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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



Jan. 20, 



ture,""Bees and Honey," several copies 

 of the Review, and, last but not least, the 

 American Bee Journal; and if my renewal 

 one year hence is not in on lime, you can 

 attribute it to the fact that it is another of 

 my "off " years again. 



L. F. Churchill. 

 Cheboygan Co., Mich., Dec. 15. 



The Bee-Keeper Won. 



I would like to let you know bow the bee- 

 case or fight came out. I would refer you 

 to pages 494 and 49.5 (1S9T) for further de- 

 tails. Well, my neighbor had to return 

 the bees and pay the costs. 



August Bachmann. 



King Co., Wash., Dec. 2s. 



Not a Good Honey-Flow. 



I .like the American Bee Journal first- 

 rate, and could not do without it. I started 

 ■with two colonies of bees four years ago, 

 and have 15 colonies now. I put 11 into the 

 cellar, and 4 on winter stands. The honey- 

 flow was not very good. I got only 4(i0 

 pounds last fall. R. H. Bergfeld. 



Hardin Co., Iowa, Dec. 30. 



Bees Did Well. 



Bees did very well here the past season. 

 1 harvested 2,500 pounds of comb honey 

 and 500 pounds of extracted of very fine 

 quality, from 48 colonies, spring count, and 

 and increast to 77 colonies, with plenty of 

 honey to winter on. I attribute my suc- 

 <?ess to the American Bee Journal, and 

 could not keep bees without it. 



Nemaha Co., Kans. A. W. Swan. 



Stored Honey of Fine Quality. 



Bees did well here last season, and the 

 honey stored was of a fine quality. The 

 fall forage was good, tho I expect it was 

 injured and cut short by the drouth of 

 autumn. Bees seem to be wintering quite 

 well so far. Have had but few days at a 

 time of real cold weather here yet, with 

 but little snow, the first coming Dec. 2. 



Fred S. Thorington. 



Livingston Co., Mo., Dec. 16. 



Report for the Past Season. 



I began the season of 1897 with GO colo- 

 nies, and have SO now. They averaged 25 

 pounds of honey per colony, mostly comb. 

 The forepart of the season started out 

 grand, but by July 10 the honey-flow broke 

 off all at once, everything dried up, and 

 there was no more honey after that to 

 speak of, altho bees are in good condition. 

 I hope for a better season in 189S. 



A. WlCHERTS. 



Cook Co., 111., Dec. 17. 



Appreciates the Bee Journal. 



The American Bee Journal has been a 

 ■close and constant friend ever since its 

 birth, and 1 have watcht its development 

 and growth, as it has made its regular visits 

 weekly for so many years, and should it 

 from any cause stop during my life, I 

 should be very lonely without its visits. 



My lawsuit is set for the January court. 

 I will report later in regard to it. 



H. Besse, M. D. 



Delaware Co., Ohio, Dec. 31. 



Hogs Eat Sweet Clover. 



The sweet clover seed I got last spring 

 grew all right, and at the present writmg 

 it is green. They need not tell me that 

 stock will not eat it, for I cannot keep our 

 pigs off of it, as it is not fenced. We sowed 

 white clover last spring, and if I get the 

 Simpson honey-plant started, don't tell me 

 I will not have any surplus honey. 



I think this is a good location. We are 

 near the Republican river, where abound 

 Cottonwood, sumac, prickly-ash, box-elder, 

 grape-vines, golden-rod. smart-weed, and 



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any amount of wild flowers that I do not 

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1 am very much interested in bees. The 

 Bee Journal is a great help to me. There 

 are so many things a beginner wants to 

 know, and the Bee Journal is the place to 

 find almost any question answered, that 

 you want to ask about bees. 



I began last spring with two colonies, in- 

 creast by natural swarming to six, got 85 

 pounds of comb honey in one-pound sec- 

 tions, and they all have plenty o£ winter 

 stores. They have been out for a play- 

 spell at three different dates in this month 

 — Dec. 0, T and 8. 



I am experimenting a little in wintering 

 my bees; if they winter all right you may 

 hear from me again. 



Mrs. Lizzie Ireland. 



Republic Co,, Kaus., Dec. 15. 



Managed a Number of Apiaries. 



I have managed alone over 30 small api- 

 aries, starting with 144 colonies, spring 

 count, and increast to over 300. and but :i 

 swarms. I got 1,371 one-pound sections 

 filled from one divided colony. The Bee 

 Journal has been a great help to me. 



ThOS. CHiSTRT. 



Clay Co., S. Dak., Dec. 28. 



Bee Journal Iiikely to Cause Trouble. 



I am well pleased with the Bee Journal. 

 It is full of reliable news, and comes regu- 

 larly, but I am afraid it will cause me 

 trouble, as there is a dispute as to who shall 

 read it first, wife or 1, as she has taken 

 great interest in the bee-business. 



Los Angeles Co., Calif. J. H. Miller. 



Results of the Poor Season. 



1 have about 20 colonies of bees that were 

 put into winter in good condition. They 

 produced between l.OUO and 1,100 pounds of 

 comb honey, which sold at 15 cents a pound. 

 About all is sold. I am nearly 60 years old, 

 and have Ijept bees 19 years. I produce 

 altogether comb honey, and use the Lang- 

 stroth hive. 1 have tried many other hives, 

 but for easy handling, and all other pur- 

 poses, it is ahead of any other I know of. I 

 have taken the Bee Journal about 11 or 13 

 years, and could not get along without it 

 and keep bees. Bee-keeping here is away 

 back, say 40 years. Alexander Rose. 



Shelby Co., 111., Jan. 1. 



Selling Honey at Home. 



My honey crop has been this year, the 

 summer and fall supply. 000 pounds from 

 seven colonies. The light honey sold 

 readily for 12'.2' cents, and 10 cents for dark. 

 All pronounced it .fliw. Have sold it all, 

 and there has been a call for more. All 

 was sold in the home market. I have no 

 trouble in selling my honey, as it goes on 

 the market clean and all in good shape. 

 Some s(j-c(ille(l bee-men will bring their 

 honey to market just as it is taken from 

 the hive, and not being able to get a good 



