1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



579 



Questiot;)'Box> 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



Exper' Opinions of tlie Bee- 

 i.iicrature of To-Daj'. 



Qnery 986.— 1. What new feature would 

 you like to see added to our present bee-liter- 

 ature, and which you think would improve it? 



2. What do .vou think could be eliminated 

 therefrom, and not impair its value ?— Mo. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— 1 and 2. I think it 

 superior already. 



E. France — 1 and 2. I guess I will 

 leave this matter to the editor. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — 2. Eliminate re- 

 ligion, politics, and personal disputes. 



P. H. Elwood — 1 and 2. More of new 

 methods and implements, and less of 

 old. 



Rev. M. Mahin — 1 and 2. I am well 

 satisfied with our bee-literature as it Is, 

 and have no suggestions to offer. 



Rev. E. T. Abbott— 1. Some of the 

 fellows who write stop, and some who 

 write very little write more. 2. Ignor- 

 ance. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — 1. I do not see but 

 that the ground is thoroughly worked 

 over now. 2. Let those who see any 

 " weeds " pull them up. 



C. H. Dibbern— 1. I don't know. 2. 

 The present literature seems to be all 

 that can be desired, and I don't know 

 where I would eliminate anything. 



Mrs. J. N. Heater — 1 and 2. You have 

 found one person, at least, who does not 

 know better how to manage a paper 

 than the editors do. Our bee-literature 

 suits me as it comes to us. 



J. A. Green — 1. I do not know of any 

 " new " feature that I would like to see 

 added. 2. I would like to see every- 

 thing eliminated that is visionary, im- 

 practical and uninteresting. 



Dr. C. C. Miller — 1. The appointment 

 of a censor to make corrections, such as 

 striking " and " out of this question. 2. 

 Eliminate all unkind things that are 

 said merely for the sake of being unkind. 



Eugene Secor — 1 and 2. It seems to 

 me that the apicultural field is pretty 

 well covered by the bee-journals. I am 

 not one of the fellows who thinks he 

 could publish a better journal than is 

 made to-day. 



W. G. Larrabee— 1. Perhaps honest 

 quotations from some of the commission 

 men would be beneficial. 2. That is 

 hard telling. I would not want to spare 

 any of the departments from any of the 

 papers. 



R. L. Taylor — 1 and 2. I who am 

 without experience either as editor or 

 publisher would not venture to criticise 

 those who have had long experience. 

 Our editors are pretty good judges of 

 what their readers want. 



B. Taylor— 1. I think to add the fact 

 that bee-keepers must have better honey 

 crops soon or go to the poor-house would 

 be an improvement. 2. The statement 

 that the honey-producers are generally 

 having a good time. 



Allen Pringle — 1 and 2. When you 

 say "feature," I suppose you mean /ace- 

 features. Well, I would take away some 

 of the check from them, and add to 



another feature which spreads itself out 

 (or ought to spread itself out) above the 

 cheeks and eyes ! Then there is another 

 feature (bump) on the top of the head, 

 just north of the crown, which gives rise 

 to self-conceit, which could be " elimi- 

 nated therefrom, and not impair its 

 value." Of course, I assume that by 

 " bee-literature " the querist means the 

 bee-journals on this side the line as well 

 as that. 



W. R. Graham — 1. I would like to see 

 a representative man, or writer, from 

 each State, Territory and Province — a 

 person that would give the facts of the 

 State and the locality. 2. I liked the 

 original size of the Bee Journal better 

 than the present. 



G. W. Demaree — 1. I don't know I 

 I am fairly well pleased with our present 

 bee-literature. 2. Well, a good deal of 

 jaw about " 8-frame hives," and about 

 too much " bands " on bees, etc., could 

 be dropped for awhile, without impair- 

 ing our bee-literature. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— 1 and 2.— Our 

 bee-literature is up with the times, and 

 can be found in pure doses. Those who 

 don't want it pure, can also be gratified 

 in taste by swallowing it with a bit of 

 onion, cabbage, chicken, seed, or, if 

 need be, with a text and sermon. 



J. E. Pond- 1 and 2. I think the bee- 

 literature is working out its own salva- 

 tion in pretty good shape. The editors 

 keep pretty closely in touch with their 

 subscribers, and know better than I can 

 teach them, what is desired and what is 

 not. I should leave the matter to them. 



H. D. Cutting — 1. The literature is 

 all right, but the honey all wrong. Let 

 us have more honey, and the literature 

 will take care of itself. 2. There have 

 been too many subscribers eliminated. 

 What the literature wants is more sub- 

 scribers, and then the literature will be 

 all right. 



J. M. Jenkins — 1 and 2. I don't know. 

 But I would like to see Dr. Miller 

 punched off the fence, and be made to 

 realize that he does know. Then, let 

 Doolittle put some clean clothes on his 

 man ; and send Rambler a new pair 

 o' pants, to wear awhile instead of those 

 old striped 'uns. That's all I know. 



Jas. A. Stone — 1. I do not know. 2. 

 I do not know. When any one advises 

 me in any of my affairs on which I have 

 given a good deal of thought, I always 

 have a desire, before following his ad- 

 vice, to know whether he has been suc- 

 cessful or not. I will apply this by say- 

 ing I have not given this subject thought 

 enough to advise as to it. 



G. M. Doolittle— 1 and 2. The most of 

 our bee-literature ranks even with other 

 literature. Tell us how all literature 

 can be improved, and I will tell you how 

 "our present bee-literature" can be im- 

 proved. Our editors are sharp, wide- 

 awake men, and give that which all are 

 satisfied with, except those whose names 

 could consistently be placed in the 

 "Growlery." 



W. M. Barnum — 1. I would like to 

 see this Query-Box department in every 

 bee-journal. It is in my estimation one 

 of the most valuable features peculiar to 

 our bee-literature. It should be of equal 

 worth to both beginner and "old vet- 

 eran." 2. The long-spun, of-Iittle-lm- 

 portance article. Sectional departments. 

 Make the journal apply to the country 

 over. Short, "kinky" editorials, void 

 of personality, etc. 



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