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judgment, to a great extent, after you 

 become familiar with the habits of your 

 bees, and acquainted with the honey- 

 producing flowers of your locality. 



Now, listen : There is not a single 

 bee-keeper in the land to-day that can 

 always tell you just what is best to do at 

 all times with your bees, even if you go 

 into details about their condition or 

 maneuvers. To be able to prescribe for 

 some human cases intelligently, we must 

 see the patient. So it is with bees. The 

 best of apiarists may fail to reach your 

 case without seeing the bees. 



So, make up your minds to ynakc your 

 bees a success. Learn all you can from 

 the bee-papers and the bee-kooks, then 

 rely upon self for the balance, and do 

 not lose precious time in waiting to hear 

 from some bee-doctor regarding your 

 case. 



Now, if you will take my advice, I am 

 sure you will succeed. 



Jennie Atchley. 



Implements Used in Bee-Culture. 



As we have been using quite a lot of 

 new fixtures this year, and there are 

 many bee-keepers that would like to 

 know about them, I will report as to 

 their success, etc. 



As a foundation fastener the Lowry 

 Johnson is the best I ever saw. It is 

 fast, and does the work well, always 

 putting the foundation exactly at the 

 right place, and fastens the foundation 

 securely, too. 



The new Bingham bent-nozzle smokers 

 are just perfection. We did not like 

 them at first, but now the boys won't 

 have any other. We are using a " Doc- 

 tor," a "Conqueror," and several smaller 

 ones, and I tell you they are (/le smokers. 

 Our bees are in a grove, and we burned 

 forest leaves by packing them down 

 hard in the fire-pot or stove of the 

 smokers; and, in fact, we can burn 

 almost anything in them. 



Then last, but largest, if you want to 

 see ni-;e work, use Root's dovetailing 

 machine. We have used one this year, 

 and it turns out ftrst-cUiss work all the 

 time. 



Oh, yes, I almost forgot the Daisy 

 Spring wheelbarrow. When you try one 

 of these, you will not be without it, as it 

 is the handiest tool in the apiary, ready 

 to haul anything. Jemnie Atchley. 



COWVEMTIOM OIRECTORY. 



Onion Juice, if instantly applied, 

 will allay the pain caused by the sting 

 of bees or other insects. 



1893. 



Time and place of meeting. 



Oct. 11. 12, 13.— North American (Interna- 

 tional), at Chicago, Ills. 

 Krank Beaton. Sec. Washinafton, D. C. 



Oct. 12. —Susquehanna Co.. at New Milford.Pa. 

 H. M. Seeley. Sec, Harford, Pa. 



Oct. 18-20.— Missouri, at Pertle Spring-s, Mo. 

 P. Baldwin, Sec, Independence, Mo. 



Dec.12, 13.— Illinois State, at Springfield, Ills. 

 Jas. A. Stone, Sec, Bradfordtou, Ills. 



2^~ In order to have this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — The Editor. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



Pkesident— Dr. C. C. Miller Marengo, Ills. 



Vice PrtES.— .1. E. Crane Middlebury, Vt. 



Secretary- Frank Benton, Washington. D. C. 

 Treasurer— George \V. York.. .Chicago, Ills. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— Hon. K. L. Taylor. .Lapeer, Mich. 

 Gen'l, Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago, 111. 



**A Modern JSee-I''unii and Its 



Economic Management," is the title of a 

 splendid book on practical bee-culture, by 

 Mr. S. Simmins, of England. It is .5%x83^ 

 inches in size, and contains 370 pages, 

 nicely illustrated, and bound in cloth. It 

 shows •' how bees may be cultivated as a 

 means of livelihood; as a health-giving 

 pursuit ; and as a source of recreation to 

 the busy man." It also illustrates how 

 profits may be ' ' made certain by growing 

 crops yielding the most honey, having also 

 other uses; and by judgment in breeding a 

 good working strain of bees." Price, post- 

 paid, from this office, .$1.00; or clubbed with 

 the Bee Journal for one year, for $1.70. 



Capons and Caponizing-, by 



Edward Warren Sawyer, M. D., Fanny 

 Field, and others. It shows in clear 

 language and illustrations all about 

 caponizing fowls; and thus how to 

 make the most money in poultry-raising. 

 Every poultry-keeper should have it. 

 Price, postpaid, 30 cents; or clubbed 

 with Bee Jouenal one year, for $1. 10. 



See Osir I^ew Preiiiiitni MAtit on 



page 389, and then decide to get some of the 

 premiums offered for securing new sub- 

 scribers for the Bee Journal. We want 

 every one of our present subscribers to 

 help us inci-ease the number of our regular 

 readers. Will you see what you can do 

 toward it ? 



