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INDEX TO SUBJECTS. 



Comb Foundation- 

 advantages Of.... 39, 50, 78,104, 

 148, 213, 212, 247, 277,1281, 314, 



415, 420, 402, 525, 501 575 



bright yellow, best 525 



compared . .242, 310, 350, 308, 402, 525 

 drone or worker cells for sur- 

 plus? 290 



Dunham... 80, 242, 314, 350,423. 



524,525 561 



Dunham mill for IT, 525, 520 



experiments with. .383, 408, 420, 



424,484 485 



extracting the wires 193 



Faris' plates 420 



Given's wired 177, 356, 383 



help in manufacturing 3H5, 414 



in comb honey 148,243, 524, 534 



lengthening the cell walls 308 



made by dry process 344 



made on wood 356, 377, 379 



manufacture of 277, 345, 525, 



526 575 



not artificial 400 



Olm'smill for 123,341, 345 



sagging of 314, 307, 470, 471, 561 



tbm for surplus 50,242, 525 



■wash used in making 473 



when to buy a machine 385 



■wired 39, 414, 468, 470, 525 



without corrugations 47 



Conib Honey — 



assort and label 530, 533 



attractive packages 45, 456, 



532 533 



compared witli extracted... 41, 



45, 120, 316. 3S1, 532 533 



Dr. Blanton'S shipment of 406 



fair prices for 280, 532 



feeding back extracted honey, 



for.. 77, 235, 329, 390, 163, 51 i.i, 531 



how to obtain 36, 321, 3s:i, 532 



keeping 147, 321 



preparation for market 147, 



321,532 533 



production of 45, 321, 456. 404 



racks, use of in winter 48 



sections for 45, 321, 406 



strong colonies and prolific 



queens necessary, to get. 36 



Combs- 

 amount of honey consumed to 



produce 166 



arrangement of 2S6 



bleaching old 262 



building of 286, 388 



Cheshire's •Takes'' for holding 



up 312, 372 



clamps for fastening 339 



how to fasten 29, 372 



how to keep moth out of 97 



mouldy 33, 139 



spreading in brood chamber .. 338 



petrified 288 



value of empty 2SS 



Conventions — 



arrangements for 407, 457 



benefits of 19, 75 



ladies and 21 



reports— Albany Co., N. Y 337 



Anderson, Ind 502 



Ashtabula Co., 281 



Austro-German 99, 335, 363 



British 195, 314 



Caledonian 314 



Canadian 509 



Central Kentucky 282 



Central Michigan 277, 577 



Chicago North- Western 



203,305,407,452 461 



Cortland Co., N. Y 9, 295, 571 



Indiana State 103, 577 



Lancaster Co., Pa 297, 410 



Marshall Co., Iowa 393 



Michigan State 5, 577 



Kentucky State 17, 499, 507 



Los Angeles, Cal 337 



LaCrosse North-Western. . . 



357, 412 468 



North American. . .19, 75, 359, 



407,457, 500 510 



North-Kastern, N. Y 145, 



168. 169, 216, 220, 229, 240, 268, 



269, 271, 328, 337, 338 359 



North-Eastern Wisconsin... 411 | 



Conventions— continued, 



N. W. Illinois and S. W.Wis- 

 consin 104. 412, 577 



Northern Indiana 412 



N. W. Missouri and Eastern 



Kansas 455, 508 



North-Western Union 101 



Rock River Valley 144, 167 



Southern California 470 



Southern Michigan 145, 459 



Switzerland 101. 363 



Tuscarawas & Muskingum, O. 392 

 Western Illinois & Eastern 

 Iowa 9, 195, 289, 456, 574 



Cyprian and Syrian Bees- 

 bee-keeping in Cyprus 567 



compared with Italians 229, 



241,367 509 



D. A. Jones' description of — 566 

 desirability of obtaining. ..279, 



416.538 579 



in Italy and Germany 315, 322 



Letters from Cyprus and Pal- 

 estine 224, 262 



Messrs. Jones and Benton's 

 trip to Asia for . . .52, 168, 



213,272,311,458 520 



Mons. J. Fiorini's journey to 



Cyprus to obtain 217, 373 



Prof. Cook asked to report on, 419 



proliflcness of 405 



queens, duplication of 468 



samples from Mr. Jones 358 



superior races 231, 311, 620 



Yellow races 520 



Deaths of Apiarists- 

 Rev. Wra. C. Cotton 20 



Prof. Marcher 261 



Rev. Ruf us Morgan 262 



Mr. John Hunter 364 



Mr. W. L. Gordon 365 



Rev. A. H. Hart 487 



Diseases ot" Bees — 



breeding in cellars, a cause of, 81 



causes of 52, 132 



chilled brood 52 



dead brood in cells 52 



diseased combs 124 



dysentery 21, 33, 274 



cause of 21, 194 



foul brood. .122, 121, 167, 267,280, 



339,314,453, 159,475,479,521, 534 



experiments with 159. 479, 534 



Hern E. Hubert's discoveries,168 



remedies for 344, 459, 479, 535 



fungous growth of brood 124 



honey-dew a cause of 132 



Drones- 

 absence of 269 



age of 29 



destroyed by the workers 345 



early drones 120, 290 



how to prevent rearing 245, 290 



improved races of 120 



Italianizing by 560 



longevity of 29 



sprinkler to wash out brood. . . 37 

 the last drone of summer 70 



Extracted Honey- 

 best hive for 289 



compared with comb honey, 



531 533 



extracting from brood frames, 36 

 frequent extracting desirable, 2S9 



hard- wood barrels for 472, 570 



how to produce, sell and ship. . 534 

 more profitable than comb 



honey 531 



one day's work, extracting — 416 



preparing for market 533, 534 



small pine casks best for 472 



should be capped before being 



extracted 316, 534 



sun evaporator for 533 



Fertile Workers- 

 accompanying a swarm 371 



caught in the act of laying — 391 



experience with 310, 369, 474 



how to get rid of 284, 310 



i specimens 400, 453 



Feeding Bees- 

 apple vinegar, soft water and 



sugar for 370 



candy for 193, 362 



cream tartar and honey for. . . 40 

 honey for feeding 40, 85, 119, 



311 571 



how to prepare food for 81 



in early spring 38, 267, 295, 324 



is cider detrimental ? 467 



rye meal 40, 85 



sugar syrup for 193, 217, 280, 



283,325 370 



when and how to feed. . .36, 81, 



128, 144, 151, 277, 2S3, 325, 381, 391 

 with pollen 129 



Frames- 

 all of one size 139 



depth of 296 



distance between 286 



enameled cloth over 341 



extracting from brood frames, 98 



how far apart, in winter 98 



how many for surplus honey?. 293 



improvement in 521 



Langstrotli preferred 165, 529 



machine for nailing 273 



reversible frame 405 



standard size desired 530 



the coming frame 529 



Glucose— 



adulteration of honey, with.. . 



18,333 527 



analysis of 527 



condemned for feeding bees.. 



98,261,280,285 410 



contains arsenic 120 



experiments with 261 



fine comb glucosed-honey — 521 



made from rags 263 



manufacture of. .18, 98, 332 527 



selling as honey, a fraud, 18, 77, 527 



that will kill 72,261,472 



unprofitable for adulterating 



comb honey 77 



Hives- 

 best for surplus honey— 8 or 10 



frames? 293 



capacity of brood chamber.. 



36,286,296,371 : 411 



chaff hives 267 



contracting the entrances in 



winter 277, 579 



convenience and simplicity of, 



282 286 



distance between 510 



division board, not patented.. 



200 287 



Farmers' bee hive 51 



frequent examination of 287 



"Golden" bee hive 340 



hard-wood for making 16 



Harris' Gem bee hive 217 



Hill's Winter bee hive 51 



Kidder's bee hive 29 



Langstrotli bee hive. .29, 40, 96, 



102, 143, 199, 267. 287, 371. .. . 458 

 made of wood and plaster. .87, 238 



Mitchell's bee hive 503 



moth-proof hives 93 



movable frames, history of. .. 526 



Prince Arthur bee hive 409 



seeking the best 92, 286 



ventilation for. . .48, 99, 178, 277, 



412, 469 573 



weighing 296,370 



which way to face 194 



White's " Palace" bee hive — 12 

 wire cloth for bottoms 168 



Honey and Bee Shows- 

 display of honey and apiarian 



supplies at 570 



in England 360, 419, 441, 555 



in Scotland 483 



premiums at 359, 407, 453, 455 



prizes for, at fairs 70, 2ib 



State Vice Presidents' duties 



concerning 17 70 



tent for bee exhibitions, at — „„ 



419,441 483 



the international exhibition in 



London 551 



