Jan. 11, 19(6 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



31 



any stores in the br I-chamber The 4 colonies in He* 



,!,,„ hives have kept all they gathered* and were allowed 

 to carrv it downstairs. 



[n September and up to October 1. I fed my bees (in- 

 side the hives, by tipping them backward and vpwmg m 

 the warn., somewfrat uiluted food) 480 pounds of tall honey 

 From 1904; 200 pounds of cane-sugar, and mixed with IBB 

 nounds of water. Total. 800 pounds fed in 3 days. 1 hus 

 ,„> bees have, on an average, 35 pounds of winter storey 

 and some of them 4ii pounds. 



They all were packed for winter on October IS. (1 

 winter them, as usual, in an open shed. I 



The fall has been delightful, and the bees could By 

 dmost every day up to yesterday (Nov. 29), when the 

 thermometer registered 8 degrees, Fahr., and this morning 

 4 degrees, above zero. So I suppose that Winter has made 

 his firs! how to "-. and I have settled down in m 



chair -in front of my cherished fnend. "the old « 1 



." and say, "Go it. Gallagher!" 



You see. I had no swarms to shoot down when 

 dangling away up in high trees; have no trouble in caring 

 for my surplus crop of honey procured this year; got nd 

 ar ly all the fall honey that would not sell readily, by 

 feeding it to the bees; nor have I to compete with the 

 irado Honey-Producers' Association, which of late 

 years has been' raiding on us in our home markets in 

 Nebraska. 



I had about 1,500 pounds of nice honey left over from 

 last year, which I now sell to my old customers at a regu- 

 lar price of 12' _• cents per pound, in 60-pound cans, and IS 

 its o sold in 5 or 10 pound pails; and those Colorado 

 co-operators cannot take these customers from me if they 

 try ever so hard I would rather feed my honey to the 

 hogs — if they would eat it — or I would give it away to 

 poor people, or friend-, before I would sell at a ruinous 

 price. 



When I come to think of it, I regret that I have not 

 followed the advice of Editor Hutchinson, and started, 

 years ago, a number of out-apiaries. Would that not have 

 helped me out amazingly this year, since, as far as I know, 

 not a single bee-keeper in Nebraska reports a fair crop 

 honey? Xo crop, but heavy feeding for winter seems 

 to be the general condition. Xext spring will find more 

 empty bee-hives in Nebraska than ever before. I expect 

 to winter my bees without serious loss. We will see if' 

 my prediction comes true or not. 



Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 30, 190S. 



Oues -What is lumber worth ? ANS.-Lumber is high 

 at present. The price is $22 to $24 per 1000 square feet. 

 Dressed lumber is $30. 



Orms -Could I probably get work at house carpenter- 

 i n£ r to help out a living while I would be getting an apiary 

 on a paying "basis? ANS.-The location I have recom- 

 mendedYs a^new settlement. New farm houses are built 

 so I have no doubt that a carpenter can get some work 



^"ouES.-About what wages do house carpenters get? 

 Ans -A good carpenter can get $2 a day and board. 



OtiES —Is the land suitable for farming without irriga- 

 tion?" ANS -I think so,for cotton and corn £*££.« 

 wells are used there for irrigation, and then truck farming 



pay O b u e E S s'-About what wages would I have to pay laborers 

 y oes. ADoui w 5 and southwest 



if I wanted to farm a uttie ; j^ms. i" =" v,^,„ *i tri en 

 Texas are many Mexicans who work very cheap-$l to .50 

 cents per day, according to the season, whether much work 

 is to be done or not. 



Conducted by Louis H. Scholl, New Braunfels, Tex. 



Beginning Bee-Keeping in Texas 



Mr. L,. Stachelhausen, of Texas, was asked some ques- 

 tions which he has answered, and he has kindly sent both 

 questions and answers as they may help others : 



Ques. — In what county of Texas would you start to 

 make a living keeping bees ? Ans. — The whole southwest 

 Texas is good for bees, but some counties are overstocked 

 already, such as Bee, Karnes, Wilson, Bexar, and Uvalde. 

 I would recommend a place south of Alice, between this 

 town and Brownsville, where a new railroad is to be built. 

 Other good places may be on the I. & G. N. railroad, be- 

 tween San Antonio and Laredo. 



QuES. — How many colonies will it take, in an average 

 year, to produce an income of say $500 ? Ans. — About 150. 



Ques. — What price would I probably have to pay for 

 full colonies, or for nuclei? Ans. — I do not suppose you 

 can buy full colonies for less than $5 each. Nuclei are the 

 regular price, which you can find out from dealers and 

 queen-breeders. 



Ques.— What is the price of unimproved land ? Ans. — 

 I do not know exactly the price of such land in the location 

 I recommended to you. It may be $5 to $10 per acre. 



Ques. — Is there any Government Jand that I could 

 homestead in a favorable location for bee-keeping ? Ans. — 

 We have no Government land in Texas. 



©ur* Sister 



Beekeepers 



Conducted by Emma. M. Wilson, Marengo, 111. 



The Sisters at the National Convention 

 t ■*» of ihe fact that the National convention met at 

 a tiine 'S?-.^^ 



loLTkrr/olTfrilnd^w^Thrirwas a delight to 



ClaS Cy! S rnrf e es f^the^ention^I I™* 

 a rtrcl:an?ofoT d peoV 1 e t0 a"^-e W be a -epers g assembled 



here ! ,,„„,,. :„ meeting many whom I 



H^fflWSw^ were* our Canadian 



^^ot delightful thing about ^ our .onver ition w« the Tine 

 hall in which it was h o ^'X n aU P has been too big and 

 have had before. So .^.^l*™^ accommodate the 

 -^ra-Te^tffSaf SS .aid could be heard 



dlSt ffifcv. that the sis ters usuaUyget the credi t tor -doUig 

 the most talking. Not so at this coi uve de i ightfu l epi- 

 were the silent members, and ye .the most * ^ 



so de of the whole ^ent.on was the £ ^ , and the 



sisters. To each of the assoc.at ions £ e «| d made from 

 Chicago-North western-a gavel wa ^/Lan* stroth. These 

 the wood of a tree planted ^.i^f^ J the mounting 

 gavels were handsomely ™°™*f% r ™£&j. Glessner- 

 Ling done by the donor h "f-M- Job ^ 



^KSt^^ Stf number d do such a 



beautiful thing. ^ , ,— 



Fitting of Super on Brood-Chamber 



nB , R Miss Wilson :-Must the super fit down tight 

 DEAR JYiissj «"<»"" Tu,f is i<5 there any harm if 



^f'ov^srf-^- *s» ^«- *-in *■ 



tOP iVaTe Hilton hives, and bought some extra supers ; last 

 • „ J„,i a stranger told me that they did not ht tight, 



HHSSb f«BiJes = ass-* 



Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Tf the case is correctly understood, the super is not 



