. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 326 FIRST PREMIUMS SEND FOR FREE CATALOGUE. Prolrle State locobator Co. ^ Homer city. I*s. ness was ruined. I kept f-melling an awful stencb aroimd certain hives, liut thought it was a dead rat. It became so bad that finally in vestigated, and upon taking off the super and cover I found one colony almost rotten. I at once destroyed enerythinij, and sent a sample of the eomti to a very prominent bee-keeper and publisher, asking his advice, and what it was. His reply wa very unsatisfactory. He said it was not foul brood, he didn't think it was black bro
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 326 FIRST PREMIUMS SEND FOR FREE CATALOGUE. Prolrle State locobator Co. ^ Homer city. I*s. ness was ruined. I kept f-melling an awful stencb aroimd certain hives, liut thought it was a dead rat. It became so bad that finally in vestigated, and upon taking off the super and cover I found one colony almost rotten. I at once destroyed enerythinij, and sent a sample of the eomti to a very prominent bee-keeper and publisher, asking his advice, and what it was. His reply wa very unsatisfactory. He said it was not foul brood, he didn't think it was black brood, but it was- probably pickled brood, and I would better send a sample .to Dr. Howard. I can't help thinking he knew what it was, as it certainly was a decided case of some disease, and liow could I send to Dr. Howard when I had burned everything ? R. N. Croftos. Cherokee Nation, Ind. Ter., Dec. 3. Bees Did Well—Prospects Good. My bees have done well this year; I have taken off 1,2()0 pounds of surplus honey, and the prospect for their wintering well is good. Navajo Co., Dec. 3. J. A. Lewis. Light in Winter Stores. 1 got .M) pounds of comb honey the past season from 16 colonies, spring count, and iu- creast to 'M. They are in the cellar in good condition. Bee-men in this county complain that their bees are going into winter quarters very light. <IoHN Clise. Lafavette Wis. A Poor Year for Honey. This was a poor year for honey, altho my bees did better than my neighbors'. I secured •2,000 pounds of honey, 400 of which was ex- tracted. I have fl3 colonies in winter quar- ters, in good condition. I am much pleased with the Danzenbaker hive, as I have had less unlinisht sections withjt than with the others, and only one swarin. 1 think it the best hive for comb honey. ? W. Bell. Clearfield Co., Pa., Dec. 7. Report for the Past Season. I started last spring with 20 colonies, in- creast to 34, and secured SUO pounds of comb- honey, which I sold at 13 cents per pou
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