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Vol. XXVI. 



FEB. 15, 1898. 



No. 4. 



In addition to the advice given John Camm, 

 p. 96. he might increase his surphis tenfold by 

 allowing only one swarm instead of two from 

 each colon}^ 



Emphatically I indorse the advice, p. 98, 

 to have a bee-space around all division-boards, 

 followers, and dummies, unless you want them 

 to remain permanently. 



One pound ok wax comes from the cap- 

 pings of 80 lbs. extracted honey, says C. P. 

 Dadant in A. B. J. But remember they don't 

 extract till the close of the season. 



The latest lubricant for making foun- 

 dation in Germany is 1 part alcohol, 3 parts 

 skim milk (some say whey). Alois Alfonsus 

 says 10 per cent alcohol is enough. 



I couldn't make Craycraft's corn-husks 

 work well in smoker. The favorite smoker 

 fuel the past season "in this locality" was 

 small chips gathered from the chip-yard, in 

 dry weather. 



Sun extractors are painted white instead 

 of black, outside and in, by L,. A. Aspinwall. 

 That's better for the wood; and if the wax is 

 heated too much there's danger that propolis 

 will melt and mix with it. — Revieiv. 



G. C. Greiner says, p. 86, that buckwheat 

 doesn't show in supers till somewhat advanc- 

 ed. Right. And isn't that the general rule ? 

 I never expect to see any signs of the clover 

 crop in the hive till ten days after the first clo- 

 ver bloom. 



I don't suppose I'll get any lindens plant- 

 ed this year on the streets of Marengo; but 

 bee-keepers who are not too lazy or too busy 

 will do well to furnish trees of that kind free 

 to intending planters. A linden a mile away 

 will be as valuable as one right on your own 

 place. 



" There is certain work," says Mrs. Ax- 

 tell, p. 92, "that must never be neglected, 

 whether bees store honey or not." That 

 doesn't agree with Prof. Cook, who speaks of 

 little or no work being required in years of 



failure. I'm on the woman's side. In a j^ear 

 of big yield, the most of the work would have 

 to be done, even if I didn't get a pound of 

 surplus. 



J. H. ClEvenger asks about N. Genu's 

 wintering, p. 9') and you answer about mine. 

 Probably Mr. Genu winters without bottom- 

 board, or else has lath under sides and back. 

 If in cellar, three thicknesses of lath at the 

 sides with open front and back wouldn't be 

 bad. 



Hoffman frames space the bottom-bars 

 better than nails and things for E. Kretchmer, 

 p. 97; but my Hofifmans vary more than I like 

 at the bottom. What's the matter with put- 

 ting a second nail within three inches of the 

 bottom, friend Kretchmer, thus making it sure 

 and exact ? 



Mrs. AxTELL is right, p. 92, in thinking 

 it's advantageous to have sections on early. 

 Put 'em on too early, and the bees may spoil 

 'em. But I'd rather have 'em on three weeks 

 too early than a day too late. About ten days 

 before you think bees will store in them isn't 

 a bad rule. 



C. Davenport thinks bee-keepers have 

 done much themselves to lower the honey mar- 

 ket by reporting large expected crops. — Amer- 

 ican Bee Journal. I know it's the practice of 

 some of the large dealers to send out inquiries 

 as to prospects, and, of course, this must be 

 to help set price. 



I WONDER whether the coming section-clean- 

 er will use sandpaper, or run something in the 

 line of a planer. In any case I suspect that 

 the day of hand cleaning is about over. [That 

 question has been revolving in my head also. 

 Practice and not theory will have to come in 

 and decide for us, I suspect. — Ed.] 



I SECOND the nomination of Manager Secor 

 as pure-food delegate — not merely for what 

 he'd do, but for what would be done to him. 

 He'd load up with good ideas and enthusiasm 

 that would make his work for us more effec- 

 tive. Hurrah for Secor ! [Yes, call out the 

 word all along the line. Hip, hip, hurrah for 

 Secor !— Ed.] 



I SMOLE A SMILE of considerable extent 

 when I read what A. I. Root said about his 

 wife, p. lOo. To any one who knows what a 



