December, igo8. 



tinctly honey-dew honey or honey-dew 

 honey and floral honey with decided 

 honey-dew characteristics. 



Analysis shows the remarkable fact 

 that none of this honey comes within 

 the official designation of honey of the 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture. This says that honey "contains not 

 more than 25 percent of water, not more 

 tlian 25 percent of ash, and not more 

 than 8 percent of sucrose." In Bulletin 

 Xo. 17 is given a tabic of analysis of 54 

 samples of algeroba, honey-dew, and 

 mixed honeys. As to amount of water, 

 they show up well, some honey-dew 

 honey having as iittle as 15.31 percent 

 of water, the highest being a sample of 

 algeroba with 20.43 percent. As to su- 

 crose the showing is also good, ranging 

 from 1.4 to 7.2 percent. But the ash 

 business is what makes the trouble, for 

 instead of keeping down to .25 percent, 

 no sample shows less than .33, that be- 

 ing an exceptional sample of ohia lehua, 

 and one sample of honey-dew reaches 

 2.10 percent. Algeroba ranges from .44 

 to .58 percent of ash. 



Yet there seems to be place for Ha- 

 waiian honey, for we learn from the 

 bulletin that algeroba honey is nearly 

 water white in color, and its delicate 

 flavor recommends it for table use. Al- 

 so that more than 50 percent of the 

 honey produced in the United States is 

 used in the baking and confectionery 

 trade, and that buyers "assert that Ha- 

 waiian honey-dew honey has better bak- 

 ing and boiling properties than the high- 

 er grade algeroba honey, and one local 

 company received from one-half cent 

 to I cent more per pound for their honey 

 dew honey than they did for the algero- 

 ba product of the 1906 crop." 



Apiarian Exhibits at the Indiana Fair 



.\t the Indiana State Fair for 1908, Mr. 

 George DeMuth, of Peru, Ind., was the 

 judge. The premiums awarded were as 

 follows : 



Comb honey — 1st premium, Walter S. Pouder: 



2d premium, Tlie C. M. Scott Co.; 3d 



premium, M. J. Leavitt. 

 E.xtracted honey — 1st, George M. Rumler; 2d, 



The C. M. Scott Co.; 3d, Walter S. Pouder. 

 Beeswax — 1st, Walter S. Pouder; 2d, The 



CM. Scott Co.; 3d. M. J. Leavitt. 

 Honey-vinegar — ist, George M. Rumler; 2d, 



M. J. Leavitt; 3d, Walter S. Pouder. 

 Italian bees — 1st, Walter S. Pouder; 2d. 



George M. Rumler; 3d, The C. M. Scott 



Co. 

 Foreign bees— 1st, Walter S. Pouder; 2d, M. J. 



Leavitt; 3d, George M. Rumler. 

 Ree-5upplics— 1st, Walter S. Pouder; 2d, The 



C. M. Scott Co.; 3d. J. O. Vannice. 

 General display— 1st, The C. M. Scott Co.; 



2d, Walter S. Pouder; 3d, George M. Rum- 

 ler. 



We were misinformed through one of 

 the agricultural papers of Indiana, which 

 announced that another bee-supply finn 

 had received first prize on display of 

 bee-supplies at the Indiana Fair. They 

 received the first prize on general dis- 

 play, not on bee-supplies, as will be no- 

 ted among the above list of premiums. 

 Walter S. Pouder, of Indianapolis, was 

 the winner of the first prize on bee- 

 supplies. He handles the A. I. Root 

 Go's line of goods, which he has repre- 

 sented in Indianapolis for many years. 



Such displays arc indeed an attraction 

 to any fair, and they also should in- 

 crease the demand for honey. Perhaps 

 no better advertising can be done than 

 through exhibits of this nature, either 



at fairf or even in grocery stores. 



We are always glad to mention in 

 these columns any one who is up-to-date 

 enough to take advantage of such oppor- 

 tunities of getting the honey-business 

 before the public. 



A New Honey-Spoon. 



Over in England they have invented a 

 new honey-spoon — or at least a device in 

 its handle that will prevent it from get- 

 ting down into the jar of honey on the 

 dining table, thus avoiding sticky fingers 

 and spoilt table-cloths. It is a very in- 

 genious contrivance, and should have 



a large sale amung honey-consumers, es- 

 pecially bee-keepers. It is well plated on 

 high-class nickel. We have secured 

 soine of these very unique spoons, and 

 will mail them at 90 cents each. Or, we 

 will send a spoon and the American 

 Bee Journal one year — both for $1.50. It 

 would make a fine gift. 



A Bee-Talk in Day-School 



The editor of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal was invited to give, on the afternoon 

 of Nov. 4, a stereopticon lecture on bees 

 and bee-keeping in the John C. Goonley 

 public school, here in Chicago, of which 

 Miss Cora E. Lewis is the very efiicient 

 and popular principal. He had some 60 

 slides, which were thrown on the screen 

 to the great delight of 750 pupils — 400 

 of the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades being 

 present the first half-hour, and the bal- 

 ance of 350, of the 4th and 5th grades, 

 following. So the same talk was really 

 given twice. And all seemed to enjoy 

 it very much. 



Preceding each talk some of the pupils 

 sang several bee-songs, which were 

 especially well rendered, Miss Ethel Sher- 

 lock, one of the grade teachers, accom- 

 panying them on the piano. 



We believe this is the first time a lec- 

 ture of this kind has been given in the 

 Chicago public schools. Bees are indeed 

 a fine nature study, and boys and girls, 

 as well as grown-ups, are always inter- 

 ested in anything relating to them. 



We should be pleased to arrange with 

 any schools or other organizations that 

 can supply the stereopticon, to give this 

 illustrated talk on bees and hbney. 



The Illinois State Convention 



This was held Nov. 19 and 20, in 

 Springfield. It was the best and perhaps 

 the largest meeting the Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association ever held. Dr. C. 

 C. Miller and the editor of the American 

 Bee Journal attended ; also R. A. Hole- 

 kamp, of St. Louis, Mo. ; H. W. Lee, of 

 Pccatonica; and W. B. Moore, of Al- 

 tona. 111., president of the Western Illi- 

 nois Bee-Keepers' Association, all of 

 whom were delegates. 



A full report of the proceedings will 

 be published later in pamphlet form, in- 

 cluding those of the Chicago-Northwest- 

 ern As.sociation also. 



The oflicers elected at Springfield for 

 the ensuing year are as follows: 



President, J. Q. Smith, of Lincoln ; 

 1st vice-president, Geo. W. Cave; 2d, 



W. H. Hvde; 3d, A. L. Kildow ; 4th, S. 

 N. Black ; 5th, C. P. Dadant. Secretary, 

 Jas. A. Stone, Rt. 4, Springfield, and 

 treasurer, Chas. Becker, of Pleasant 

 Plains. 



Every bee-keeper in the State of Illi- 

 nois should send Secretary Jas. A. Stone, 

 Route 4, Springfield, 111., his or her $1.00 

 for dues, which pays a year's member- 

 ship in the State Association and also in 

 the National. Why not do this at once, 

 if not a member, and get the fine annual 

 reports? 



National Election Result. 



We have received the following re- 

 port of the election held during Novem- 

 ber, 1908 ; 



We, the undersigned, have counted the votes 

 cast for the election of officers for the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers* Association for the year 

 1909, and certify the following report is cor- 

 rect: 



Whole number of votes cast for President, 

 1060, of which 711 are for Geo. E. Hilton, 

 .34,1 for George W. York, and 6 scattering. 



Whole number of votes cast for Vice-Presi- 

 dent, 1040, of which 702 are for George W. 

 York, 331 for Geo. E. Hilton, 9 scattering. 



Whole number of votes cast for Secretary, 

 1060, of which 751 are for E. M. Hunt, 299 

 for Jas. A. Stone, 10 scattering. 



Whole number of votes cast for General 

 Manager, 1050. of which 1023 are for N. E. 

 France, 20 for L. Werner, 7 scattering. 



Whole number of votes cast for Directors, 

 3140. of which 919 are for R. L. Tavlor, 877 

 for E. D. Townsend, 723 for Udo Toepperwein, 

 243 for W. H. Laws, 194 for H. A. Surface, 

 172 for E. Whitcomb. and 12 scattering. 



Flint, Mich. W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



The 4 officers for 1909 and 3 directors 

 elected for 3 years are these : 



President — Geo. E. Hilton, Fremont, 

 Mich. Vice-President — George W. York, 

 Chicago, 111. Secretary — E. M. Hunt, 

 Lansing, Mich. Treasurer and General 

 Manager — N. E. France, Platteville, Wis. 



Directors — R. L. Taylor, and E. D. 

 Townsend, of Michigan ; and Udo Toep- 

 perwein, of Texas. 



Chicago-Northwestern Convention. 



This was held in Chicago, Dec. 2 and 

 3, at the Briggs House, as usual. It was 

 well attended, and one of the most in- 

 teresting meetings this Association ever 

 held. Among the leading bee-keepers 

 present were. Dr. C. C. Miller, C. P. Da- 

 dant, F. Wilcox, R. L. Tavlor (Michi- 

 gan), Wm. M. Whitney, M. M. Bald- 

 ridge, Dr. G. Bohrer (Kansas), E. J. 

 Baxter, N. A. Kluck, J. C. Wheeler, and 

 Miss Mathilde Candler. At some ses- 

 sions there were from 60 to 75 present. 

 The question-box program was used 

 throughout the meeting, and again prov- 

 ed its great value. 



A full short-hand report was taken, 

 which will be published in connection 

 with the Illinois State report. The Chi- 

 cago-Northwestern joined both the Na- 

 tional and Illinois State Associations in 

 a body, so that each member will get the 

 two reports. Every bee-keeper who de- 

 sires to become a member of all three as- 

 sociations is invited to send a dollar to 

 the secretary mentioned below for annu- 

 al dues. 



The officers of the Chicago-Northwest- 

 ern Bee-Keepers' Association, all being 

 re-elected for the ensuing year arc : 

 President, George W. York, of Chicago ; 

 vice-president. Miss Emma Wilson, of 

 Marengo, 111. ; and secretary-treasurer, 

 Herman F. Moore, of Park Ridge, 111. 



