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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



One of the Very Oldest.— 



When renewing his subscription to the 

 Bee Journal for about the 30th time, 

 Mr. J. L. Hubbard, of Walpole, N. H., 

 writes as follows, dated Dec. 16, 1892 : 



I have taken the American Bee Jour- 

 nal from No. 1, Volume I, until now, 

 and still find it as interesting as ever. 

 Probably you have but few who have 

 taken it so long. J. L. Hubbard. 



We should like to know just who 

 among our present subscribers have 

 taken the Bee Journal continuously 

 since its first issue, in 1861. We will 

 publish the honorable list of names, if 

 all those who have taken the Bee Jour- 

 nal ever since it was started, will let us 

 know when renewing their subscriptions, 

 as did Mr. Hubbard. Let us hear from 

 all such before Feb. 1, 1893. Then we 

 will print the list. 



Our Chinese Contributor— 



Wong Lung — of California, has his first 

 article on page 858 of this issue. His 

 experience is quite interesting, and he 

 has fairly good control of our English 

 language. If all who read it should 

 happen to " smile a few smoles " when 

 reading, we feel sure Mr. Wong Lung 

 will not feel offended. We think it al- 

 most as good as the "tonics" we have 

 seen advertised for the benefit of one's 

 health. Nothing is better than a hearty 

 good laugh, you know. 



Volume XXX of the American 

 Bee Journal is completed with this 

 number. The record is made, and with 

 the next issue we begin a new volume 

 and a new year. We hope that the good 

 company we have been in during the 

 past year, may all continue with us. 

 Having set our faces toward the apicul- 

 tural goal, let us not turn back, but 

 press onward until we have attained the 

 desired end, and blessed commendation, 

 "Well done." 



Have You Read page 845 yet ? 



The Queries and Replies 



Department of the Bee Journal was 

 begun in the first number for the year 

 1885. During the eight years of its 

 existence there have been answered 851 

 questions, by some 20 of the most expert 

 bee-keepers in America. What a vast 

 fund of information is to be found in 

 those nearly 20,000 answers ! This 

 department alone is worth more than 

 the yearly subscription price of the Bee 

 Journal. 



Beginning with the second number 

 for January, 1893, we will have re- 

 plies given by at least 25 practical bee- 

 keepers, and during the year we hope to 

 be able to present a short biographical 

 sketch, with portrait, of each one of 

 those who so kindly and wisely con- 

 tribute so much to the value of the 

 Bee Journal. 



The great success and usefulness of 

 the "Queries and Replies" department 

 was assured from the very first, and all 

 along the years it has been quite a fea- 

 ture of the American Bee Journal. 

 The thanks of thousands of readers are 

 due to those who have so faithfully en- 

 deavored to answer the many hard 

 questions propounded. 



Mr. J. H. Larrabee, for the 



past year or so connected with the 

 Michigan Agricultural College, has re- 

 turned to Larrabee's Point, Vt., where 

 he again will make the production of 

 honey his business. While at the Col- 

 lege, he made many interesting and use- 

 ful experiments of much value to the 

 pursuit of bee-keeping. We enjoyed a 

 very pleasant visit from Bro. Larrabee 

 during the Illinois State Convention in 

 October, and simply "fell in love" with 

 him, as we did with others who were 

 present, and whom we had not met be- 

 fore. 



We wish Bro. Larrabee all the success 

 he may anticipate in the ranks of honey- 

 producers. Our readers may expect to 

 hear from him during the coming year, 

 If all is well. 



