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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Bee-Legislation in Illinois abont foul- 

 brood, is thus commented upon, by Mr. 

 Hughes : 



Representative Smith will soon intro- 

 duce a bill into the Legislature provid- 

 ing for an Inspector of foul-brood, and 

 for payment of his salary by a tax of 2 

 cents on each colony of bees in the State. 

 This suits me. But I would suggest that 

 the money so raised be paid to the Illi- 

 nois Bee-Keepers' Association, to be used 

 as they think best. Representative 

 Hambaugh has also introduced a bill 

 regulating the spraying of fruit trees. 

 Now is the time for bee-keepers to be- 

 stir themselves, and place our industry 

 on an equal footing with other pursuits. 



Mt. Zion, Ills. J. S. Hughes. 



It is a Fact that a great deal of study is 

 now being put upon the advertising pages 

 of leading periodicals. Experts write 

 advertisements, the best artists design 

 illustrations, and it is a matter of con- 

 siderable interest, therefore, when one 

 of the leading advertising firms of the 

 country announce that they have pub- 

 lished a sample book, in which they show 

 200 or more different advertisements 

 they have written and designed for their 

 customers. Alden & Faxon, Cincinnati, 

 Ohio, well known in the advertising 

 field, have just published a book with 

 this title, and will send it on receipt of 

 six cents in stamps. The collection is 

 quite unique, and shows what versatility 

 there is in the American mind, regard- 

 ing the wants and necessities of people 

 who read newspapers. In addition to 

 the advertisements, information and 

 hints are given to advertisers, whether 

 they are old and experienced, or whether 

 they are just starting on the road to 

 fame and fortune, with the newspapers 

 as their capital. 



Binders made especially for the Bee 

 Journal for 1891 are now ready for 

 delivery, at 50 cents each, including post- 

 age. Be sure to use a Binder to keep your 

 numbers of 1890 for reference. Binders 

 for 1890 only cost 60 cents, and it will 

 pay you to use them, if you do not get the 

 volumes otherwise bound. 



Paint for Hives. — A cheaper and 

 more durable than ordinary paint, can 

 be made as follows : 



Three parts slacked lime. 

 Two parts sifted wood ashes, 

 One part fine sand. 



Mix the whole intimately, and sift the 

 mixture through a fine sieve. Then add 

 as much boiled linseed oil as will make 

 the mass of a proper consistence to be 

 applied with a tolerably stiff paint brush. 

 The more perfectly the ingredients are 

 mixed, the more durable the paint will 

 be; and the paint should be frequently 

 stirred when using, to prevent the sand 

 from settling to the bottom. Two coats 

 are sufficient. The first is put on thin, 

 and will be mostly absorbed by the wood. 

 When this is pretty dry, the second coat 

 is to be put on as thick as it can be 

 properly spread with a brush. This 

 paint is of a gray color when dry. — 

 Exchange. 



Bumble-Bees as Fertilizers. 



H. N., of Caledonia Station, Michigan, 

 writes : 1. Has the bumble-bee any- 

 thing to do with the filling of the second 

 crop of clover ? 2. Has it anything to 

 do with fruit fertilization '? 



1. Prof. Beal, in his "Grasses of North 

 America," details an experiment in 

 which the yield of seed from clover 

 plants worked on by bumble-bees was 

 four times as large as from similar 

 plants from which the bees were kept 

 away. A writer whom he quotes, says : 

 " It is at least certain that bumble-bees 

 are the chief fertilizers of the common 

 red clover." Prof. Beal says: " It is 

 not improbable that the time may come 

 when queen bumble-bees will be reared, 

 bought and sold, for their benefit to the 

 crop of clover seed." 2. Yes. — 0. J. Far. 



Catalogues and Price-Lists for 1S91 

 have been received from 



A. G. Hill, Kendallville, Ind.— 30 

 pages — Bee-Keepers' Supplies and Bees. 



Oliver Foster, Mt. Vernon, Iowa-— 16 

 pages — Queens and Supplies for the 

 Apiary. 



Wm. H. Bright, Mazeppa, Minn. — 24 

 pages — Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



J. M. Kinzie, Rochester, Minn. — 16 

 pages — Supplies for the Apiary. 



F. A. Lockhart & Co., Lake George, 

 N. Y. — 8 pages — Carniolan Bees and 

 Queens. 



