September, 1908. 



American Hee Journal 



Conducted by LOUIS H. SCHOLL. New Braunfels. Tex. 



Horseniint and Yellow Sweet Clover. 



Editor Scholl: — How is horseraint planted, 

 and when is the time to plant it? It is one 

 of the best honey-plants in this locality. 



Also, what is the best way to plant yellow 

 sweet clover ? It grows well here, but it is 

 hard to get a stand of it. I have just one 

 stalk, which reached a height of 5 feet. Al- 

 though there was a good flow from horsemint, 

 the bees were working on this plant all the 

 time. H. h. RussELi,. 



Lone Oak, Tex. 



Horsemint is a good honey-plant here, 

 too; especially this season it has again 

 for the first time for years given us a 

 good yield of hon^\ 



It is hard to tell how horsemint seed 

 should be planted. Judging from the 

 seasons and other conditions it seems 

 as if even Nature does not know how 

 to plant it — that is. if we look at it that 

 way— for there will be many years when 

 no horsemint shows itself. Then we 

 have no horsemint honey for several 

 years. All of a sudden we again have 

 a good crop of it, like the present sea- 

 son here. 



Much depends upon the seasons; and 

 with horsemint it depends very much 

 upon the previous fall. Last fall and 

 winter were wet ones. This brought 

 up the young plants in the fall, which 

 is the time it should come up to give 

 results the following May. If we have 

 a dry fall and wet winter, wnich brings 

 the horsemint up in the spring, it will 

 bloom, but hardly ever yields honey. 



So, if we consider these things it is 

 hard to know how to proceed, and I 

 must for once do like Doctor Miller, 

 and say, "I don't know." 



It is exactly the same with the sweet 

 clover here. Besides the above named 

 conditions, the different soils, and the 

 atmospheric conditions, must be con- 

 sidered. I have somtimes succeeded in 

 getting a good start of sweet clover 

 here by trying to imitate nature as much 

 as possible, and by sowing in the fall, 

 much like the seed falls to the earth 

 from the mature plants, to come up 

 again of their own sweet will. During 

 the season it must be cultivated to keep 

 through the drouth for best results. 



To the Texas Bee-Keepers. 



It is the purpose of the more pro- 

 gressive bee-keepers of our State to pro- 

 tect ourselves against the ravages of 

 foul brood, and in consequence it was 

 decided to agitate this matter, at our 

 last meeting of the Texas Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, in July. 



The result was that committees were 

 appointed, and it was decided that an 

 annual appropriation of $3,000 should 

 be asked for at the meeting of the next 

 Legislature, in January next. 



A Legislative committee, consisting of 

 F. L. Aten, chairman, T. P. Robinson, 

 and the Secretary, was appointed, whose 

 duty it shall be to look after this matter. 

 This committee has begun work, and 

 will meet from time to time, but it must 

 have the help of the bee-keepers. In 

 consequence the following letter is be- 

 ing circulated: 



New Braunfels. Texas. 



Brother BeE-Keeper: — Foul brood is break- 

 ing out in almost every part of our State. I 

 have hundreds of letters from north, central, 

 east, south and southwest Texas, asking for 

 help. Foul brood has come to these places and 

 the apiaries are threatened. Nothing can be 

 done for the bee-keepers as there is no money 

 to do it with. Your bees are threatened. We 

 need a State Inspector to look after our inter- 

 ests, so that the bees are protected and saved 

 from destruction. 



We have a foul brood law but no money for 

 an inspector. Our Association has taken the 

 matter up and will go before the next Legisla- 

 ture to obtain an annual appropriation for car- 

 rying out this work. But your help and co- 

 operation will be needed. You need to become 

 stirred up about the matter, and stir your 

 neighbors up. Every person who has the bee- 

 keeping interests at heart should not fail to do 

 bis utmost toward getting this necessary ap- 

 propriation from the Legislature next January. 



Begin now. We must combat foul brood or 

 suffer. This is a worse scourge than many 

 suppose, because they have had no experience 

 with it. Find out all you can about it. It 

 may save you hundreds of dollars. It may 

 break out in your neighborhood, if not already 

 there, and you know nothing about it until too 

 late. So let us all strive for an appropriation, 

 a good inspector, thorough inspection, and save 

 our bees. 



Let me hear from you about this most im- 

 portant matter. Write me if there is or has 

 been foul brood in your neighborhood. Do not 

 be afraid to do this. It will all be confidential. 

 It will help me to plan ahead and lay out the 

 work for inspecting later when we get an in- 

 spector, rielp the Association's efforts in this 

 move by being an earnest member, and by do- 

 ing your part by it. 



Texas is now the leading honey-producing 

 State, so let us keep her there. 



Yours very truly, 

 Louis H. Scroll, 

 Secretary Legislative Committee, 



The 1908 Bee-Keepers* Exhibits. 



Great preparations are being made to 

 make this year's exhibits of apiarian 

 products in Texas greater than ever be- 

 fore, and there is no doubt but that 

 this will be done, as there is much good 

 material this year. The season has been 

 very favorable, and the bee-keepers are 

 in better shape than for a long time. 



Good premium lists have been ar- 

 ranged for, the one of the State Fair 

 having been enlarged in several places. 



The dates of our two leading fairs are 

 Sept 26 to Oct. II, for the San Antonio 

 International Fair; and Oct. 17 to Nov. 

 I. for the Dallas State Fair. This will 

 enable exhibitors to take their stuff from 

 one to the other of the two leading fairs 

 of the South. The premium list of the 



State Fair at Dallas is appended here, 



and is worth going after: 



All articles entered for competition in this 



department must be delivered at the Fair 



Grounds on or before Friday, October 16, 1908. 

 All correspondence regarding information 



about exhibits, space, etc., in this department 



should be made to Louis H. Scholl, Secretary* 



Treasurer and Chairman of Committee on Ex- 

 hibits, Texas Bee- Keepers* Association, New 



Braunfels, Texas. 



Golden Italian Bees and Queen in 



single-comb observatory hive. — $5.00 $3.00 



Three Banded Italian Bees and pucen 



in single-comb observatory hive.. 5.00 



Carniolan Bees and Queens in sin- 

 gle-comb observatory hives 5.00 



Caucasian Bees and Queens in sin- 

 gle-comb observatory hives 5.00 



Cyprian Bees and Queens in single- 

 comb observatory hives 5.00 



Holy Land Bees and Queens in sin- 

 gle-comb observatory hives 5.00 



Banat Bees and Queens in single- 

 comb observatory hives 5.00 



Black Queen and Bees in single- 

 comb observatory hives 5.00 



Best display of Bumble-Bees 5.00 



Best display of Ground Bees 5.00 



Best and largest display of various 

 races in observatory hives 10.00 



Best and largest display of Queens 

 of various races in mailing cages. 5.00 



Best case of White Section Comb 

 Honey, 12 lbs. or more 5.00 



Best case of Light Amber Section 

 Comb Honey 5.00 



Best and largest display of Section 

 Comb Honey 8.00 



Best display of special designs of 

 Comb Honey 5.00 



Best 12 lbs. triction-top pails White 

 Bulk Comb Honey 3.00 



Best 6 lbs. friction-top pails White 

 Bulk Comb Honey , 3.00 



Best 3 lbs. friction-top pails White 



Bulk Comb Honey 3.00 



Best display of Bulk Comb Honey.. 10. 00 



Best dozen jars White Extracted 

 Honey 3.00 



Best dozen jars Light Amber Ex- 

 tracted Honey 3.00 



Best display Extracted Honey, 

 granulated form 5.00 



Best and largest display of Ex- 

 tracted Honey 10.00 



Best sample cake of bright yellow 

 Beeswax, not less than 2 lbs. — 5.00 



Best display in special designs in 

 Beeswax 5.00 



Best and largest display of Beeswax. 8.00 



Best display of Fruit preserved in 

 rioney 5.00 



Best Honey-Vinegar, with recipe. . . 3.00 



Best collection of Texas honey-yield- 

 ing plants, pressed and mounted. 5.00 



Best instructive display in apiarian 

 products and of the various uses 

 made of honey and beeswax. .. .20.00 10.00 



Best and largest display of Bee- 

 keepers* Supplies Diploma 



Getting New Subscribers 



This should be a good time to get 

 new subscribers for the American Bee 

 Journal. On another page we offer a 

 number of premiums for such work. 

 We hope that as many of our present 

 readers as possible will help us to in- 

 crease our subscription list. The more 

 intelligent bee-keepers are, the better it 

 will be for all interested in the busi- 

 ness. And much of that intelligence is 

 secured by reading. We will be pleased 

 to send free sample copies on request 

 Shall we not be favored with a large 

 increase of new subscriptions during 

 the next 2 or 3 months? 



Apiarian Pictures 



We would be glad to have those who 

 can do so, send us pictures of bee- 

 yards, or of anything else that would be 

 of interest along the bee-keeping line. 



