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July 5, 1906 



American Dee Journal 



The Differentiation of Black and Foul Brood. 



The two disease?, black and foul brood, have several symptoms 

 that are alike. For example, the general appearance of a comb af- 

 fected with either disease — perforated and sunken cappings, yellow, 

 brown, or coffee-colored larvae— is about the same. Black brood and 

 foul brood both have distinctively a disgusting odor, and the odors of 

 both are alike, or very much so. The foul brood with which we have 

 been most familiar smells like old glue, while the diseased matter from 

 ■black brood has a little more (or at least to me) of a putrid smell. 

 But the main point of difference, so far as I know it, is that one ropes 

 and the other doe6 not. The dead matter lying in the cells of foul 

 brood will string out like spittle, from half an inch to an inch from 

 'the cell, when a pin is immersed in it and slowly withdrawn. On the 

 other hand, black brood ropes not at all, or very slightly, seeming to 

 have a more jelly-like or watery consistency. 



Some pickled brood looks very much like black brood ; but it 

 does not have the odor of that disease. I was formerly under the im- 

 pression that only pickled brood would show mold; but in this Dr. 

 Phillips says I am in error, and I have since seen genuine specimens 

 of black brood that would have considerable mold over the surface of 

 it. In a word, the mold has nothing to do with the diagnosis, as it 

 may be found with any specimen of dead brood — especially so if the 

 specimen has been confined in a damp, cool place. 



There is another difference between the general character of the 

 larva? of black and foul brood, but I am not enough of an expert to 

 state the precise differentiation. E. R. Root. 



Medina, Ohio. 



This certainly is an exceedingly important matter, and 

 it behooves bee-keepers everywhere to be on the alert in re- 

 gard to it. Remember that samples of suspected brood can 

 be sent for identification of disease, to either E. R. Root, 

 Medina, Ohio, or Dr. E. F. Phillips, care Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Be sure to remember the 

 explicit directions as to packing and mailing the samples. 



Blacks vs. Italians in England 



In this country very few can be found who prefer blacks 

 to Italians, while in England blacks are generally in favor. 

 Mr. F. W. L. Sladen, an authority in England, holds the 

 same view as our Mr. J. E. Crane, that the most honey can be 

 obtained by rearingqueens from pure Italian stock and mat- 

 ing them with good grades. He says in the British Bee 

 Journal : 



The prolificness, beauty, and good temper of the Italian bee are 

 undisputed; but conflicting opinions as to its honey-producing value 

 appear in our journals from time to time. The difference of opinion 

 is partly due to the fact that some writers do not clearly distinguish 

 between the pure Italian bee and the crossbreds between the Italian 

 and English bee. 



The average yield of surplus honey from colonies of pure Italian 

 bees is, in my apiary, not quite so much as that from colonies of 

 English bees, the difference being greatest in cool and windy weather 

 in spring; but the average yield from colonies of the crossbreds is 

 considerably greater than that from colonies of English bees. 



Miscellaneous 

 flews - Items 



Prof. A. J. Cook, who has spent the past year in study 

 and investigation in Germany, expects to sail from Liver- 

 pool, England, on July 11, and to reach the United States 

 about Aug. IS. 



The Bee-Keepers' Demonstrating Field-Meeting, 

 held at Jenkintown, Philadelphia, June 26, by the A. I. Root 

 Co., was attended by 800 persons. We have not heard any 

 further particulars at this writing, but infer that it must 

 have been a success. 



Bee-Supply Firm Burned Out.— On the morning of 

 June 20 a fire started in the basement of the building at 141 

 Ontario St., Chicago, the second floor of which was occu- 

 pied by the York Honey and Bee-Supply Co., of which H.M. 

 Arnd is the proprietor. It resulted in practically a total 

 loss, with a fair amount of insurance. As a result, Mr. 

 Arnd has secured larger and better quarters on the first 

 floor of the building at 191 and 193 E. Superior St., Chicago, 

 3 short blocks north and 1 block east of the former location. 



A new stock of goods has been put in, and everything is 

 ready for business again, just the same as before the fire. 



Having suffered, ourselves, from a fire when in the bee- 

 supply business some years ago, we know how to sympa- 

 thize with Mr. Arnd. However, he has taken hold courage- 

 ously, and with the kindness of the manufacturing firm 

 whose bee-supplies he handles, he is in a position to go for- 

 ward with even greater success than heretofore. Mr. Arnd 

 has worked hard to establish himself in business, and is 

 deserving the patronage of bee-keepers. (See his announce- 

 ment on another page.) 



Mr. Arthur L. Boyden, Secretary of the A. I. Root 

 Co., with Mrs. Boyden, passed through Chicago last Thurs- 

 day evening on their way to the Pacific Coast, where they 

 will spend a short time. 



Mr. C. P. Dadant, President of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, writing us June 26, said that he had 

 been laid up for about 10 days with rheumatism — some sort 

 of lumbago — which was very painful. 



Bee-Supply Mailing-Cards are being used quite ex- 

 tensively by the G. B. Eewis Co., of Watertown, Wis. The 

 last one we have seen has on it a good picture of an open 

 crate of 500 of their fine sections, with prices on 100 up to 

 50,000. It also shows a list of their principal agents. Such 

 cards ought to be a great help in reminding bee-keepers 

 where they can get good supplies promptly. 



General Manager N. E. France, of Platteville, Wis., 

 writes that he has just returned from a long trip over that 

 State, and finds that a small part of northeastern Wisconsin 

 promises a honey crop this season. For himself, he says 

 there will be no honey. Many reports have been received 

 by him, nearly all of which tell the same story — not much 

 if any honey as yet. It is to be hoped that the recent rains 

 may help some, and also that there may yet be the right 

 kind of weather for a honey-flow. 



A Queen-Bee Free as a Premium. — We are now book- 

 ing orders for Untested Italian Queens to be delivered in 

 May or June. This is the premium offer: To a subscriber 

 whose own subscription to the American Bee Journal is 

 paid at least to the end of 1906, we will mail an Untested 

 Italian Queen for sending us one new subscription with 

 $1.00 for the Bee Journal a year. Or, we will renew your 

 subscription to the American Bee Journal for a year, and 

 send a fine Untested Italian Queen — both for $1.50. Now 

 is a good time to get new subscribers. If you wish extra 

 copies of the Bee Journal for use as samples, let us know 

 how many you want and we will mail them to you. Address 

 all orders to the office of the American Bee Journal. 



JAMES A. GREEN 



Mr. James A. Green's latest picture appears on page 

 279. The original was taken by Mr. Green himself last 

 winter. It is something of a novelty photographically, as 

 it was taken entirely by himself, no other person having 

 had anything to do with it, or even being present when it 

 was taken. It must have seemed strange to Mr. Green to 

 "look pleasant" all by himself. 



Mr. Green, some years ago, was one of the leading bee- 

 keepers of Illinois, and since going to Grand Junction, 

 Colo., he. of course, is pne of the best bee-keepers in that 

 State. He is an excellent writer, and thoroughly progres- 

 sive and up to date in bee-keeping. We believe his comb 

 honey exhibited at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 won the 

 gold medal. 



