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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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to tbe tune of ¥47.00 by C. R. Horrie & Co., 

 on account of the confidence I had in the 

 Bee Journal. When their agent came to 

 me he had a bundle of the Bee Journals, 

 and the first thing, by way of introduction, 

 he presented me with a copy, and called 

 my attention to their advertisement, 

 and 1 bit to the tune of S4T. Some time be- 

 fore my experience I saw in the Bee Jour- 

 nal that several parties had been swindled 

 by parties in Chicago, but no names were 

 given, and I believe 1 was the first to ex- 

 pose Horrie & Co., and I believe it is right, 

 if a commission man deals dishonestly with 

 you, to expose him, give his name to the 

 public, and not say that you have been 

 swindled •■ by a man in Chicago," as there 

 are honest men, and it is an injustice to 

 them. 



I am through with commission men now. 

 The way I sold my honey last fall was 

 simply this: I made a showcase that holds 

 6 sections of honey, with glass front, and 

 hired a man. He was an insurance agent, 

 and a hustler at that, and in less than one 

 day he sold my crop of honey — sold direct 

 to the consumer. All I had to do was to 

 deliver it, in quantities of from 2 to 50 sec- 

 tion orders, at l-"o cents a section, and 1 

 find that it is by tar the best way to sell 

 direct to consumers. E. B. Huffman. 



Winona Co., Minn., March 10. 



Doing' Nicely this Spring:. 



Bees were doing nicely this spring until 

 the last week, which has been cold and 

 rainy. It is fair again, and they are mak- 

 ing up for lost time, and are in better con- 

 dition now than in June last year. We 

 have had two years of almost a total fail- 

 ure. I have 15 colonies, 4 of which are 

 blacks, but 1 am rearing queens for them 

 now. H. I. McCoT, 



Columbia Co., Ark., March 23. 



Wintered in Fine Condition. 



We took our bees out of the cellar the 

 middle of the month, and all were alive; 

 we never had them come through in so fine 

 a condition both in cellar and out-of-doors 

 — 1.50 colonies; tho two were so quiet I 

 thought they might be nearly dead, but on 

 the warm days they flew as it all right. Of 

 course. I will examine those I think are 

 weak, later on. and shut them to just what 

 combs they can cover. 



Mrs L. C. Axtell. 



Warren Co., 111.. March 24. 



Apparently Wintered Well. 



My 25 colonies of bees, wintered on the 

 summer stands, are apparently in good 

 condition. Yesterday was pleasant, and 

 they had a fine flight. Today it is snow- 

 ing quite hard. 



The '■ Old Reliable" seems to be improv- 

 ing all the time. Those who have read it 

 carefully during the winter will be better 

 prepared to look after their bees and honey 

 crop the coming season than ever before. 

 It is a welcome visitor every Thursday 

 afternoon at our house. 



Mrs. PAri. Barbette. 



Crawford Co., Wis., March 2:3. 



A Visit to the Pacific Coast. 



I have returned from my delightful trip 

 to the Pacific Coast. I met a great many 

 bee-keepers, and saw a variety of hives. I 

 saw bee-men who said no man could run 

 fast enough to give tbem a Hoffman brood- 

 frame. 1 also saw bee-men who would use 

 no other frame. I find the tendency on the 

 Coast to be for cheap goods regardless of 

 qualitv. There are noted exceptions to 

 this rule. I find that the California Bee- 

 Keepers' Exchange has reduced the cost of 

 sections to the consumer from ■?4.0U per 

 1.000 to •:^2 ."jO. I am afraid the Exchange 

 will have more trouble to dispose of the 

 honey crop at satisfactory prices. 



I found some friction between fruit-men 

 and bee-men. 1 think the bee-men should 



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F.ir presentiUlon upon the death of a dear 

 one. lo rehitlves and friends, have come into 

 vogue quite jrenerally of late years among 

 the Amerlcau people. We furnish them to 

 order. SeU'l lor tree illustrated circular and 

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O. S. UTTER 6l CO., 

 Times Building'. - Chicago, Ills. 



WANTED— ATTENTION ! 



iJEE HERE, Fiiend Bee-Keeper. the best 

 O yoods are none too good, and the lowest 

 prices are none loo low tor the present times, 

 so down go the prices for 1 897 on Full Eilne 

 of Ree-Kerperti' Siippllio. 



1 defy cotnpetiiion in quality and workman- 

 ship. Working Wax into Foundation when 

 sent to me. a si)ecialty. Write, without tail, 

 forCatilog. My prices are worth looking at. 

 Wax wanted at '-f.c cafh. or '29c in trade, de- 

 livered. August Weiss, Hortonville, Wis. 



6A1 Mention the Atnerican Bee fournaL 



Pacific Coast Bee-Keepers ! 



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to ibfc liesl goods on the market. 



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Kawson & Earner, Centralia, Wash. 



lOAl.'Jt .Mcntlnn the .Am. I>-e Journal. 



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Dr. Gallup sajB they are the best he 

 has In his yard. 



J. I>. <;IVEN!!, Lisbon, Tex. 

 Mention the Bee Journal. 9AJ6t, 



advocate more strongly the benefits which 

 fruit-growers derive from poUenization by 

 bees. Ho.stile legislation on the Ijeeques- 

 tion can be prevented as demonstrated by 

 the prompt and decisive action of the Col- 

 orado beekeepers. Mr. J. W. Harris (of 

 Colorado) has done good work along these 

 lines, and is deserving of much credit. 



1 wish to say that my advertisement in 

 the American Bee Journal brings me more 

 inquiries than any other medium now in 

 use for that jnirpose. W. H. Putnam. 



Pierce Co., Wis., March '20. 



Bees are All Bight. 



To day is rather cool. My bees are all 

 right so far. They are now gathering pol- 

 len, and I like to watch them as tbey come 

 in. 



I would not like to be without the Bee 

 Journal now. I take several papers, but 

 the American Bee Journal is the most in- 

 teresting to me. I watch for its arrival 

 anxiously every week. I shall not do with- 

 out it in the future; it is worth its price to 

 those that handle bees, or to beginners. 

 C. H. Pettingill. 



Richardson Co., Nebr., March 22. 



Lost for Want of Attention. 



My colonies are wintering outside iu 10- 

 frame hives. I lost lately a nice colony of 

 bees fwhich had wintered successfully) 

 through want of attention. To-day I find tj 

 or T more on the verge of starvation. The 

 The point is this: Since the beginning of 

 September last the bees in our locality 

 have had to depend entirely upon their 

 winter stores for their living. It will be 

 eight months, by May 1. since they will 

 have been drawing on their stores! So. 

 please tell "the brethren" to be on the 

 " look out " to ascertain as soon as possible 

 the amount of their bees' stores, and to feed 

 without delay. H. Ditret. 



Prov. of Quebec, Canada, March 39. 



Report from the North. 



We are having extremely cold, wintry 

 weather here just now; lots of snow. My 

 bees had the first flight this season on March 

 21, but since then we have had a great 

 snow-storm, and they are again closed up. 

 Last season was very good with us here, 

 considering we are so far north. I com- 

 menced the season with 30 colonies, In- 

 creast to TO. and got of extracted and comb 

 honey about two tons. I think the bees are 

 going to come out all right this spring, as 

 far as I can see now. I winter all on the 

 summer stands. I never had any success 

 with cellar wintering. Our seasons here 

 for honey-gathering are very short com- 

 pared with some places I see by reading 

 the Bee Journal. I wish you all the success 

 vour valuable Bee Journal deserves. 



Wm. Aires. 



Ontario. Canada, March 26. 



Wintering Under a Kitchen, Etc. 



We are on our second year's subscription 

 to the American Bee Journal, and like it, 

 of course. 



I often see questions and subjects in the 

 American Bee Journal upon which 1 feel 

 that I have some knowledge, that I might 

 give light to other.s. if given expression. Ou 

 page 134 is something about wintering bees 

 in a cellar under a kitchen. I can give my 

 experience on that. Our house is 32x40 

 feet, one half the length and width is walled 

 up for a cellar. The ground slopes very 

 much to the west, so there is a terrace, and 

 the cellar occupies the west half. The east 

 part next to the wall is quite deep, so that 

 one can stand up in places, while farther 

 under it is shallow. It is perfectly dark, 

 the opening being from the woodshed on 

 the north, and a small hole on the opposite 

 side, in the wall, which is covered by a 

 porch for ventilation. This place we use 

 for a bee-cellar, and for no other purpose. 

 It is perfectly dry, and when we wish to 



