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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



as to whether honey is made darker- 

 colored by being stored in dark 

 conil)s : some thinking it would nat- 

 urally be tluis made a little darker ; 

 others thought not. 



Mr. Alley's queen-nursery and 

 also the drone and queen-trap, 

 were exhibited and attracted a 

 great deal of attention ; — also the 

 Handy Book and beautifully bound 

 volumes o( the "Api." 



The utmost harmony and good 

 feeling prevailed, and three new 

 members were added. It was re- 

 gretted that two i)rominent mem- 

 bers were absent. Mr. E. Peterman 

 of Waldo and Mr. J. Roberts of 

 School Hill. 



The society is a re-organization, 

 dating from May, 1886, at which 

 time it adopted the constitution of 

 the old society, for some years in- 

 active. 



At the dinner hour, Mr. A. H. 

 Brayman vied with Mr. Baldwin, in 

 Lospilality and kindh^ attentions, 

 to all present. 



The meeting adjourned to May 5, 

 at the same place, and we drove 

 the ten miles home through blind- 

 ing sleet and the early darkness, all 

 undismayed at the rapidly increas- 

 ing snow-drifts, and never for a 

 moment regretting that we had 

 ventured on the rather uncertain 

 and uncomfortable day's journe3'. 

 Brother and sister beekeepers, go 

 ye and do likewise. 



Sheboygan Falls, Mich. 



GLEANINGS FROM CORRE- 

 SPONDENCE. 



Cape May City, N. J. 



Mr. Ai,t-ky: That drone and queen- 

 trap is about tli(^ neatest Vahv^ I have 

 got liold of. With me it works per- 

 fectly. 



Gico. W. Blake. 



Woneivoc, Wis. 

 Friknd Allky : 

 Have not received Aplculturist for 

 this month (Jan. 1887). How do you 

 suppose I can do without one of the 

 best beejournals publi.siied ? It is four 

 times as good as it used to be. 

 Yours, 



L. N. ToMGUE. 



Amlover, Mass. 

 Pear Mr. Alley :— 

 I lilvC "Api". ■ It is A 1. No non- 

 sense, always full of instruction, arti- 

 cles froiu men of experience and good 

 judgment, who know what they are 

 writing about. The mechanical execu- 

 tion is ahead of any paper I see and I 

 take half a dozen. As long as you keep 

 it up to its present standard, I want its 

 monthly visitation. 



There is no bee journal I read with 

 more pleasure and profit than this. 



Rev. L. H. Shkldox. 



Nineveh, Indiana. 

 Mr. Henry Alley: — 

 T received the two copies of the Am- 

 erican Aplculturist. I like it better 

 than any bee journal I have seen yet, 

 and I have samples of two others. En- 

 closed hud $1.50 for "Api" and queen 

 as soon as she can be sent. 

 Yours, 

 L. B. Graves. 



Hamilton, Minn. 

 Friknd Alley : 

 I wish to expressmy thanks for such 

 a good bee paper. It is just O. K., and 

 I wi.sh it came every week. The bound 

 vols, are excellent. 



C. H. Babcock. 



Mil/ord, Pa, 

 Mr. Alley : 



The "Aplculturist" and Handy Book 

 both received, and I feel very proud of 

 them. The Handy Book is just grand 

 and is worth many times its cost to 

 rae, as I am a new hand at the busi- 

 ness. The " Api" is the best bee jour- 

 nal I ever saw, and I thiiikit istlie best 

 that Is published in America. 



RusLiNG Dewitt. 

 Lake George, iV. Y. 

 Henry Alley: 

 Dear Sir: January Apiculturist to 

 hand. I saw tiie slip of paper notify- 

 ing me that my subscription had ex- 

 pired. By all means continue the 

 journal. I would not be without it for 

 live times its cost. 



F. A. Lockhart. 



