GLEANINGS IN DEE CULTURE. 
Money may l><‘ sent ns, and we will give a 
printed receipt for it in Gleanings each month. 
If Mr. L's health permits, we shall also expect 
brief communications from him for Gleanings. 
Fellow Bee-Keepers can we not give our old 
benefactor a lew bees to enable him to start 
anew ? Who will give a colony? Those in 
box hives would be safest to ship and our 
friend would in all probability prefer to trans- 
fer them to his own hives. Come now, let us 
have a donation party, send in bees, Queens, 
empty comb etc., etc. As he will need some 
money to pay express charges on all those box 
hives you are going to send him, we will start 
the list with $25.00 for that purpose. You can 
send money to him or to us as is convenient, 
but drop us a card telling us what and how 
much you have sent, that we may give proper 
credit. A fair view may be gathered of Mr. 
L s candor and good sense from his concluding 
remarks on page 08, Vol. 2. 
M. Qlinuy, St. Johnsville, Montgomery Co., 
N. Y., although also, well on in years, is sti'l, 
we are happy to say, strong and vigorous both 
in mind a lid body. As something from the pen 
of a person will many times give the readers 
a more vivid idea of their peculiar character- 
istics than many pages of description, we 
shall on account of want of space be obliged to 
content ourselves u it h simply indicating where 
their writings may be found in Gleanings. 
Mr. Q's communications may be found on pages 
102, and 104, Vol. 2, and 14, and 27, Vol. 3. 
All who have read Quinby’sand l.angstroth's 
books, and we hope most of our readers have, 
we think will agree with us, that these works 
were evidently written with a true spirit of 
benevolence toward their fellow beings, aside 
from any feeling of pecuniary gain that might 
result thereby. Our warmest thanks are due 
them both for teaching us our A, U, C’s in the 
science. Although these two pioneers struck 
out alone, and each without any knowledge of 
the other, wc think it much to the credit of 
both that they agreed so nearly. The works 
that have since been compiled although de- j 
serving of merit for having condensed much of ; 
t he matter, are yet so evidently dependent on 
these two, that we cannot think the writers j 
deserving ol a place by their side. 
At present, we have three large honey pro- ! 
d t icers iu our Country who seem to deserve j 
mention rather in advance of the rest. 
•J. 8. 1 l.utnisoN, of .San Diego, California, the 
man who has shown himself capable of mana- 
ging something like 2050 colonies, and who 
has produced from them in one season about 
75 tons of honey, writes as follows in answer 
to a request for his Photo. Although his reply 
contains much sound sense and wisdom, we 
must think that wc did not succeed in making 
him understand that our Medley is only a 
ttiendly grouping of those whose labors seem 
to give them a peculiar sympathy for each 
other. We are very sorry, but we suppose we 
shall have to content ourselves with his letter 
i.i lieu of the Photo. 
Vour favor came duly to hand, forwarded lo my 
Mountain retreat. To give lo the public at lids early 
I cried, die. results of m v successful management In 
lice culture, would not he consistent eiiher with my 1 
sell' interest, huvivg expended so much time nnu mon- J 
rv iu ;ni i ling at die lesuils etc., nor justice lo die 
several young men who are sen log an apprenticeship 
under me, and who arc surely entitled to more con- 
sideralion Ilian the public, who contribute nothing to 
devtdope the business. To train young men lo my 
method is die only sure way lo perpetuate die busi- 
ness and rescue if from the dishonor and odium that 
lias been brought on it in years gone by, by specula- 
tors, as well us by some who claim a place as Apiari- 
ans. Tills country is different from any other and i 
Ibid myself vet milch at ft loss to understand Ibe sea- 
sons, as each varies from die preceding. One or two 
years of my personal attention will do much lo reduce 
tin: business lo shape and establish precedents for 
future reference. 1 have no photograph suitable to 
send you, besides my reputation as ail Apiarian needs 
more years to establish before being introduced lo 
extensive public, notice. Accept my thanks lor your 
consideration and suggestions us to Gleanings as a 
medium to unswer inquiries etc. I will avail myself 
of your offer at un early day. .1. S. Hakhison. 
San Diego, California. Feb. 11th, ’75. 
Capt. J. E. 11 etheiungton, Cherry Valley, 
N. seems to come next. See his report on 
page 7, Vol. 3. Now right here comes a point 
that wc cannot illustrate better than by ma- 
king a little extract from a private letter. 
Will our young readers especially bear in mind 
that it is almost out of the question, no matter 
how good natured they may feel, for such men 
as Harbisou, Hetherington or Grimm, to an- 
swer all they receive. We cannot do it, even 
while we make it our especial business to an- 
swer inquiries. Many times the labor of an- 
swering an inquiry iu full is as great as writing 
an article iu full for an agricultural paper; in 
the former case, it is only used for one person, 
in t lie latter it may benefit thousands. 
'Tn make a report of this kind is a simple matter, 
while to lake ihu consequences is quite serious. Willi 
my presen I notoriety 1 receive more letters than 1 can 
iiiid time lo answer,* to say nothing of making a Hotel 
of ones house. When a man says “he has come 3C0 
miles lo learn just how to manage lo get su much box 
lioney" one cannot do otherwise lhan Ircat him just 
as well Vis he knows how. J. E. II. Dec. Hist, 1874. 
Just exactly friend H., we must be neighbor- 
ly, even if it involve making every subscriber 
on our list wait for their paper, while we are 
giving our attention to a single on" of them. 
Cannot we make our Journals a more perfect 
medium, for making, and answering inquiries? 
Adam Giumm, Jefferson, Wis., is another il- 
lustration that even advanced age need be no 
serious impediment to successful bee culture; 
see liis reports on page 80, Vol. 1, and 127, Vol. 
2. Friend Grimm lias for years contributed, 
much, both in his writings in A. J >. ./., and by 
importations of superior stock of Italians. 
As we have got through with the five prin- 
cipal characters, shall we not now arrange 
ourselves simply, in alphabetical order? 
Miss A.. (“P. G’*) positively declines entrust- 
ing her biography to our voluble pen, in any 
shape or manner, so that wc shall have to con- 
tent ourselves with the valuable piece of infor- 
mation that Miss A., is P. G., and that P. G., 
is Miss A. 
Mil. & Mrs. Axtell, of Roseville, Warren Co., 
Ills. Page 21, 47, 82. 142, Vol. 2; 21, Vol. 3. 
Mamin II. Adams, Fort Ann, N. Y. 
O. L. Ballard, Malone, N. Y. 
George Baij., Danbury, Conn., writes Feb. 
11th, 1875: 
I.tist spring I had (I hives, made an extractor ami 
sold over 8100.00 worth ot honey. Increased artificially 
and have now thirty-one on summer stands. 
Miss Sarah Barker, St. Johns, Midi. A friend 
of hers writes : 
I recently purchased a few colonies of Italian bees 
for her with monev she earned giving music lessons. 
She has started with a year's subscript ion to Glean- 
