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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 21, 



every bee-man from Maine to California 

 think Nebras-kn would be guilty of such a 

 thing. C. W. HAjyiis. 



Pawnee Co., Nebr. 



[We think it must have been a mistake, 

 if Mr. Stilson was so reported. We do not 

 recollect hearing him make the statement 

 referred to.— Editor.] 



Faint for Rough Lumber. 



On page 823 (189C), H. D. asks for a paint 

 or whitewash suitable for rough lumber. 

 Mix fresh-slackt lime with skim milk to a 

 proper cosisteucy to apply with a brush. 

 This will adhere well to wood, rough or 

 smooth, stone or brick, and will preserve 

 the woodwork to which it is applied. 



J. F. EoGEns. 



Bees Did Fairly Well. 



My bees did fairly well last season. I in- 

 creast from r~'5 colonies, spring count, to 

 210, and got about 'J.UUU pounds of honey, 

 mostly in one-pound sections. I have it all 

 sold but 100 pounds of comb honey and 300 

 pounds of extracted, at an average of 

 about 10 cents per pound. 



Jacob H. Waknbr. 



Schoharie Co., N. Y., Dec. 29. 



Not a Good Season. 



My bees didn't do well last summer. I 

 started with 12 colonies, and now have 21 

 in good condition. I got about 100 pounds 

 of honey from them. One neighbor of 

 mine started with 25 colonies and got only 

 150 pounds; and another started with 7, 

 and got 25 pounds. I lay my better success 

 to the Bee Journal. John Bdtek. 



Ontario Co., N. Y. 



Slild Weather and Bees Flying. 



Yesterday the weather was so mild and 

 warm that my bees were flying. How does 

 this weather compare with yours ? 



W. S. Chambers. 



Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 2(5. 



[Our weather was quite similar at that 

 time.— Editor.] 



A Discouraging Experience. 



Last spring I lost 62 colonies of bees, 

 which left me just 3, and they gave me !}.< 

 sections of honey, which brought 25 cents. 

 My luck in bee-keeping this year has been 

 very sad. 1 planned so much last spring, 

 and I fed 400 pounds of granulated sugar to 

 the bees, and 00 pounds of extracted honey, 

 and now all 1 have left is the hives, partly 

 filled with honey, and no bees in them. The 

 ^tate bee-association advised early feed- 

 ing, and 1 believe it killed tbeni, as it in- 

 duced too much flying. S. M. Caulzen. 



Arapahoe Co., Colo. 



White Clover Seed for an Acre. 



In the Bee Journal of Dec. 17, Dr. Miller 

 answers H. C, of Denison, Tex., "when and 

 how much white clover seed to sow to the 

 acre." The Doctor confesses bis inexperi- 

 ence on the subject, and makes a latiludi- 

 nous guess of 40 pounds of seed to the acre, 

 and expects now to be ■• pickt up " by some 

 one who knows something about it. Now, 

 knowing .something about it, I'll help out 

 both the Doctor aud H. C, trusting that it 

 may also be useful to others. 



One pound of white clover seed contains 

 512,000 seeds ; 40 pounds, 20,480,000, or very 

 nearly 203^ million of seeds. 



One acre of laud contains (1.272,000 si)uare 

 inches, or a little over O'^ millions. Forty 

 pounds of white clover to the acre would 

 give about 'A^i seeds to the square inch. 

 Provided now the seeds were all sound, as 

 most of the clover seeds now are, such an 

 amount of seed would produce a very thick 



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