March, ld22 



Gleanings in bee culture 



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"I've been pretty busy for the past two months. Been all 

 over the United States, up in Canada, down in Mexico, Cen- 

 tral America, the Canal Zone, Cuba and Jamaica. Made a 

 few trips over to the British Isles and down in Italy and 

 over to India. They even sent for me over in Australia and 

 China. 



"O, the distance doesn't count. The boss pays all the ex- 

 penses and I enjoy the trips. You see it makes no differ- 

 ence how little you appreciate my visit or how much good 

 it does you, you can't lose more than a postage stamp. 



"I'd enjoy visiting your apiary too ; I would visit it if I 

 knew the way. I'll bring with me one of the handsomest 

 booklets, that will give you some mighty good advice about 

 buying bees and queens. There is something about select- 

 ing, breeding and building a strain of bees, too. There is 

 lots more too, but you will find out about that when I bring 

 the booklet. 



"If you will just write a card to W. J. Forehand & Sons 

 at Fort Deposit, Alabama, they will start me right off in 

 the direction of your apiary. No, I hardly ever miss the 

 way; if I do, just write the boss again. 



"I want to visit the apiary of every real beekeeper this 

 month. It doesn't make any difference if gfou've got one 

 colony or five thousand. I want to see you before you place 

 your order because I believe I can show you how to make 

 some extra money with your bees during the coming season. 



"I'd like to visit you next. Why not write the boss right 

 away, and I'll be over just as quick as a pair of good, 

 strong wings can take me?" 



