(^ ^ OLDEST BEE PAPER 

 -' "^ IN AMERICA 



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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF HONEY PRODUCERS. 



ESTABLISHED IS 

 1861. * 



Chicago, 111., October 15, 1884. 



VOL XX.-No. 42. 



PtTBLISHKD BY 



THOMAS C. NEWMAN, 



Editor and Proprietor. 



925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Weekly. $S a year ; Monthly. SO cents. 



Entered at the P.O. as Second-Class matter. 



TO CORKESPONDENTS. 



Tlie Subscription Price of the Weekly 

 Bee Jouhnal is $;2.00 a year ; and of 

 the Monthly, 50 cents a year in advance. 

 New Subscriptions can begin at any time. 



Clnb Rates for tlie ^Veekly are : $3.80 

 for two copies (to the same or different 

 post-offices) : S5.o0 for three copies ; 

 $7.^0 for four copies ; and for five or 

 more copies, $1.75 each. 



Club Rates for tlie ITIontlily are : two 

 copies (to tbe same or different post- 

 offices) for JtO cents ; three copies for 

 J1.30 : four copies for SI. 70 : five copies 

 for $2.00 ; more than five copies for 40 

 cents each. 



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 or send it by Express. Money, sent as 

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 wise, it is not. Do not send checks on 

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 at the banks here, to get them cashed. 



Silver should never be sent in Letters. It 

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Itost Numbers.— We carefully mail the 

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Sample Copies of the Bee Journal will 

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Topics Presented in this Number. 



A GoodKepoit 668 



A Louisiana Hive 668 



An Average Season 668 



A Visit to Maryland 667 



Bee and Honey Show at Louisville 666 



Bee Jounial for ISSo 670 



Bees at the Virginia State Fair. . . 667 



Cash Premiums for Clubs 670 



Colorado State Convention 665 



Controlling Increase 661 



Convention Hand-Book 670 



Convention Notices 665, 668, 669 



Correspondence 661 



Editorial Items 659, 660 



Haldimand, Ont., Convention 662 



Honey and Beeswax Market 669 



Honey Exhibits at Mich. Fair 660 



Local Convention Directory 669 



Michigan Bee and Honey Show. . 662 



Moisture in Bee-Cellars 663 



Northeastern Ky. Convention 663 



Only a Drone 668 



Only One-Third of a Crop 668 



C)nly Used for Adulterating 659 



Poisonous Honey— Fertile workers 664 



Preparing to Winter Bees 660 



Queen Rack and Nursery 667 



Report for 1884 668 



Selections from Our Letter Box. . 668 



Special Notices 670 



The Hibernation Theory 6^5 



The Maine State Fair 663 



The North American Convention. 660 

 The Season and My Honey Crop. 668 



Tar- Weed 668 



Trial Subscribers 670 



UnproBtable Season 668 



Virginia Bee-Keepers' Convention 669 

 Wintering Bees 668 



Apiary Register— New Edition. 



All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a 

 copy and commence to use it. The 

 prices will hereafter be as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies 1220 pages) 1 25 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



ADVERTISING RATES. 



20 cents per line of space, each Insertion, 



For either the Weekly or Monthly Editions. 



A line of this type wilt contain about t words; 

 TWELVE lines will occupy ONE-INCH of space. 

 Transient Advertiaements payable In advance. 

 Bditorlal Notices, SO cents per tine. 



Advertisements may be inserted one.twoorfonr 

 times a month, if so ordered, at SO cents per line, 

 of space, for each insertion. 



Advertisements withdrawn before tbe expiration 

 of the contract, will be charjied the full rate for 

 the time the advertisement is inserted. 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



•95 Went Madison Street., Chicago, 111. 



TO COBKESPONDENTS. 



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Books for Bee-Keepers.— For prices and 

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