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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL., 



Nov. 18 



dusky widow, given to roaming, always 

 wanted to visit her neighboring "king" 

 bees. I say, she gets away sometimes, 

 but 'tis fair to state that she makes her 

 exits and entries by going and coming 

 over a pond where the fence has been 

 taken down. We call her Lilioukulaui. 



J. H. R. 

 Special advertiser for the Page Woven 

 Wire Fence Co. 



Report for the Season. 



As the honey season is over for this 

 year, I will send my report. My bees 

 came out of winter quarters in pretty 

 fair condition ; but the spring was wet 

 and cold, and continued so until way 

 long in May, which put the bees back a 

 good deal. 



When clover came on, they had not 

 yet swarmed, but as the clover didn't 

 amount to much they didn't begin 

 swarming till towards the last, and then 

 it was so dry that the clover dried up, 

 and at the same time stopt swarming 

 till buckwheat bloomed. 

 ^ Last year the clover didn't amount to 

 anything, and this year but little, but 

 " next year " (as they all say) I hope It 

 will be better. 



The few sections that were started on 

 clover were only about half completed, 

 and so were finisht on buckwheat, which 

 made a nice mix up. 



The basswood has not yielded the last 

 two seasons; it has bloomed enough, but 

 has contained no nectar. In this neigh- 

 borhood a fall How Is almost sure. This 

 fall was an extra good one. 



I obtained as high as 75 pounds of 

 comb honey from old colonies that had 

 swarmed, and as well from swarms that 

 were hived in July. I obtained in all 

 atjout 600 pounds from my 27 colonies, 

 which are now packt on their summer 

 stands for winter in chaff-hives, and in 

 splendid condition. 



Frank Rasmussen. 



Montcalm Co., Mich., Nov. 8. 



Short Crop of Honey— Foul Brood. 



Our bees here gave about one dollar's 

 worth of honey per colony, spring count; 

 extracted at 10 cents, and comb, one- 

 pound sections, 12 and 12)^ cents. 

 There was a light crop In the sunmer, 

 and fall feed good. The hives are full 

 of honey and young bees, so look out 

 next year for a crowded market. My 

 ho''ey was all sold to the people in three 

 days after the last of it came from the 

 hives, and I bought to fill orders. 



I was very glad to see the Wisconsin 

 foul brood inspector, N. E. France, Aug. 

 24. 1 had one white fungus colony, 

 caused by chilled brood In the spring of 

 1896. It won't bother me any more now. 

 He, or whoever takes his place, has 

 work enough to do. I know one man 

 that lost over .$1000 by buying a few 

 foul broody hives. He had to fight foul 

 brood in some 200 colonies more or less 

 for two years. O. E. Ci.ark. 



Calumet Co., Wis., Nov. 8. 



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especially at this time of the year when the 

 above ailments are decidedly prevalent. 



Yellowzones 



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Pee our TeBtUnoiilal Ad. in the Bee Journal 

 of Nov. lltb. There is plenty of proof. No 

 family should be without It. 



For PAIN and FEVER 



it is unexcelled. Just try a Bampie order 

 aud be convinced. 



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For a knife tlmt will cut ii horn • ithout < 

 crushing, bet-uuse it cuts from four < 

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Enlracted Honey for Sale. 



I have 50 keirs pure Basswond Honey, net 

 270 lbs. each, worth 6 cts. per lb., f. o. b. cars 

 here. Sample will be sent on appUcatlou. 

 A. G. WILSON, 

 44A4t KiCKApoo, Vernon Co , Wis. 



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Questiot;)-I3ox> 



In the multitude of counsellors there Is 

 safety.— Prov. 11-14. 



Use of Levcled-Down Combs. 



Query C3.— 1. What is your experience re- 

 garding the use of leveled-down combs in 

 sections '/ 



2. Do you find that their contents are more 

 liable to granulate, or sometimes to ferment, 

 than would the honey obtained by using only 

 starters or full sheets of foundation ? 



y. How thick should the comb be after be- 

 ing leveled down a la the late B. Taylor ?— 

 Querist. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — I never used them. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — 1. I've no experi- 

 ence. 



Eugene Secor — 1. I have never used a 

 leveler. 



E. France — 1. I have no experience in 

 that line. 



G. M. Doolittle— 2. No. 3. From % 

 to 1 inch. 



J. E. Pond— 1. I have had no experi- 

 ence in the matter. 



Jas. A. Stone — 1. I never had any ex- 

 perience along that line. 



W. G. Larrabee — 1. I value them 

 highly. 2. No. 3. About one inch. 



J. M. Hambaugh — 1. I have never 

 used leveled-down combs, a la B. Taylor. 



A. F. Brown— 1. Very little. 2. No 

 experience. 3. Not over }4 inch depth 

 of cell on each side. 



R. L. Taylor — 1. So far with me they 

 are not capt so well nor so quicljly, and 

 so fine in appearance as to color. 2. I 

 am inclined to think they do. 3. To an 

 inch at most. 



C. H. Dibbern — 1. I have practiced 

 the leveling-down process to some extent, 

 and am highly pleased with it. 2. No ; 

 I find it just as good as when foundation 

 Is used. 3. Leveled comb should uot be 

 over }4-\ach thick. 



Emerson T. Abbott — 1. 1 never used 

 any. 2. I have used drawn combs with- 

 out leveling them down, and always 

 secured a poorer quality of honey when 

 I did so. I think it is a mistake to en- 

 courage the use of drawn combs. 3. I 

 don't know. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— 1, 2 and 3. I 

 have never found any diflference between 

 leveled-down combs and those formed on 

 foundation as influencing granulation or 

 fermentation. The amount I take off 

 the comb depends upon Its condition and 

 appearance. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— Answering your ques- 

 tions In a lump, I take no stock in the 

 idea that leveling is necessary except to 

 get clean combs and avoid brace-combs. 

 If honey soiirs or granulates in them 

 they've not been properly cleaned by the 

 bees in the fall. 



Ct. W. Demarree— 1. My experiments 

 along this line have been very satisfac- 

 tory. I use an apparatus consisting of 

 a bright tin plate heated by a lamp, with 

 a reservoir to catch the melted wax, and 

 gauged to regulate the thickness of the 

 comb. 2. No. 3. About a half Inch. 



Rev. M. Mahln— 1. I have never used 

 leveled-down combs, but I have In some 

 cases used partly-filled sections. 2. I 

 have not observed that honey stored In 



