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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 3, 



Questioi;j'Box. 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov, 11-14. 



A Bcc-Book or a Bcc-Paper — 

 \¥l»icli r<>r the Brsinneri 



Query 954.— Not kuowliig anything about 

 bev-keeping. is It better for nie to buy a bee- 

 book or spend the same amount (if money for 

 a bee-paper ?— N. C. 



Buy a bee-book. — M. Mauijj. 



Buy a bee-book. — \V. G. Larbabee. 



Buy a bee-book first. — Dadant & Son. 



Both I If only one — the bee-paper. — 

 W. M. Barnum. 



You ought to have both. — Mrs. J. N. 

 Heater. 



Get both ; but you need the bee-book 

 most.— J. A. Green. 



Book first — journal next. You will 

 want both. — Eugene Secor. 



Buy a bee-book, and spend the same 

 amount for a paper also. — P. H.Elwood. 



Spend your money for a good paper, 

 and you will want the books later. — H. 

 D. Cutting. 



Never try to do without both ; but be- 

 tween them, I would take the bee-paper. 

 — B. Tavlor. 



You need the bee-book to start you, 

 and the bee-papers to keep yoxi, started. — 

 Jas. a. Stone. 



Get a l)ook, and then earn money 

 •enough some way to get the paper, too. 

 — G. C. Miller. 



You want them both. If you cannot 

 afford to post up, better let the bees 

 Alone. — E. France. 



Invest a dollar for a bee-book, and 

 another dollar for the American Bee 

 Journal. — J. P. H. Brown. 



By all means buy a good standard 

 work on bee-culture. Take the bee- 

 papers, also. — r. M. Hambaugh. 



Buy a standard work that covers the 

 ground. Better follow one expert than 

 many novices. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



You cannot afford to be without 

 •either, though for a time you could bet- 

 ter dispense with the paper than the 

 book.— R. L. Tavlor. 



You certainly need a book, as the 

 paper does not consider all topics. You 

 also should take one of the best journals 

 — as the American Bee Journal. — A. J. 

 Cook. 



You should have a standard work on 

 bees, by all means ; but why not also 

 take one or more "bee-papers," and 

 keep posted on what is going on ? — C. H. 



DlBHKHN. 



Buy a book. Read it until you can 

 tell all there is In It, then take a bee- 

 paper. No bee-keeper that is worthy of 

 the name will do without both. — G. M. 

 Doolittle. 



If you cannot raise money enough to 

 get both, you would better not try bee- 

 keeping just yet. You should get the 

 book first, then the bees, and next the 

 paper. — Emerson T. Abbott. 



The book will bo the most valuable 

 for you on the start, as you can find 

 something in it to fit every case, and for 

 all times of the year. I should also want 

 the paper as soon as possible. — S. I. 

 Freeborn. 



Don't fool away any time in the "stu- 

 dent" business, as some advise, but buy 

 several good bee-books, and then sub- 

 scribe for as many bee-papers as you can 

 afford, and experience will do the rest. — 

 G. L. Tinker. 



Knowing what I do now, I would get 

 a good bee-book and all the bee-papers 

 I could afford. But to come down to 

 your question direi't, I will say I don't 

 know which would be best for you. In 

 either case, you won't have one long till 

 you have both, if you are going to make 

 a bee-keeper.— Mrs. Jennie Atchley. 



If I could not have both— standard 

 books and bee-papers— I would take the 

 paper. But neither will do any good 

 unless you get a colony of bees and put 

 your knowledge to practice, in a practi- 

 cal way. But surely you could muster 

 enough cash to get a good, practical 

 book. It will open your eyes. — G. W. 

 Demabee. 



Buy a bee-book, and study thoroughly, 

 so that you may learn the theory and 

 general principles, so that you may 

 know how to begin. It is equally essen- 

 tial to take some good live bee-paper — 

 the American Bee Journal is as good as 

 the best— in order to keep in touch with 

 new ideas and new experiences, for bee- 

 keeping is progressive, and the bee- 

 papers keep us posted on that progress. 

 —J. E. Pond. 



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CONVENTION DIRECTORY. 



1893 



Time amd place of meeting. 



Jan. 9.— Indiana State, at Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Walter S. Ponder, Pres., Indianapolis, Ind. 



Jan. 9, 10.— Minnesota State, at Lake City. 

 Wm. Danforth, Sec, Ked Wing, Minn. 



Jan. 21, 22 — Colorada State, at Denver, Colo. 

 H. Knight, Sec, Littleton, Colo. 



Jan. 22-24.— Ontario, at Stratford, Ont. 



W. t'ouse. Sec, Streetville, ont, 



Jan. 25, 26,— Ontario Co., at Canandaigua. 

 Ruth E. Taylor, Sec, Bellona, N. Y. 



Jan. 28.— Venango Co., at Franklin, Pa. 



C. S. Pizer, Sec, Franklin, Pa. 



Jan. 30, 31.— Vermont, at Mlddlebury, Vt. 

 H. W. Scott, Sec, Barre, Vt, 



Feb. 6, 7.— Wisconsin, at Madison. Wis. 



J. W. Vance, Cor. Sec, Madison, Wis, 



Mar. 16.— S. E Kansas, at Bronson, Kan. 



J. C. Balch, Sec, Bronson, Kan. 



May 6.— Southern Minnesota, at LaCrescent, 

 B.C. Cornwell, Sec. Winona, Minn. 



^P~ In order to have this table complete. 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — Thb Ewtob. 



ZTorth Amerloan Bee-Keepers' Association 



OFFICERS FOB 1895. 



Pres.— R. F. Hoitermann Brantford, Ont. 



Vice-Pbes.— L. D Stilson York, Nebr. 



Secretary.— W. Z. Hutchinson... Flint, Mich. 

 Tbeasurer.— J. T. Calvert Medina, Ohio. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— Hon. R. L. Taylor. .Lapeer, Mich, 

 Gen'l Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago, 111. 

 147 South Western Avenue. 



nir. J. A. Lianion, of Chicago, QI., 

 (43 South Water St.) receives shipments of 

 Beeswax and Honey — both Comb and Ex- 

 tracted — on commission. He handled over 

 700 shipments duriuK the season of 1893-94. 

 He solicits the business of his friends of for- 

 mer years, and a trial shipment from all bee- 

 keepers in the country. When having any 

 honey or beeswax to send away, just give 

 Mr. Lamon a chance to handle it for you. 



Itiii<l<'r!« for this size of the American 

 Bee Journal we can furnish for 75 cents 

 each, postpaid ; or we will club it with the 

 Bee Journal for a year — both for $1.60. We 

 have a few of the old size (6x9) Binders 

 left, that we will mail for only 40 cents 

 each, to close them out. 



Some Uusolioitc«l Xe»>tiiiioiiy. 



I like the American Bee Journa 

 very much, and have been a reader many 



Sears." — Mrs. Josiah Smith, of Minnesota, 

 ov. 26, 1894. 



"I can't get along without the 



American Bee Journal, even if times are 

 hard. Bee-keepers around here say they 

 can't afford to take it. They all keep bees, 

 but get no honey because they take no 

 paper."— Chas. L. Glidden, of Minnesota, 

 Dec. 21, 1894. 



I have taken the American Bee 



Journal just a year, and would not think 

 of doing without it. Why. it is just like 

 being in a bee-convention every week. 

 There are Mrs. Atchley, Dr. Miller, and 

 others, having their say on bees, etc. Why, 

 it is simply immense! Put me down on 

 your subscription list to stay." — Jas. A. 

 Minnick, of Indiana, Dec. 15, 1894. 



