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July, IftlS 



American l^ee Journal 



number for March 22 of the same year. 

 This goes to show that writers do 

 not purposely misrepresent, but that 

 they are prone to accept the statements 

 of other equally uninformed writers 

 for publication. When you read mis- 

 statements about bees, by all means 

 insist on tlieir being corrected. If you 

 go at it right, you will obtain redress. 



Texas Inspection Law. — The inspec- 

 tion in Texas is in charge of the State 

 Entomologist. His employing of as- 

 sistants and deputies for this work is 

 subiect to the approval of the Board of 

 Directors of the Texas Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. He has power to 

 make such rules as he deems necessary 

 and to prevent the importation into 

 the State of any bees, honey, etc., cap- 

 able of transmitting disease. Such 

 goods must be accomppnied by a cer- 

 tificate of inspection from the Inspec- 

 tor or Entomologist of the State 

 whence they come. Are excepted from 

 this regulation shipments of live bees 

 in cages when without combs or honey. 



Quarantines may be established on 

 bees from any infected districts. 

 Queen bees must not be sold or offered 

 for sale unless accompanied with a 

 copy of a certificate, showing that the 

 apiary has been inspected within the 

 twelve months, and was found free of 

 disease. 



Power is given the Inspector to com- 

 pel the transfer of bees from immov- 

 able comb hives to movable frames. 

 (This regulation, which looked at first 

 tyrannical, is becoming popular the 

 world over.) 



Fines of from $2.'') to $200 are im- 

 posed upon violators of the law. 



Copies of the law may be obtained 

 by addressing the State Entomologist 

 W. H. Newell, College Station, Tex. 

 The above is only a very much abridged 

 synopsis. 



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Co-operative Selling.— The Zurich Bee- 

 Keepers' Association has for 20 years 

 past been selling its honey to the Zu- 

 rich Co-operative Consumption Asso- 

 ciation. The sales which were at first 

 of y.SOO pounds ( leOO kilos), reached last 

 season the amount of 18,-500 pounds 

 value at 17,000 francs.— .Szt'/s.s lUilletin. 



" Bee-Keeping In Iowa."— That's the 

 title of Extension Bulletin No. U, is- 

 sued by the Iowa Agricultural College. 

 Frank C. PeDett, State Inspector, wrote 

 it, and he did a good job. It is a solid 

 bulletin, conservative in tone, and will 

 do good. 



Mr. Pellett frankly says he uses 8- 

 frame hives, but would use 10-frame if 

 he were starting over again. He cor- 

 rectly advises the beginner to start in 



The Gum Torn .Apart. 



Ol'T OF THE " GVM " INTO MODERN QuARTEES 



a small way. He cites D. E. L'Hom- 

 medieu, an old apiarist, who began 

 with one colony and increased to oOO 

 in a few years. Disasters are less likely 

 when the novice starts on a small 

 scale, for he learns as he goes. 



After considerable investigation, 

 from 40 to 50 pounds of extracted 

 honey per colony a year is considered 

 a dependable average in the hands of 

 an expert in almost any part of the 

 State. Some record yields from single 



colonies are given, in which F. W. Hall 

 leads with 2!I0 pounds of comb honey. 

 Average yields per colony for the 

 whole apiary in an unusually good 

 year are given from nine bee-keepers. 

 ranging from 75 to 173 pounds. This 

 last from the veteran queen-breeder, I. 

 L. Strong. If, however, the 173 pounds 

 be extracted, then Dr. A. F. Bonnty 

 leads with 150 pounds of section honey. 

 "In moving bees a short distance," Mr. 

 Pellett says, " I put over the new hive 



