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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



when compared with other similar 

 products. We want to remedy this 

 if it can be done, and want your 

 help to do it. We will expect to 

 receive your dues in the near fu- 

 ture, making youamember. 



You can send them direct to me, 

 or to the Review, Northstar, Mich., 

 or any of the directors. 



I remain, yours. 

 George W. Williams. 

 Sec.-Treas. N. B. K. A. 

 Redkey, Ind. 



We will not need a special "Hon- 

 ey Day" here in Indiana to dispose 

 of our surplus this year, as the dry 

 weather disposed of it before the 

 bees gathered it. I think the In- 

 diana crop will average about one 

 case to the colony. All sold and 

 calls for more. 



The late fall rains have started 

 the clover nicely, in spots where it 

 was not killed below the ground. 

 Some fields show up nicely, while 

 others have none at all. 'ihe Al- 

 sike is springing up everywhere 

 and will make a fair showing even 

 if the white clover fails again. 

 Every year demonstrates the fact 

 that white clover can not be de- 

 pended upon for a sure crop, and 

 that alsike can. The only fault 

 with alsike is that it does not last 

 long enough. 



How many of us will agree to 

 secure one or more additional sub- 

 scribers to the Review (making them 

 members to the National Associa- 

 tion at the same time of course) 

 before the next annual meeting. If 

 each of us will do so, we will double 

 our membership and quadruple the 

 effectiveness of the Association. 



Bear this truth in your mind, broth- 

 ers, the Review is your own paper, 

 and it is published to further your 

 interest, exclusively. Every cent 

 you pay to it comes back to you 

 m value received. We have other 

 splendid bee journals, published by 

 able men, and the progressive bee- 

 keeper will get much value from 

 them all. We need ALL our papers, 

 but we MUST support our own pa- 

 per for our own good. There is 

 no good reason why EVERY pro- 

 ducing beekeeper should not take 

 the Review, and there is every rea- 

 son why they should do so. Our 

 managing editor tells me that he 

 has arranged clubbing offers that 

 are very satisfactory, and give ex- 

 traordinary value. I am printing 

 below a circular letter I am pre- 

 paring to have printed, and if they 

 will be of use to you, I will send 

 you as many as you carr use pro- 

 fitably. It is up to the Secretary 

 of affiliated bodies and inspectors 

 to push this matter, especially, but 

 each one of us can assist in getting 

 our neighbors to subscribe. E|Very 

 dollar that comes in goes to make 

 a better paper arrd a more valirable 

 one for you, as rro one else has 

 more interest irr the Review than 

 you have. Remember that it is your 

 paper, printed solely for you, and 

 you should assisst in pushing it. 

 Sit right down before you forget, 

 and write down the names of all 

 your neighbors who should take the 

 Review, and then make it in your 

 way to present the matter to them 

 at the first opportunity. Let's get 

 together and boost the Association;, 

 arjd we will be in shape to boost 

 our prodircts better when the time 

 comes. 



Cumberland. Ohio, Aug. 26. '14. 

 E. D. Townsend & Son. 

 Northstar, Mich. 



Gentlemen: — Please send sample 

 and price on extracted stock suit- 

 able to feed Bees. Crop a failure 

 tbis year. Bees have not held their 

 own since May 1st. In bad shape 

 for winter. 



Yours truly, 



H. W. McKEE. 



(We would not think of buying 

 honey to feed bees, inasmuch as 

 there are so marry diseased among 



bt;es whose spores are trarrsmitted 

 through the feeding of honey for 

 winter stores or other purposes. If 

 there is no disease iir your yard, or 

 in your neighborhood. NOR NEV- 

 ER HAS BEEN and you have honey 

 of your own production that you 

 can be reasonably sure corrtains no 

 spores of disease, it will be safe to 

 feed it, otherwise feed granulated 

 sugar syrup made of two parts 

 sugar and one part water, for wirr- 

 ter stores. If fed hot, the bees 

 will take it more readily.) 



