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lo.^oRAi^T preji;i>ice:. 



Several times during last year we made 

 reference to the ignorant prejudice of the 

 neighbors of Mr. Z. A. Clark, at Arkadel- 

 phia, Ark. His bees, on account of the 

 drouth last summer, worked on the juice 

 exuding from decaying peaches. Tliere- 

 upon these same prejudiced individuals 

 spread the "howl" that "Clark's bees are 

 eating up the peaches." One Ignoramus 

 went so far as to declare that the bees ate 

 up his " young ducks !" 



Thereupon the City Council ordered the 

 removal of the bees by June 0, and Mr. 

 Clark was arrested for maintaining a nui- 

 sance by keeping his bees within the city 

 limits, and ordered to remove them. 



The Bee-Keepers' Union promised to help 

 him defend his rights, and see the matter 

 tlirough, for it would be very detrimental to 

 the pursuit to allow a decision against bee- 

 keeping to be put upon record on the plea 

 of its being a " nuisance." 



Major J. L. Witherspoon, ex-Attorney 

 Gleneral of Arkansas (who stands at the 

 head of the Bar of the State), was employed 

 to attend to the matter on behalf of the bees. 



The ease is now going to the Supreme 

 Court on an appeal, and the Hon. S. W. Wil- 

 liams, of Little Kock, has been engaged to 

 assist in defending Mr. Clark, who wrote us 

 the following particulars last week : 



I was arrested on Jan. 2, 1888, by order of 

 the Mayor for maintaining a nuisance with- 

 in the city limits, in keeping my bees there. 



I think with the evidence we have, with 

 Mr. Williams in the case, we will undoubt- 

 edly win. Now Is the time for us to make 

 this thing "hot," as it will affect the wel- 

 fare of every bee-keeper that is so unfortu- 

 nate as to live in an incorporated city or 

 village. 



I tnink that we should have two or three 

 good lawyers in this case, as it will be a 

 great blessing to bee-keepers in incorpor- 

 ated cities ana towns for us to gain this suit. 

 If we should lose it, we will all have to "get 

 out" all over the tJnited States. "In the 

 multitude of counsel there is wisdom." 



I shall have to sacrifice my time, busi- 

 ness and bees in order to attend to this case 

 of appeal. It will cost over $300 to appeal 

 it, and I am too poor to pay any more than I 

 have already done in the expenses of the 

 lower court, and for my attorney here. I 

 must, therefore, appeal for help, through 

 the Bee-Keepers' Union, to all the bee- 

 keepers of America. 



I am not able to carry on this suit and do 

 justice to myself and family. I think justice 

 to bee-keepers demands that this law be de- 

 feated,and not let us go before the world as a 

 class of men that carry on a business that is 

 " a nuisance." we will have to get affidavits 

 from bee-keepers living all over the United 

 States, stating whether bee-keeping is " a 

 nuisance" or not. We have been con- 

 demned, but not by men that know any- 

 thing about bee-keeping. If any one can 

 give me advice, he will please write to me. 

 Z. A. Clakk. 



We have repeatedly requested bee-keepers 

 to join the Union, and thereby place it in a 

 position to defend them in such cases as the 

 above, and unless some hundreds at least do 

 so at once, the Union will not be able to 

 lift up a " successful standard " against the 

 enemy. Reader, what say you about this ? 

 Will you become a member ? The dues are 

 now only one dollar ! 



MOVIIWO BEES IN\¥INTER BY 

 SLEICII OR RAILROAD. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



Query 511.— Will you kindly advise me as 

 to the best time, and way, to move 12 colonlps 

 of bees that are packed in hives, with old 

 combs in LaDgstroth size, closed-end frames ? 

 I want to move them on a sleigh three miles, 

 over pretty rouRh roads, and then 17 miles by 

 railroad, and then again 2 miles by sleigh. Do 

 you think it advisable to move tbem in this 

 way : or do you think it better to move them 

 the whole way by sitigh? If I move them all 

 the way by elelgb. after the first 3 miles the 

 road IS pretty good.— New York. 



Move them all the way in a sleigh. — 

 Mes. L. Harrison. 



I would wait until spring, if possible; 

 if not,move them all the way by sleigh. 

 — W. Z. Hutchinson. 



I do not like to move bees so far in 

 the winter ; but if obliged to, I would 

 use the sleigh all the way. — A.B.Mason. 



I would wait until April or May, and 

 move them in a spring-wagon either 

 all the way, or partly by rail. — M. 

 Mahin. 



If you cannot wait until spring, I 

 believe I would as soon risk taking 

 them all the way in the sleigh. — C. C. 

 Miller. 



I should move them all the way by 

 sleigh, by all means, if I moved them 

 on snow. But why not wait until May, 

 and then move them. I think that this 

 would be better. — G. M. Doolittle. 



As I understand the question, I would 

 pack them in straw, secure them to the 

 sleigh, and make the whole journey 

 with the sleigh. — H. D. Cutting. 



I should much prefer not to move 

 them until April. If j'ou must move 

 them now, put a thick cushion of hay 

 or straw on a sleigh, and move them 

 all the waj' on it. — R. L. Taylor. 



We would keep them on the sleigh, 

 although it does not make a very great 

 diiference. But why do you not wait 

 until the proper time — March — and 

 move them on a wagon ? It is far 

 safer. — Dadant & Son. 



I would arrange the time to suit my 

 convenience, and the condition of the 

 roads. I would prefer a sleigh. If 

 the frames are well propolized, they 

 need no extra preparation, only give 

 plenty of ventilation by tacking wire- 

 cloth over tlie entrance, and place 

 them securelj- in the sleigh, with the 

 frames running jiarallel with the road. 

 —J. P. H. Brown. 



The best time to move them is when 

 thej- can fly freelj-, immediately npon 

 arrival ; but it is not usually good 

 sleighing at that time. We make no 

 preference between all the way by 

 gleigh, or cars and sleigh. Do not be 



afraid to give them lots of ventilation, 

 no matter how cold the weather is. — 

 James Heddon. 



I would not advise moving the bees 

 on the cars in cold weather ; but they 

 can be moved by sleigh. — G.L.Tinker. 



I would consider it very risky to 

 move them so far before spring. I 

 would get two spring wagons, load 

 them with the frames crosswise of the 

 bed. and make the one time handling 

 do, by driving them through in one 

 day. You should tack screen-wire 

 over the entrances, to give sufficient 

 ventilation, and they should have a 

 flight the day following. — J. M. Ham- 



BAUGH. 



Move the whole distance by sleigh. 

 Put the hives on straw in the bottom of 

 the sleigh, then pack in the sleigh so 

 the hives will not interfere with each 

 other, or with the sleigh, in transit. 

 Drive carefully, and where the roads 

 are rough, with extra care. — J. M. 

 Shuck. 



I should move them the whole dis- 

 tance with a sleigh, if the road is fairly 

 good. They maj' go all right by rail, 

 but the risk of changes is great, and 

 can be avoided by moving at one job. 

 The frames should be securely fastened 

 in the hives, and ample ventilation 

 given. It is not safe to move bees such 

 a distance in the winter, in any case. — 

 J. E. Pond. 



I should prefer to wait until spring ; 

 though I have known so many cases 

 of bees being moved in mid-winter with 

 entire success, that I should expect 

 success even though I moved them 

 now. I think that I should use the 

 sleigh all the way. It would be cheaper, 

 doubtless, and fully as well for the 

 bees. Use plenty of straw, and disturb 

 the bees as little as possible. — A. J. 

 Cook. 



I dislike verj' much to disturb bees 

 in cold weather, and I should prefer to 

 wait until spring. If it is necessary, 

 however, to remove them now, choose 

 a moderate day, and I should prefer to 

 move them all the way by sleigh. As 

 there are only 12 hives, and the dis- 

 tance is only a reasonable day's drive ; 

 one load would take them nicely, and 

 you would be done with it. Fasten in 

 the bees with wdre-cloth, even in cold 

 weather while removing them, and if 

 carefully handled there is little danger. 



C. H. DiBBERN. 



I would move them the whole way 

 while they were on the sleigh. I have 

 moved bees in this way several times 

 with perfect safetj'. Your close-end 

 frames will stay in place without any 

 wedging up. A friend of mine moved 

 100 colonies 40 miles in four loads, on 

 a large spring-wagon. Not a comb 

 was broken. Another time the same 

 man hauled 50 colonies in Langstroth 



