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MAR. 15, J 905. 



No. 6 



W. L. CoGGSHALL, p. 226, is called "that 

 300-colony bee-keeper. " When was he re- 

 duced to that number ? [Of course, that 300 

 should have been 3000.— Ed.] 



Honey-salve for sores on horses and oth- 

 er animals: One part each of rosin, honey, 

 and wax, 18 parts fresh lard; melt all to- 

 gether slowly over a moderate fire. So 

 says a foreign journal. 



Abbe Collin, in Nahhla, an African bee 

 journal, is credited with the invention of 

 perforated zinc in 1849. I supposed it was 

 the invention of Hanneman, a German, who 

 at an advanced age is now in Brazil, S. A. 



Honey-dew is produced late in summer, 

 and on fruit-trees its production depends on 

 the success of the fruit crop. With an 

 abundant crop, no honey-dew: with a total 

 or partial failure of the fruit crop, honey- 

 dew. —Bulletin Suisse- Romande. 



After reading about karo, p. 226, and 

 what is said about the unusually dull market, 

 p. 224, one feels like asking whether bee- 

 keepers would not get big pay on the invest- 

 ment if they would unite in a campaign of 

 counter-advertising in magazines and papers. 



A RUSTY can— rusty on the inside— ' 'should 

 not be used under any circumstances," p. 

 226. How can we tell whether a can is rusty 

 inside ? Is it light enough to see ? [Very 

 easy, doctor. Hold the can up to the light, 

 the eye about six inches from the can, and 

 you can easily see any rust inside. —Ed.] 



Perfume, in honey, is supposed to be due 

 to the flowers from which it is gathered. 

 This is true only in part, says Prof. Seller, 

 in Bulletin Suisse-Romande. The basic per- 

 fume is the same in all honeys, no matter 



from what source, and is a special product 

 capable of manufacture only by the little 

 winged chemists. 



You cut a can of honey into 48 bricks, p. 

 238. Why not 60 ? [Sixty bricks to the can 

 could be cut— no law against it; but 48 

 makes a better shape for retail purposes, 

 and much easier to cut. The 48 size is as 

 small as is practicable to go. The great pres- 

 sure necessary to force the wires through 

 the mass would have a tendency to crush 

 some of the smaller bricks, so says our hon- 

 ey-man. —Ed. ] 



G. M. Doolittle, p. 227, thinks bee-keep- 

 ers were ' ' unwise in rushing into one pound 

 sections in advance of any call for the same 

 from the consumer. " That may be a debat- 

 able question. If the total sales were suflS- 

 cently increased by the one-pound section, 

 then the change was wise. But I am sure 

 that Bro. Doolittle is right as to the general 

 principle. When some change is made that 

 does not increase the general consumption, 

 only makes people prefer the new to the old, 

 when both are offered, if the new costs the 

 bee-keeper more, the change is unwise. 



"Midwinter flights " are not midwinter 

 flights at all— wish we could have a more 

 correct name. ' ' Winter flights " or " ear- 

 ly-spring flights " would be nearer the truth. 

 [There are many of our terms that are not 

 strictly correct; but because they have come 

 to be accepted it does not seem to be prac- 

 ticable to change them. In a comparative- 

 ly warm locality there will be flights in ac- 

 tual midwinter. Such flights should be pro- 

 vided for, even in January and February, 

 when the outside conditions are such as to 

 warrant it, or so I think. — Ed.] 



"But say, doctor, why do bees need 

 moisture," etc., says ye editor, p. 220. Just 

 what I was trying to find out about. As I 

 said in that Straw, ABC says "stir;" 

 Gleanings says "Don't stir." Which are 

 we to follow? [The article in the ABC, 

 advising "stir," was written by A. I. R. 

 The item in Gleanings, which says "don't 

 stir, ' ' was written by myself. We have been 



