August, 191 1. 



American l^ee Jonrnal j 



keepers of our own State in particular. How 

 best to manage and eradicate foul brood in 

 our State is one question in particular. We 

 have a very efficient inspector, but there 

 has been more for him to do than he has 

 been able to manage in inspection work, 

 and we are informed that foul brood is now 

 spread to an alarming extent in our State, as 

 we have reason to think it exists in about 15 

 counties, and is spreading in places, as the 

 inspector can not get around fast enough to 

 attend to all the work needed. 



On account of not knowing the work the 

 inspector is reauired to do, there has been 

 some criticism of his work, as it seems is 

 always tfie case with most public men. One 

 wrote me that he thought the inspector 

 should be able to give more accurate figures 

 as to the resources of honey-production in 

 our State, and that his figures should be re- 

 liable. Gathering statistics is not one of 

 his duties, nor is he employed by the State 

 to do that, although he informs himself as to 

 that as best he can under the circumstances. 

 The labor bureau of our State has attempted 

 to gather the statistics on bee-keeping, as 

 thev do on all other industries of our State, 

 but the bee-industry is very far from being 

 complete, but they gather only the figures 

 on shipments of apiary products from the 

 railroads and express offices of the State, 

 and that does not represent anywhere near 

 what the resources are of the apiaries of 

 the State. One county near St. I^ouis is 

 given credit for some 30,000 pounds of honey 

 in one season, while a county next to it is 

 given credit for only about 600 pounds. The 

 first county mentioned ships nearly all it 

 produces to St. Louis, while the other coun- 

 ty, that I am sure produces may be nearly as 

 much, markets its honey directs, and so 

 does not ship it, or but very little, so is not 

 properly represented. The same condition 

 exists in our own county, and one lying next 

 to it. and so on. more or less, in all the coun- 

 ties. I would like very much to devise some 

 tangible and practical way to gather the 

 statistics in a more reliable way. I have no 

 censure to offer for the work done, as f have 

 no doubt it is done the best it can be under 

 the circumstances, 



I give this, and other hints, so as to pre- 

 pare the beekeeping public for what may 

 be expected at our next meeting; and there 

 are other Questions of importance that are 

 to be brought up at the meeting. We hope 

 to have a number of distinguished bee- 

 keepers present. We are sure that Missouri 

 is one of the foremost States in bee-keeping, 

 and we urge the bee-keepers of our State, 

 as well as elsewhere, to attend our meeting. 

 as all will be most welcome. 



One person has been writing me for infor- 

 mation, and seems to think, perhaps, that I 

 am on a salary as president of our .State 

 Association. While 1 am pleased to answer 

 all reasonable questions, t have to pay my 

 own expenses and furnish stamps for cor- 

 respondence, and 1 have considerable of 

 this to do in a year. I am not aiming to make 

 any complaint, but wish all to be consider- 

 ate, and not expect too much from me, as I 

 am kept very busy in my business, but try 

 to attend to all correspondence. 



Mexico. Mo. J. W. Rouse. 



Closing Out Offer 



We Have Some Copies Left of the Book 



"Bees and Honey" 



By Thomas G. Newman 



bound in cloth, that we ofifer cheap to 

 close out. It contains 160 pages, and 

 is bound in cloth. It used to be a one- 

 dollar book, but we will mail them, so 

 long as they last, at 50 cents each ; or 

 with the American Bee Journal one 

 year— both for only $1.20. Surely 

 this is a bargain. The book is well 

 illustrated, and has some good infor- 

 mation in it, especially for beginners. 

 Address all'orders to 



George W. York & Co., 

 146 W. Superior St., Ctiicago, III. 



Pkase mention Am. Be« Journal when writing. 



National Program at Minneapolis 



There will undoubtedly be reception com- 

 mittees who will meet all incoming trains 

 the forenoon of Aug. 30th. Hotel informa- 

 tion can be secured from them. Those ar- 

 riving in the afternoon will go direct to the 

 convention room. 



Place of Meeting 



G. A. R. Hall. Court House. Minneapolis. 

 Minn. 



Time 



August 30 and 31. kjii. 



Sessions 

 1st. Foul Brood— 1:30 p.m.. Aug. 30. 

 2d. Honey-Selling — 7 p.m.. Aug. 30. 

 3d. Business— 8:30 a.m., Aug. 31. 

 4th. Miscellaneous— 1:30 p.m.. Aug. 31. 

 5th. Cooperation— 7 p.m.. Aug. 31. 

 6th. Free trolley ride around the city— cour- 

 tesy of Minneapolis Commercial Club— q 



a.m.. Sept. i. 



Hotels 



Radisson and Dyckman. $1.50 per day. and 

 upward. 



West. Nicollet. Vendome, ■ Rogers, and 

 Camfield. $1.00 per day. and upward. 



Majestic. Golden West. Beaufort. Pauly. 

 and liussell. 75 cents per day. and upward. 



Program in Detail 



Foul Brood Session begins at 1:30 p.m.. 

 Aug. 30th. and is subdivided into the follow- 

 ing topics: 



ist. The Present Status of the Campaign 

 Against Foul Brood. 



2d. Advantage of Apiary Inspection Under 

 the Supervision of the State Entomologist. 



3d. How Can a National Campaign be Con- 

 ducted Against Foul Brood ? 



4th. How to Get State Foul Brood Laws. 



5th. The Agricultural College and Inspec- 

 tion. 



6. Curing Foul Brood— Inspectors' Meth- 

 ods—What are They ? 



7th. Appointment of Committees. 



8th. Qjestion-Box. 



First Evening Session 



Honey Sei.li.ng Session begins at 7 p.m.. 

 Aug. 30th. and is subdivided into the follow- 

 ing topics: 



ist. Is a National Advertising Campaign 

 for Selling Honey Practical ? 



2d. How Can a National Campaign be Con- 

 ducted for Developingthe Wholesale Honey 

 Markets ? 



3d. A Mail Order Honey-Trade— How Con- 

 ducted. 



4th. Developingthe Home Markets. 



5th. What Size Package .Should be Used 

 for the Retail Trade ? 



oth. Question-Box. 



Second Morning Session 



Business Session begins at 8:30 a.m.. .'\ug. 

 .30th. and is subdivided into the following 

 topics: 



1st. President's Address. 



2d. General Manager's Report. 



3d. Secretary's Report. 



4th. Shall the National be One Separate 

 Association or an Aggregation of Smaller 

 Ones? 



5th. The New Constitution and By-Laws. 



6th. Publication of Annual Convention Re- 

 port—Is Any Change Desirable ? 



7th. National Association Bulletins— What 

 They Have Accomplished ? 



8th. Report of Committee on Ndminations. 



Second Afternoon Session 



Miscellaneous Session begins at 130 

 p.m.. Aug. 3ist. and is subdivided into the 

 following topics: 



ist. Queen-Mating Stations Conducted by 

 the Government— Would They be Practical? 



2d. Uncapping Melters— Are They Being 

 Used Extensively ? 



3d. Steam-Heated Uncapping-Knives- .\re 

 They Practical? 



4th. Uncapping Machines— Are They as 

 Ypt a Slicccss ? 



5th. Adulteration of Honey— To What Ex- 

 tent is it Beinr Practiced ? What Can be 

 Done to Stop It ? 



6th. Uniform Shipping-Cases— If Adopted. 

 What Size Should They Be? Why? 



7th. Question-Box ? 



Second Evening Session 



Co-operation Session begins at 7 P.m.. 

 Aug. 31st. and is subdivided into the follow- 

 ing topics; 



ist. What the Colorado Honey-Producers 

 Association is Doing. 



2d. Co-operative Efforts in California. 



3d. The Michigan Plan, or W^hat the Miclii 

 gan Association is Doing. 



4th. What Can the National Do Along Co- 

 operative Lines ? 



5th. Obstacles to be Met With in Co-opera- 

 tive Efforts, and How to Overcome Them ? 



6th. Question-Box. 



You will notice that in the above progran> 

 the names of those to take part are not 

 given. There is a two-fold object in this. 

 First, we want the persons who are to lead 

 in the handling of the topics to be present. 

 Second, we want every member to come 

 prepared to take part in the discussions, as 

 we want this to be a convention of //z'e- mem- 

 bers, and not have the majority sit still while 

 a/(7« do the talking. Remember. iv« may 

 be called on to take part. 



In conclusion. let me say that there will 

 be some competent person there to handle 

 each one of the above subjects. Prominent 

 bee-keepers from all over the country will 

 be there, and these topics will be assigned 

 to some of them before the sessions start. 

 But it is expected that every member will 

 plan to take part. E. B. Tyrrell. Sec. 



Detroit. Mich. 



THE NEW FARMER 



The "rube" has been succeeded by 

 the " agriculturist." There's as much 

 difference between the "rube" and 

 "agriculturist" as between corn and 

 cucumbers. The modern farmer is a. 

 business man, a student, and a grogres- 

 sionist. The result is a great change 

 in cultural meth- 

 ods. 



Mould - board 

 plows and drag 

 cultivators are 

 being replaced 

 by "Cutaway"' 

 tools. Farmers 

 now realize that 

 cultivation is not 

 merely a matter 

 of softening the 

 ground. Thor- 

 ough, frequent 

 cultivation stirs 

 the soil, lets in 

 ain sunshine 

 and new life, 

 killing foul vegetation. "Cutaway" 

 tools effect perfect sub-soil connec- 

 tions; save time and labor; increase 

 crops 2.5% to 50%. 



Send postal to-day to Tlie Cutaway 

 Harrow Co., Higgainim. Conn., for new 

 booklet, "INTENSIVE CULTIVA- 



TION." It's />< 



The Campbell System 



INSURES your crop against DROUTH. 



Our experience in 1910 and I'Jll has 

 proved that good crops can be grown 

 witli less than eighteen inches of rain- 

 fall. Those who followed the Camp- 

 bell System in 11)10 had a crop in 1911. 



Don't Take Any Risks for 1912 



Campbell's publications explain the system. 

 Campbell's Selenitic American - $1.00 

 Campbell's Soil Culture Manual - S2.50 

 Combination Price - - S3.00 



Address. 



Campbell's Soil Culture Co., Lincoln, Neb. 



When vou write ask about the Campbell 



Correspondence School. u.'Vtf 

 Pkase mention Am. Bee Journal when wrttliui. 



Back 'Volumes of Am. Bee Journal.— We 

 have some on hand, and would be slad to- 

 correspond with any one who may desire to 

 complete a full set. It may be we can help- 

 do it. Address, American Bee Journal. 

 117 N. Jefferson St., Chicaeo. 111. 



