. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. FIG. :i.—KAMBLER'S JOUNCER AND HOW IT OETS THE BEES. upon the bees; but, of course, it is best to wait until the honey is thick. It is hard to malce people believe that any new way is bet- ter than their way; but as my former good seed sown brought forth some good results, I sow again, and again watch the results. Whether bee-keepers use the Rambler's jouneer or not, I hope the bee-keepers will discard the old, obsolete use of a brush. Bees can be shaken off the combs clean enough. In Central California but few brushes are used. I liave great hopes fo
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. FIG. :i.—KAMBLER'S JOUNCER AND HOW IT OETS THE BEES. upon the bees; but, of course, it is best to wait until the honey is thick. It is hard to malce people believe that any new way is bet- ter than their way; but as my former good seed sown brought forth some good results, I sow again, and again watch the results. Whether bee-keepers use the Rambler's jouneer or not, I hope the bee-keepers will discard the old, obsolete use of a brush. Bees can be shaken off the combs clean enough. In Central California but few brushes are used. I liave great hopes for the shallow extract- ing-super. Mr. Davenport says the jouncing principle is worth $50 a year to him, even with the standard frames. Now, I would give S50 for a method that will enable me to ex- tract a whole shallow super without removing the frames. Can it ever he done?—Rambler, in Gleanings in Bee-Culture. Keeping a Record. Considerable has been written in the past on the subject of keeping records of each col- ony of bees. Dr. Miller and Roots have had several arguments in which the Doctor was in favor of a book record and the Roots preferred the little .slates, but years of experience have taught me that they do not completely answer the purpose for which they are intended. By BETTER THAN SPRAYING. Don't lug- barrels of water around wheo spraying. Use the poison direct. Our Common Sense DustSprayer nnd Insert FTlcrminntor is a most ingenious device that is rapidly supplantinff the old methods. It blows the finely powdered dust into every nook and crevice. Reaches the bot- toms u well as tho trips of leaved. Destrojaloaect Life on pinutg. vines, ibrubs and trees. Just aa effective for vermin on poultry and pics- More rapid tbiin spraying. Descriptivo circulars and ttBllmonialB free. 1111,1,IS 1)1 ST SniAYKK CO., Itox Ifi, ST. JOSHI'll, MQ. fiesise mention Bee journal whon -wTiting. U8ln^ ubbroviatii(fiH we can keep a record on thehOCXteiKJiii^'' t hroun'h tt few inont
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