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brood ; but I said in the outset that com- 

 mon, dead, rotten, drowned, or any 

 other kind of dead brood will not pro- 

 duce /oitJ brood in Texas, and I am will- 

 ing to lead George Chaney, the biggest 

 (in stature) bee-keeper that I know of 

 (as he looks as if he would weigh 400 

 pounds) over my bridge, and it will not 

 shake, much less fall. Now, Friend 

 McEvoy, as you laughed at me without 

 permission, may I grin at you for think- 

 ing that dead brood produces foul 

 brood ? Then if this shoe pinches like 

 the other one did, please wear it, and 

 you will have a full pair, and standing in 

 them you may force another grin. 



In conclusion I will say that as long as 

 we are laughing, there is no danger of 

 any fight. Then, I will always run be- 

 fore I'll fight. Jennie Atchley. 



Sorgh.uin Syrup for Winter Stores. 



Mrs. Atchley : — Will bees winter on 

 sorghum syrup successfully in this lati- 

 tude, if fed to them for winter stores ? 

 I have some colonies that are light in 

 stores, and I wish to know if they will 

 winter on it successfully in this latitude. 

 Answer through the " old reliable " 

 American Bee Journal. May it long 

 continue, is my wish. 



Decatur, Miss. N. E. Cleveland. 



Friend Cleveland, all my experience 

 in feeding common molasses or sorghum, 

 is that bees will not take hold of it for 

 me. I hkve succeeded a few times in 

 getting some colonies to take a little 

 sorghum that were starving to death, 

 and they will work at molasses barrel*, 

 but I would mix a little honey or sugar 

 syrup with it. But if you can succeed 

 in getting them to store enough of it in 

 the combs, I think in your latitude they 

 will winter on it. I suggest that you 

 try it and report. .Jennie Atchley. 



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 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 thisoflSce. $1.00; or clubbed with 

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The Best Working Colonies for 

 Next Season. 



Query 895.— Which will likely make the 

 better working colonies during the working 

 season next year— that is, store the most 

 honey— those that require from 20 to 25 

 pounds to carry them through the winter, or 

 those that will get along on from 5 to 10 

 pounds of stores ?— Minn. 



The latter. — G. M. Doolittle. 



I would choose the larger large colony. 

 — E. France. 



Strong colonies that require the lesser 

 amount. — P. H. Elwood. 



All conditions being equal, there will 

 be no difference. — H. D. Cutting. 



The amount of food consumed cuts no 

 figure in the case. — Mr^. L. Harrison. 



I would select those that will take 

 from 20 to 25 pounds. — J. P. H. Brown. 



I would rather risk those that con- 

 sume the 20 or 25 pounds. — J. M. Ham- 



BAUGH. 



As a rule the first, because stronger. 

 A medium amount may be better than 

 either. — C. C. Miller. 



The amount of honey consumed is no 

 criterion by which to judge of their 

 future strength or working qualities. — 

 J. H. Larrabee. 



Probably the stronger colony. But 

 my doctrine is to go into winter quarters 

 with not too large a colony of young bees. 

 — Will M. Barnum. 



I do not think the quantity of honey 

 consumed has anything to do with the 

 capacity for gathering honey the next 

 season.-— Emerson T. Abbott. 



I don't think it will make any differ- 

 ence, still I don't know that any data 

 can be ascertained from which a correct 

 answer could be given. — J. E. Pond. 



I know of no fixed rule about this, 

 for, if they all go through, one may be 

 as good to store honey as the other, as 

 in this country they all may need food 

 before honey comes in the spring. — Mrs. 

 Jennie Atchley. 



