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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Nov. 20, 190?. 



handy to fill out das blank an dom all no dom 

 bean hav big invitiDg. 



Now, das yun.vuns bean better for little bee- 

 keepers lak Yon Yonson, dan nobody elst. but 

 mebby it bean lots ma fellers vat don't tank 

 about it so das vay. Ay belief dom all bean 

 villing to tak holt an help if dom have reglar 

 i nviting, and den ve be able to do lots ma gud, 

 an start das Propaganda yust flying. 



Veil, if Dr Miller don't vas git after me vid 

 sharp stick ay come over next veek. 



Yon Yonson. 



Plenty of Stores for Winter. 



I had 30 colonies of bees with queens in the 

 spring. I averaged 16 gallons of extracted 

 honey per colony. By dividing I have in- 

 creased to 49 colonies. All have plenty of 

 stores for winter, as I set aside honey gath- 

 ered in August, and extracted the" honey 

 gathered later. B. F. Barrus. 



Tooele Co., Utah, Nov. 4. 



Wintering Bees in the Cellar. 



As it is near the time when the bees in our 

 cold climate will need to be fixed up in some 

 suitable place for the winter, I will give you a 

 little of my experience in the care of bees at 

 this season of the year. I hope it will be of 

 some use to some other novice or amateur. 



In the fall of 1898 I bought '29 colonies, and 



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