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otherwise. Neither have we thought or 

 said that they were " criminals," and 

 should be sorry indeed to think that we 

 had caused any one to view either Prof. 

 Cook or Mr. Hutchinson in any unjust 

 light. 



We may say further, that while we 

 have felt it our duty to so very severely 

 criticise the position of the Review on 

 the sugar-honey subject, it is still a 

 pleasure to say (aside from this one 

 point) that the Revipw is almost above 

 criticism, is always at the front, and 

 full of the most practical and valuable 

 information. We have always appre- 

 ciated its "topical" discussions, and 

 feel that it covers a unique and special 

 field of usefulness. 



We hope we shall never become so 

 one-sided or prejudiced that we cannot 

 see the merits of rival publications, or 

 enjoy the personal friendships of their 

 editors. While we may often be compelled 

 to honestly differ from them, we still shall 

 trust that there may never occur any- 

 thing so serious as to sever the friendly 

 relations that should exist among those 

 who would advance mutual interests in 

 any worthy cause. 



Feeding Inferior Honey.— 



A subscriber in Colorado sends In this 

 query for reply : 



At what stage of the weather in spring 

 is it safe to feed inferior or slightly 

 scorched honey or syrup to bees ? 



Just as soon as they can fly freely. 

 Perhaps there might be no danger if you 

 were sure they could fly as often as once 

 a week. 



Bee-Culture in California.-- 



The University of California, writes Mr. 

 W. A. Pryal, of that State (and who 

 attended the meeting of the California 

 State Bee-Keepers' Associa tion reported 

 on page 804 of this number of the Bee 

 Journal), is to have ap apiarian depart, 

 ment. This institution should have such 

 a department, but it was not Mr. Pryal's 

 fault that such was not the case long er 



this. Mr. P. has advocated such a fea- 

 ture for fully a decade. Still, as it is 

 better late than never, we hail the an- 

 nouncement with pleasure, and trust the 

 new department will be established at as 

 early a date as possible. 



The agricultural department of the 

 University will conduct the apiarian 

 experimental station, and also conduct 

 the studies. The success of this feature 

 will depend upon how many students 

 present themselves for admission to the 

 course. If the number is too small, the 

 matter will be dropped for the present. 



Prof. E. W. Hilgard, who is now 

 traveling in Europe on a leave of ab- 

 sence, is at the head of the Agricultural 

 College ; Mr. E. W. Wickson is profes- 

 sor of Dairying, Horticulture and Ento- 

 mology ; Mr. E. L. Greene is professor 

 of Botany ; and Mr. C. W. Woodward is 

 professor of Entomology, and will have 

 charge of the apiarian department. 



Mold in Cellars.— We are asked 

 the following question about mold accu- 

 mulating in cellars : 



Does mold accumulate the faster in a 

 warm or cold cellar ? W. E. S. 



Without claiming to be authority in 

 moldy matters, we feel pretty safe in 

 saying that it is not so much a matter of 

 heat or cold as a close, moist atmos- 

 phere, perhaps cold being more favor- 

 able than heat, for it will certainly be- 

 come moldy, other things being favor- 

 able, in a cellar too cool for the welfare 

 of bees. 



"Xhe Bfe^w Manum Feeder," 



if we are at all good at reading pictures, 

 is simply the Miller feeder as described 

 and figured in Olcanings several years 

 ago, and in its improved form now of- 

 fered in different catalogues. The only 

 difference that appears is that wire-cloth 

 instead of wood, covers the part to which 

 the bees have access. There is now 

 such a multiplicity of implements, that 

 before sending anything out as new it is 

 well to look up the old. 



