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VOL XXXII. CHICAGO, ILL, DEC. 14, 1893. 



NO. 24. 



I*i'of . Coolc started for California last 

 week, and likely will soon be settled in his 

 new home at Claremont. While we at this 

 writing are enduring a temperature around 

 zero, he is fast approaching the land where 

 are sunshine and posies nearly the whole 

 year round. We learn that a " right royal 

 welcome " awaits the Professor, which, no 

 doubt, he will greatly appreciate. 



Tlie I^iong' ^Viiafer Evenings is 



just the time to " read up " on bee-keeping. 

 Look over our book list on the 3rd page of 

 this number of the Bee Jourxal, and then 

 order one or more books when renewing 

 your subscription. Our book clubbing of- 

 fers are found on page 741 of this issue also. 

 Look it over now, before you forget it. It 

 will pay you. 



Bro. J. H. ILiarral»ee is suggested 

 by Oleanings for the position of Superin- 

 tendent of the Vermont Apicultural Experi- 

 ment Station, recently established. We 

 second the nomination of Bro. Larrabee, 

 and heartily agree with Bro. Root when he 

 says of Bro. L., >• He is eminently qualified 

 by experience in this very line." Besides, 

 the last syllable of his name is so appro- 

 priate — 'L&Y-va.-hee. We hope he will be 

 appointed. 



Coinl) Honey in tlie U. S. — Some 

 time ago GJen/iixg.s thought that possibly a 

 very close estimate of the amount of comb 

 honey produced in a year in this country 

 could be obtained if i*^ were known how 

 many sections were sold by the various 

 manufacturers in that year. Bro. Root 

 now suggests that all the manufacturers 

 soon report their sales for 1S93. For several 

 good reasons, he also has appointed Dr. C. 

 C. Miller, of Marengo, 111., to receive the 

 reports from the various section-makers, as 

 soon after Dec. 81, 1893, as possible. Dr. 

 Miller is to keep all reports to himself, and 

 " after making up the sum total, he is to 

 have fuU latitude to estimate various 

 shrinkages, and from that compute the 

 number of pounds of honey." 



Of course, the result cannot be anything 

 very definite, but, after all, the outcome is 

 bound to be more or less interesting. We 

 hope that all the manufacturers will send 

 in their reports as requested above, remem- 

 bering not to include any sections shipped 

 to foreign countries. Also, don't forget 

 that Dr. Miller is to keep all reports strictly 

 private, so no one need hesitate'to send him 

 the exact number of sections sold, no mat- 

 ter how few the number. 



Bees and Frnit-Cti'o-^veriij. — The 



ignorant and prejudiced members of the 

 fruit-growing fraternity have frequently 

 made war upon the bees, claiming that they 

 were an injury to the fruit industry. In 

 the following, from Bro. Geo. W. Brodbeck, 

 of California, we find that the more observ- 

 ing and intelligent fruit-men are beginning 

 to wake up to a realization of the great 

 benefit bees are to their pursuit : 



Friexd York : — The California State 

 Fruit-Growers" Association has been in ses- 



