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these to movable-frame hives, and I got 3 

 swarms, which increased my number to 7. 

 These I united down to 5, in the Fall, and 

 wintered them also in the cellar. In 

 1889 my. 5 colonies increased to 10, 

 which I also doubled up, in the Fall, to 7, 

 and they came oat of the cellar last 

 Spring in good condition. During the 

 Summer of 1890 I had 5 swarms, but 2 

 of them united with other colonies, leav- 

 ing me 10 colonies, which I now have in 

 the cellar in fine condition. My honey 

 crop for 1890, from 7 colonies, Spring 

 count, is 465 pounds of comb-honey, in 

 1-pound sections. My 2 best colonies 

 gave me 92 and 97 pounds, respectively. 

 On Aug. 29, I introduced an Italian 

 queen into one of my colonies, and she 

 began to lay about Sept. 1. When I put 

 the bees into Winter quarters, there were 

 quite a number of golden Italians to be 

 seen sporting around the entrance. 



S. C. BOOHEE. 



Danbury, Iowa, Jan. 14, 1891. 



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White Mountain Apiarist. 



I notice on page 5 that inquiry is 

 made after several bee-periodicals that 

 you have not received copies of lately. 

 The "White Mountain Apiarist" was 

 published a few times as an advertising 

 sheet, and it was so well received that 

 we concluded to publish it regularly, and 

 shall begin to do so on Jan. 15. We 

 congratulate you on the appearance of 

 the American Bee Journal, in its new 

 form. The change has been a success. 

 It cannot be outdone in neatness and 

 attractive appearance. 



A. D. Ellingwood. 



Berlin Falls, N. H., Jan. 2, 1891. 



Letter from California. 



It is some years since I have written 

 you, although I have often during the 

 past year, thought of sending you a few 

 hundred words about the bee industry in 

 this portion of California. I am moved 

 to write at this time mainly through 

 memories of the past, brought to mind 

 by the receipt of the last issue (Jan. 1,) 

 of the Bee Journal. It looks so much 

 like what it was when I first saw it, 

 something like 10 years ago, only it is 

 somewhat finer, typographically. I like 

 it very much as a well-edited bee- 

 periodical. It could not well be better. 

 Therefore I extend to you my hearty 

 congratulations, as a publisher, upon 

 the fine appearance of your weekly. 



What I marvel at, is, how you can 

 afford to give such a large magazine, 



nicely printed, folded, wired and trimmed 

 for only $1.00 a year. I am inclined to 

 think that you must have an interest in 

 a paper mill, or that your advertisements 

 bring in a big revenue, or else that your 

 subscription list is so large that the 

 small profit on each, amounts to a 

 respectable sum In the aggregate. Be 

 this as it may, you are giving the 

 apiarists of this country a first-class 

 weekly that has literary merit, and is 

 free from a lot of "twaddle ;" in short, is 

 what one can read without feeling dis- 

 gusted after perusing its pages. 



To wish you continued prosperity 

 seems needless, for it is going to come to 

 you anyway. You have laid the founda- 

 tion for success and the people, recog- 

 nizing your efforts in their behalf, will 

 come to your support. Nevertheless, I 

 trust that the future of yourself and the 

 Journal will be as bright as has been 

 the past. 



Of myself I shall not state much, I 

 shall try between this and Summer to 

 give you some random bee-notes from 

 this part of the world that may not be 

 uninteresting to your many readers. 



For the past 4 years I have been very 

 busy — 3 years as court and criminal 

 reporter on a large daily paper, the last 

 year as editor, manager and part owner 

 in a San Francisco weekly. So you see I 

 have had little or no time to give to bees 

 after making a round trip of 24 miles 

 daily. My second youngest brother has 

 been "running the bees," and, for a 

 youngster, has done remarkably well; 

 and so far, has made more money out of 

 them than I did. W. A. Pryal. 



Claremont, Calif., Jan. 5, 1891. 



[For the information of friend Pryal, 

 and others, we will say that there is not 

 one cent of profit in publishing the Bee 

 Journal. Every dollar that it brings is 

 expended in its publication. 



When it was a monthly, 12 numbers 

 brought $2.00; now, it takes 104 num- 

 bers to bring in $2.00 for subscriptions — 

 with over 8 times the amount of labor 

 and cost. 



A monthly, of the present size of the 

 Bee JoLTiNAL, would only bring 12 cents 

 a year ! Competition is, therefore, quite 

 impossible ! The only profit there is, 

 comes from the sale of Books and 

 Supplies. In poor years, even that is 

 infinitismal. New periodicals, if they 

 intend to compete, really have very great 

 difiBculties to encounter. — Ed.] 



