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thoroughly painted, and strong as a 

 castle ; also the curing house, and the 

 much-talked-of house-apiary, all thor- 

 oughly painted and kept in excellent 

 order. This order and harmony per- 

 vades everywhere and everything, even 

 to his swarm-catcher. 



His handiwork is to be seen in every- 

 thing, including a bee-escape. We spoke 

 of the cunning machinery. This was all 

 invented and made by his own hands, 

 and is so perfect in workmanship and 

 finish as to cause remark by all who ex- 

 amine it. 



Across from the apiary on the left are 

 acres of as fine fruit as is grown in the 

 great State of Minnesota. Apples there 

 are of many varieties, and the ever- 

 greens and flowers go to prove that Mr. 

 Taylor is an enthusiastic horticulturist, 

 as well as a scientific bee-keeper, and 

 has done much to advance the growing 

 of fruit and the adorning of homes in 

 his section with ornamental trees. 



Mr. Taylor is one of the assistants to 

 Hon. O. C. Gregg, in preparing the 

 "Farmers' Institute Annual," issued 

 once a year, and is the editor of the bee- 

 department, as he is also the "Apiary " 

 in Farm, Stock and Home, and for years 

 has contributed valuable information to 

 the several bee-periodicals. 



In conclusion, Mr. Barnett Taylor is 

 a good, plain, everyday man, honest 

 from the ground up, and thoroughly 

 trusted by all who know him. He would 

 scorn to do a wrong, and has a pure 

 heart and clean hands, honored by all, 

 and admired by many. 





The Programme has been sent 

 to us, of the 4th annual convention of 

 the Minnesota State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, to be held in the Lumber Ex- 

 change, corner of Fifth street and 

 Hennepin avenue, Minneapolis, Minn., 

 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 

 12, 13 and 14, 1893. 



I^atest and Prettiest Sons: 



now being sung on the stage. Is entitled, 

 "The Indian Summer Time." It is by 

 the popular author, "Will L. Thompson, 

 of East Liverpool, Ohio. The price is 

 40 cents. Send the author half price, 

 and you will receive a copy. 



CONDUCTED BY 



Greenville, Texas. 

 Bee-Keeping and the Home. 



Don't Fail to read all of page 5. 



Deab Readek* : — As I sit at my desk 

 this drear day, wondering what I could 

 write or say that would be most likely 

 to interest you, my mind falls upon 

 home ; and while I expect to be as origi- 

 nal as possible, in all my writings, please 

 excuse me if I make extracts at random 

 from something I have read, in order to 

 make my meaning more clear. I expect 

 to use this department to advance bee- 

 culture, at the same time it is necessary 

 to mention our homes occasionally, as 

 bee-keeping and our homes are very 

 closely related. It is the desire and de- 

 sign to furnish, through the medium of 

 this department, a place for honest dis- 

 cussion and an interchange of views for 

 all th« bee-keeping fraternity, and as its 

 name implies, to those of the Sunny 

 South especially. 



I know of no way in which greater 

 benefit can be derived than by a com- 

 parison of our methods with those prac- 

 ticed by others, and I cordially invite 

 every one to make such use of the pages 

 of " Sunny Southland." I am surprised 

 sometimes to find that the most com- 

 monplace of my daily duties are per- 

 formed very differently by the bee-keep- 

 ers and house-keepers of other sections, 

 and I am always interested in diversified 

 ideas and customs. It will not do for 

 one locality or section to claim all the 

 desirable points in everything. Each 

 has much to learn from the others, and 

 the best results are obtained by combin- 

 ing the good and discarding the evil 

 from all sources. Strive for that equali- 

 zation of plans and achievements which 

 will insure to the benefit of the greatest 

 number. 



If you find that another method ac- 

 complishes a desired end more readily 

 and satisfactorily than the one you have 

 been using in your own house or apiary, 

 adopt it rather than cling to the old, 



