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theresultsofhisobservations, viz. : 

 All 3^ears ending in 9, or 1 iire 

 extremely dry ; those ending in 2, 

 3, 4, 5 or 6 are extremely wet; 

 those ending in 7 or 8 are ordi- 

 narily well balanced ; those ending 

 in 6 have extremely cold winters ; 

 those ending in 2 have an early 

 spring ; tliose ending in 1 have a 

 late spring ; those ending in 3 and 

 4 are subject to great floods. 



A short time since we had the 

 pleasure of visiting Mend Alley 

 and found him quite busy among 

 his bees. He has been exceedingly 

 fortunate this season with mating 

 his queens as out of over 900 

 which he has shipped but one has 

 been reported as impurely mated, 

 and this merely because the mark- 

 ings of the bees did not come quite 

 np to the standard. 



While there we saw some of the 

 noted Albino bees and find that 

 there is a marked similarity 

 between their markings and those 

 of the Holy Land bees which seems 

 to sustain the theory that the 

 yellow races of bees which we have 

 had their origin in the Holy Land. 

 We propose to experiment largely 

 with the different races next season, 

 to study the effects of crossing and 

 making new varieties. 



Several times lately our atten- 

 tion has been called to the question 

 of foul brood. Now, if any person 

 who thinks that his apiary is 

 infected with it will send us by 

 mail a small piece of brood packed 

 securely in a small box, we will 

 examine it and advise him regard- 

 ing it. Brother beekeepers, unless 

 great care is taken in preventing 

 the spreading of this dread disease 

 the time will come when it will call 

 for extreme measures. We are 

 well acquainted with foul brood 

 and its ravages and advise our 

 readers to be cautious how they 

 trust to the efficacy of salicylic 

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acid. We would call their atten- 

 tion to friend Jones' article in the 

 August number, and bee notes in 

 the June number. 



The Scientific American for Sept. 

 22, 1883, contains an illustration 

 and description of Thompson's 

 Bee-hive Truck patented by Charles 

 R. Thompson, Fort Omaha, Doug- 

 las Co., Nebraska. Judging from 

 the illustration and description we 

 should consider that the truck 

 might prove just the thing for mov- 

 ing bee-hives about the apiary. 



Friends McKay Dougan and L. 

 C. Root & Bro. send us the fol- 

 lowing prize offers : 



Dear Locke: — I will give to the 

 person sending you the largest list 

 of yearly subscribers (if not less 

 than 22) by January 1, 1884, a 

 good colony of pure Cyprian bees 

 with young tested queen. 

 Your friend, 

 W. McKay Dougan. 

 Mohaivk, N. Y. 

 Friend Locke : — We will send to 

 the person sending you the second 

 largest club of yearly subscribers 

 (provided there are not less than 

 20) before the first of May next, 

 a full colony of Italian bees with 

 a queen from the stock that made 

 us 484 pounds of surplus honey 

 in 1881. 



Very truly yours, 

 L. C. Root & Bro. 



We would state that these, as 

 well as the other offers that have 

 been made, are free-will offerings 

 for which we are more than thank- 

 ful as it shows the extent of the 

 interest taken in the Apiculturist. 



Now, who will obtain these pre- 

 miums. There are already two 

 colonies offered for the largest club, 

 one for the second largest and one 

 for the third largest. We will 

 gladly furnish all the specimen 



