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HONEY FROM RED CLOVER.

NEIGHBOR DEAN has just been in, and now gives his honey crop at 1000 lbs., instead of three or four hundred, as I gave it last month. About 350 of it is comb honey, and the rest is extracted. He said his bees filled sections right along in August, from the red-clover blossoms. Bees gather honey from red clover in Medina County, if they don't in other places.

ALL who are intending to attend the National Convention, at Lexington Ky., Oct. 5, 6, and 7, will

need to set about it as soon as this is in their hands. I see by the A. B. J. that Mrs. Lucinda Harrison proposes an impromptu meeting to be held in the Mammoth Cave, after the discussions are over. I should be very glad indeed to attend, but I have been absent so much this fall that it seems next to impossible, and we are now just in the midst of preparing our 300 colonies for winter.

MAY God bless the kind friends who have written they would take nothing from me for the money they sent Burch. I do not want to ask release from any promise I have made; but such expressions seem to say that my attempts to reform existing evils have been approved by both God and my fellow-men. Truly can I say with David, "For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

ONCE in a while, when things do not please, somebody throws it up to me about the pretensions I make. My friends, if I have made pretensions I did not mean to; for in truth I am selfish, cross, and at times, I fear, crooked and hard to get along with. If there be any merit in being grievously sorry for these faults and failings, when I look back and see them, I do not know but that I have that merit. Sometimes it seems to me that I must give up in despair, were it not for the comforting promise," The blood of Christ cleanseth from all sin."

BEES TO BE KILLED.

IT were no more than just, to let our friends in Canada know they are indebted to Mr. Geo. O. Goodhue, Danville, Quebec, Canada, that we are enabled to use all Canada money and postage-stamp3, at par. He has simply, for the sake of serving his countrymen, been doing quite a little banking business with us for over a year past, making no charge for his services. I presume he will scold at my making this mention, but I do not wish to receive credit for what belongs to another. If Queen Victoria's subjects are all like our bee friends in Canada, I could, with a whole heart, say with them, "God save the Queen!',

THE MICHIGAN SUFFERERS.

I PRESUME most of you have, before this time, done something for these friends. In our town, we have sent several large boxes of clothing, etc., and also some money. A few of our bee-folks are among the sufferers, and, one letter is at hand, telling of a little boy who burned. May God help the parents in this great affliction, and may he show us how best to manifest our sympathy. It seems these fierce fires are not alone confined to Michigan. See the following:

A terrible prairie fire swept away my apiary Sept. 6th. Chaff hives burned lively. The apparent resources are cut off, but the unseen are still abundant, God is safe to trust in. "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be on the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls; yet I will rejoice in the Lord." Baxter Springs, Kan., Sept. 23, 1881.

C. D. WRIGHT.

I hope, friend W., it was not a great many chaff hives that were burned, and that you have not lost all your becs. Truly, the unseen resources of the great Giver are never cut off.

FRIENDS, when you order honey-labels, please write out exactly what you want, or send us a sample label of what you had fixed in your mind. We will send you package of samples free of charge to select from. If you do not take the trouble to do this, but say simply, "Send me some honey-labels," you will have to take whatever the printers see fit to give you. One friend, in complaining, says he should think we might have known he didn't want labels for extracted honey, and I presume we should,

Is there anybody near friend P. who can take the had we recollected all his correspondence. At the poor bees and save them from death? Read:

I have 50 stands of bees that I expect to kill. They are in Diehl patent hives. If you want them you can have the comb and honey at 15e per lb., and pay me $2.00 for my hives. I will give you the bees. Write at once. G. N. PHARES.

Kempton, Ind., Sept. 24, 1881.

Friend P., if you would leave out those patent hives, and give us just the bees and combs, we would be better pleased; but even then the express charges

would be a serious obstacle with us. Can not some of our readers near there save them? Bees will be "cash money "next spring.

PREMIUMS FOR EARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS. EVERYBODY who sends $1.00 for GLEANINGS for the year 1882, during this present month, may have any article on the 15-cent counter as a premium for so doing, providing he comply with the following conditions: You are to state the dollar was sent in accordance with this notice, tell what article you want, and the amount of postage. Those who have remitted before this reaches them, for 1882, can have the premium by calling our attention to it, and sending the postage. The 15 cents can be used for articles on any other counter, if you choose; but if wanted by mail, be sure to send the postage. In November, the premium will be from the 10-cent counter, and in December, from the 5-cent counter.

very low prices we furnish them, the best I can do is to hand your letters to the printers; and if you do not tell them just what, you want, I do not know how I can take them back. We are your servants, and are, also, really anxious to please; but I do not see how we can, unless you give full and plain orders. Cut out the size you wish, then write out with a pen every word and figure you want on it, and I assure you we can please, in quality of work as well as promptness.

THE OHIO STATE FAIR.

As our Ohio people saw fit to appoint me one of the judges on honey and apiarian supplies at the State Fair, I thought best to attend. I am happy to say that the exhibits were very fair, and I enjoyed very much the duties assigned me, more especially as my co-worker was the Rev. Mr. Ballantine, who gives us the excellent letter in Our Homes for this month. The third one on the committee being ab sent, we picked up a bee man to assist. The pleasant part of the whole of it was, that all parties, so far as we knew, were perfectly satisfied and pleased with the awards. I met and made many new friends at our capital, and came away feeling happy, because I had known and seen more of Ohio and our

Ohio people in two or three days, than ever before in my life. Almost the only sad thing I saw at the fair was the long row of beer-barrels, with Ohio boys standing behind them, realy to serve anybody who had the requisite nickel. Is it possible this state of affairs is to remain thus in our beautiful State of Ohio? To make the said barrels more attractive on a hot day, huge blocks of ice surmounted them. Plenty of iced drinking water was found on all parts of the fair grounds, and every thing conducive to the comfort of the 75,000 whom I am told were in attendance. I do not know what the custom may be throughout our land, but I thank God that no beer is sold openly on the grounds of the Medina County Fair.

WHAT A POUND OF BEES WILL DO IN A SEASON. WHEN in Michigan, I made a note of what friend Hunt had done with two packages of black bees, each containing a pound, and a black queen. I lost the memoranda, but if I recollect aright, each built up a good colony, and gave a swarm; and when I was there the whole four were storing honey in surplus boxes. Perhaps he gave each a couple of

frames of brood, but I am not certain. I think he purchased them in May. It seems a little strange that a pound of bees and queen should amount to more than a whole swarm ordinarily does, but many reports seem to indicate that they have done so during the past season. I can think of no other explanation, than that the owner took more care and pains with them, just because a pound of bees in a wire cage was a sort of new thing, and a curiosity, as it were. You know it has been said that Italians produced the great results they have, just because they were a new thing, and received extra care and attention. Friend Hunt's success with the "black lbs.," would seem to encourage this idea. I presume many of you remember the great things that used to be done with a single strawberry plant of some wonderful new kind.

MORAL:-Just take the bees and plants you have already, and make believe they are some new, wonderful kind; and if your faith (and energy) are sufficient, you will find they really are.

SQUARE MEN.

My friends, I am not only willing, but glad, to serve you in any way in my power, even to advancing money for you in a contingency, providing I know you are square and true, to the extent, if you should die, or meet with any other misfortune, your wife, mother, grandmother, or any or all of your relations, would have respect enough for your bright name to see that every thing was straightened up, "square and true, right on the spot. There are such men among you, and, I repeat, it is a pleasure to me to advance money to them, on a few days, of course, or recommend them to others, or to give caem assistance in any way. Well, other folks are wanting to know who these square men are, and sometimes the square men ask me if I will please say to somebody that I know them, and know they are square. Well, now, I have been thinking what a nice thing it would be to have a list of the straight ones, and also a list of the crooked ones. Let it include, say, every one among our bee-men who advertises any thing for sale at all. It is not to tell how much a man is worth, alone, but what his habits are; for we have those in the A B C class, and in

their teens, who are more prompt and true than some who are worth their thousands.

TAKING BEES THAT ARE TO BE BRIMSTONED, TO FEED UP FOR WINTER.

MANY are asking if they can take bees that are of fered as a gift, or at a low price, and build them up now by feeding. Yes, sir, you can do it every time, but you must be about it at once. If this journal reaches you after dark, and you bave colonies that are weak in bees, out of stores, and out of brood, give them a feed of something before you go to bed, and then have them taking feed continually, for the next month. It is of the utmost importance that you improve every hour of warm weather. You all know by experience what it is to try to feed during such weather as we had last April. While it is warm with warm nights, feed will do wonders; but you want to have it all over, before it gets to freezing. Feed until the combs are full and bulging, and little bits of wax are stuck on top of the frames, and all over the hive. After you get the queen to laying well, do not take out the frames any more until next May. But let them build it all up solid just as they have a mind to. Feed granulated sugar, if you can; if not, coffee A. Cheap yellow sugar will sometimes answer, but it is very much more apt to cause dysentery. It will perhaps take 25 lbs. of sugar to feed up a colony thus, having no stores, but it is cheaper to give them the whole 25 lbs. and have them come through strong, than to stop at 15 and lose bees and sugar too. You want to feed until you get them “booming."

SEPARATORS, OR NO SEPARATORS. OUR neighbor Shane has had the most of his comb honey made in the combined shipping and honey crate (shown in our price list), without separators. The crate is taken right from the hive, and carried to market, without any repacking. The saving of labor by so doing is of course immense; and as his honey is straight enough to bring 24c per lb., wholesale, it certainly car not be very bad. I believe all hands admit, too, that we get quite a little more honey, when the bees can fill the whole cage with solid honey, just as they naturally do, without any separators of any kind in the way. The great drawback is, that you must leave the case on the hive until every section is sealed; or at least it is a great deal more trouble to select the first-capped sections, and get them into a case, without having one seetion mash into its neighbor. It seems much a question of the time the bec-keeper has to devote to the matter. Another thing: you must use separators, if you expect to glass each section. If I am correct, sections glassed are in some disrepute just now, because the public object to paying for glass at the same price of honey. We have sold a great quanti. ty of these cases, to be used without separators, this season, and I would be glad to have reports from them. We have bought tons of tin for separators. Shall bee-keepers keep on buying them? I once said I did not want any more section honey built without separators; but it was before we got up the case mentioned above. How is it, friends? Let us hear your different experiences. I belleve friend Heddon has discarded separators.

WE have to-day, Sept. 23th, 4419 subscribers. Our list seems to "stick" this year, when we get above the fourth thousand.

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Bear in mind that he who sends the best queens, put up most neatly and most securely, will probably receive the most orders. Special rates for warranted and tested queens, furnished on application to any of the parties. Names with *, use an imported queen mother. If the queen arrives dead, notify us and we will send you another. Probably none will be sent for $1.00 before July 1st, or after Nov. If wanted sooner, or later, see rates in price list.

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Tako Notice!

This honey will candy, or become white and hard, as soon as it becomes cool, or cold weather begins, and this candying is, in fact, the best proof of its purity. To restore it to the liquid form, set it in a warm oven, or on the reservoir of the stove, removing the stopper so it will not ooze out. When it is all melted, remove and cork again. If sealed up while quite hot, with a cork dipped in melted wax, it will usually not candy again. Some liquify it by placing the bottles in hot water. To prevent breaking the glass, let the bottles rest on a thin strip of wood.

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Hive Manufacturers.

Who agree to make such hives, and at the prices named, as those described on our circular.

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Bee-Keepers' Student Wanted. plece all right. The 244 lb. scales are just the thing.

Bee-keeper must be experienced, and thoroughly reliable. No person using tobacco or cigars need apply. Address S. NUGENT, "Linden Apiary," 1ld Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.

could not do without them. all that have seen them are surprised at the low price. Freight on the hive and scales, $3.37, which I think reasonable. CLAUDE SMITH. Norwich, Chenango Co., X. Y., Oct. 19, 1881.

Honey-pails came all right. I am well pleased with them. Thanks for promptness. A. A. PARSONS. Avon, Ind., Sept. 24, 1831.

I have received the A B C book of you, which I sent for. I am surprised at the beautiful way they are bound, and don't see how you can do it so cheaply. Please accept my thanks. J. E. TODD.

Unadilla, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1881.

Inclosed find $10.00, for which please send 3 more of those Waterbury watches. The one I ordered the 20th came to hand the 23d. I can't see how they can be sold for that money, if they are all as good as the one I get. J. C. HOSSLER.

Moultrie, Columbiana Co., O., Sept. 27, 1881.

You are very kind to offer to pay damage on smoker, but the expense of repairs was small; besides, I think your customers can afford to stand damages once in awhile, as you sell your goods so low. CLARENDON BUTMAN.

Plymouth, Penobscot Co., Me., Sept. 3, 1881.

The watch is a wonderful piece of mechanical skill. The whole of its internal arrangement turns with the minute-hand, and if it continues to work as it now does, it will be one of the most remarkable productions of this remarkable age.

Wellsville, Mo., Oct. 10, 1881. J. T. STEMMONS.

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The queen I ordered from you about the 10th of this month I received in less than three days from the time I sent for it, which was much sooner than I expected it. I introduced her according to directions, and she was received in good shape, and is doing finely. The hive is well filled with brood to-day, Aug. 29th. J. Q. A. WALKER.

Union City, Erie Co., Pa., Aug. 29, 1881.

The bill of goods was received O. K. a few days ago, for which please accept thanks. The lace scissors, little plane, and, in fact, every article is all that one could wish, and much better than any thing we can get of the kind for the same money' in this "Sunny South land." Bees are working gloriously. ALLAN D. LAUGHLIN. Courtland, Ala., May 24, 1881.

We like the scales, "The Favorite," ever so much. The selected tested queen received of you last May 1 put with two frames of hatching brood; filled up the hive with empty comb as needed. They swarmed twice, besides giving some surplus honey. I also took out several frames of eggs for queen-raising. Looking for her a week ago I found her not, but a young queen instead. From 20 hives I will take 700 lbs. extracted, and 100 lbs. comb honey.

MRS. CHAS. FAVILLE. South Wales, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1881.

PAPETERIES.

Where on earth did you scare up that atrocity which you have christened "Papeteries"? (See Catalogue, p. 32.) Had you not better sharply mark the little chap, say with the policeman's star, lest his own mother should not know him? Jokingly, Koshkonong, Wis., Oct. 17, 1881. D. P. LANE.

[I didn't christen it at all, friend L.; it is the name the paper and envelope manufacturers give to a little box of stationery. I do not know whether the pretty pictures on the lid of the box have any thing to do with the queer name or not; but some way they seem to please, especially the small ones for the juveniles.]

You see, friend Root, my showing your double-ender files has sold some more for you, and handles to boot. The other goods came in very nice order. One of the smokers I sold the next day after I received it, to a brother bee-keeper. I have sold another one to-day, and my old Simplicity .The scales and feeders are for myself. I had a pair of the Little Detective scales, and I sold them; I want a pair that I can weigh hives on, and in fact every thing, even to "the wife," if I wish. R. P. LOVEJOY. Greig, Lewis Co., N. Y., Sept. 26, 1881. [Thanks, friend L. There will be no trouble at all in weighing the "wives as well as bees, on our large scales, if they don't weigh over 244 lbs.. and it seems to me any woman might be satisfied with that limit.]

I don't know what is the matter, but the goods we have got of you have given satisfaction in every rehave given satisfaction so far as we have any knowl spect. We have filled every order for queens, and edge. If there are any of our customers that are not satisfied, we will try to satisfy them if they will let us hear from them. Mr. Johnson and I have increased our bees to 65 stands from 35, some of them very weak. T. S. HAUL.

Kirby's Creek, Ala., Oct. 6, 1881.

[It may be urged by some, that the above looks a little like free advertising: so it is, friends, and I vertising for every one of you. I can with a clear shall be most happy to do the same sort of free adconscience do almost any thing for those who give satisfaction to their patrons; but you do not know things of those who have been so kind as to send how it pains me to hear advertisers say unkind them their money and their custom. How is it, friends? As the season closes, can you say, with a clear conscience, that every one with whom you have had deal, is satisfied, so far as you know?]

KIND WORDS FROM A COAL-MINER'S BOY. What in the world did you send me your GLEANINGS for 3 months for? That 25c was for postage on the smoker you were fool enough to give me for not using tobacco, and I shall not use it, if I know it, any more. Now, I intend you to have your pay as soon I get the money, because you have enough to pay out for nothing. I think that some try to take the advantage of you. Friend Root, I feel as if you were a very near friend of mine, and can't help it. I would like to write you a long letter (I have so much to say), but I can't, because my learning is poor. I never went to school since I was 8 years old. I am a coal-miner's boy who never drank whisky, and now I have a little farm, and a good locality for bees, my life; never was before judge or jury in any manner, and will try not to be. I would like to have some of your profanity cards to give the boys in our shop. I am working in C. M. Crandall's toy shop, as engineer, until I finish paying my debts, and then I will try bee-keeping and queen-rearing. When I was 12 years old my father got killed two feet from my side, in the mine. I was a door boy at the time; father was the mine boss. My eldest brother was near at the time. It was in 1862. Brother went to the war, and left mother and me and four little ones, so that is the reason I never could go to school, and I have often sat down and cried when I bave seen other boys going to school, and I had to go in mines to dig coal. When I was 17 I was a miner, and at that age I have handled 19 tons of coal in one day, with the pick and shovel. What would a boy think to-day to see a boy going in the mine with his lamp and book? Ah, Mr. Root, I learned to read in the mine. This is from one who loves to do right. ROBERT J. THOMAS. Montrose, Pa, Sept. 6, 1881.

The carpenter's pencil came to hand last night; and all the other goods ordered, including matching-out of my hard earnings. I never took an oath in planes and grate for smoker, have been received. All are very satisfactory, and in good order, except lamp-shade, which was crushed and broken in the mail. But never mind. I sent for it more from curiosity than necessity, and hardly expected to get it safely through. Here they charge $3.00 for the same kind of matching-planes which cost me only $1.65, even when registered. WM. MUTH-RASMUSSEN. Independence, Inyo Co., Cal., May 21, 1881.

THE HUNTER SIFTER; ONE OBJECTION FOUND TO IT AT LAST.

I received the crank sieve, but I am sorry to say it is not what I want. I wanted a sieve to sift medicine. This will not answer, and I should not like it to sift flour. The object in sifting flour is to get out the worms; but this thing will grind the worms, and the biscuits would be equal to Liebig's extract of meat. I have tried to sell the thing, but it is no go. I will return it. V. LEONARD. Springfield, Bradford Co., Pa., Sept. 5, 1881.

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NOTES FROM THE BANNER APIARY.

No. 24.

APIS AMERICANA.

HE following letter was received from friend P. L. Viallon, and, thinking it "too good to keep" all to myself, I take this method of replying:

FRIEND HUTCHINSON:- As you are a queen-breeder, like myself, and knowing that you are of that class that will tell the truth in spite of all, I thought I would ask your opinion of the Apis Americana, or, rather, the American improved Italian bees. I would say your experience, but I am not aware of your experimenting in this line. I use the word opinion, as you have been sending queens to many, and you certainly must have received reports from the majority, so as to be able to compare your queens with the improved queens reared under the swarming impulse, etc. Now, for my part, I have experimented upon this subject for several years, and I have come to the conclusion that it is an easy matter to degenerate bees, and that there is no improvement to be made on the daughters of selected imported mothers. Since 1876 I have been importing queens from Italy. I have never imported more than two years from the same district, and although I have paid extra to have queens selected, I must say that at least one-half of the imported queens are not worth breeding from, hence the outery against imported queens. But when one selects the best queens from the better half, to breed from, then from these queens he can rear queens that are as good, if not better, than the great Apis Americana. Now, I do not say this because I am prejudiced. but give it as the conclusion that I have arrived at, after actual and laborious experiments. You know very well that it is cheaper and less trouble to breed from home-bred mothers; but as I have found my bees to be a little less energetic after two or three generations, I have determined to breed only from imported mothers of my own importation, as then I can select I do not rear queens by any improved process or principle, but have the cells built in moderately strong colonies, and hatch them in nuclei. Sometimes, when there is a press of business. and for want of stronger colonies, I have had some cells built in very weak colonies, and, though the cells are few, I have had just as fair and as good queens; which has often made me think that many of the theories advanced are well, only theories.

what I want.

Now another case: In examining a colony last spring, I found it to have a queen as small as a worker, probably a little longer, but smaller in diameter. I expected to replace her in a few days, but, not having any queens to spare, I left her, as she was laying well, until the latter part of June, when, in going to replace her, I found that she had been superseded, and that her

daughter was as fair and large a queen as any I have had, and she has turned out just as prolific as any queen can be. Now the question is. Is it safe to breed from this queen? I think not, though she is what any one would call a selected queen. But then, I believe a little in Darwin.

Now about those rearing queens and claiming that they are mated with selected drones. I know that we can have colonies with selected queens rear a great many drones, and the probabilities are that many of the queens will mate with these choice drones; but how can a man prevent his other colonies from rearing drones! and if he has a neighbor apiarist, how can he control the production of drones in his apiary? If every colony in the yard has been deprived of every particle of drone comb, it is astonishing to see the number of drones that will be reared. Unless a man has only a few colonies, and is isolated for several miles from other bees, and then gives a thorough examination when required, how can this selection of drones be accomplished!

Well, friend H., I hope you will excuse me for having written so much about these things, but they were on my mind, and I felt like speaking about them to some one, but do not feel like giving them to the bee journals, as I have neither time nor inelination to enter into a public discussion. Trusting that you are satisfied with this season's result, I am. Bayou Goula, La., Sept. 15, 1881.

Yours Truly.

PAUL L. VIALLON. Well, friend V., and all the rest of the friends, I bave owned only three imported queens,-one from Dadant and two from Nellis. These were all good queens, and my apiary has been almost entirely stocked with their daughters. I have had no experience with queens removed many generations from imported stock. Some apiarists assert, that the so-called Albino bees are the result of continued breeding from light-colored home-bred stock. Who has the bees that are the furthest removed from imported stock, and yet are superior, or even equal, to the average imported stock? Many customers have written, praising my queens, but none have made any comparisons between them and queens reared under the swarming impulse. I have, this season, had quite a number of queens reared under the swarming impulse, and although the cells were larger and nicer-looking than many of those obtained by removing a queen from a colony, I have failed to detect any difference in the queens. Two

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