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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 



golden-rod and late swamp vegetation. 

 2. Clover Is consi.lered the best. We 

 have no basswood. 



J. A. Green (111.) — 1. Ueart's-ease has 

 yielded the largest crop. After that, 

 white clover, sv.eet clover and basswood, 

 In the order named. 2. White clover, 

 sweet clover, heart's-ease and basswood 

 are generally liked, in the order named. 



G. W. Demaree (Ky.) — 1. This may be 

 hard to answer, considering the amonnt 

 of honey consumed by the bees in the 

 spring to breed up to working strength, 

 and in fall to winter on. Our surplus 

 crop comes from while clover. 2. White 

 clover honey. 



Qej;)eral \\^n}s^ 



Not an Entire Failure ! 



My crop this year was l.")0 pounds of ex- 

 tracted honey per colony, mostly from 

 bergamot and buckwheat. The prospect 

 for another season is better than it was a 

 year ago. E. M. Hates. 



Columbia Co., Wis., Dec. 2.5. 



Prospects Good for Next Season. 



We had a very poor season for bees here, 

 I had nearly .50 colonies, sjjring count, and 

 did not get one pound of honey. I had to 

 feed all except two, to keep them from 

 starving. The prospects are good here for 

 a honey-crop next season ; plenty of white 

 clover. S. N. Rei'loole. 



Wayne Co., Ind. 



Report for 1896. 



My report for 1S90 is as follows: From 

 6 colonies, spring count, 414 finisht sec- 

 tions of honey; from two prime swarms, 

 purchast the last of June. 115 sections. The 

 average selling price was 12^^ cents per 

 pound. I had Ij prime swarms and 7 artifi- 

 cial ones. I put 21 colonies into the cellar 

 Nov. !), most of them being in good condi- 

 tion. Georoe Stout. 



Hennepin Co., Minn. 



A New Hampshire Report. 



I had 25 colonies last spring, which in- 

 oreast to 45. after hiving back and uniting 

 all I could. I obtained 73('i pounds of honey, 

 being an average of 2'.l pounds, spring 

 count. Most of this was in one-pound sec- 

 tions, and gathered from spring flowers. 

 In October I reduced the 45 colonies to 25 

 by uniting, saving the best queens. They 

 are now packt in outer cases, on the sum- 

 mer stands. J. P. Smith. 



Sullivan Co., N. H., Dec. 24. 



Strongly in Favor of Amalgamation. 



Every bee-keejier at our State conven- 

 tion in Minneapolis was anxious to have 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Union and the 

 Nortli American Kee-Keepers' Association 

 unite as soon us possible, and stop the 

 honey swindlers, it it can be done. Nearly 

 all present who were not members of the 

 New Union jointly paid their dollars, and 

 if more is needed to convict the dishonest 

 counnission men and adulterators, all were 

 willing to |)ay more. 



I was against the amalgamation at first. 

 but since the New Constitution came out, I 

 am with it, because the New Union has all 

 —ye». riiiiir. than it ever had heretofore; 

 therefore I can't see that any menitier of 

 the old Union can And any fault. Every 

 bee-keeper should see that something must 

 be done, if they don't want to be robbed of 

 their work and pro<luct tiy the unscrupu- 

 lous commission men and adulterators; 

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Wabasha Co., Minn. 



The Shade Question. 



I am very well satisfied with the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal. The question before the 

 Illinois State Bee-Keepers' convention in 

 regard to shade is one of great importance, 

 and 1 perfectly agree with Mr. Baldridge in 

 regard to it. The great wonder to me is 

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San Mateo Co., Calif. M. P. Smith. 



Good Season Expected. 



We have had nice rains so far, and the 

 bees are doing well. They are now work- 

 ing on eucalyptus bloom. The weather is 

 just glorious, and has been so far. Decem- 

 ber is our frosty month, and there is no 

 sign of it yet. In fact, every indication is 

 for a good season all around. 



Dr. E. Gallup. 



Orange Co., Calif., Dec. 18. 



Bee-Keepers Had a Hard Time. 



I am well pleased with the American Bee 

 Journal. It is very interesting and up 

 with the times. The bee-keepers of Arkan- 

 sas have had a hard time with their bees 

 during the last season. We have had to 

 feed for winter, and the winter so far has 

 been very open, and I fear that many will 

 lose a great per cent, of their bees. 



E. A. Sbelet. 



Sebastian Co., Ark.. Dec. '22. 



44A20t Mention the American Bee Journal 



Good Prospect for Next Season. 



My report for ISWl is 210 nicely-fllled sec- 

 tions of honey, and a lot that were not 

 more than half full, from (i colonies, spring 

 count; I increast to 1.5. My best colony 

 gave me 72 pounds of light honey, but did 

 not swarm. There was not much of a flow 

 after clover in this section, and bees had to 

 he fed some; I fed till pounds of sugar. 

 There is a good prospect for a clover honey- 

 flow next season. 



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 can Bee Journal. Hekbert C. Towle. 



Rockingham Co., N. H. 



Not Discouraged. 



I commenced with 5 colonies a year ago 

 last May, increast to [I by division — we 

 had no natural swarms in this part of the 

 country, and as it was no honey year, I 

 had to feed in the fall. I wintered them in 

 the cellar, and they came out in good con- 

 dition, all but one, which was very weak, 

 but by giving it two frames of brood it 

 came through all right. "Last season was 

 somewhat better. 1 increast to 17 colo 

 nies. but lost one in the fall by being 

 robbed, so I now have lU in the cellar; I 

 think they are in good condition. From 

 one colony 1 took about .W pounds of comb 

 honey; from the rest less. Although it was 

 a bad time to start in the bee-business, I 

 am not yet discouraged. H. Steinfout. 



Jell'erson Co., Wis. 



Caught by Wheadon & Co. 



EiiiTou YoKK: — You were badly mis- 

 taken when you said in the American Bee 

 Journal that you believed none of its read- 

 ers were taken in tiy the Wheadon & Co. 

 swindle. I know one whose name has 

 adorned your subscription list for the last 

 15 years, and still got trapt to the tune 

 of 2,070 pounds of honey. Still, I appreci- 

 ate your untiring efforts in putting down 

 fraudulent commission firms, even if the 

 warning appeared too late to save me. 



1 have a few suggestions to make, that I 

 think would be beneficial to honey-pro- 



