1S9-? 



(H.KAXIXdS IX moK cn/riMiK. 



way to ial<('\\a\ tlial I'onn- to us. iliai w a-- 

 r<'iulri-('(l ill iiiiii iiti'iisils. and iiial<i' it ydinw . 

 unless it is tlic one i)f llioroiijiliiy lioiiiiiK it in 

 JU'idiilatcil walcf. 'rhi> acid coniiiincs wiili tiic 

 ifon. and sinixs in tlic inntdiii w itii t lie water, 

 leaviiiir tile \\a\ (vcr IVuiii ii. wiiic-h niad<' it 

 dark in I'liior. 



One tiiinsr 1 sliHiild Iii<e to eornrl. Tiie aeid 

 does not eailioni/e or Imiii tlie ofganie niattei\ 

 but eonihlnes witli tln' iron. ele.. iluit is in the 

 wax. also w itii tlie water. inaUinfr i( easier for 

 tlw water to soak into tiie impurities. Tiie 

 liotter tiie water and wax. the more easily tlie 

 refuse will settle. In rendering old combs, if 

 we could use soniethinii in the iilace of water 

 that wiiuld soak up the cot-oous so as to make 

 them heavi(>rthan wax. the process of getting 

 the wax from the combs would be vei-y simple. 



I have used water and acid, half and half by 

 measure, on old combs, and have succeede<l in 

 getting (f// the refuse cocoons and everything 

 els«» to settle: but cm heating to get the wax to 

 rise, the refuse would come to the top. caused 

 by the steam fiom the boiler condensing and 

 mingling with what water was there before. 

 and making the refuse lighter. 1 now have 

 another idea in my head to try. It is. to wash 

 out the wax while all is boiling hot. I believe 

 1 liave something that will work, and some- 

 thing that every iiee-keeper can us(>. 



F. A. Sai.i.siuky. 



Syracuse. X. Y.. .Ian. I'l. IS'.i:?. 



[So far as our experience goes you are coiTect. 

 although you are the first one to discover the 

 plan to us. We may aild. incidentully. that 

 any foundation, after having l)een rolled, that 

 is milky, instead of yellow and transparent. 

 may be brought to the latter condition by ex- 

 posure to the rays of the sun before a window 

 for a fesv minutes, or by exposure to artificial 

 hear. .-Vny foundation that is used for exhibi- 

 tion purpos(>s can Thus be very much improved 

 where otherwise it might pass for a second 

 grade.] 



COLORADO. 



Mi:. JKSStI' KXfl.AINS I NCLP; A.MO.S JOKE. 



It is now the 11th of January, and in this 

 time the bees have had four days "in wiiich they 

 could en.joy a cleansing flight since Jan. 1. and 

 you may rest assured tliey enjoyed themselves. 



Well, friends, since Uncle Amos has started 

 the .joke a going I might as well aeknowledg<' 

 it. and say that it is my treat: but since I 

 neither smoke nor drink, and don't think that 

 any of the rest of the bee-k<'epers do, I suppose 

 I shall liav(! to set up the candy. To make a 

 long story short. I will tell you how it was I 

 came to ask the senior editor to subscribe for 

 his own journal. We are all liable to make 

 mistakes, and of course I knew ht; was expected 

 there: but I was so sure that he was another 

 man that I did show him (JLK.wixcis. and ask- 

 r-d him to subscribe: for. as Uncle A. I. says. I 

 was very deeply engaged in soliciting subscrip- 

 tions for it. and I wanted that man to ■siihsarihe 

 for it. Howe\»er. it is only a joke, and I am 

 one who can take a joke in as good play as any 

 one. when it is a truthful one. 



nil-; FIJATKHXAI- FEKI.ING KKTWKEX HKK- 

 KDITOK.S. 



And right here, while I think about it, is 

 something that I would speak about: It is the 

 general good nature displayed by our brother 

 bee-keepr'i-s. Take for. instance, the case of 

 A\". Z. Hutchinson and Ernest, as described by 

 W. Z. himself when they were at Albany to- 

 gether, and note the perfect good will" and 



bnillieiix kiiidiie-v sjiow II ill ilieir travels, and 

 also notice the liiscription of the discussion, 

 too, how their discussion grew •"redhot," and 

 still they kept '• sw<>et:" and you might ask 

 why they ilid. Hecaiise it is hard to liinl a man 

 who has passed i lie experiiiient a I stage <so to 

 speak) of bee-keeping, but has learned tin- 

 great lesson of obedience and (Midurance to such 

 an extent that he can at all times control his 

 t<'mper. They have sweetened them with hon- 

 ey, perhaps. 



A\ell. friends, in conclusion I want to say 

 that my dr<>ams of years are fast being realized. 

 I have at last secured me a farm, and am jire- 

 paring to settle down and make me a home; and 

 1 wish to say to my friends a,ud brother bee- 

 keei)ers in the East, that, w hen you are visiting 

 ill the West just come around and I will en- 

 deavoi- to make youi' visit as pleasant- as it, is 

 possible to do. I am located just six miles east 

 of Greeley, on the south side of the l*latte Riv- 

 er, and my apiary shall be known as the Aurora 

 Fai'm Apiary. 1 hope to be abl(> to give you a 

 Ijlioto of my home and apiary some time during 

 th(^ coming autumn. Thko. V. .Ikssi:i'. 



(xreeley. Colo. 



THE MAN OR THE HIVE-WHICH 1 



t)()()I,ITTr,K GIVES SOME OF THE KEQUIHEMEXTS 

 OF SUCCESSFUL BEE-lvEEPIN'G. 



From the many (piestions from different cor- 

 respondents which I r(>ceive nearly every day, 

 and fiom the many who are seeking after the 

 best hive, a hive which will "give big results " 

 every time, it would seem that all one has to 

 do is to procure a iloot Dovetailed, a Ileddon 

 divisible. Hoffman. Langstroth. (Jallu]). or 

 some other good hive, to meet willi ccrt<i\u suc- 

 cess in apiculture. No matter how little 

 thought is given to the field, location, or secur- 

 ing the l)ees in time for the harvest, or how- 

 poorly attended to. if we have only a good hive 

 we certainly shall have honey. From the 

 many failut'es in the b(M!-business, and the 

 shipwreck ending in disaster of so many who 

 started out joyously when embarking in the 

 business, it would seem as if they depended 

 simply on using, or having in their bee-yard, 

 good hives. Wliile a good hive has very much 

 to do wnth the results of bee-keeping, the nuin 

 has much more to do with success or failure;, so 

 far as dollars and ci'uts are concerned. Does a 

 mau bu.y a choice lot of i)oultry, put them in a 

 nice, well-finished building and inclosure for 

 the same, and let them take care of themselves, 

 expecting a larg(! [nolit from them? No: tlu^ 

 man spares no pains to have them pioperly 

 cared for. and gives them every chance in his 

 power which will tend toward success. Yet 

 this very same individual, or many very similar 

 to him," will ex|)ect a large incomi^ from the 

 same number of colonies of bees if thc-y only 

 have them in good hives, no matter whether 

 they do any thing for them once in six months 

 or liot. The idea that '• bees work for nothing 

 and board themselves" must be banished 

 from our thoughts before we secure much 

 profit from them, and yet this very idea seems 

 to take possession of very many when they 

 embark in the bee-business. Work, for a man 

 with bi-ains enough to know that he must leave 

 no stone unturned that tends toward success, is 

 what successful bee-keei)ing means. A good 

 hive in the hands of such a nuiu is a pow'er 

 wiiich can be used to roll up tons of honey, and 

 show to the masses of tlie people that there is 

 money in the bee-business. Such a man will 

 have his bees in readiness for the honey harvest 

 whether that harvest comes from white clover, 



