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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNALe 



August 11, 



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The Farmer's 

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 more tliiin ftiicitlH-r it is the farmer. He does not use a wa^un eveiy (i;iy. but when he 

 dues usfL- it lir want'^ its use badly. At such times it is a great mistoitiine to have a tire 

 ■ ■lime nil", a huh split, a t'eik>e break and the wheel "j-'O to spi.ikes"— a ;j:eneral break down. 

 The disuse ot a wa^-^'n for a feiv days may mean the loss of a erop. THE REMEDY ? 

 Buy a wagon that won't break down- The wheel is the vital part of a wa^'on 



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on at any of the hives so elevated, not- 

 withstanding there was a great honey- 

 dearth existing at the time, and not a 

 super on the hives. 



The idea of robber-bees getting inside 

 and "handing out" honey to their 

 "pals" through the single wire-cloth 

 didn't strilse the Doctor as being any- 

 thing very serious, for if the robbers 

 were allowed to pass into the hives, they 

 certainly would get out again with their 

 loads, especially as the plan of ventila- 

 tion as proposed by Alder Brothers does 

 not contemplate much reduction of the 

 ordinary hive-entrance. — Editor.] 



Bees Doing Well. 



Bees are doing well in this locality, 

 especially those that did not swarm. But 

 the new swarms are very slow, as I have 

 10 or 12 that are not up in the supers 

 as yet. H. S. Hubbard. 



Arapahoe Co., Colo., July 30. 



Another Hive-Tool. 



I see a tool is called for that will beat 

 the screw-driver in prying off hive- 

 covers, supers, etc. I will send you one 

 of the kind that I have used for years. 

 It Is made of steel. A blacksmith can 

 make one for 10 cents, except the han- 

 dle. If you have use for it, keep it. If 

 not, pass it on to Dr. C. C. Miller. 



Olmsted Co., Minn. N. Staplk. 



[Thank you, Mr. Staple. The sample 

 tool came all right, and we took it along 

 out to Dr. Miller's to give it a good 

 trial, which was done. It works very 

 well, tho in some respects we prefer aa 

 ordinary screw-driver. 



Mr. Staple's tool is about %-inch wide 

 and 4 inches long, with a wooden handle. 

 About an inch from the end it is bent to 

 an angle of perhaps 45 degrees. The 

 end is 5hen made quite sharp and tapered 

 back to the bend. It is a handy tool. 

 But Dr. Miller thinks the ideal tool will 

 have one end made for loosening frames, 

 and the other end for prying up the 

 hive, supers, etc.— Editob.] 



Short Crop of Honey. 



Bees have not done much in this part 

 of the country. There was white clover 

 in abundance, but it did not seem to 

 yield much nectar. They did pretty 

 well while the basswood was in Dloom, 

 but that did not last long. I have taken 

 off only about 40O pounds of comb 

 honey from about 30 colonies. Unless 

 the fall season turns out pretty good 

 there will not be honey enough to supply 

 the home market. Samuel Florv. 



Keokuk Co., Iowa, July 30. 



Don't Forget 



the excursion to Boston over the Nickel 

 Plate Road, Sept. 1(1 to 18, inclusive, 

 at rateoffiy.OO for the round trip. 

 Good returning until Sept. 30, 1898, 

 inclusive. Tel. Main 3389. (61-32-6) 



Illinois.— The annual meeting if Northern 

 Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association, will beheld. 

 at the Court House, m Freeport, 111., Tuesday 

 and Wednesday, August 16 and 17, 1898. All. 

 Interested in bees are Invited to attend. 



B. Kennedy, Sec, New Mlltord, IlL 



