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colonies or apiaries where the virulence of the attack seems to war- 
rant it. Where these laws have been conscientiously and energeti- 
cally executed, much has been accomplished toward freeing the apia- 
ries of the given State from disease. 
Some States have passed laws making it a misdemeanor to spray 
fruit trees during the time of blossoming, since thereby bees are 
poisoned, and besides the injury to the apiarist the pollination of the 
_ fruit blossoms is seriously interfered with. 
Laws against the sale of adulterated goods as genuine, known com- 
monly as pure-food laws, are in operation in some of the States, and 
where bee inspectors or bee keepers have taken the pains to have 
these laws applied to the marketing of honey, a check has been put 
upon the selling of adulterated honey in the liquid form, which has 
been practiced to a greater or less extent and still occurs in some of 
the city markets. 
In general, the rights of bee keepers to own and cultivate bees, either 
within the limits of cities or on farms adjoining those devoted to graz- 
ing and general stock raising, are becoming more clearly defined 
through decisions of supreme and county courts. In this connection the 
work of the National Bee-Keepers’ Association should receive mention. 
This organization is in no sense a trades union, but has for its purpose 
the defense of its members against unjust attacks upon their legal 
rights, the suppression, in so far as possible, of the sale of adulterated 
honey, the securing of legislation for the protection of its members 
and favorable to the general advance of the industry, as well as the 
dissemination among its members of advanced ideas in bee manage- 
ment and information regarding the marketing of apiarian products. 
The membership fee of one dollar per annum entitles every honey 
‘producer to membership and participation in all of the benefits 
enumerated, as well as to the published report of the annual conven- 
tion held by the association. The membership numbers nearly 2,000 
at the present time, and the influence of this large body of intelligent 
beemasters is already being appreciably felt in the general advance 
of the industry in this country. 
JOURNALS TREATING OF APICULTURE. 
As a matter of general information, the following list of journals 
relating to apiculture is given. It comprises all those published in 
this country at the present time. 
The American Bee Journal, Chicago, Ill. 
Gleanings in Bee Culture, Medina, Ohio. 
The Bee Keepers’ Review, Flint, Mich. 
The American Bee Keeper, Falconer, N. Y. 
The Progressive Bee Keeper, Higginsville, Mo. 
Western Bee Journal, Kingsburg, Cal. 
The Rural Bee Keeper, River Falls, Wis. 
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