October, ]ftl3. 



333 



American Vee -Journal 



ThEV are not so bad I THINK I'l.I, r;ET BETTER AC(,iU AINTED.' 



ceived by the Association, which of- 

 fered cents per pound for extracted 

 honey. This is a much better price 

 than can be obtained in the local mar- 

 kets of New Zealand. 



European or American ? — Mr. J. Tins- 

 ley, writing in the Bee-Keepers' Gazette 

 for September, says: 



" For many years I have had a warm 

 corner in my heart for Italian bees, but 

 it is only during the last two years that 

 1 have used them extensively for ex- 

 perimental purposes in the treatment 

 of foul brood and Isle of Wight dis- 

 eases. During the last 10 years I have 

 examined many thousands of colonies 

 in all parts of the country, and I have 

 never yet met with a case of foul brood 

 where a pure Italian queen was at the 

 head of affairs, neither have I known 

 an Italian colony" with the Isle of 

 Wight disease. 



Our doubts about its being anything 



but tlie European variety are dispelled 

 however, when Mr. Tinsley goes on to 

 state further along in the article, after 

 advising formalin as a treatment, that 

 "if the cure is to be quick, dethrone 

 the queen and introduce an Italian 

 mother. I have seen diseased portions 

 of the cells cleaned absolutely to make 

 room for a prolific Italian queen. Her 

 energy is wonderful, and she seems to 

 exercise a magnetic influence in arous- 

 ing the colony from its state of leth- 

 argy." 



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Tarred Roads and Bee-Diseases in 

 Europe. — A newspaper of the British 

 Isles traces the abundance of Isle of 

 Wight disease to the fact that many of 

 the roads in that section have been 

 tarred. 



Too bad we haven't some explana- 



tion for European and American foul 

 brood in this country. 



Prices High in South Africa. — Accord- 

 ing to the South African Poultry Mag- 

 azine, the following prices were paid 

 for honey by consumers in Johannes- 

 burg during July : 



HONEY IN SECTIONS. 



13 oz 42c 



14 oz 48c 



15 oz ,54c 



16 oz 60c 



EXTRACTED IN BOTTLES. 



8 oz 36c 



16 oz (illi; 



No Appropriation for Texas Bee-Keep- 



ing — A recent letter from the Texas 

 State Entomologist reads as follows : 



"The special session of the Texas 

 Legislature which was in session dur- 

 ing July and August, did not make any 

 appropriation for the continuation of 

 foul brood eradication work in this 

 State. Accordingly we are without 

 funds for continuing our hght on bee- 

 diseases during the next two years. 



" We have an e.xcellent new law on 

 the subject of disease eradication which 

 was enacted at the regular session of 

 the Legislature last winter, but I fear 

 we will not accomplish much with no 

 funds to continue this work. 



"WiLMON Newell." 



It is to be regretted that this appro- 

 priation failed to be allowed. With as 

 live an association as Texas has, how- 

 ever, we have no doubt but that their 

 efforts will secure the needed funds at 

 the next meeting of their Legislature. 

 Untiring and united effort is what 

 wins. 



Iowa Bee-Keepers to Meet in Decem- 

 ber. — According to advice just received 

 from its secretary, S. W. Snyder, the 

 Iowa State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold its meeting in Des Moines, 

 Dec. 10, 11, and 12. 



Mr. Snyder is already arranging the 

 program. From the enthusiasm at the 

 meeting last year, and the interest dis- 

 played since, we have little doubt but 

 that this will be one of the live meet- 

 ings of the year. Particulars and pro- 

 gram will appear in a later number. 



Clover Prospects. — The extreme 

 drouth of the Central States has been 

 broken during the last few weeks. Re- 

 ports from most sections indicate con- 

 siderable rainfall. Although clover has 

 been damaged to no little e.xtent by the 

 dry weather, there is enough left in 

 most of the Central States to indicate 

 at least a fair growth for next year. 



Missouri, Kansas, southern Illinois 



