1906 



GLEANINGS m BEE CULTURE. 



1545 



TWO YEARS FOR $1.00 



FTER a man succeeds in publishing a 

 good journal, the next step is that of 

 getting it into the hands of the peo- 

 ple, of getting them to reading it, 

 and becoming acquainted with its 

 merits. This can be done by adver- 

 tising, sending out sample copies, 

 circulars, etc. All this costs money. 

 I think I am safe in saying that, for 

 every new subscriber I have received, 

 I have paid $2.00 in advertising; hence, I have always 

 said that a publisher of a good journal could afford to 

 send his paper one year free for the sake of getting it 

 into new hands. It would cost no more than other 



forms of advertising, and would be more effective; 

 but, for obvious reasons, this plan could not be put 

 into practice; but I am going to come as near to it as 

 I can. I have between 200 and 300 complete sets of 

 back numbers for the present year; and as long as 

 the supply holds out I will send a complete set, and 

 the rest of this year free, to any one who will send 

 me $1.00 for the Review for 1907. 



Back numbers of the Review are different from 

 those of newspat>e'rs and some journals. The infor- 

 mation that they contain is just as valuable now as 

 when first published. In an advertisement like this 

 it is impossible to give much description, but I will 

 mention one or two features of each issue of 



THE. REVIEW FOR 1906 



JANUARY.— The keynote of the Review for 1906 is 

 'THE CONTROL OF INCREASE;" and Mr. Gill, of 

 Colorado, starts off by telling how he completely 

 and profitably controls the increase of 1000 colo- 

 nies run for comb honey. 



FEBRUARY.— R C Aikin shows how, with a knowl- 

 edge of principles, increase can be controlled; but 

 perhaps the most valuable contribution to this 

 issue is from R. F. Holtermann, of Canada de- 

 scribing "Some Short Cuts in the Production of 

 Extracted Honey." 



MARCH.— In this issue is illustrated and described 

 the only really successful non-swarming hive that 

 has yet been invented. Its inventor, Mr. L. A. 

 Aspinwall, secured an average of 140 pounds of 

 comb honey the past season from fifty colonies, 

 and had no swarms. 



APRIL. — The most valuable article is this issue is 

 from C. A. Olmstead, of New York, in which he 

 illustrates and describes a method of foretellino 

 swarming without opening the hive. 



MAY.— In this issue is begun a series of the most de- 

 lightfully and beautifully illustrated sketches that 

 have ever appeared in the Review— that of the 

 editor's experience in locating and managing three 

 out-apiaries in the wild, picturesque, raspberry 

 region of Northern Michigan. 



JUNE.— The article this month on "Control of In- 

 crease," is by that veteran, J. E. Crane, of Ver- 

 mont, and shows how to do the work when the 

 harvest comes early. This issue also gives the ed- 

 itor's experience in moving his 400 colonies into 

 Northern Michigan— illustrated with four engrav- 

 ings. 



JULY.— This issue has a beautiful full-page illustra- 

 tion of the Review apiary here at Flint (10.5 colo- 

 nies), and the editor gives a resume of his work 

 in this apiary for the first six months of the year 

 —showing where he failed and why he succeeded. 



AUGUST.— In this number the editor tells of " Reap- 

 ing the Harvest in Northern Michigan," and gives 

 pictures of the different apiaries, some at old 

 abandoned lumber-camps, one with a tent for a 

 honey-house, while the reading-matter has an 

 actual flavor of the wild northern woods. 



SEPTEMBER.— Of all the articles in this year's 

 Review I doubt if any one is more really helpful 

 than the one in this issue by the editor, entitled 

 " Conveniences in the Production of Extracted 

 Honey." It has several illustrations, and shows 

 how to use bee-escapes without the back-aching 

 work of lifting the hives by hand; how to make a 

 honey-knife cut as "slick as a razor;" how to 

 make an uncapping-can for ten cents; how to 

 arrange a cheap automatic strainer, and run the 

 honey directly into the cans; and how to arrange 

 an electric bell, at a cost of 60 cts., that will ring 

 when the can is full. 



Instead of mentioning some of the special features 

 for October, November, and December, let me use the 

 space to say that one of the good things that will ap- 

 pear in the Review for 1907 will be a series of articles 

 from E. D. Town.send, Michigan's foremost bee-keep- 

 er. All of his writings in the past have been frag- 

 mentary, a glimpse here and there, and they have 

 been scattered here and there in different journals. 

 Now he is going to write in a consecutive manner, 

 starting at the beginning of the season and going 

 through the year— just as though he were writing a 

 book. It will give his system of management. 



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profitable BUSINESS out of bee-keeping. 

 Price $1.20; or, the Review for 1907 (and 

 all of the back numbers of this year free) for 

 only $2.00. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. Flint, Mich. 



