

 peared simply transplendent, but is 



