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the long way of the holes parallel with 

 the roller. With a strip of wood Id one 

 of the alleys to nail the tin to, the roller 

 is covered, and when properly put on 

 and filled, sand-paper can't approach it 

 for smooth, fine polish. 



We produce honey In beeway sections, 

 so I made the main sheet just 4 inches 

 long, and raised the T tins at the ends 

 Js-inch, put on a strip of tin with one 

 row punched with the chisel, then with 

 platform and two guides just 4?4' inches 

 apart, I clean the beeways. I believe 

 anyone who will try this will abandon 

 sand-paper in any form. 



There are two things essential to suc- 

 cess — a perfectly round roller after the 

 tin is on, and even, regular work in 

 punching the tin. John S. Bruce. 



Montrose Co., Colo. June 28. 



Yellow Sweet Clover. 



The plant that Mr. Hall, of Hardin 

 Co., Iowa, sends, is yellow melilot or 

 sweet clover, and has all the good boney- 

 producing qualities of the common white 

 sweet clover. It is a much rarer plant 

 here in the West, only found occasion- 

 ally, but more common eastward. It 

 bears the euphonious botanical name of 

 MelUotus offichiaiis. The first part of 

 the word " melilotus " — " mel " — attests 

 its honey value. It is a plant well worth 

 cultivation by bee-men, if you are not 

 troubled with the bugaboo notion that it 

 will become a weed, as some claim for Its 

 near relation the Melilotus alba, or com- 

 mon sweet clover. H. S. Pepoon. 



Beard-Tonguo or Foxglove. 



I enclose two samples of flowers which 

 I think belong to the same family. The 

 larger one is more abundant and is a fine 

 honey-yielder. It began blooming about 

 May SO, and somewhat resembles snap- 

 dragon, but the mouth of the flower is 

 open, and the color is light blue. 



Frank Adelbert. 



Flathead Co., Mont. 



[The two plants sent by Mr. Adelbert 

 are members of the great figwort family 

 that furnishes many fine honey-plants. 

 The plants in question are known botan- 

 ically as Pentstemon, and in common 

 language "beard-tongue," or occasion- 

 ally "foxglove." There are a great 

 many different kinds found in the United 

 States, and they are particularly numer- 

 ous in the far Northwest— Montana, 

 Idaho, Oregon, etc. Doubtless all the 

 varieties are good honey-plants, as the 

 family to which they belong furnishes 

 many that are of much use to the bee- 

 keeper. The common figwort, especially, 

 is rich in honey, and Is one of the plants 

 •figured by Prof. Cook In his Manual, and 

 praised by him for its value as a nectar- 

 producer.— H. S. Pepoon.J 



:racmg Honey— Gathering Slowly. 



Mr. Editor:— I am glad that it oc- 

 curred to you to get the opinions of the 

 commission men on the subject of facing 

 comb honey. These opinions are just 

 what might have been expected, and will 

 be of value to honey-producers. It is 

 quite possible for a man to face his honey 

 without the intention to deceive, but 

 that some one will be deceived is more 



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 let referred to. I am now prepared to fill or- 

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 QUEENS, or daughters ot imported stock 

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than probable, and the honey-producer 

 ought not to take the risk. 



Bees are gathering slowly now, and I 

 have put the second super on a few of 

 the strongest colonies. During the first 

 half of June almost all colonies got very 

 short of stores, and many were on the 

 point of starvation. White clover bloom 

 is scantier than I ever observed it to be 

 before at this time of year, but there is 

 a great abundance of white clover plants. 



Last week was quite a hot week and 

 some swarming took place, but I am not 

 looking for much of it this season. 

 There was a heavy rain Saturday after- 

 noon and night, and I look for a steady 

 but not very abundant flow of honey. 

 Edwin Bevins. 



Decatur Co., Iowa, July 4. 



White Clover Prospects Blighted. 



As the rain Is again pouring, and all 

 prospects for white clover honey now 

 laid In the dust, I think this report will 

 not come amiss, as those more fortunate 

 bee-keepers may quiet themselves ac- 

 cordingly, and hold their crops for good 

 prices. I have gathered Information 

 from a number of bee-keepers as to the 

 white clover crop, and so far not an 

 ounce has been stored In the supers. We 

 have at this date 250 colonies In fine 

 condition, and the clover never lookt 

 better, but no honey. The number of 

 colonies that I report from is about 500. 

 We are now looking for basswood, and If 

 it fails, then we have not white honey- 

 yielding flowers enough to make a sur- 

 plus, unless it be the willow-herb, which, 

 If it yields, makes very white honey. 

 August Babtz. 



Chippewa Co., Wis., June 30. 



Prospects Good for a Honey Crop. 



I have 40 colonies of Italian bees in 

 Langstroth and dovetail hives, all doing 

 well. The prospect for a good honey 

 crop has never been better. The white 

 clover crop is good, and a heavy honey- 

 dew falls every night; when morning 

 comes the leaves on the timber are covered 

 with honey-dew. The bees get honey 

 from this In quantities. We are having 

 a fine fanning season— a good prospect 

 for a good crop. A good farming season 

 is generally a good honey season. What 

 causes the honey-dew ? 



M. W. McPhekson. 



Giles Co., Va., June 30. 



Too Much Kain. 



The honey crop will be light here this 

 season. There has been too much rain. 

 Jacob Fbame. 



Braxton Co., W. Va., July 5. 



A Gratifying Depression. 



A well known commercial authority 

 In reviewing the liquor trade says : 

 " Wine and liquor merchants think the 

 times are out of joint. All sorts of liquor 

 they say, except perhaps beer, seem to 

 have lost a large part of their charm for 

 the public, and some fear is entertained 

 that with New Englanders the days of 

 convivial habits have gone never to re- 

 turn. The man who before the hard 

 times began, some five years ago, slacked 

 his thirst with brandy and soda In the 

 company of a friend, to-day contents 

 himself with a modest glass of beer 

 alone, having learned during the period 

 of depression that stimulants are not 

 positively essential, and that hospitality 



