January, 1916. 



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and implements of beekeeping. 



This course is usually largely at- 

 tended. This college is particularly 

 well equipped both for the intensive 

 and smaller beekeeper. 



The course comprises two lectures 

 and one laboratory period weekly, with 

 certain periods devoted to special top- 

 ics and specially arranged for. Those 

 interested in enrolling should address 

 the Extension Service, Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College, Amherst, at an 

 early date, requesting an application 

 blank. Full printed information is 

 available. The course is in charge of 

 the writer, assisted by Mr. John L. 

 Byard. 



beekeepers' convention. 



A convention is usually held annu- 

 ally. The 1916 convention is not yet 

 fully planned. A special announce- 

 ment will appear in this paper later. 

 The date, however, is determined for 

 March 14-16 inclusive. This forms the 

 conclusion of the Winter School in 

 Beekeeping. A number of prominent 

 authorities will appear upon the pro- 

 gram. Set aside these dates and await 

 details. 



TWO OTHER COURSES. 



The Spring Beekeeping School, May 

 31 to June 14, 1916, inclusive, is an in- 

 tensive school for practical beekeepers. 

 An especially attractive course is of- 

 fered this year. This school is held at 

 Amherst once in three years. A spe- 

 cial announcement will appear in this 

 paper shortly. 



During the annual Summer School, a 

 course in beekeeping will be given be- 

 ginning about the middle of July. This 

 course is designed primarily for teach- 

 ers and such others as are not able to 

 attend the more intensive course. An- 

 nouncement will be issued in the 

 spring. Burton N. Gates. 



Amherst, Mass. 



National to Meet in Chicago. — We have 

 just received word that the next con- 

 vention of the National Beekeepers' 

 Association will be held at Chicago 

 Feb. 22, 23 and 24, 1916. Four of the 

 five directors voted for Chicago as the 

 place of meeting. 



PAPERS AND ADDRESSES PROMISED. 



"Use and Misuse of Prime Swarms"— 

 Grant Anderson. San Benito, Tex. 



" Advertisins and Selling Ripe Honey" — 

 R. M. Spencer, Ventura, Calif. 



" Beekeeping in Utah "— M. A Gill.Byrum. 

 Utah. 



"TeachinK Value of Honey in our Public 

 Schools"— Geo W. Williams, Redkey, Ind. 



" Insuring Honest Values to Queen Buy- 

 ers "—Kerinith Hawkins, Plainfield, III. 



" Extending the Use of Honey in Cooking" 

 — E. H. Bruner. Chicaffo, III. 



" Possibilities and Limitations of Inspec- 

 tion "—Frank C. Pellett. Atlantic. Iowa. 



"Establishing a Trade Name "— E. R. Root, 

 Medina, Ohio. 



"Some Beekeepers of Canada and their 

 Apiaries" (with stereopticon slides)— Mor- 

 ley Pettit, Guelph, Ont. 



"Importance of Bees in Pollinating Eco- 

 nomic Plants "—L. H Pammel, .^mes, Iowa. 



"Outapiaries"— C. P. Dadant, Hamilton, 

 III. 



"The Depressed Honey Market"— J. E. 

 Pleasants. Orange, Calif. 



" Beekeeping Improvement Through Agri- 

 cultural School Work " — Krancis Jager. St. 

 Paul. Minn. 



Papers 'subject later)— Grover Matthews. 

 Filer. Idado; J. H. Stoneman. Blackfoot. 

 Idaho; D. C. Polhemus. Lamar. Colo. 



Illinois Meeting of Nov. 29-30.— This 



was one of the best meetings the Illi- 

 nois association ever held, although 

 the number in attendance was not 

 great, about 30. There was no time 

 lost, and the four sessions were full of 

 interesting discussions after the read- 

 ing of each address. One of the many 

 features was the paper read by Dr. 

 Phillips, of the United States Bureau 

 of Entomology. Other addresses were 

 read as announced, but the members 

 were disappointed in the failure of both 

 E. R. Root and N. E. France to be 

 present. 



Several important steps were taken, 

 which must help the progress of bee- 

 keeping in Illinois. A resolution was 

 sent to the General Assembly, urging 

 the continuation of the appropriation 

 for inspection, as the report of the in- 

 spector showed a fair progress in the 

 extinction of foulbrood. This prog- 

 ress appears mainly in the educating of 

 the farmer-beekeepers upon the dis- 

 eases of bees through the visits of the 

 inspector or hi^ deputies. The need of 

 compulsion in eradicating disease 

 which was dreaded by many, has proven 

 unnecessary, owing to the common 

 sense and willingness shown by the 

 average beekeeper in treating diseased 

 colonies. 



Another resolution was passed unani- 



mously, asking the State board of Agri- 

 culture to erect a building for the sep- 

 arate use of the Bee and Honey Show. 

 The example which has been set by 

 States like Minnesota is worthy of imi- 

 tation. The Illinois bee and honey ex- 

 hibit has been kept in narrow limits 

 by lack of inducement. A special 

 building containing a separate room 

 for the demonstration of honey extrac- 

 tion and other manipulations will en- 

 hance the growth of bee-culture and 

 increase the demand for honey on the 

 part of the uninformed public. Too 

 many consumers are still in ignorance 

 of the methods of production of ex- 

 tracted honey, and have a prejudice 

 against it. This may be easily over- 

 come by demonstrations before the 

 public. 



At the urgent request of Geo. W. 

 Williams, secretary of the Indiana asso- 

 ciation, a resolution was passed creat- 

 ing a special committee to request the 

 superintendents of public schools to 

 give honey proper credit in the teach- 

 ing of domestic science. Just what 

 may be achieved by this committee re- 

 mains to be determined, but the step is 

 in the line of progress. 



The beekeepers of Illinois should 

 attend this annual convention by the 

 hundred instead of by the score, if they 

 wish to help increase the consumption 

 of honey. 



Miscellaneous ^ News Items 



The Werner Fund We are sending 



to Mr. Werner the subscriptions for 



relief which have come to us. Amount 



previously acknowledged $34.13. 



R H. Schmidt. Sheboygan, Wis $200 



A. Mottaz. Utica. Ill 2.00 



G. W. Bercaw, Glendale, Calif i.oo 



Geo. S. Wheeler, New Ipswich, N. H 2 00 



Irving Long, Mar ce line, Mo 2.00 



years president of the Nebraska Bee- 

 keepers' Association and is therefore a 

 national and familiar figure. 



Our good wishes go to the young 

 couple. May their happy days continue! 



Golden Wedding.— Mr. and Mrs. E. 

 Whitcomb, of Friend, Neb., celebrated 

 their Golden Wedding anniversary on 

 Dec. 10 last. 



Mr. Whitcomb is a veteran of the 

 Civil War, who began keeping bees in 

 the sixties. He has been an extensive 

 beekeeper and was superintendent of 

 the bee-exhibit at the Nebraska State 

 Fair for over 30 years. He put up and 

 managed the Nebraska exhibit at the 

 Columbian Fair, in 1893, had charge of 

 the bee-industries at the Omaha Inter- 

 national Fair in 1898, where was dis- 

 played one of the most extensive bee 

 and honey exhibits. He was for many 



Campanilla Honey We have before 



our eyes a 12-page pamphlet, neatly 

 gotten up, illustrated with 17 half-tones, 

 with the title "Campanilla." It is is- 

 sued by an enterprising American, D. 

 W. Millar, already known to our read- 

 ers. His home is in Holguin, Cuba, and 

 he is making a deserving endeavor to 

 raise the value of good Cuban honey, 

 by describing the production of honey 

 in the modern way. We wish him suc- 

 cess. 



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Revised Edition of Beekeepers' Library. 



— The revised edition of " The Bee- 

 keepers' Library" has recently been 

 issued by the State Apiarist of Iowa. 

 The former edition was entirely ex- 



