. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Excelsior Bee Smoker. In last month's Journal, on page 176, we noticed a smoker made by Levi Sutlift', Charles City, Iowa. We now give the following illustration showing its shape and general appearance. As friend Sutliff thinks we did not give a correct idea of it in the Journal for June, this cut will certainly correct any. false impression made. In saying it was 3 or 4 times as large as ordinary smokers, we meant, of course, in the operations of the bellows. Its bellows is 4|x8 inches, and has a three-inch mo- tion. The Bingham bellows is 5x6 inche
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Excelsior Bee Smoker. In last month's Journal, on page 176, we noticed a smoker made by Levi Sutlift', Charles City, Iowa. We now give the following illustration showing its shape and general appearance. As friend Sutliff thinks we did not give a correct idea of it in the Journal for June, this cut will certainly correct any. false impression made. In saying it was 3 or 4 times as large as ordinary smokers, we meant, of course, in the operations of the bellows. Its bellows is 4|x8 inches, and has a three-inch mo- tion. The Bingham bellows is 5x6 inches, and has a motion of just one- half, or 1^ inches. The tube of the Bingham isless than 12 inches in length, while this is 20 inches in length. These points gave us the enlarged idea of this new-comer. The tube is li inches in diameter. The fire-part is 5 inches long. The little tube at the left of the smolier is the cartridge, which may be filled with rags or any other material that will burn, and then put it into the fire-tube, and it is ready for operation. It is advertised in this Journal, and may be had either of Mr. Sutliff or at this oflice. 1^ The teasel will be in bloom when this Journal gets into the hands of its subscribers, and it will last about four weeks. An acre will support about 10 colonies. 1^ Among our many callers during the past month were Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Collins, of Dallas, Texas, who are spend- ing a few days in the city. They report prospects for honey crop as very favor- able in that State, and brought a sample of their extracted honey. We had a very pleasant visit with them. Bees in Southern Wisconsin.— A correspondent of the Milwaukee Journal of Commerce^ writing from Mil- ton, Wis., under date of May 31, says : The men who handle the little insects that " improve each shining hour, and gather honey all the day, from every opening flower," together with the rest of creation, have met with misfortune this season, owing to the cold, dam
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