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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



description of it, and will further supple- 

 ment it with details of results, it is not nec- 

 essary here to refer to it further. One 

 thing, however, should be mentioned. Mr. 

 Coe has had it on the ground ever since the 

 opening of the Centennial, and has exhibit- 

 ed it to hundreds who otherwise never 

 would have had an opportunity of examin- 

 ing such a thing. 



While at the Centennial we met many 

 bee-keepers from almost every part of the 

 Union, and made many very pleasant 

 acquaintances, and trust that next year we 

 shall renew these acquaintances as well as 

 make more new ones. 



To Mr. Coe, The Amebic an Bee Jour- 

 nal, as well as many bee-keepers, would 

 render thanks for favors and kind atten- 

 tions. "So mote it be." 



E. Gallup, who for years wrote largely 

 for The Amekican Bee Journal, as a 

 contributor, writes us as follows: "I am 

 now out of the bee business entirely; not 

 because it did net pay," nor because I did 

 not like the business; but because I have 

 gone into another business that occupies 

 my entire time." 



II^'The Centennial Show, in the langu- 

 age of all visitors, was simply immense; 

 creditable alike to the thousands of exhibi- 

 tors and the youthful American Eepublic. 

 As our readers have seen detailed accounts 

 in other papers devoted to "news," we shall 

 not take up our valuable space to speak of 

 it further than our branch of industry is 

 intei'ested. 



It^" As the P. O. Department now refuse 

 to exchange stamps our friends will please 

 not send stamps of higher denomination 

 than three cents each. Ones, twos or threes 

 are always acceptable for amounts less than 

 one dollar. For one dollar and over send 

 bank bills, postal order, or draft. Don't 

 send "checks" on coimtry banks, as these 

 cost us 2.5 cents each to get into currency. 



' Several valuable communications in- 

 tended for the present number are crowded 

 out by the report of the National Conven- 

 tion and the prize essays. All will appear 

 in the January number. This will explain 

 to all correspondents the cause of delay. 



Callers.— B. Stover, Winnebago Co., 

 111.; he has 130 hives, and reports an excel- 

 lent yield and increase. T. S. Bull, Por- 

 ter Co., Ind., has 400 colonies, and has had a 

 large yield and found ready sale at satisfac- 

 tory prices. He winters in the cellar of his 

 workshop, gives fresh air to it often, and 



has not lost a colony for several years. 



W. J. Ronald, Louisa Co., Iowa, called with 

 a frame and honey box, but as we were 

 away at the Centennial Convention we did 

 not see him. He promises, however, to 



send samples to this office. C. Kendig, 



Dupage Co., 111.; had 40 swarms in the 

 spring; has 70 now and has taken 2,000 lbs. 

 of honey, mostly comb. He winters suc- 

 cessfully in a cellar, well ventilated and so 

 made that changes of weather cannot affect 



it. Henry King of Kalamazoo Co., Mich., 



has 25 swarms from 6 in the spring; though 

 he has paid but little attention to them, he 



has received a fair amount of surplus. 



We had an interesting visit from James 

 Ileddon. To say that he is returning to old 

 box hives is not strictly "the truth." His 

 hobby is a peculiar hive, something like the 

 British "bar hive," and is more easily ma- 

 nipulated than most persons imagine. Friend 

 Heddon will test it and report, and if he 

 succeeds in showing less expense and more 

 profit, he will deserve the thanks of all bee- 

 keepers. F. Grabbe, who was located in 



Wilmette, in this county, has gone to Louis- 

 iana with his bees, in the interest, we un- 

 derstand, of a gentleman of this city, who 

 contemplates establishing a large apiary 

 there, under the supervision of friend 



Grabbe. Miss S. L. Vail, of Keokuk 



Co., Iowa; who has 75 stocks from 47 in the 

 spring, besides 700 lbs. comb and 300 lbs. of 

 extracted honey, and reports a good season. 



F. M. Chapman, Morrison, 111.; he has 



now only 50 colonies, having run his apiary 

 for increase this year, and found for it a 

 ready sale. His bees are in good order; he 

 winters in a repository built expressly for 

 them. 



A special arrangement has just been 

 consiunmated, by which we can supply the 

 following for 1877: 



A. B. J. and Novice's Gleanings for $2.25. 



A. B. J. and King's Magazine for $2.75. 



All three for $4.00. 



"In this number we publish the four 

 essays that were read before the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Convention at Philadelphia. 

 The first (by Prof. A. J. Cook) obtained the 

 prize offered. A careful reading of them 

 all will benefit those who seek light on this 

 all-important subject. 



It^"We have received an interesting re- 

 port of the proceedings of the German and 

 Austrian Bee-Keepers' Convention from R. 

 Mayerhoffer, Esq., editor of the Bienen- 

 vater in Prague, Austria. It will appear in 

 the January number. 



