THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 419 



ATake it a point to attend at least one convention this fall or win- 

 ter. It may spur you on to better things. If it does not make you a 

 better bee-keeper it surely will make you a better person by mingling 

 with the better portion of your fellow bee-keepers. 



Those of you who would like to try a little white sweet clover seed 

 another Spring and do not care to invest heavily, can include 50 cents 

 additional when renewing your subscription to the Review and we will 

 mail you 5 pounds of the seed. Kindly include postage, which is 8 cents 

 a pound. 



Three-fourths of all the subscriptions to the Review expire wuth the 

 next number. No notice of expiration other than this will be given this 

 month, but we will inclose renewal blanks with the December number, 

 and we now extend a cordial invitation for vou all to stay with us dur- 

 ino- 1014. 



The reader's attention is called to the foul brood experience of 

 Mr. Howard Scharff, on another page. His experience is characteristic 

 of many first handlings of foul brood. Swarms leaving the hives when 

 treated for foul brood are common, but not so common in May and 

 Jinie, the proper times for treatment, as in September, when Air. Scharff 

 gave- the treatment. A good plan in treating colonies in the fall is to 

 shake them into an empty hive or box with a screen over the top for 

 ventilation, and fasten them in; keeping them in a cool cellar for fortv- 

 eight to seventy-tw^o hours, or until a few bees drop upon the bottom. 

 The colony may then safely be put upon healthy combs of honey for 

 wintering. If it is still early enough for brood rearing, an empty comb 

 may be given them in which to store any honey they might carry with 

 them, and this removed when they are put upon the combs for wintering. 



Although Mr. Scharff reports good final results from his treatment 

 with the escapes, the general run of beemen have had better success with 

 the McEvoy treatment with slight modifications. 



Any method that will prevent the carrying of infected honey from 

 the old hive to the new may be considered reliable. It should always be 

 borne in mind that bees treated are very liable to find some exposed 

 honey among the neighboring apiaries. And no matter how careful one 

 may be, disease is so easily spread right at the time of treatment. A 

 small percentage of reinfected hives should not discourage one. 



It is not surprising that Mr. Scharff had all the colonies show up 

 foul the second time by using two escapes, a comb of brood below and 

 full sheets of foundation. 



And no matter how good a beeman one may be, if he is having his 

 first experience with foul brood he is almost certain to neglect something 

 and spread some infection through the yard. — Wesley Foster. 



