' KOVICS'y ” CU,EANlNt>g IN ABB CULI'UhA. 
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A. I. ROOT & CO., 
EDITORS A X l> I‘ li o 1* i: 1 E T O II S . 
Published Monthly, at Medina, Ohio. 
Terms: 7.“>o* per Annum. 
Any one tending v# 5 Sub Renters can rcti'in^oc. for 
their trouble, anil in the some proportion 
for a larger nvmbt r. 
PRINTED AT MEDINA COUNTY GA2ETTE OFFICE ! 
Medina, May J, 1873. 
We call attention to the advertisement 
of Annals of Bee Onllvre in this number. 
While wo can unhesitatingly recommend 
Annals, we are compelled to sny the 
theory advocated in “Progressive lice Cul- 
ture’’ seems to us erroneous, but hope all 
bee keepers who care to, will judge of the 
matter themselves, den. Adair may lie 
right anti we wrong. 
The North American Bee Journal for 
April contains some quite valuable articles 
on wintering. The fact ot our being no- 
ticed in terms not flattering in the same 
number, does not hinder us from recog- 
nising its value in general matters. If it 
will help our friends to read us itnder- 
standingly, we will add that, it was sub- 
scribers to Kinys Journal who supposed 
they were taking the American Bee Jour- 
nal. If similarity of names makes no 
confusion elsewhere, we will drop the sub- 
iect. ( ^ t 
Wit are making arrangements lo have 
some photographs of our apiary taken 
next month, or as soon as the grape vines 
are fully leaved out. They will be 8x10 
size, and will cost us at the rate of $25.00 
per hundred, and will be mailed to such 
of our friends as wish them for 50 cents 
each; also we will mail a copy to any one 
sending us $1.50 for two subscribers. 
Those who have sent ns 75 cents will 
therefore only need to scud us one new 
subscriber; and those who have sent us 
#n >o, if they will advise us of the fact, will 
receive the photograph as soon as out. 
Of course the same name can be counted 
but once, and only those can be counted 
trom whom we have received the full 75 
cents. They may pot possess any great 
a raount of beauty, but we trust they will 
aid in explaining the arrangement of our 
apiary and appliances. 
With the amount of testimony on hand 
in favor of sugar syrup for winter stores, 
we think we are excusable in considering 
the mailer settled, at. least for .the present 
ft now only remains for iu to consider 
how wo can with the leas! trouble give our 
colonies enough scaled up in their combs 
to last them through the winter months. 
We should also be quite thankful for any 
facts from those who have tried candy or 
“loaf sugar. Mr. Quinhy suggests the 
latter and has made some experiments 
with it. Ilow can coffee sugar be made 
as hard and firm at. small expense ? 
Shortly after our article in the March 
number, wherein we mentioned the per- 
fect capabilities of our wind mill to with- 
stand storms, a small hurricane twisted 
the vane off, and then very quickly de- 
molished the entire wood work of tin- 
sails. Kxamination showed that the shaft 
of the vane close up to the casting was a 
poor, cross grained piece of timber, and 
the only wonder was that it stood so long. 
Mad the vane held its place the mill would 
have been safe against any blow that 
ordinary buildings withstand. One bad 
piece of material put in carelessly, oc- 
casioned the whole damage, which stop- 
ped "beehives' for abort! four days and 
cost us over $50.00. 
Mora i.. In buying or constructing a 
wind mill, insist on having the rave, most 
especially, strong and secure. 
In our own apiary we have lost lo colo- 
nics out of 71. With tlie exception of 
perhaps two out of the thirteen, we have 
no difficulty in deciding where the trouble 
lay, and how the loss might have been 
avoided. Reports from all points seen) to 
show that more bees were lost in the last 
part of February’ and March, than in the 
previous winter months, and in many crs 
es after they had been enabled tolly out. 
We are anxious lor all the facte we can 
get., but shall he obliged to drop the sub- 
ject now until another winter approaches. 
Although some report decidedly in favor 
of out-door wintering, by far the greater 
part of the testimony would indicate /’rosf- 
proof repositories the safest. Please give 
us your plans and opinions all; if we can- 
not publish them, 'twill aid us much in de- 
ciding whqt to advise in future. 
