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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



ments with as little damage and rapidly as 

 possible, the close end frame has advantages 

 patent to all, and these frames, whether in 

 an L. hive or in a shallow case, are finding 

 much favor with Eastern bee keepers. The 

 objections many have to the close end frame 

 on the Heddon principle is the divisible 

 brood chamber, but there is an advantage 

 here, however, in enabling us to handle 

 cases instead of frames. The ease and 

 rapidity with which we prepare bees for 

 winter, and many other operations ki an out 

 apiary where speed is money in the pocket, 

 puts us thus far on the side of the divisible 

 brood chamber. 



How far apax't shall we plant out apiaries 

 and shall we plant them in a circle around 

 the home yard, or off in a direct line ? From 

 three to four miles is far enough, and as to 

 location, that depends upon the roads. We 

 prefer smooth roads that will admit of easy 

 driving, but a good field should not be 

 s-hunned for a few disadvantages in this line. 

 We find there is but little difference whether 

 you drive out on a long stretch of good road 

 or go out on a radius over steep hills. Here 

 in the Easik we usually find a variety of roads. 

 On level ground it would perhaps be well to 

 work on the radius plan. The above seems 

 to me to be the main mechanical points in 

 the establishment and running of out 

 apiaries. 



Ramblee. 



Highly Colored Italians. — They Ought Not 

 to Have Been Ruled Out. 



PBOr. A. J. .COOK. 



""OU state in the last number of your 

 excellent paper that some very bright 

 Italians were excluded at the State 

 Fair because they showed more than 

 the three yellow bands. You express a wish 

 that I give my opinion in the premises. 



The description of Short Horns as to color 

 is usually red or white, white, or roan. Now 

 suppose some one should breed all the white 

 off, as might be done, would his cattle be 

 Injected ? Nay, I think, were they otherwise 

 as good they would be more sure of a pre- 

 mium. 



Every breeder of Italians knows well that 

 these bees are likely to vary in way of higher 

 color, and yet they are pure Italians. He 

 also knows from the laws of breeding, as 

 well as from his own experience that he can 

 breed towards this bright color. Thus while 

 I should reject bees which showed less than 

 three bands I should not feel that more than 

 three bands disqualified bees to rank as 

 Italians or to compete in that class. Some 

 claim that red short horns are intrinsically 

 less valuable than the whites or roans. So 

 some might claim that these yellow Italians 

 were less valuable ; but I do not believe 

 there is any warrant either in theory or prac- 

 tice for throwing them out of the class. We 

 could only tarnish the yellow bees in rela- 

 tion to color by mixing with the blacks or 

 Carniolans, and that would reduce, not in- 

 crease, the yellow. So I should say the 

 ruling was not wise. 

 Agkioultubal Col., Mich., Oct. 15, 1890. 



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Why doesn't somebody offer black Italians 

 for sale ? 



D. A. Jones thinks three miles is far 

 enough apart for out apiaries of not more 

 than 100 colonies, provided the pasture is 

 fair. 



"thikty teaks among the bees." 

 We have to thank Bro. Alley for a copy of 

 his latest edition of Thirty Years Among 

 the Bees. As we understand it, this is the 

 " queen rearing part " of his Handy Book, 

 re-written and brought down to the " latest 

 wrinkle." That his methods of queen rear- 

 ing produce good queens we know from 

 having had twenty of his queens in our 

 apiary the past season. 



wheke shall the international hold its 

 next meeting ? 

 The next meeting ought to be held in the 

 East, of course. Ernest Root suggests that 

 it be held upon the shores of Lake George, 

 in some cottages owned by Mr. Lockhart, 

 we believe. The only objection that we see 

 to this plan is that the meeting must be held 

 before cold weather, and the best of conven- 

 tions are usually held after cold weather has 

 set in, and there is no work with the bees to 

 keep l)ee keepers at home. 



GIVE CREDIT, PLEASE. 



A few weeks ago a most excellent article, 

 written by Mr. McKnight and published in 

 the Review, was copied by the C. B. J. and 

 no credit given. Now it appears in the 

 Guide and is credited to — the ('. B. J., of 

 course. We delight in seeing these good 

 things passed around, but like to have the 

 credit of bringing them out. We presume 

 it was an oversight on the part of the C. B. J. 

 that no credit was given, as it has, hereto- 

 fore, always given credit when copying any 

 of our articles. 



