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THE AMERICAiii BEE JOURNAL. 



OctoUr 27, 



only five or six swarms; and as the season 

 continued unfavorable, I did not desire to 

 have any more. Having now about as 

 many colonies as I wish to keep at home, I 

 shall soon have to choose between the pre- 

 vention of increase, and the establishment 

 of that out-apiary which was the subject of 

 one of my dreams in my early bee-keeping 

 days. I am inclined to think, on the whole, 

 that I will let the bees swarm and shove 

 them out into pastures new, in hives so big 

 that they will feel a little discouraged about 

 filling them, when swarming-time comes 

 around. 



I will send the dollar pretty soon to keep 

 me in touch with the United States Bee- 

 Keepers' Union. What a preposterous idea 

 for a bee-keeper to entertain — the idea that 

 he will not join the Union because he does 

 not, or cannot, attend its meetings. The 

 prevalence of this idea will do much to 

 make and keep the Union a weak and in- 

 efficient thing. I have no expectation that 

 I shall ever derive any pecuniary advan- 

 tage or benefit from my connection with 

 the Union. At the same time I believe it is 

 a good thing for a man to keep his property 

 insured. Edwin Beviss. 



Decatur Co., Iowa, Oct. 19. 



Short Honey Crop in Utah.. 



The honey crop of Utah has fallen short 

 of last year by at least one-third. The 

 prices for honey have run from Si.<to934 

 cents per pound for comb, and 4'5 to 5 cents 

 for extracted. I have been in the mining 

 camps of Northern Idaho the past summer, 

 and have djne nothing myself with the 

 honey. But next year I will look after the 

 business as usual. 



The American Bee Journal merits high 

 praise for its interesting articles, and abil- 

 ity displayed in its editorial department. 

 Geokge E. Dudley. 



Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 12. 



About Half a Crop in Minnesota. 



We had a good time at the Winona State 

 Fair, lately. The bee-keepers had a good 

 exhibit, and the fair was a success in every 

 respect, altho the bee-keepers report only 

 about half a crop of honey in Minnesota. 

 Tho our crop of honey was not up to the 

 standard, there is one consolation that our 

 bees seem in fine condition for winter, 

 and we all feel encouraged for next year. 

 E. B. Huffman. 



Winona Co., Minn., Oct. 15. 



An Idea of a Good House. 



'• Would you like to hear my idea of a 

 good house to live in for farmers of moder- 

 ate means ? One essential, in a comforta- 

 ble house, is to have the chambers over the 

 living-rooms, with stove-pipes going up 

 through the floor to the chimney. A com- 

 mon stove-pipe will keep a room warm 

 enough to sleep in, or, if wanted warmer, a 

 radiator in the pipe is as good as a stove. 



Again, every home ought to have a bed- 

 room on the first floor, large enough for 

 two beds, for convenience in sickness. An- 

 other thing is a cupboard in the wall be- 

 tween dining-room and kitchen, with doors 

 opening each way. Drawers beneath are 

 nice. — Emma Pierce, in Livestock Indicator. 



A Correction — Selling Honey. 



On page 654 I am made to say that one 

 colony gave me 163 sections and 130 pounds 

 of extracted honey. This is a mistake. It 

 should read 163 sections and :S0 pounds of 

 extracted honey. I think I am safe in say- 

 ing that this colony gave me 185 pounds of 

 honey. Some unfluisht sections were taken 

 off that were not counted. A number of 

 colonies gave me 150 pounds, mostly comb 

 honey. 



Since writing last I have made three long- 

 distant trips with my horse, and sold over 

 $65 worth of comb and extracted honey. I 

 can get better prices and sell more out of 

 my immediate territory, it seems. These 



The Bee-Keeper' s Guide 



This 15th and latest edition of Prof. Cook's 

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Page & Lyon Mfg. Co. 



New London, 



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Operates two sawmills that cut, annually, eight million feet of lumber, thus 

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