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gleain^ings in bee culture. 



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ly. One would, no doubt, keep several of your boys 

 and girls profitably employed some time after the 

 busy time of honey supplies^s over. A largo crop of 

 berries could be raised for the honey; and what ber- 

 ries are not disposed of profitably green, could be 

 dried at paying prices. Full directions accompany 

 each machine, for preparing all kinds of fruit and 

 vegetables. 



I have 46 swarms of bees in the Root Simplicity 

 and Chaff hives, packed in chaff on summer stands; 

 last season was a poor one for honey in this section. 

 The thermometer has been 20° below zero part of 

 the winter, but I have faith that most of the bees 

 will come through all right yet. C. L. Brooks. 



Deansville, Oneida Co., N. Y., Jan. 2, 1881. 



Many thanks for circular, etc., friend B. 

 The price quoted on sweet corn is J U to 15c. 

 At 10c, it ought to sell "lively ; " but as dry 

 shelled corn brings only about 2c per lb., it 

 seems to me it could easily be furnished at 

 that price. A real nice brand of sweet corn, 

 such as I have mentioned, would be excel- 

 lent food even at lUc per lb., and I do not 

 think it would be very expensive, compared 

 with other foods either. Who has some for 

 sale? Go to work and get some ready for 

 market, and I think I can find you custom- 

 ers. 



I send you a small sample of our evaporated 

 corn by mail to-day. Tnj it. It is all disposed of 

 for this year, but next year we shall be glad to sell 

 to you if we can agree upon a price. W^e make this 

 a part of our business— evaporating corn, apples, 

 and pumpkins. N. F. Case. 



Glensdale, Lewis Co., N. Y., Jan. 3, 1881. 



The corn is most excellent, friend C, and 

 we could hardly tell it from corn that had 

 just been gathered from the field. If any- 

 body has any for sale as good as that, I 

 should like figures on it. 



Pertalnlnsf to Bee Culture. 



CAUTION TO DEALERS. 



BjTKR. EDITOR:— A little over two months ago I 

 fj^ received my first lesson, and I think the last 

 one, while I remain a supply dealer in apiar- 

 ian supplies. Mr. W. L. Woodward, formerly of 

 Salford, Ont., wrote to me, stating to me that he had 

 275 lbs. of beeswax for sale. I offered him 28e per lb. 

 cash on delivery ; but he thought thar, as we had had 

 dealings with each other the last two years, I ought 

 to remit first, which I declined to do, as it would 

 amount to $77— he being a stranger tomepersonallj', 

 and I to him ; so, finally, he said if I would remit $28 

 he would forward the 275 lbs. of wax at once, on re- 

 ceipt of money, at the same time stating that two 

 other parties were after it, at the same offer. I re- 

 mitted the $28 in a registered letter; he received it, 

 and that is the last of it, for he left Salford for parts 

 unknown. He stated he gathered it for me through 

 the country. M. Richardson. 



Port Colborne, Ont., Dec. 6, 1880. 



After getting the above, we immediately 

 wrote Mr. Woodward, as he is one of our 

 subscribers ; but getting no reply from him, 



we wrote his postmaster, inclosing a postal 

 for reply ; but after w^aiting quite a time 

 without getting a reply, we wrote to a sub- 

 scriber there, and got the_ following: — 



In answer to yours of the 29th, would say in refer- 

 ence to Woodward, he was not counted a responsible 

 man when here. He took all the honey-comb, and 

 queen bees, and left the others to starve. I heard 

 he went to California, but don't know his present 

 address. He has swindled others as well as Mr. 

 Richardson. He is entirely deaf. If you wish any 

 more information, I shall be glad to give it to you. 



Salford, Ont., Jan. 5, 1881. John Gregg, Jr. 



As the matter now stands, it seems to me 

 that our bee friends need to be warned 

 against trusting any man of the name given 

 above, should he turn up in any new locality. 

 If it were possible to find his address, I 

 should much prefer trying to hear from him 

 personally, especially as his deal with us has 

 always been honorable. The transaction, as 

 detailed by friend Richardson, is of a most 

 aggravating character, and the poor man 

 must have undergone some severe tempta- 

 tions before he yielded to this bad impulse. 

 If any one can give us his present address, I 

 will do all I can to help him to reconsider 

 his bad start, and come back to the right 

 again. 



Now, friends, allow me to suggest, in sim- 

 ilar cases, where you do notknow each other, 

 you just send your money to a bank and di- 

 rect them to make the purchase, or put the 

 whole transaction in the hands of the ex- 

 piess company. You can do this, and still 

 have the wax or honey shipped by freight. 



It seems that Mitchell is not out of bus- 

 iness yet, for two circulars, dated Jan., 1881, 

 have been sent in by friends who have re- 

 ceived them. I find nothing that requires 

 notice, except the following on a little slip 

 of paper, pasted in the front: — 



NOTICE. 

 We would announce to the bee-keepers of the fol- 

 lowing-named Counties— Randolph and Jay Coun- 

 ties, Indiana; Mercer, Auglaize, and Shelby Coun- 

 ties, Ohio, that we will visit the counties named as 

 follows: — 



Portland, Oswalt House, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1881. 



Celina, Miller House, Wedaesday, Jan. 12. 



Wapakonetta, Heinrich House, Thursday, Jan. 13. 



Sidney, Read House, Friday, Jan. 14. 



Winchester, Franklin House, Saturday, Jan. 15. 



We extend a cordial invitation to every one that 

 is interested in the busy bee to call on us; and we 

 would say to those who are using our hive, or any 

 part of it, without a right to do so, that you are re- 

 quested to meet me and settle up, or we will bring 

 suit in the U. S. Court against you. Many of you 

 have said that we have no patent on our hive. If 

 you will call, we will show you our patent. We re- 

 quest our friends to report all infringers. Any par- 

 ties using the so-called Root's Chaff Cushions are in- 

 fringers of the worst kind. We are sorry that we 

 are thus compelled to assert our rights. 



N. C. MITCHELL. 



Well, I am sorry too, Friend M. I had 

 hoped you would come out straight too, and 

 that we might take the head of this depart- 

 ment and put it away up on a high shelf, 

 perhaps never more to be needed. I can 

 hardly think any of our new beginners will 

 be so foolish as 'to pay you for tiie right to 

 use a division board when you do not even 

 speak of making me settle. You know I am 

 infringing the "worst kind." 



