1891 



(CLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



793 



A. I. KUOT AFTER HE ftOT WELI.. 



At this date. Sept. 30. I am liappy to tell you. 

 dear friends, that I am enjoying as good if not 

 better health than I hav(^ before at any period 

 of my life, so far as I can remember. Of course, 

 I tire out quickly, and am obliged to make 

 short trips and to rest often: but I am feeling a 

 vigor, energy, and enthusiasm that is filling my 

 heart with thankfulness. I can eat any thing 

 that anybody else does, and have never enjoyed 

 fruits and vegetables more in my life than T do 

 now. I do not need any overcoats nor fur caps, 

 and can stand as much draft as people ordina- 

 rily. Music, reading, companionship of friends, 

 and all these wonderful gifts that God has pi'o- 

 vided for us, come to me with a wonderful new 

 relish; and yet I have been under the cai'e of a 

 doctor who gives medicine I thought at the 

 time without' stint. I have also been quite a 

 patron of my neighboi' who keeps a drugstore; 

 and yet I have come through all of this "doc- 

 toring" and all of these "drugs'" like a new 

 man. In dropping the different kinds of med- 

 icine that have seemed at the time indispensa- 

 ble. I have experienced no trouble. I feel like 

 saying this, because I fear that many of us 

 have hot sufficient respect and confidence in the 

 great organized band of workej-s for the relief 

 of human suffering. Yes, I feel a new respect 

 and love, not only for the druggists of our land, 

 but for their carefully drilled and intelligent 

 clerks who put up prescriptions. 



With the new strength and energy comes 

 back responsibility. A few days ago the respon- 

 sibility was mercifully lifted from my shoulders. 

 Now I must take it back; and with the respon- 

 sibility come back old temptations and trials; 

 and a good many times I have been obliged to 

 bow my head in sorrow and shame to feel that, 

 even with the new lease of life. I am but A. I. 

 Roof sti 1,1. with the old faults and old infirmi- 

 ties. Dear brothers and sisters, may I ask you 

 to pray for me, and to pray especially that I 

 may have wisdom and judgment given me from 

 on high, in the matter of these Home talks and 

 Neighborly talks which I hope to continue to 

 give you? May I be kept from mistakes, from 

 selfishness, from errors in judgment; and may 

 I be enabled to teach that wondrous love that 

 " thinketh no evil." 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The fifth semi-annual convention of the Missouri State Bee 



keepers' Association will be held at Sedalia. Mo . Wednesday 



and Thursday, O't. 7 and 8. Rites for all those attending are 



promised at the .Sicker and Kaiser Hotels at SI.. 30 per duv each. 



J. W. Rouse, Sec'y, Mexico', Mo. 



Tlie Executive Committee have fixed the date of the next 

 session of the North American Bee keepers' .Association. Dec. 

 8 to 11. at Albany. There will be an infjrmal meeting on the 

 evening of Tuesday, Dec. 8th, for ^letting acquainted, etc. The 

 real work of the convention will commence Wednesday morn- 

 ing, and extend througli two full days ending Friday morn- 

 ing, giving distant delegates time to get home before Sunday. 

 We want all to get there if possible on Tuesday. If they have 

 a few hours of daylight it will give an opportunity to look 

 around the city, view the capitol building, etc. Reduced rates 

 have already been secured in all trunk-line territ'iry, and the 

 same is expected over other railroads. The program is now 

 under way. and other arrangements are nearly completed. If 

 you have decided to take a vacation that will, we trust.be 

 profitable, don't fail to attend this convention. 



P. H. Elwood, Pres., Starkville, N. Y. 



C. P Dadant, Sec, Hamilton, 111. 



Friend Root:— The S. C. B. K. A. meets in this city the 21st of 

 October, and we are making a determined effort to convert it 

 into a State association; and to this end we are sending out 

 the inclosed address to the bee-keepers of California. To aid 

 us in this will you be kind enough to find space for tliis in 

 your next issiie ? Also give date of tlie convention in your 

 regular convention notices. 



We expect a very large attendance. " The Rambler " has 

 promised to be present, and a great many of the noted Cali- 

 fornia bee-keepers; and I wish we could add your name to 

 our list. We trust you aj'e rapidly recovering from your ill- 

 ness; and if you desire to recuperate, come to C-.ilifornia and 

 remain over winter. Geo. W. Brodbeck. 



Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 19. 



TO THE BEE-KEEPERS OK CALIFORNIA. 



The Southern California Bee-keepers' Association will holrt 

 their second annual session at Los Angeles, in the W. C. T. t". 

 Hall, on Wednesday. Oct. 21st, at 9 a. m. This association has 

 been in oistence one year, ^^nd has met with such marked 

 success that at present its membership outnumbers some of 

 the Eastern State assiiiiutions that have been organized for 

 years. The object in forming this association was for • mutu- 

 al benefit and protection." and with this aim in view we desire 

 to enlist every one in the State of California " who owns and 

 handles bees." 



The success of this association proves beyond question that 

 the bee-keepers of the State begin to realize the necessity of 

 building up and fostering the honey industry of Calif .rnia. 



During the past few years this interest has seemingly been 

 dormant; and as a result, while other industries have pros- 

 pered, and by banding tugether have secured the law's pro- 

 tectiiin by proper legisLitioii. we. as a class, ha.ve secured 

 nothing. California is the largest honey-producing State in 

 the Union, consequently ought to rank first in everv thing 

 that tends to aid and build it up. Everv industry in tile State 

 is making a determineil effort to secure proper recognition at 

 the World's Fair, an I to accomplish this are doing their 

 utmost to secure their portion of the State's and counties' 

 appropriations, and it is high time we were doing likewise. 



California's apicultural display at the World's Fair in 1893 

 will depend entirely upon the cuncerte<l action of the bee- 

 keepers of the whole State, and this will never prove a suc- 

 cess unless we are represented by a State association. There 

 is a proposition now before this present association to eon- 

 vert it into a State association; so if you possess any pride in 

 the bee keepers' industry, or consider Aour own interests, the 

 necessity of a strong and permanent organization can not be 

 questioned. We suggest to every county and local bee-keep- 

 ers' association in the State to send at least one individual to 

 represent their interests at this October meeting. We extend 

 a most hearty invitation to every bee-keeper in the State, 

 both male and female, and have made provisions for the 

 largest assemblage e-er held on this coast. 



There will be " R.<mblers " from all sections; invite your 

 friends to join you; and, if possible, inform us of those'who 

 will be present. Geo. W. Brodbeck, Sec'y. 



No. 223 South Spring St.. Los Angeles. Cal. 



THE UNITED STATES HONEY - PRODUCEKS' 

 EXCHANGE. 



REPOKT UP TO .SEPT. 1.5. 



The following are the questions that were 

 sent out, and correspond by number to the tab- 

 ulated replies below: 



1. In your locality, how imtny more colonies 

 irill go into winter quarters thun <i year ago? 



2. What percent of an average crop of fall 

 honey has been secured in your locality? 



.5. How does the yield for the season compare 

 with last year? 



4. Quality of honey as compared with last 

 year's crop? 



STATE. Qu. 1. ]Qu.2. 



Alabama About same. 



.Arizona 10^, more. 



Arkansas 



California About same. 



Connecticut. Ill', mote. 



Colorado 40^ more. 



Florida 20'. more. 



Georgia Abou t same. 



Iowa 10'. more. 



Indiana 15':, more. 



Indian Terr'y.. 



Illinois 10' 



Kansas 20' 



Kentucky 30' 



Louisiana . .. fiO' 



Maine 2.5' 



Massachusetts. 20 ' 

 Maryland .25' 



Midi gun a-;, 



Minner,ota 20' 



Mississippi 



Missouri 10'; more. 



Nebraska ,12', moi'e. 



Nevada ]li) 



New Hampsh'el l.i 



New Jersey 20 



New York 12 



North Gar'lina 5 ' 



Ohio 10 



Pennsylvania -t' 

 Rhode' Island Same 

 South Car'lina 20', more 



Tennessee 25': 



Texas 20' 



Vermont 301^ 



Virginia 15*: 



West Virginia. 10:: 

 Washington... 15' 

 Wisconsin 10' 



, more. 

 ; more. 

 , moie. 

 i, more. 

 , less. 

 , less. 

 , more, 

 more. 

 „ more. 



more. 



less. 



more. 



more, 

 more. 



more, 

 more. 



more, 

 more, 

 more, 

 more, 

 more. 



Question 3. 



50^,, better. 

 N ot as good. 



J^ as much. 

 About same. 

 Little less. 

 Much better. 

 50 r better. 

 10', better. 

 .About same. 



Qu. i. 



Poorer. 



Poorer. 



Poorer. 



Better. 



Better. 



Same. 



Poorer. 



,., About same. Poorer. 

 .501 Better. Same. 



9,, Not as good. IPoorei'. 

 ISi;, Much better. Same. 

 About same. Better. 

 Some better. Same. 

 — „, -^ , better. Poorer. 

 Vt'^l About same. 

 255;, 25 C, better. 



15 5?, 



60 c, 

 lOc, 

 100 ■J, 

 65', 



About same 

 .50':,;, better. Better, 

 Not as good. Poorer 

 Much better. Same. 

 Much better. Same. 

 .50:^, better. Better. 

 About same. 

 Some better 

 Better. 

 25', less. 

 50 <^^ better. 

 100', better. 

 Some better, 

 better 



Same. 



Poorer. 



Better. 



Poorer. 



Better. 



Much better. 



Same. 



Much better . 



About same. Not as good. 

 Little better. Not as gooti. 

 Much better. I Same. 

 .50',, better. ! Better. 



P. H. Elavood, Pres. 



G. H. Knickekbocker, Sec. 



