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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Worker Brood in Drone Cells. 



•'I send you a piece of drone comb with 

 worker brood in, for you to see that there 

 are some curious freaks in the egg-laying of 

 the queen." R. R. Mubphy. 



This was a very clear case. Cells four to 

 the inch, flat caps, out of which hatched 

 nice young workers. 



The case is very interesting, but is proba- 

 bly, as stated, only a " freak" from which 

 no practical results can be directly develop- 

 ed. "We are glad, however, to learn such 

 freaks. 



The Centennial Meeting and Show. 



As the time is fast approaching, and as 

 many enquiries are made, we will again 

 give notice that the special show of honey 

 and wax at the great International Exhibi- 

 tion of Philadelphia, will commence Oct. 

 2od and close Nov. 1st, 1876. Entry blanks 

 can be procured of Capt. Burnet Landreth, 

 Chief of Bureau of Agriculture, or of the 

 undersigned. 



In addition to the inducements offered by 

 the Centennial Commission, the North- 

 Eastern Bee-Keepers' Association offers $35 

 for the best and most meritorious display of 

 comb and extracted honey and wax— condi- 

 tions as follows: The honey and wax must 

 be of fine quality and put up in elegant 

 packages, such as are most likely to find 

 ready sale at high prices. Other things be- 

 ing equal, the larger the display, the greater 

 the merit. 



The appointment of judges on this prize 

 is retained by the Centennial Commission, 

 the award being subject to the foregoing 

 regulations. 



The Association offers .f35 for the best 

 and most practical essay on "How to keep 

 bees successfully during winter and 

 spring." These essays should not treat up- 

 on the physiology of the bee, except so far 

 as is necessary to explain instincts and 

 management. This is suggested with a 

 view to making them brief. With bee- 

 keepers the ultimate idea of success is the 

 attaniment of pecuniary reward, and in de- 

 ciding upon the merits of the essays, the 

 judges will keep this idea prominent. Ar- 

 rangements are being perfected to have a 

 committee of three from different parts of 

 the United States, to decide upon the best 

 essay. 



We certainly hope a lively interest will be 

 taken in the matter of display so that 

 American bee-keepers shall get the credit 

 due them for the rapid progress they have 

 made. 



Upon this occasion the attendance of bee- 

 keepers should be the largest ever seen in 

 this country. The varied and magnificent 

 display at the Exhibition; the show of api- 

 arian apparatus and special show of honey; 

 together with the satisfaction obtained from 

 a fraternal shaking of hands and mutual in- 

 terchange of ideas, of those long acquainted 

 through printed mediums, should be ample 

 inducement to make a long trip to this 

 meeting. 



The president of the National Society 

 writes that he thinks the change in time ad- 

 visable. In accordance with the arrange- 



ments and this opinion, we announce that 



The National Bee-Keepeks' Associa'n 



will meet at Philadelphia, Pa., 



On Wednesday, October 2.5th, 1876. 

 Bee-keepers will please report themselves 

 at the department devoted to the display of 

 honey, at 10 o'clock, a. m. After temporary 

 organization, the Association will adjourn 

 to some convenient, suitable place, for the 

 use of which arrangements will be made. 



We hope the special inducements offered 

 for this meeting will be appreciated by bee- 

 keepers generally, and we anticipate a large 

 gathering — one suited to display the impor- 

 tance of our industry in this centennial 

 year of American independence. 



J. H. Nellis, ) 



Sec'y Centennial Committee of the V 

 N. E. Bee-Keepers' Association. ) 

 Canajoharrie, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1876. 



The publisher of this Journal expects 

 to be present, and hopes that the show of 

 honey will be good and the convention 

 large and interesting. Many prominent 

 bee-keepers have promised to attend and 

 the meeting will, no doubt, be a success. 



Board can be obtained in Philadelphia 

 from $1.00 per day. The Boarding House 

 Association, 721 Arch St., will, if requested, 

 procure rooms and board at reasonable 

 rates, and invites correspondence from 

 those intending to visit the Centennial. 



In the matter of the charge for admission, 

 a fifty-cent note paid at the gate admits to 

 grounds, and there is no further charge. A 

 visitor can enter one building or all of them 

 as he sees proper. 



Let all who can, go to this Centennial 

 meeting— they will never have the chance 

 to attend another. 



Barren Co., Ky., Sept. 16, 1876.—" I wish 

 to know how the cheap honey, advertised 

 in "Honey Markets" in A. B. J., would do 

 to give bees to store for winter use? Some 

 of our bees will not store enough to winter 

 on, and we think of buying some for that 

 purpose. I see that King's B. K. Text book 

 speaks of cheap West India honey as being 

 suitable for this purpose. What is it, and 

 what will it cost? I see that some is adver- 

 tised in St. Louis at 7@itc., and in Chicago 

 as low as 8c. Will that kind of honey do 

 for winter feed or stores?" 



S. T. BoTTS, M. D. 



[Extracted honey would be good feed, but 

 you would hardly be able to purchase in 

 Chicago at 8c., although if you were to 

 throw some on the market you might not 

 get any more. Strained honey and West 

 India honey we should not want to feed. 

 Indeed, we should rather not feed extracted 

 honey without knowing where it came 

 from. Sugar syrup is probably as healthy 

 as any feed, but should be given at once so 

 as to be sealed. It might be well to try 

 placing over the frames dry lumps of crush- 

 ed or block sugar.— Ed.] 



