18it'J 



(;m:amn(;s in iuok ciii/ruiiE. 



16Q 



t4'ii(iiiiC ii> till' saiiH' hnsim's> I was. Wlim I 

 siTapfd tlic snow away, liow they l)ii//.f(l. just as 

 if tlicy wen- ff\m\ lliat I was attfiidiii}; In tlirin. 

 and tiu'y wantid \o let mt' Uiitiw it. 



In looUinR over (!i,i;amN(js I sec a fxrcat deal 

 is said aliiMil fiinihininji lice l<criiiiiji w ii ii ot lici- 

 l)Msin('ss. and tin' Ix'st kiiui nl' Inisjucss to car'ry 

 aliMig with it. I do not w ant to hfiiig uji any 

 thing to make ar^nnicnts: Init if it is not out of 

 pliVC*^ I wonid like to tell what I cxjxH't to do 

 tliis season: I am !.roin5; to conihinc sianli'ninn 

 with h('('-kr('iiJnK. and raise a laitrc lot oronlons. 

 in eonnt'i'lion with iai<ins caii' ol about iio oi' .'(.■) 

 old colonies anil the inosi of the iww ones. 



CJrceh'V. Col.. Keii. is. T. \'. .Ikssui'. 



[Wo should he glad to have yon report your 

 success or failure.] 



I do not lielieve that there is any form ofclosed- 

 end frame that will ever heccnne popular. 

 New rhiladera, ()., Feb. 4. (i. L. Tink'ki;. 



TO riii; < ai.ii-(>i;m.\ hf.k-kkki'Kks. 



Through the inlluence of I'l'of. A. .). Cook, 

 California hec^-keepers may .join the .State Asso- 

 ciation hy simply sentling .">() cts. to the Secre- 

 tary. J. li. Martin. Riverside, Cal. All the read- 

 ers of Cii.K.wiNiis know him as the •" Karnbler." 

 California can noL support a bee-jouinal, but 

 we can have a large State association, and I 

 would urge every reader of CxLk.vxixgs in thi' 

 State to send M cts. and bcconn' a inembei'. 

 Even if you can not attend the conventions \()ii 

 can vole by proxy, and will receive! the printed 

 matter sent to members. The dues are only 

 .")0 cl^. per anniuu. and it 's worth that to be in 

 touch with the leading bee-keepers of the Stale. 



Fillmore Cal. .1. F. McIntyhk. 



[The following is a clipping which friend Mc- 

 Intyre sent along, which will speak for itself:] 



OUOANIZATIO.N OF A CAMKOHNIA ST.\TE ASSOriA- 

 TIO.N -ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The bee-keepers assembled ajjain yesterday niorn- 

 injr at 9::5il o'clock, and proceeded to organize a State 

 :iss(iciation, to be known as tiie Calirornia State 

 Bee-keepers* Associal ion. 



The following officers were elected: President, 

 J. F. Mi'Iiiijre, of Fillmore; vice-presidwits, L. T. 

 Rowley, of Ix)s Angeles County ; F. H. Hunt, of San 

 Bernardino Comity, and J. A. Odell. of San Dietfo 

 County ; secretary .1. H. Mariin, of Rivei-side ; 

 treasuVei'. G. W. Brodbeck, of Los Angeles. 



Tlu' E.vecutive Committee will consist of the offi- 

 cers of the a.ssociation, and Messrs. Allen Barnett, of 

 Wliitiier. and J. W. Sti'oug. 



The association starts out with a rnembersliip of 

 forty-three, besides three honorary members. Prof. 

 C'ook and .Mr. and .Mi's. A. I. Koot. The next meeting 

 will lie held in Los Angeles, at a date to be Ii.\ed b.v 

 the E.xeciuive Committee. An oppoitunitj' was 

 given the gentlenu'ii to become members of the Bee- 

 keepers' Union, and thirteen joined. 



In the afternoon Pr-of. Cook gave a most enter- 

 taining talk on the anatom.\- of the l)ee. The pro- 

 fessor is a fascinating si)eak(i'. having been all his 

 life a close student of nature. He has studied care- 

 fully all the various cream ri's of the animal king- 

 dom, and unhesitatingly ))ronounces the lioiu;y-l)ee 

 the most wonderful of them all. After listeniiig to 

 his interesting address yesterday it was not al all 

 difficult to see how he has so satisfactorily tilled a 

 chair in the Michigan Agricultural College for 

 years il devi'loped the fact that there was more 

 satisfaciioii in bee-kei;ping than merely that of 

 dollars and cents. This exanuning so closely into 

 nature makes nien purer; and the further he delves 

 into her secrets, the closer is he drawn to all lier 

 c reatures. 



After an interesting atldress by .^Ir. Root the asso- 

 ciation adjourned. 



WHAT Di:. TINKEK THINKS OF TIIK NKW HOFF- 

 MAN FKAMK. 



Fiienil Root:— I believe you Medina folks 

 are upon the right track in sticking to the L. 

 frame, and not advocating a closed-end frame. 

 As you now have it. it is simply a li.xing and 

 spacing device to keep the L. frames in place. 



TIIK NO.N-HlIRB-fOMH FKAMKS. 



lOiiiesi is light on frames. I put (ni ".'(Ki lltjll- 

 maiis last year, and they are the best: also UK) 

 •s X 1 ^ lop- bar frames, and had no burr-combs. 



Mt. fMeasant, Te.x. G. VV. J{ristijnk, M.D. 



IMF, r();.oi{Ai)() ST.VTK hi<:i:-kkp:i*kks' associ- 



ATIO.N. 



.\. 1. Koot was with us when we organized, 

 and helped to make our meeting a succx^ss. We 

 shall miss him at our next meeting; but we can 

 rejoice to know that our loss will be (j<t'm to 

 others, where hi' may chance to be. Since I 

 lirst nu't Mr. Root last November, how^ often I 

 have wished thai this world were full of just 

 such good Christian ineu! From what little I 

 have heard him sav, and from all his writings, it 

 would seem as though he is forever battling 

 against sin, and doing something for the cause 

 of Christ. .1. A. Akiu'cki-k. 



Clieelev, Colo., Feb. 1."). 



PKOPOMZlNfi TIIK HOLES OF I'KKFOIIATKI) ZINC. 



I have been very unfortunate this year with 

 my bees : for. though I have not lost any, yet I 

 luivenot had one spoonful of surplus honey, al- 

 though excellent gAtlu'iings are reported by 

 neighbors not over three miles distant, on the 

 cieek low lands. 1 have had a curious experi- 

 ence, which may make vou smile. Owing to 

 the fact. I think, that my range is poor, and my 

 bees, of course, have more time than they know 

 how to use righllv, they have got into the habit 

 of propolizing heavily; and in oi'der to offset 

 that I used this year zinc excludei's, but, so far 

 from being a success, I find that all the colonies 

 but one have propolized the holes in the exclud- 

 ers until they are all stopped up. Of course, 

 had they had any honey the case would have 

 been different; but as it is, it looks somewhat 

 comical. 1 suppose they do it as an amusement 

 or pastime. A. Sign. 



Kyle. Texas, Dec. ;.'8. 



[Your experience with the perforated zinc has 

 been quite unusual. Has any oiu' else had a 

 similar experince'?] 



A NOTE TO A. I. ROOT. 



I have lieen greatly interested in " Moles of 

 Travel " from A. I. Root, and wish to enter an 

 earnest wish mat he may extend his trip to 

 Florida and thence to Cuba— most especially to 

 Cuba. Tell him not to be in a hurry to return 

 to Medina. The improvement of his health is a 

 matter of great importance to his patrons, as 

 well as to himself and family. I think t here are 

 over 10,0(10 i)eople w ho will agrei; with nu^ in the 

 desire to have him prolong his journey so as to 

 give us some interesting notes direct from Flor- 

 ida and Cuba, the lands of flowers and honey. 

 Don't come home till April. A. I. I also hope 

 that Rambler was rescued from drow ning in the 

 gulf of Calih)rnia, and that the junior editor of 

 (Jleani.nos did not get a lictnler from his bicy- 

 cle. A. v. Flktcher. 



Ludlow, Vl., Dec. 1.5. 



LIGHT BHOOI) VS. HEAVY HKOOI) FOUNDATION 

 FOK THE BKOon-ril.V.MBEH. 



Friend Root:— I have noticed you rather favor 

 the use of thin foundation for brood-chamber. 

 There certainly is a great difference in locality. 

 We often have a great scarcity of honey the 

 last of Mav and lirst of .lune, and I have been 

 ti-oubled very much bv having the thin founda- 

 tion eaten full of holes, and I believe it w^ill 



