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thus, surrounded on every side and over- 

 head with combs filled with well-ripened 

 honey, they had everytliing necessary to 

 success. 



Such a condition of things could not 

 fail to give the best of results. We be- 

 lieve Mr. Corneil, of Lindsay, has adopted 

 a similar plan, with some of his colonies, 

 and he considers it a step in the right 

 direction. We have frequently had colo- 

 nies do wonders, but never dreamt that 

 becanse a colony had given good results 

 one season, or two, that we had secured 

 a new race of bees, and that they would 

 duplicate themselves in this respect for 

 all time to come. 



Now, do not imagine, friends, that we 

 think bees cannot be improved — on the 

 contrary, we are positive that they can, 

 but there is a way to go about it different 

 from that usually adopted, if we wish to 

 make a permanent success. 



lO'wa Columbian Exhibition Commis- 

 sioners will take advantage of the big 

 crowds at the State Fair, %o distribute 

 World's Fair literature of all sorts. 

 They have headquarters on the grounds, 

 and confidently hope to develop an 

 interest which will result in a large 

 appropriation next Winter. 



Xllis Xatole, showing the time it 

 takes the bees to develop, should be 

 familiar to every person who keeps bees : 



Queen. Worker. Drone. 



Egrg 3 3 3 



Growth of larvaj .. . 5^ 6 ev^ 



Cocoon 1 2 IH 



Rest 2 2 3 



Pupa iVi 8 10 



Winged insects 16 21 24 days. 



Patent Frame.— On page 168 of 

 the Bee Journal, we published illustra- 

 tions of a comb-frame on which a patent 

 had been granted to Mr. Grubb, of 

 Nebraska, stating that the plan was an 

 old one, and that we had repeatedly 

 seen it in use. The following remarks 

 concerning the frame, we clip from the 

 Canadian Bee Journal : 



J. N. Grubb, of Glenville, Nebr., on 

 Jan. 27, 1891, patented a comb-frame 

 for bee-hives. After reading the de- 

 scription and claims in the patent, we 

 have come to the conclusion that he does 



certainly live in a '-glen," or some remote 

 place where none of the ordinary bee- 

 literature of the day, or very little of it 

 at least, has ever found its way. Tf he 

 had read a bee-book or bee-periodical, 

 and thoroughly posted himself before 

 applying for his patent, we think he 

 would nev.er have gone that far with it, 

 and he would have been amused at any 

 one who would do so. It is really time 

 that every person had learned that the 

 first investments to be made in connec- 

 tion with bee-keeping, is to procure a 

 stock of the best bee-literature of the day. 



Melt>ouriie'8 apparatus for exper- 

 iments in rain making has been kept in 

 a securely-locked and guarded barn at 

 Cheyenne, W^yo., and he will allow no 

 one to inspect the interior. The United 

 States signal officer has been added to 

 the committee in charge, and an accu- 

 rate report will be kept of all atmos- 

 pheric changes during the time of the 

 experiments. 



Lrive Stock. — Chief Buchanan, of 

 the Department of Agriculture for the 

 World's Fair, has completed a scheme 

 for the distribution in premiums of 

 $150,000, which the Board of Directors 

 appropriated for live stock awards. 

 Before making the distribution Mr. 

 Buchanan called in a number of experts, 

 and after consultation with them he 

 figured the proper distribution approxi- 

 mately as follows : Horses, $52,000 ; 

 cattle, $30,000; swine, $20,000; 

 sheep, $15,000 ; poultry and pet stock, 

 $10,000; dogs, $1,000; total, $131,- 

 000. 



This showing leaves $19,000 as a 

 contingent fund, which Mr, Buchanan 

 thinks should be held until it is ascer- 

 tained whether breeds will be exhibited 

 in sufficient number to entitle them to 

 compete among themselves. 



Very Punctual. — I was surprised to 

 receive the feeder as soon as I did. I 

 like it very well. I receive mail matter 

 in a shorter time from yoir than from 

 Carlisle, O., only eight miles from here. 

 John H. Rohrer. 



Tippecanoe City, 0., July 16, 1891. 



