1901 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



139 



its possibilities. Mr. Freeman is beginning right, 

 by making this inquiry, and it is a jileasure *o 

 direct him to the fountain-liead of information in 

 regard to tliis great movement. No more difficult 

 requirements are imposed upon its members than 

 the contribution of one dollar a year, toward the 

 defense of bee-keepers' rights and the general ad- 

 vancement of our pursuit. One of the first duties 

 of every bee-keeper is to enroll his name upon this 

 list, thereby protecting himself as well as his 

 brother bee-keepers against imposition; and de- 

 claring bis rights to recognition as a twentieth 

 century, progressive bee-keeper. A man who has 

 recently subscribed for the American Bee-keeper 

 and is already making inquiry into the National 

 Bee-keepers' Association, is not long for the 

 "greenhorn" list. — Ei).] 



PRACTICAL TALK ON BEES. 



Rutledge, Pa., June T, 1001. 

 August Weiss, a well-known amateur apiarian, 

 of Rutledge, Pa., gave a practical talk before the 

 Rutledge Lyceum, recently, upon his favorite 

 hobby, which he elucidated in a masterly manner. 

 He took particular pains to dissipate the super- 

 stition that bees were destructive to fruit, and 

 showed the absurdity of the matter by enlarged 

 drawings of the mandibles or jaws of the 

 honey gatherers, making a comparison with 

 the serrated jaws of the wasp to prove that the 

 latter insect was the real mischief-maker that cut 

 into the skin of grapes, plums and peaches. Mr. 

 Weiss also sketched the matter of artificial queen- 

 rearing and had a complete outfit of bee-materials 

 at hand to explain each part. M. F. Reeve. 



"If we would succeed we must be 

 constant in our purpose." 



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In response to the question, 

 "Does bee-keeping pay?" Mr. N. 

 C. Alford, at the Minnesota Con- 

 vention, said he had kept bees for 

 eight jears, and after paying for 

 the bees, the supplies and help hir- 

 ed, he had cleared in that time six 

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 about 250 colonies kept in Colorado. 



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An erroneous theory long pro- 

 mulgated by some of the journals, 

 is that in moving combs by wagon, 

 they should be placed lengthwise; 

 it being thought they would carry 

 more safely. A practical test of 

 the matter is reported in Gleanings 

 by H. H. Porter, which shows that 

 it is better to load the combs cross- 

 wise. This experience coincides 



