390 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Annual report of the bee keepers' association of the Province of Ontario 

 for 1903 ( Toronto: Ontario Dept. Agr., 1904, pp- r >4)- — The work and prospects of the 

 association and the outlook for honey production are briefly outlined in the presi- 

 dent's address by A. W. Chrysler (pp. 5, 6). B. 0. Lott gave an account of the 

 advantages of out-apiaries (pp. 6-8). It was stated that bees could be shipped for 

 considerable distances to obtain the linden and clover in the spring, buckwheat, later, 

 and then back home for winter quarters. With good railway facilities or with good 

 wagon mads it is considered an easy matter to move an apiary 50or 60 miles without 

 any loss. 



A report of the honey exchange committee was submitted by H. G. Sibbald (pp. 

 20, 21). A decision was reached that honey be sold through a reliable wholesale 

 house and that the members be advised as to the probable prices. M. Pettit dis- 

 cussed forced or shaken swarms (pp. 32-35). A general account of the methods 

 of swarming was given, with notes on the effects of these methods upon honey pro- 

 duction under different conditions. For the production of comb honey the speaker 

 recommended that bees be allowed to swarm naturally. 



J. Fixter gave an account of bee-keeping experiments at the Dominion Farm api- 

 ary (pp. 37-39). This paper has been previously abstracted from another source (E. 

 S. R., 16, p. 275). Among the other papers read at the association, mention may be 

 made of the report of the committee to amend the by-laws of the association by 

 B. O. Lott, chemical work in connection with bee keeping by F. T. Shutt, report 

 of the inspector of apiaries by W. McEvoy, and a historical address on bee keeping 

 by C. C. James. 



Bee keeping for beginners, W. Chitty (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Triibner 

 & Co., 1903, pp. YIII-\-87, figs. 37). — This volume was prepared for use in schools in 

 accordance with the syllabus of the Board of Education. It contains an account of 

 the economic importance of bees, their life history, modern appliances for apiaries, 

 management of bees, preparation of honey for the market, and the control of bee 

 diseases. 



Notes on the silk of spiders (Agr. Prat. Pays Chauds, 4 (1904), No. 19, pp. 119- 

 121, figs. 3). — Brief notes are given on the quality of silk spun by various species of 

 spiders and on the mechanical conditions of this fiber. 



Report of inspectors on raising silkworms in 1903, L. Godinot et al. 

 (Ann. Soc. Agr., Sri. et Bid. Lyon, 8. ser., 1 (1903), pp. 161-167). — Brief notes on the 

 condition of sericulture as observed in the Departernent du Rhone. 



Sericulture in Italy and means of extending the industry in our southern 

 regions, E. Verson (Bol. Uffic. Min. Agr., Lnd. e Com. [Rome], 5 (1904), No. 3-4, 

 pp. 282-291). — Notes are given on the conditions which prevail in southern Italy with 

 reference to the possibility of encouraging the raising of silkworms. It is suggested 

 that government experts be detailed to give instruction and other assistance in 

 improving this industry. 



FOODS -NUTRITION. 



Suggestions to importers of food products, H. W. Wiley (11. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Bureau of Chemistry Circ. 18, pp. 16). — In order to facilitate the execution of the law 

 regarding the inspection of imported food products, the attention of importers is 

 called to a number of suggestions. In the absence of contrary judicial interpretation 

 a food product will be deemed adulterated — 



" (1) If any valuable ingredient naturally present therein has been extracted. 



" (2) If a less valuable ingredient has been substituted therefor. 



" (3) If it be colored, powdered, or polished, with intent to deceive, or to make the 

 article appear of a better quality than it really is. 



