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October, 1912 



American l^ee Journal 



„er pound, wholesale, depending upon 

 the size of package and the quantity 

 sold in one order. No buckwheat 

 honey should be retailed for less than 

 10 cents per pound. 



The white honey situation is practi- 

 cally unchanged. A great deal of the 

 crop had already been sold at prices 

 recommended by the committee. 



Bee-Keeping at the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College. — Since bee-keep- 

 ers are demanding more and more of 

 the apicultural service at the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, it has 

 become necessary to increase the size 

 of the apiary, and to carry on lines of 

 work not originally contemplated. This 

 normal enlargement of the plans is a 

 pleasant expression of the interest in 

 apiculture in northeastern United 

 States. To meet these demands, Mr. 

 John L. Byard, formerly of Southboro, 

 Mass., and Deputy Apiary Inspector 

 since 1911, has been appointed superin- 

 tendent of the apiary, beginning Sept. 1. 



Mr. Byard's life long experience with 

 bees began with his father, a veteran 

 bee-keeper and bee-hunter in Vermont. 

 In 1888, Mr. Byard moved to South- 

 boro, taking with him 5 colonies of 

 bees, since which time he has main- 

 tained a large apiary, and has become 

 widely known as an experienced and 

 successful bee-keeper of the locality. 

 He has also been active in the bee- 

 keepers' associations of the State, hav- 

 ing been president for three years of 

 the Worcester County Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. He is now president of 

 the State Bee-Keepers' Association of 

 Massachusetts. These activities, to- 

 gether with his extensive inspection 

 work, has gained for him a large ac- 

 quaintance with the bee-keepers, many 

 of whom are indebted to him for en- 

 couragement and enthusiasm. 



Mr. Byard's services will be conlined 

 largely to the maintenance of the apiary 

 and its equipment. He will also assist 

 in the laboratory and demonstrational 

 work with the students, and at insti- 

 tutes and conventions. The appoint- 

 ment should afiford services to eastern 

 bee-keepers heretofore impossible to 



render. 



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Adulterated White and Alsike Clover 



Seed According to the L'nited States 



Department of Agriculture there is 

 being imported into the United States 

 from Europe a mixture of two kinds 

 of seeds very similar in general appear- 

 ance to a mixture of white and alsike 

 clover seeds. The report goes on to 

 state that " the seeds are slightly 

 smaller than those of alsike or white 

 clover, but can be easily distinguished 



under a magnifying glass by their rough 

 surface as contrasted with the smooth 

 surface of alsike and white clover seed. 



"This mixture has no recognized 

 commercial value in this country, and 

 will doubtless either be sold as white 

 and alsike clover seed or used as an 

 adulterant of these seeds. 



" Some of this seed has been im- 

 ported at a price approximately one- 

 half that of alsike and one-fourth that 

 of white clover seed, and an attempt 

 has been made to sell it as a mixture 

 of white and alsike clover. 



" All purchasers of mixtures of white 

 and alsike clover seed should examine 

 them carefully to see that they are free 

 from this seed." 



Cuba, extracted honey at present takes 

 second class rates. Mr. D. W. Millar, 

 one of our correspondents in that 

 country, is making an effort to have 

 the rate changed to fourth or fifth class, 

 as it is in this country. 



Railroad Rates in Cuba on Honey. — 



According to the railway tariffs of 



Exporting Honey from New Zealand. 



— The National Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion of Xew Zealand is at present ex- 

 ploiting England as a market for its 

 extracted honey. Members may send 

 samples to the headquarters of the As- 

 sociation. If satisfactory, the govern- 

 ment grades the honey when it comes 

 in. Then it is shipped out in standard 

 cases, a large lot at a time. 



The first shipments made in July will, 

 in all probability, be enough of a suc- 

 cess to encourage the scheme. Already 

 cables from England have been re- 



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