1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



685 



Langstrottt Resolutions.— I believe the South- 

 western Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' Association has the honor of 

 having been the first bee-society to pass resolutions of respect 

 to the memory of Father Langstroth. On Oct. 15 I received 

 the following : 



While the Southwestern Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion was in session, Oct. 8, in Platteville, the sad news of the 

 death of Rev. L. L. Langstroth, in his 85th year, was re- 

 ceived. Therefore, be it 



Resolved, That this Association deplores the loss of Father 

 Langstroth, who died at his post of duty, while preaching 

 gospel truths ; 



Resolved, That his life has ever been an example of study, 

 thouelit and deed ; 



Resolved, That by his invention of the most practical 

 movable-frame hive, in 1851 ; and the writing of his book — 

 "The Hive and Honey-Bee" — in 1852, Mr. Langstroth laid 

 the foundation of American apiculture ; 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be published 

 in the American Bee Journal and Uleanings in Bee-Culture. 



N. E. France, fres. M. M. Rice, Sec. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows : 

 President, N. E. France, of Platteville ; Vice-President, H. 

 Lathrop, of Browntown ; Secretary, M. M. Rice, of Boscobel ; 

 and Treasurer, J. W. Van Alien, of Barnum. 



First premiums were awarded on the following exhibits : 



On Root's Crane Smoker, to N. E. France. 



On Comb Honey, Williams' Automatic Reversible Honey- 

 Extractor, Bingham Uncapping-Knife, and Sample of Ex- 

 tracted Basswood Honey, to J. W. Van Allen. 



On Italian bees, to J. McLain. 



On Carniolan bees. Root Foundation Mill, Comb Founda- 

 tion, a Cake of Yellow Beeswax, and Clover Honey 18 years 

 old, to E. France & Son. 



The next meeting will be held in Wauzeka, Wis., Oct. 10, 

 1896. M. M. Rice, Sec. 



The following was received from Mr. R. H. Whitfield, of 

 Meridian, Miss., dated Oct. 10, 1895: 



I regret to learn of the death of good old " Father Lang- 

 stroth," although he had passed the allotted time. " Died in 

 the Harness," should be inscribed on his monument. The 

 Christian church platform, filled by a consecrated man like 

 Rev. Langstroth, is a satellite of tlie celestial throne, and is 

 only a step to the right hand of God. He was thus as near the 

 shore of that " beautiful river " as is given the lot of man to 

 be in this life, when the spirit took its flight. 



R. H. Whitfield. 



Gleaned by Dr. AlUler. 



A GOOD THREE YEARS' WORK. 



In 1892 a friend of mine bought 20 colonies of Italian 

 bees at a cost of §70, and a few supplies, and commenced 

 bee-keeping in earnest. £n 18H2 he sold $5 ) worth of honey 

 in the comb, and kept lUO pounds for home use, increasing 

 his bees to fiO colonies. In 1 893, from 60 colonies, spring 

 count, he sold .^-tiT.oO worth of honey, and increased to 90 

 colonies. In 189-1 he sold § L80 worth of hooey. As it was 

 one of the worst honey seasons we have ever had in southern 

 Indiana, I think for a beginner he did extremely well, selling 

 in three years $H67. 50 worth of honey, increasing from 20 

 colonies the first year to 90 the third year. If anyone can 

 invest the same amount in farming, and get as good returns 

 in three years as Mr. T. E. Johnson did from his bees, they 

 have found a new and short cut in farming. — E. W. Moore, 

 in Progressive Bee-Keeper. 



ventilation in summer. 



Ventilating is, I believe, one of the points in bee-keeping 

 that is not understood and given the attention it should be 

 given. My plan for ventilating my bees is as follows: Slip 

 the hive back on the bottom-board two inches. 1 then have 

 1}^ inches of an opening at the back of the hive directly 

 under the brood, and for top ventilating I raise the cover and 

 slip it back until the end-piece on the cover-rests on the top of 

 the hive. This makes an opening ou top of the hive of about 



one-fourth of an inch in front, sloping back to the rear, giy- 

 ing ventilation all through the hive. 



But I hear someone saying, "I can't slip my hives back 

 on the bottom-boards, as they are nailed fast." Well, then, 

 can't you loosen them ? If not, get a few dovetailed hives 

 and try them, and see how nicely it will work on them. — B. 

 W. Moore, in Progressive. 



the new president of the north American. 



And so the North American Bee-Keepers' Association is 

 to have that banner bee-man, A. I. Root, in the chair? Sure- 

 ly, the cinvention will have to be held some place where 

 green-houses were never dreamed of, or where there's sure to 

 be no counter attraction, either natural or ariificial. 1 be- 

 lieve I already want to go, if only to see how uneasily confine- 

 ment sits upon him. It is a pretty good practical joke on 

 him, and while he is piuned down to business, you can depend 

 on some of the others in attendance playing his usual role — 

 that of playing truant at the least opportunity, and having a 

 good time generally. — Somnambulist, in Progressive. 



WHY don't flowers YIELD NECTAR ? 



There is certainly something about the weather and at- 

 mospheric conditions with regard to nectar-secretion that we 

 do not understand. I have read somewhere that warm, sultry 

 weather was conducive to nectar-secretion, and then it seems 

 to me I have read from another source that warm, dry 

 weather would bring about the result that bee-keepers rejoice 

 to see. Is there not here an unexplored field ? Is it not pos- 

 sible to learn under what conditions of the atmosphere flowers 

 do or do not secrete nectar ? — S. E. Miller, in Progressive. 



Well, and suppose you do find out just the right condi- 

 tions for nectar-yielding, what are you going to do about it ? 

 What can you do to change the conditions of the atmosphere ? 



feeding back to GET SECTIONS FINISHED. 



I kept a strict account of all fed them, and of all that was 

 completed by them, which I give below, and anyone that 

 chooses can figure out whether I made anything by it or not. 

 If one has time on his hands and plenty of drawn sections (or 

 sections with drawn combs or partly-filled combs), and plenty 

 of cheap extracted honey, it may pay ; otherwise, decidedly 

 not. 



Number of pounds of honey fed 1,250. 



Number of pounds capped honey 6S0. 



Of course the colonies used have their hives chock-full of 

 honey for winter, much more than they will really need ; and 

 as there were originally 10 of them, and all have at least 30 

 pounds each of honey, that should be taken into account when 

 the balance sheet is made. — E. T. Flanagan, in Progressive. 



horticulture and medicine. 

 In Progressive, Somnambulist thus refers to the attempt 

 to introduce a horticultural department in the "Old Reliable:" 



On page 590 of the American Bee Journal, E. T. Abbott 

 has an article on " How to Make the Oarden Pay," but he 

 falls into moralizing and leaves practical gardening in the 

 rear. 



Then by an easy transition. Somnambulist proceeds to in- 

 troduce a medical department after this fashion : 



For instance, salsify is recommended for biliousness; ear- 

 rots and parsley are powerful diuretics; spinach acts directly 

 on the kidneys (now is the time to get in the seed for next 

 spring's supply) ; the common dandelion and nettle, used as 

 greens, are excellent for any such trouble; asparagus and 

 sea-kale enliven the blood and keep it pure; celery acts 

 admirably on the nervous system, and cures rheumatism and 

 neuralgia; beets, turnips, and cabbage are excellent appeti- 

 zers and blood cleansers ; lettuce and cucumbers are cooling 

 in their effect on the system, eaten either cooked or raw, and 

 lettuce is said to eflfectually cure jaundice; onions, garlic, 

 leeks, and shallots all possess medical virtues of a marked 

 character, stimulating the ciri'ulatory system, consequently 

 increasing the saliva and gastric juice, thus promoting diges- 

 tion ; red onions are an excellent diuretic, and white ones 

 eaten raw are a fine remedy for insomnia; they are a tonte 

 and nutritions ; a soup made from them restores strength to 

 debilitated digestive organs ; peas, beans, carrots, and pars- 

 nips are very nutritious and fattening; water-cress, endive, 

 salsify, mustard, and the tomato are perfect liver regulators; 

 grapes are almost equal to quinine for malarial troubles— but 

 then they -are a "cure-all" for oaoy unpleasant feelings; a 



