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queens' wings has caused any of their 

 offsprings to be lazy, crazy, invalids 

 or cripples. My Ilolv Land Italians 

 beat all yet. B. M. Osborn. 



Kane,"lll., June 25, 1883. 



Texas Reports a Poor Season. 



This is the worst season the bee- 

 keepers of Central Texas have ever 

 experienced. From my 40 colonies I 

 have saved G, and got" 50 pounds of 

 honey, with no liopes of anything 

 further this season. But we do not 

 give up the ship, and will organize a 

 county association on the first Satur- 

 day in July, and have everything fully 

 equipped for 1884. E. P. Massby. 



Waco, Texas, June 26, 1883. 



§pcciaX Notices. 



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Local Convention Directory. 



1883. Time and Place oS Meetins- 



Auk. 29.— Iowa Central, atWinterset FairGrounda. 



Z. G. Cooley. Sec. Pro tern. 

 Sept. 12-14.— Trl-State, at Toledo, Ohio. 



Dr. A. B. MaBOD, Sec, Wagon Works, O. 



Oct. 9, 10.— Northern Mich, at Sheridan, Mich. 



O. R. Goodno, Sec. Carson City, Mich. 



Oct. 17, 18,— Northwestern, at CbicaKO, Ul. 



ThoraasG. Newman, Sec. 

 Oct.— Northern Ohio, at Norfalk. O. 



S. F. Newman, Sec. 

 Dec. 5-6, Michiean State, at Flint. 



H. D. Cutting. Sec, Clinton, Mich. 



ly" In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.— Ed. 



A Card to Kentucky Apiarists. 



The Kentucky State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet, at the great 

 Exposition building in Louisville, 

 about the first of September next, the 

 precise time will be made public soon. 

 We want to make that meeting a re- 

 spectable and useful one. In order to 

 help forward the enterprise each pro- 

 pretor of all modern apiaries in the 

 State, is earnestly requested to address 

 me a letter at Cliristiansburg, Ky., 

 stating the number of colonies em- 

 ployed in liis apiary, what race or 

 strain of bees, whether he produces 

 comb or extracted honey, or both, at 

 what price does his honey sell, in 

 what market he disposes of it, whether 

 he has suceeded in building up a 

 home market, what race or type of 

 bees has given the best results, what 

 per cent, of net profit does his apiary 

 pay on the capital invested, and any 

 other matter pertaining to the busi- 

 ness which may be of interest to bee- 

 keepers and the public generally. 

 G. W. Demaree, 



Pres. Ky. State Bee-Keepers' Asshi. 



Examine the Date following your 

 name on the wrapper label of this 

 paper ; it indicates the end of the 

 month to which you have paid your 

 subscription on the Bee Journal. 



For safety, when sending money to 

 this office get either a post office or ex- 

 press money order, a bank draft on 

 New York or Chicago, or register the 

 letter. Postage stamps of any kind 

 may be sent for amounts less than one 

 dollar. Local checks are subject to a 

 discount of 25 cents at Chicago banks. 

 American Express money orders for 

 f 5, or less, can be obtained for 5 cents. 



We wish to impress upon every one 

 the necessity of being very specific, 

 and carefully to state what they desire 

 for the money sent. Also, if they live 

 near one post office, and get their mail 

 at another, be sure to give us the ad- 

 dress we already have on our books. 



Our Premiums for Clubs. 



fir The Marshall county Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will meet at the 

 Court House in Marshalltown, Iowa, 

 at 10:30 a. m. and 1 p. m. Subject for 

 discussion: " Summer care." Our last 

 meeting was one of interest to all 

 present. All parties interested in the 

 busy bee in Marshall and adjoining 

 counties, are invited. 



J. W. Sanders, Sec. 



Le Grand, Iowa. 



[We suppose this meeting is to be 

 held next Saturday, July 7, but the 

 secretary forgot toname the day .—Ed.] 



Bingham Smoker Corner. 



Large Smokers need wide shields. Bingham's 

 have them, and springs that do not rust anil break, 

 and bellows that sparks and smoke do not enter. 

 The Conqueror has all improvements made to date, 

 and a 3x7 inch stove, and 5x7 inch bellows. Sent 

 post-paid for 1S1.'J5. Address, 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGTON, 



Abronia Mich. 



All Excelling. — Messrs. Bingham 

 & Hetherington, Dear Sirs: — 1 am 

 now selling your Smokers almost ex- 

 clusively. You are excelling your- 

 selves in smokers all the time. 



Respectfully, J. G. Taylor. 



Austin, Texas, May 10, 1883. 



Cyprians Conquered. 



All summer long it has been " which 

 and tolher " with me and the Cyprian 

 colony of bees I have— but at last I 

 am "boss." Bingham's " Conqueror 

 Smoker " did it. If you want lots of 

 smoke just at the right time, get a 

 Conqueror Smoker of Bingham. 



G. M. DOOLITTLE. 



Borodino, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1882. 



Any one sending us a club of two 

 subscribers for 1 year, for the Weekly, 

 with $4, will be entitled to a copy of 

 Bees and Honey, in cloth, postpaid. 



For three subscribers, with $C, we 

 will send Cook's Manual, in paper, 

 Emerson's Binder for the Weekly, or 

 Apiary Kegister for 50 colonies. 



For four subscribers, with $8, we 

 will send Cook's Manual in cloth, or 

 Apiary Register for 100 colonies. 



For five subscribers, with $10, we 

 will send the Apiary Register for 200 

 colonies, Quinby's New Bee-Keeping, 

 Root's A B C of Bee Culture, or an 

 extra copy of the Weekly Bee Jour- 

 nal for one year. 



To get any of the above premiums 

 for the Monthly Bee Journal send 

 double the number of subscribers, and 

 the same amount of money. 



Bee Pasturage a Necessity. — W e have 

 just issued a new pamphlet giving our 

 views on this important subject, with 

 suggestions what to plant, and when 

 and how. It is illustrated with 26 en- 

 gravings, and will be sent postpaid to 

 any address for 10 cents. 



Special Notice.— We will, hereafter, 

 supply the Weekly Bee Journal 

 for one year, and the seventh edition 

 of Prof. Cook's Manual of the Apiary, 

 bound in fine cloth, for $2.75, or the 

 Monthly Bee Journal, and the Manual 

 in cloth for $1.75. As this offer will 

 soon be withdrawn, those who desire 

 it should send for the book at once. 



During the following three months, 

 Bingham Smokers will be sent post- 

 paid, per mail, on receipt of the fol- 

 lowing prices: 



The "Doctor", .{wide shield)— 3?^ in. Are tube, $2.00 



The Conqueror (wide shield)— 3 in.flretube, 1.75 



Large ( wide shield )—2^^ in. fire tube, 1.50 



Extra (wide shield)— 2 in.flretube, 1.25 



Plain (nar. shield)— 2 in.flretube, 1.00 



Little AVonder..(nar. shield)— 18:( in.flretube, .65 



Bingham & Hetherington Uncapping Knife. . 1.15 



With thanks for letters of encour- 

 agement, and the absence of complain- 

 ing ones, we tender to our thirty-five 

 thousand patrons our best wishes. 



Very Respectfully Yours, 



Bingham & Hetherington. 



Abronia, Mich., June 1, 1883. 



Sample Copies of the American Bee 

 Journal will be sent free to any per- 

 son. Any one intending to get up a 

 club can have sample copies sent to 

 the persons they desire to interview, 

 by sending the names to this office. 



igg" Constitutions and By-Laws for 

 local Associations $2.00 per 100. The 

 name of the Association printed in the 

 blanks for 50 cents extra. 



^" When writing to this office on 

 business, our correspondents should 

 not write anything for publication on 

 the same sheet of paper, unless it can 

 be torn apart without interfering with 

 either portion of the letter. The edi- 

 torial and business departments are 

 separate and distinct, and when the 

 business is mixed up with items for 

 Dublicatiou it often causes confusion. 

 They may both be sent in one envelope 

 but on separate pieces of paper. 



Advertisements intended for the Bee 

 Journal must reach this office by 

 Saturday of the previous week. 



