20 BEE-KEEPING : THE OLD AND THE NEW. 
I find in an article written by Mr. Quinby, in 1848, 
for the ‘‘ Dollar Newspaper,” published in Philadelphia, 
that he takes decided exception to a statement made by 
another writer, to the effect that he had known 25 lbs. of 
honey to be gathered by one colony in two weeks. 
Mr. Quinby lived to see 57’/, Ibs. of extracted honey 
taken from one colony in two days, and 586 Ibs. from a 
stock during the season. He also records a gain of 225 
lbs. of box-honey from one colony. 
That these results are exceptional, is, of course, ad- 
mitted, but that they have been reached, indicates the 
possibilities to which we may yet attain. 
A short time before his death, Mr. Quinby remarked 
that the past five years had shown more progress than the 
forty years preceding, and he predicted that the five years 
to come would record even greater advancement. Who 
shall say that in this he was not correct ? 
Contemporaneously with these practical achievements, 
Americans have established a bee-literature which has 
been a potent agent in disseminating information, and 
in greatly increasing the number of those engaged in the 
pursuit. : 
It would be interesting to be able to furnish correct 
statistics of bee-culture in the United States. The lists 
of names in the possession of those who deal largely in 
bee-keeping supplies, prove that the bee-keepers in this 
country must be counted by thousands, and the large 
sales of popular works on the subject are evidence of a 
constantly growing interest. 
The oldest. ‘‘ Bee Journal” in this country was founded 
in 1861, by Samuel Wagner. 
Aside from his ability as a scholarly and practical 
editor, Mr. Wagner has done apiarians great service 
through his acquaintance with the best German bee- 
masters, and his frequent translations from their writings, 
thus forming a link between the scientists of that country 
