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VOL. XXXVIII 



OCTOBER 1, 1910 



NO. 11) 



Editorial 



Remembek that the National convention 

 is to be held at Albany, X. Y., Oct. 12, lo. 

 See announcement of railroad rates on page 

 20, advertising. 



At this time of the year beginners in the 

 North are often worried because some of 

 their colonies have no brood or eggs. This 

 is not an alarming condition, necessarily, 

 for many queens gradually stoj) laying in 

 the latter part of September or the early 

 part of October. 



Our Canadian correspondent, Mr. Hol- 

 termann, mentions the fact that we made a 

 flying trip through Canada, calling upon 

 some few bee-keepers. We were making a 

 motor trip; but, unfortunately, it rained or 

 looked threatening the days that we were 

 in Canada. As a consequence we hurried 

 through, driving something over one hun- 

 dred miles in the mud and rain, and were 

 glad when we could get to a lake port and 

 ship the machine to Cleveland. We saw 

 only one bee-keeper in Ontario and that 

 was our correspondent. We hope we may 

 have the pleasure of visiting Canada some 

 time in the future, when the weather is 

 more favorable. As it was, our Canadian 

 trip was cut short. 



WEDDING BELLS. 



Wesley C. Foster, our Colorado corres- 

 pondent, was married to Miss Cordia Slay 

 Stevenson, Aug. iU, at Parkville, Mo. They 

 will be at home Oct. 1 at 21i;] Arapahoe 

 Ave., Boulder, Col. 



We are sure that our readers will all join 

 us in their heartiest congratulations. Mr. 

 Foster, while a comparatively new corres- 

 pondent, has demonstrated that he is able 

 to furnish excellent matter for his depart- 

 ment. He seems to be in close touch with 

 all Colorado bee matters, and, what is more, 

 is a practical honey-producer himself. 



and night sessions at the Eagle Hotel, which 

 will also be the headquarters of the conven- 

 tion, at a rate of $1.50 per day. 



The Michigan bee-keepers are some of the 

 most progressive in the whole United States. 

 They always have good conventions, and 

 this meeting promises to be one of the very 

 best. Some speakers from outside have 

 promised to be present. 



THE INIICHIGAN STATE CONVENTION. 



Mr. E. B. Tyrrell, the energetic secre- 

 tary of the Michigan Bee-keepers' Associ- 

 ation, is preparing an excellent program for 

 the convention that is to be held at (J rand 

 Rapids, Mich., Nov. 9 and 10. Day sessions 

 will be held in the Board of Trade rooms. 



THE KENTUCKY BEE-KEEPERS SUCCEEDED, 

 AFTER ALL, IN GETTING THEIR FOUL- 

 BROOD LAW. 



In our Aug. 1st issue we copied a clipping 

 sent us by W. C. Furnas, to the effect that, 

 owing to the omission of the enacting 

 clause, the Kentucky law would not be ef- 

 fective. We are advised, however, by Mr. 

 M. A. Aulick, M. D., one of those who were 

 chiefly interested in pushing the law, that 

 the law appears in the list "Acts of the 

 Kentucky Legislature for 1909, '10." We 

 quote as follows from Mr. Aulick's letter: 



Our law has been in active effect since June 15, 

 1910. The statement was pviblished broadcast over 

 the State (I think by the glucose interests), that 

 the bill would not become a law, owing to the 

 omission of " be it enacted:"' but this was followed 

 by a statement by our Secretary of State that it 

 irould become a law. It is a matter of fact that 

 these words were omitted, and I do not know how 

 the matter was fixed up; but the law appears, 

 among the rest in the list, "Acts of the Kentucky 

 Legislature for 1909, '10." 



Bradford, Ky. M. A. Aulick, M. D. 



HONEY CROP VERY LIGHT; BUYERS HOT 

 AFTER HONEY. 



As the season advances it becomes more 

 and more evident that the general crop of 

 honey throughout the United States has 

 been a light one. Apparently it is even 

 lighter than it was last year. A year ago 

 we had a fair yield of Western honey; but 

 in many sections of the great West, espe- 

 cially in California, the crop has been light, 

 almost a failure in some localities. W^hile 

 there has been a splendid yield in some por- 

 tions of the East, yet these areas seem to be 

 somewhat limited. We know it to be a fact 

 that the buyers are out hustling after hon- 

 ey as they never did before. 



Now is the time to get good prices, and it 

 is our opinion that, before much of the hon- 

 ey held in reserve is let loose, and there is 

 not much, the figures will have to advance 

 a little. In the meantime, bee-keepers who 

 have honey should not make the mistake 

 of holding too long. Better sell when buy- 

 ers are hot after it than to wait until after 

 the holidays, when prices always slump. 



