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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL^ 



July M. 



may be carried too far." Very few re- 

 ports of stagnation in business can be 

 read with satisfaction, but this is one of 

 the few. We cannot help rejoicing over 

 some of the things that are interfering 

 with the prosperity of this business, viz.: 

 liquors are "losing their charm," are 

 " not essential," convivial habits "gone 

 never to return." We hope to hear of 

 continued depression in the market for 

 the same good reasons, and wish both 

 consumers and producers of liquors "a 

 safer and honester trade." — National 

 Stockman. 



Poor Honey-Flow. 



It has been a poor honey-flow in this 

 section of country this spring until last 

 week, as it has been so very wet. 



H. C. Gorton. 



Bureau Co., 111., July 4. 



Bain Lessens the Honey Crop. 



I will begin marketing my honey this 

 week, if it will only stop raining. I took 

 off a few cases last week. We have had 

 too much rain, and it is raining now. 

 The honey crop will be cut in half by 

 the rainy weather. J. D. Givkns. 



Dallas Co., Texas. 



A Keport from Vermont. 



I put into winter quarters 84 colonies, 

 and S6 came out in the spring. I think 

 this is the best report I have seen yet. I 

 supposed one colony did not have a 

 queen, which accounted for one ; and I 

 made a mistake of one in counting. 



Spring opened up early, and has con- 

 tinued cold up to the present time, the 

 thermometer registering from 40^ to 80^ 

 this month. Bees have gained steadily 

 now every day for a week. Yesterday 

 and to-day were very good days. Pros- 

 pects were never better, if the weather 

 would continue good. Red raspberry 

 bloom is in its prime. I counted -225 

 loaded bees that entered one hive in a 

 minute, about 6 o'clock a.m. 



I saw by the Bee Journal that the 

 caterpillars were making sad havoc with 

 the basswood in some places in Minne- 

 sota and Wisconsin, one and two years 

 ago. I would like to have members of 

 the bee-fraternity report through the 

 Bee Journal if there was any place 

 where they killed the trees, and whether 

 they still continue their depredations, or 

 are they gone ? Some maples were 

 killed by them in this State, and this 

 County, last year. I rode past a sugar- 

 orchard last week that lookt as if the fire 

 had been over it. M. F. Ckam. 



Orange Co., Vt., June 30. 



Illinois.— The annual mpetingnf Northern 

 lllinoie Bee Keepers' Association, will beheld 

 at the Court House. In Freeport, III.. Tuesday 

 and Wednesday, August HJ and IT, 1898. All 

 Inlerested in bees are invlied to attend. 



B. Kennedy, Sec. New MUford, lU. 



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