Mar. 2, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



141 



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Southern honey received;" so please let 

 me know what you think of this. 



The past season was quite satisfactory 

 here. I had 500 pounds of as nicely put up 

 white comb honey as I ever saw (and I 

 have lived in Iowa, where we had white 

 clover) ; also 200 pounds of extracted, from 

 20 colonies, spring count, and increast to 

 32. I have sold it all at good prices, and 

 could have disposed of as much more had I 

 had it. 



I expect to double the number of colonies 

 this winter (by purchase), and hope to do 

 even better this year. 



Eknest W. Halstead. 



Jackson Co., Miss., Jan. 17. 



[The sample of honey arrived in good 

 order, and is most excellent in flavor and 

 body. It would suit us almost as well as 

 the best alfalfa. No wonder it sold at good 

 prices, and people were looking for more. — 

 Editor.] 



Bees are Quiet. 



Bees are very quiet. I have 27 colonies. 

 I did not get much from them last season. 

 G. H. Lawrence. 

 Juneau Co., Wis., Feb. 5. 



Results of the Season of 1898. 



Bees did not do a very big business here 

 last season. I had 10 colonies in the spring, 

 increast to 34, and got 700 pounds of comb 

 honey. They are in good shape now, and 

 wintering well. I will try the Golden 

 method next summer. H. D. Stephan. 



Wabasha Co., Minn., Feb. 7. 



Fire in a House-Apiary. 



I had an experience in rendering wax 

 which for speed beats anything I have ever 

 seen, but I cannot say that I care to use it. 

 I keep my bees in a house-apiary ; the bees 

 are on the south side, with supers, extra 

 hives, tools, etc., on the north side. My 

 extracting-frames and combs of honey I 

 keep in a cupboard. Last night, from some 

 unknown cause, the place caught fire. I 

 live in the village, and the fire department 

 was soon on hand, and gave the best of 

 service. Everything on the north side was 

 destroyed, but my bees are all safe and 

 sound. Some of the hives are scortcht, but 

 a little paint will remedy that. 



J. M. Donaldson. 



Worcester Co., Mass., Jan. 27. 



Poor Year for Bees. 



We started in last year with 25 colonies, 

 and saved lb swarms. 5 of which died, leav- 

 ing us with 35 colonies. 



Last year was a poor one for bees in this 

 locality. We got only 309 sections of good 

 comb honey. I have been taking the 

 American Bee Journal for nearly a year 

 now, and have found it very instructive 

 and u.seful. W. Z. Fontaine. 



Davidson Co., Tenn. 



A Maryland Bee-Keeper's Report. 



We are now having very nice weather, 

 yesterday the thermometer indicating 70 

 degrees, and the bees were taking a good 

 flight and doing a little house-cleaning, 

 getting ready for spring. My bees are on 

 the summer stands with lots of honey. I 

 have them protected on the West with 

 boards and fodder, and face them to the 

 East. But we had some very cold weather 

 about the holidays, but only for a few days 

 at a time. New year's night, or the morn- 

 ing of Jan. 3. the temperature was down to 

 14 degrees below zero. It is feared by the 

 peach-growers in the mountain belt that it 

 has frozen the peaches, but lucky for the 

 bees, they pulled through. 



The honey crop was short last year — too 

 wet and colJ in the spring. I could not 

 complain much, as I had an average of 

 about 30 pounds per colony. I had a field 



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We received the Scotch Collie Male Pup all right 

 and am very much pleased with him. We think vou 

 made a good selection.— Horton Lougyear, Lansing, 

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Our Scotch Collie male pup arrived in splendid 

 condition. He suits Mrs. B. splendid, and we think 

 he will make a fine dot:.— Rev. D. M. Buchanan, 

 Mauch Chunk, Pa.. Feb. 7. 1899. 



The Scotch Citllie male pup which we received a 

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The pair of Scotch Collie male pups received last 

 week are very nice.— A. F. Carlson, Renovo, Pa., 

 Feb. 9. 1899. 



I received the three Scotch Collie pups last week 

 all right. I am well satisfied with them. They%re 

 the pets of the whole family.— Henry McConnell, 

 Arnot. Pa.. Feb 2. 



The Scotch Collie pup arrived all right. He is as 

 fine a little fellow as I ever saw. Think he will be 

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