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cupy less than twice as much space as 

 Ohio. 



Regarding the number of bee-keepers 

 represented in the New York exhibit, 

 Mr. H.'s article is its own reply, and 

 leaves my statement correct. 



In regard to the purchasing of honey 

 by the State for exhibition, I see nothing 

 dishonorable in bee-keepers loaning 

 honey for a State exhibit, but, on the 

 contrary, consider it quite commenda- 

 ble. Certainly no bee-keeper is entitled 

 to any more credit for selling his honey 

 to the State than he is when selling to 

 any other party, and Ohio and other 

 State bee-keepers are not "out of the 

 use of their property for a year," as 

 might be inferred from Mr. H.'s article 

 , the New York bee-keepers would have 

 been if they had loaned their honey to 

 the State. 



I most frankly admit that when I said 

 '■ my recollection is that neither Ontario 

 nor Ohio has a section of honey on exhi- 

 bition that is not better and more per- 

 fectly filled at the sides than is the best 

 section in the New York exhibit," my 

 " recollection " was 240 miles away 

 from the exhibits, and was at fault, as 

 the New York exhibit does contain a few 

 better filled sections than are a few in 

 the Ohio exhibit ; but when Mr. H. says, 

 " We would have no difficulty in select- 

 ing from our exhibit as many, or more, 

 perfectly filled sections as may be found 

 in those exhibits " (referring to Ontario 

 and Ohio), he is certainly mistaken, as 

 could be easily seen by any one. 



The wood on the sides of the cases in 

 the New York exhibit, being of the 

 same width as those in other State ex- 

 hibits, covers imperfections in the same 

 way, and really more of them, for there 

 are more to cover. 



In regard to the "1,000 cases contain- 

 ing comb honey " which New York has 

 on exhibition, and Mr. H. claims " would 

 contain something over 12,000 pounds," 

 I will say I have counted the cases and 

 find 424 showing two sections each ; 

 280 showing three sections each ; and 

 266 showing four sections each, which, 

 according to my "early education in 



arithmetic " makes 2,752 sections 



of honey (besides the 983^ pounds be- 

 fore mentioned) on exhibition. The cases 

 may contain 15,000 pounds, for all I 

 know, but if the cases do hold more than 

 2,752 sections, they are certainly not 

 on exhibition any more than are a few 

 hundred pounds of Ohio comb honey 

 that are stored out of sight. 



Now, Mr. Editor, it is possible that 

 Mr. H. believes that what honey he has 

 stored away and not in sight is on exhi- 



bition, while I believe that nothing but 

 what is in sight is on exhibition. 



I wish to say that I honestly believe 

 that Mr. H. has done the very best he 

 knew how in collecting and putting the 

 New York honey exhibit in place, and is 

 entitled to anti has the credit due him 

 for his earnest and faithful efforts. 



If there is any evidence in what I 

 have said that I wish to belittle any ex- 

 hibit, or be boastful of Ohio's, 1 wish to 

 say that I have no such feeling, being 

 rather anxious that each and all shall 

 have all the credit due them, and that 

 that credit shall be very large indeed. 



World's Pair Grounds, Chicago, 111. 



^r^ Do not write anything- for publication 

 on the same sheet of paper with business 

 matters, unless it can be torn apart without 

 interfering- with either part of the letter. 



A Beginner's Experience with Bees. 



I purchased 5 colonies of Italian bees, and 

 find it a pleasure to work with and handle 

 them. I bought 2 golden .5-banded Italian 

 queens, and had no trouble to introduce 

 them. They are both good layers. I have 

 now hives full of nice, yellow 5-banded 

 bees from them, and, to say the least of 

 them is to say they are capital workers. 



I tell my neighbor that I would rather 

 handle bees than hogs, although I raise 

 quite a number of hogs on my farm every 

 year, at a good profit. I think I shall have 

 about 9 or 10 colonies of bees next year, as 

 they have not cast any swarms this year 

 yet. I have placed on my hives supers con- 

 taining sections, and the bees are now fill- 

 ing them nicely. We are getting a good 

 honey-flow now from heart's-ease and 

 alfalfa clover. B. F. Hakford. 



Randall, Kans., Aug. 21, 1893. 



Continual and Copious Honey-Flow. 



The last spring was the worst one for 

 bees ever experienced in this part of the 

 country. Continued cold winds made it 

 almost impossible for bees to fly to any pur- 

 pose until June 1st. So unfavorable was it 

 that they did not seem to get any appre- 

 ciable benefit from the fruit-bloom, of 

 which we have thousands of acres in this 

 vicinity They did not begin to build up in 



