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two fine fertilized queens and the one 

 described is one of the two. 



If more beautiful and docile bees can 

 be found we should be glad to have a 

 look at them. Those of our customers 

 who received queens of this strain were 

 fortunate, as they have somethin.i!: fine. 

 We have at tliis date (Sept. 5), about 

 forty of her dauiihters, and about 200 

 other queens. This strain is so much 

 diflVrent from any other in shape and 

 color we have, it is an easy matter to 

 select them when putting up queens. 

 We still have other strains that it is 

 hard to equal. One queen in particular 

 is worth mentioning. A nucleus reared 

 a queen which w;is very fine in appear- 

 ance; she was introduced to a full col- 

 on}'. Her worker progeny are now 

 hatching. They are beautiful to look 

 at. The price we set upon such a 

 queen is $100. Our customers will get 

 something from her next season that 

 will make them laugh right out. This 

 queen is not for sale. Don't send your 

 cheek for .$100 thinking you can get her. 



Sony that space will not allow a de- 

 scription of aboivt fifty other queens iu 

 our apiary, all of which are of the best 

 in every point that goes to make a first- 

 class queen. 



Those of our readers who think we 

 are boasting have a cordial invitation 

 to call and look over our bees. If we 

 cannot back up the above statements, 

 we will give any one the privilege to 

 say so in the Api. Our strain of Ital- 

 ians for beauty, prolificness and work- 

 ing qualities cannot be equalled in the 

 world. We mean it. 



The Price of Honey is booming. 

 Well it might, as but few beekeepei's 

 have any honey for sale. The boom in 

 prices is of little account; nevertheless, 

 the failure of the honey crop will have 

 a wholesome influence upon the mar- 

 ket and price of honey forseveral years. 

 When honey is plentiful and chenp, a 

 customer pays the jirice and says noth- 

 ins. Now, when one steps up and 

 calls for a package of honey, he will 

 be surprised to know that he has to 

 pay nejirly double for it that he paid in 

 years past. " Why is this?" they will 

 inquire. " Where does honey come 

 from?" " How came the crop to fail?" 

 etc. It will open their eyes. Many 

 people who never knew where honey 

 came from, will learn something about 

 it this year. Many people who eat 

 honey think it is obtained from some 

 kind of fruit, nnd is pressed out the 

 same as cider is from apples. 



We have no doubt that the experi- 

 ence of this year will teach people to 

 appreciate the value of honey better, 

 and th;it in consequence thereof, bet- 

 ter prices will prevail in the future. 

 It is " an ill wind that brings good to 

 no one." Let us all be tliankl'ul for 

 what we have had and enjoyed from 

 our bees, and let us look forward to 

 the season of 18S8, when, no doubt, 

 all will be m:ule happy again by an 

 abundant houev harvest. 



It has come. — Vol. i, No. 1, of 



"The Poultry and Beekeepers' Jour- 

 nal," published by the •' Sun Publish- 

 ing Companv," came to hand a few 

 days ago. We have looked it over and 

 think it is a pretty gootl thing, and we 

 are well pleased wiUi its cou'tents. It 

 strikes us, however, that it would be 

 as well for the success of the publica- 

 tion should the name of some one con- 

 nected with that new bee paper be pub- 

 lished therein. 



Subscribers and readers generally 

 have a desire to know who is editor, 

 manager or proprietor, and who is i-e- 

 s|)ousil)le for the contents of any pub- 

 lication. We have no doubt that the 



Sun Publishing Company is 0. K., 



but who is at the bottom of it? 



In-breeding of bees is one of the 

 queries sent to the Api. The answers 

 are quite lengthy and most interesting 

 and are from the pens of Prof. Cook, 

 R. L. Taylor, James Heddon, G. W. 

 Demaree, J. E. Pond, Dr. C. C. Mil- 

 ler and by the Manager. 



This query was crowded out of the 

 present issue, but will appear in the 

 November number. 



The Apiculturist for September 

 came a few days ahead of time. Un- 

 der the able management of Mr. Alley 

 it improves each month. So far as 

 valuable matter is concerned, it is 

 one of our best apicultural periodi- 

 cals. It is well printed. — American 

 Bee /oiirnal. 



No frost has visited this vicinity 

 up to date (Sept. 20) and the fall 

 flowers are as bright and flourishing 

 as in August, though the weather has 

 been cool all through the month. 



