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THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



October 



The American Bee-Keeper, 



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EDITORIAL. 



The Fall weather has been so fine 

 almost everywhere, that bees will go 

 into winter quarters generally in good 

 condition. The honey crop for the 

 season has been very satisfactory and 

 while prices are not very high, they 

 are above average. Many bee keep- 

 ers are holding their stocks until later 

 hoping that the demand for honey 

 will be greater ; it is very doubtful 

 however, if better prices can be re- 

 alized than at present. 



every way to all previous organiza- 

 tions of a similar character. 



Elsewhere we print the constitution 

 of the United Bee Keepers' Union 

 and some proposed changes. Every 

 one of our readers should join the 

 New Union. It is far superior in 



Through the kindness of Mr. Frank 

 Benton, we are in receipt of proof 

 sheets of Bulletin No. 59, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, entitled ' ' Bee 

 Keeping," by Mr. Benton who is as- 

 sistant etomologist in the department 

 at Washington. It is written in Mr. 

 Benton's usual interesting and intelli- 

 gent way and will doubtless prove to 

 be of great value in the spreading of 

 bee keeping. It will reach many, 

 who, though intelligent and progress- 

 ive agriculturists, fruit growers, dairy- 

 men, etc. , knows little or nothing of 

 modern methods in this specialty. 



In our next number and subsequent 

 ones we will give some extracts 

 from it. 



T. F. Bingham said at his State 

 Convention that the only objection he 

 had against the Solar ICxtractor, was 

 that it would'nt work on Sunday. 

 Now, the fact is, it is the onlj^ ex- 

 tractor that will work on Sunday with- 

 out the bee keeper works with it. We 

 would tell Bro. Bingham to put all his 

 stuff in the Solar on Saturdny night, 

 also fill the revolving machine and 

 see which comes out ahead on Mon- 

 day morning. The Solar is the " best 

 on earth'' to work on Sunday and it 

 will go it alone too,^every time. We 

 hope T. F. don't hanker after work 

 on Sunday ! 



Owing to press of other business 

 we are somewhat late in getting out 

 the Bee Keeper this month. ^We 

 will try to have it out more promptly 

 hereafter. It is our intention to have 

 it ready to mail not later than^the 

 10th of each month. 



