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and the whole turned half way around, 

 when he had the novel occurence of all 

 the bees going out at one entrance to 

 the hive, while all the returning bees 

 came in at the other. As the young 

 bees went out and marked their location, 

 this phenomenon gradually disappeared, 

 till after awhile it was not noticeable at 

 all. In the fall, when the bees were all 

 put back into one hive, the slide in the 

 partition was left out till the bees were 

 prepared for winter, when they would 

 mark their location anew, should a flight 

 in winter occur. 



The entrance in the rear of the Lang- 

 stroth hive as used years ago, to be open 

 during the summer for ventilation and 

 closed in the fall when robbers were 

 plenty, was one of the objections I had 

 to that hive. Upon closing this rear 

 entrance, the bees on their first flight 

 afterward, would collect in large num- 

 bers about it and perish. 



In this, as in all other matters per- 

 taining to our beloved pursuit, we 

 should always conform to those un- 

 changeable laws which govern the " lit- 

 tle busy bee," if we would reap the best 

 results from them. 



Eorodino, N. Y. 



Appoint the Delegates — Apply at 

 Onee for a Coinnii»ision. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



BY FRANK BENTON. 



In view of the international character 

 which the convention of the North 

 American Bee-Keepers' Association to 

 be held in Chicago Oct. 11th, 12th and 

 13th, will have, it is especially desir- 

 able that all the States and Territories 

 of the Union be well represented. 



From several States and Territories — 

 more particularly from some of those 

 located in the South, the far West, and 

 on the Pacific coast — the Secretary has 

 no word that representatives have been 

 appointed. He would respectfully call 

 the attention of the executive officers of 

 apiarian societies to this matter, and 

 suggest, wherever possible, immediate 

 action. And even in case the funds will 

 not permit them to pay the expenses of 

 delegates, there may be able bee-keep- 

 ors who intend to visit Chicago at this 

 time, and who would be glad to repre- 

 sent officially their respective societies, 

 or the apiarian interests of their respec- 

 tive States. And the undersigned would 

 further suggest to such parties an im- 

 mediate application to the proper oflicors 



for suitable authorization. Should it 

 not be possible to pay all of the neces- 

 sary expenses of such delegates, then 

 10, 25, or 50 per cent, of the sum, or 

 the actual railway fare, might be of- 

 fered. 



Doubtless those in charge of State ap- 

 propriations may in some cases be able 

 to commission expert bee-keepers to pro- 

 ceed to Chicago and report on apiculture 

 to their State authorities, and these rep- 

 resentatives might also be named by the 

 apiarian societies of which they are 

 Tuembers as official delegates to the 

 meeting of the North American. 



There can be neither harm nor humil- 

 iation in any one's asking for such an 

 appointment, and unless bee-keepers 

 themselves make the move, and urge 

 this recognition of their industry, it will 

 not receive it. Appropriations have 

 been made — in many instances very 

 liberal ones — to bring about a represen- 

 tation of the agricultural interests of 

 the various States at the World's Fair, 

 and money is constantly being expended 

 in other ways looking to the develop- 

 ment of these interests, and there is no 

 reason why apiculture — one of the most 

 neglected of these interests — should not 

 receive its due proportion of the benefits 

 which in most instances now go wholly 

 to other better established branches of 

 rural economy. 



The Secretary of the Society will 

 cheerfully endorse applications of this 

 nature from any with whom he is ac- 

 quainted, either personally or by reputa- 

 tion, or who present proper certificates 

 from such. Frank Benton, 



Sec. North American B.-K.^s Ass'n. 

 Apiarist U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 

 Washington, D. C. 



Cause and Cures of Foul Brood 

 more Fully Explained. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



BY WM. M'EVOY. 



When foul brood originated in my 

 ariary in 1875, I was the only bee- 

 keeper in my locality, and had been for 

 eleven years before ; so that my bees 

 could not, and did not, get the disease 

 from any other bee- yard. 



In April of that year one of my colo- 

 nies swarmed out, and about two-thirds 

 of its bees got into another colony before 

 I got the hive closed. I then secured 

 the (jueen and the bees that were clus- 

 tered on the outside of the hive (which 

 was only about one-third of the bees). 



