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out at Dowagiac. Well, I procured a 

 cut of alsike clover. Then I wrote an 

 article on alsike as a desirable crop for 

 farmers to raise. I spread it on pretty 

 thick, but I guess I did not stretch the 

 truth any. But not a word did I say 

 about the honey-producing qualities. 

 Then, I went to our seedsman and 

 showed him what I had done, and 

 induced him to put in a stock of seed. 

 I then gave notice of where the seed 

 could be obtained. The result is, that 

 the farmers have sowed largely of the 

 alsike. [Now notice.] When a man 

 has no paper to work with, and cannot 

 work with some other paper, the next 

 best plan is to get some farmer inter- 

 ested, and let him do the talking." 



I have never seen an article anywhere 

 that showed up the writer so well as this 

 last quotation. If I understand this 

 aright, it means this : Mr. Heddon 

 has a paper of his own, with which to 

 advance his personal interests. But 

 would advise bee-keepers not provided 

 with a paper to induce some poor honest 

 editor, or gull some farmer, to help him 

 influence his neighbors. . If it does not 

 mean this, what does it mean ? 



My idea is, that we ought to investi- 

 gate Mr. Heddon's method of selling 

 honey, etc. Why should he be allowed 

 to gull beginners, if the quotations I 

 have made are true ? 



Upper AHon, Ills. 



Plaiil Lice oil Frnlt Trees. 



I should like to inquire regarding a 

 green louse that is infesting the under 

 side of the leaf, and the stems of this 

 year's growth on my plum trees, and 

 some on the pear and apple trees. I 

 have not seen any on the old trees. 

 What are they, and is there any remedy? 



Rochester, Mich. H. L. Lintz. 



[The insects referred to are plant lice. 

 They are very common this year, and 

 have done much damage. They first 

 work on the leaves, then go to the stems 

 of the fruit. When they are so numer- 

 ous — millions upon millions — they are 

 likely to seriously injure, if they do not 

 destroy, the trees and fruit. Their 

 insect enemies are now eating them, and 

 will doubtless lessen the mischief. 



The remedy is kerosene emulsion, but 

 it should be applied early in the season, 

 just before the leaves form. — A. J. Cook.] 



COWVEWTIOIW DIRECTORY. 



Time and place of meeting. 



1891. 

 July 30.— Carolina, at Charlotte, N. C. 



A. L. Beach, Sec. Pineville, N. C. 



Aug. 6.— Rock River, at Sterling, Ills. 



J. M. Burtch. Sec, Morrison, His. 



Sept. 3.— Susquehanna County, at So. Montrose, Pa. 

 H. M. Seeley, Sec, Hartord, Pa. 



In order to have this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — ^The Editor. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



President— P. H. Elwood Starkviile, N. Y. 



Secretary— C. P. Dadant Hamilton, Ills. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— James Heddon ..Dowag-iac, Mich, 

 Sec'y and Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago. 



Beb and HoiiEa Gossip. 



]^" Do not write anything- for publication 

 on the same sheet of paper with business 

 matters, unless it can be torn apart without 

 interfering with either part of the letter. 



Good. Yield from Raspberries. 



Bees have done well here this Spring, 

 although there has been a prolonged 

 drouth, no rain having fallen for nine 

 weeks, but within the last 48 hours we 

 have had several showers of rain — just 

 in time to save the basswood. White 

 clover dried up, but I have taken 90 

 pounds of raspberry honey per colony 

 from several colonies, and the prospects 

 are good for a large yield from bass- 

 wood, as the trees are full of buds, 

 which will open in a few days. 



J. K. Rich. 



Cato, Ills., July 4, 1891. 



Is it from Purple Asters? 



This is not a first-class locality for 

 honey, although white clover is good, 

 and there is plenty of it. Black locust 

 is plentiful here, and the blossoms are 

 full of nectar. It blooms just before 

 clover, and lasts about a week, but I 

 have never known a year when the bees 

 were able to work on it more than a day 

 I or two, on account of bad weather. Last 



