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regular packages that are supplied to the 

 trade or to individuals. A glass tumbler or 

 a jar, tin can, or anything of that sort, would 

 have to be marked with the net weight, 

 either in quarts or gallons, or pounds or 

 ounces. Usually a 60-lb. can is not consid- 

 ered a package; but to be on the safe side 

 we would advise marking even a 60-lb. can 

 when sent out. — Ed.] 



Bees Have Trolley Ride 



The sketch represents the plan of my 

 honey-house, bee-cellar, and hive-carrier. The 

 building is 16 x 24, 8 feet high, and the cel- 

 lar is 7 feet deep. The carrier is of the 

 barn - litter - carrier type, except that it is 

 equipped with a small block and tackle for 

 the purpose of lowering it to the ground 

 while being loaded with supers for the ex- 

 tracting room, or with colonies for the cel- 

 lar which are lowered thru a trapdoor in the 

 floor of the honey-house. The heavy wire 

 track will carry over 300 pounds. The track 

 can be equipped with switches to accommo- 

 date many rows of hives. By using cement 

 block for building, the above contrivance 

 will cost about $200, not including labor. 



Fairfax, la. C. F. Wieneke. 



Honey-dew from Oak Galls 



In the autumn of 1884 I was invited to 

 inspect the apiary on the famous Rancho 

 Chico, the estate of Gen. John Bidwell. I 

 found over one hundred colonies in fine con- 

 dition, and some had built comb and stored 

 honey outside of the hive. Looking for the 

 source of the extraordinary yield of honey 

 I found that it came from galls on the white 

 oak. Many trees were covered with the 

 exudation, as if it had been sprayed on by 

 the hundreds of gallons. Some trees were 

 more abundantly supplied with the galls 

 than others; but the infestation was practi- 

 cally universal. 



These galls were about the size of a com- 

 mon pea, and so numerous on the terminal 

 twigs that frequently there would be sever- 

 al in an incli length of twig. So profuse was 

 the exudation that, solidifying as it dripped, 

 it hung like stalactites. 



This honey-flow is not like the flow caused 

 by aphides, the producing insect being en- 

 tirely different. It was found that the ex- 

 udation from the gall took place while the 



insect within was in the form of a grub or 

 worm. Later the grub transformed into an 

 imago, and finally emerged a delicate-wing- 

 ed insect that seemed to be a miniature 

 honeybee. Many of the winged insects 

 appeared in December of the same year. 

 While the same galls and attendant exuda- 

 tion have been seen by me in later years in 

 a minor degree, there has never been any- 

 thing so profuse since. 



Placerville, Cal. H. G. Hulburd. 



Sounds Cold from Oregon 

 I always thought that Oregon had a fine 

 climate, but I think it is about as change- 

 able as that of any other state. At present 

 we have 10 inches of snow, and it is still 

 snowing. Last night my bee-shed got so 

 heavy with snow that it broke down, falling 

 on the hives. It didn 't do much damage, 

 but I shall have a little fun fixing it up 

 again. 



My bees did very well last season, and are 

 in very good shape at present; but I don't 

 know what this cold snap will do to them, 

 as I was not expecting such cold weather 

 here in the valley. It is 10 degrees above 

 zero today, Jan. 13. 



Aurora, Ore. C. E. Sprague. 



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Here is a super which I have found very 

 serviceable, allowing the use of 4 x 5 sec- 

 tions without waste of space, and providing 

 for an extracting-frame. Any 16 x 20 dec}) 

 super can be used. 



Ann Arbor, Mich. E. G. Mann. 



