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November, 1916. 



American Hae Journal 



As an advertising proposition for the 

 beenien, the booth was certainly worth 

 while. One beeman sold 50 gallons of 

 honey during the fair, and the first 

 morning after the close received an 

 order for 25 gallons more from a Min- 

 neapolis man who had visited the fair. 



The exhibit was put on under the 

 auspices of the Northern Wisconsin 

 Beekeepers' Association, organized at 

 Antigo in August. 



Sanders to Pennsylvania. — J. G. San- 

 ders, who has been State Entomologist 

 for Wisconsin, and as such has shown 

 his interest in beekeeping, has resigned 

 to become Economist Zoologist with 

 the University of Pennsylvania at Har- 

 risburg. No doubt that he will carry 

 his interest in bees to this new work. 



That Carolina Bee Club Again — Bruce 

 Anderson, that live county agent men- 

 tioned in one of our summer numbers 

 is out with another bulletin to his bee 

 club. This time he is advising his 

 members to get their bees ready for 

 winter. The items which he insists 

 make for good wintering are good 

 queens in strong colonies, plenty of 

 good feed, and some sort of winter 

 protection. Right again. 



Dr. White to Cereal and Forage Insect 

 Investigation. — "Dr. G. F. White has 

 concluded his investigations of bee 

 diseases with the Government at Wash- 

 ington, D. C, and will be on furlough 

 until April 1, 1917, at which time he will 

 resume insect disease investigations 

 and will be connected with the office 

 of Cereal & Forage Insect Investiga- 

 tions." 



The bee disease investigations will 

 progress without interruption, the work 

 being done by Dr. A. H. McCray, tor 

 several years of the staflf, and since 

 July, 1915 in charge of the disease 

 work at the Drummond Laboratory. 



Extension Work by the Government 

 Department. — ^Beekeepers will be inter- 

 ested in the following letter from Dr. 

 E. F. Phillips, in charge of bee investi- 

 gations at Washington, D. C. : 



The present Agricultural Appropria- 

 tion bill carries an increase of $5000 

 for the work in beekeeping in the 

 Bureau of Apiculture. It is proposed 

 using this fund to inaugurate extension 

 and demonstration work in beekeep- 

 ing in the southern States, similar to 

 the work done by Mr. E. G. Carr for 

 this bureau last year in North Carolina. 

 Arrangements have already been com- 

 pleted for the continuance of the work 

 in North Carolina, in cooperation with 

 the North Carolina Department of 

 Agriculture, and Mr. George H. Rea, 

 former inspector of apiaries of Penn- 

 sylvania, has gone to Raleigh to begin 



the work. Negotiations are under way 

 for similar work in another southern 

 State, concerning which announcement 

 will be made later. A third man is to 

 be employed to do work of a more gen- 

 eral character throughout the South, 

 in cooperation with the office of Ex- 

 tension Work in the South, of this 

 department. In all cases the men em- 

 ployed are to work in close coopera- 

 tion with the County Agricultural 

 Agents. 



The southern States offer great oppor- 

 tunity for beekeeping, and much inter- 

 est has been shown in his work. There 

 are no sections of the country where 

 there are more bees, although many of 

 them receive inadequate care. An in- 

 teresting fact is that the South now 

 consumes almost all of its own honey 

 and buys some from other sections of 

 the country. For these and many other 

 reasons, it has seemed best to confine 

 this work for the present to the south- 

 ern States. 



DEATH OF DR. JOHN CLINE 



Dr. Cline was born at Followfield, 

 Crawford Co., Pa., Feb. 24, 1818. and 

 died at the home of his son, J. G. Cline, 

 in the town of Fayette, Wis., Sept. 28, 

 1916. 



He came to Wisconsin in 1851, and 

 purchased a farm on which he resided 

 until a few years ago, when the infirmi- 

 ties of his unusual age compelled him 

 to give up the more strenuous efforts 

 of farm life. 



Dr. Cline was an enthusiastic bee- 

 keeper. His experience extended over 

 a continuous period of 77 years, and 

 until two years ago, alone, cared for 

 an apiary numbering from 50 to 100 

 colonies. He was probably in point of 

 age and continuous service the ol lest 

 beekeeper in Wisconsin. He was a 

 quiet enthusiast on the subject, and 

 was a ready instructor to those who 

 needed his counsel. 



It was my good fortune to know Dr. 

 Cline intimately for 65 years, and to 

 him I owe more than to any other man 

 for the success that I have had in the 

 profession we both so dearly loved. 



He was for many years a member of 

 the National Beekeepers' Association. 

 In the passing of Dr. Cline the profes- 

 sion has met with a serious loss, his 

 neighbors a true friend, and the world 

 a noble christian character. 



C. R. Bridgman. 



Dark Honey Crop Report — The Crop 

 Report Committee of the Ontario Bee- 

 keepers' Association met on Friday, 

 Sept. 8, to consider the crop of dark 

 honey. It was found that 89 members 

 had reported 91,325 pounds from 5091 

 colonies, being an average of 18 pounds 

 per colimy. This is about the same as 

 last year's average, but owing to high 

 prices prevailing in all similar lines, 

 the committee advises members to ask 

 Syi cents to 9 cents per pound whole- 

 sale, depending upon the size of the 

 package and the quantity sold in one 

 order. No buckwheat honey should be 

 retailed for less than 10 cents per 

 pound. 



In issuing this report a year ago, the 

 statement was made that the local de- 

 mand for white honey was exceedingly 



good. The situation this year is if any- 

 thing better than a year ago, and the 

 members have sold out entirely at 

 prices as good as, if not better, than 

 those recommended by the committee. 

 When it is remembered that nearly a 

 year must go around before another 

 crop is harvested, and weather condi- 

 tions have not been the best for next 

 year's clover, beekeepers need have no 

 worry about selling their honey at 

 good prices. 



Of course, dealers have been able to 

 secure a certain amount of cheap honey. 

 It is always this way, and while the 

 beekeepers who sold cheap honey are 

 the losers, it is good for the honey 

 trade that dealers are able to make an 

 extra good profit on some of the honey 

 they handle. The secretary frequently 

 has enquiries for names of beekeepers 

 having honey for sale, and while re- 

 sponsibility is not assumed he is will- 

 ing to put dealer and member in com- 

 munication if so requested by any 

 member. 

 Signed by the committee: 

 Wm. Couse, W. J. Craig, 



H. B. SiBBALD, MORLEY PeTTIT, 



Sec.-7reas. 



Michigan's Thanksgiving Convention. — 



Michigan beekeepers will be able to 

 enjoy a very profitable program at the 

 forthcoming convention in Lansing, 

 on Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and 2. While the 

 list of speakers is not yet complete, a 

 glance will show that it will pay every 

 beekeeper to make a special effort to 

 be present and enjoy the feast of good 

 things both mentally and bodily. 

 Among other things we shall have: 



Mr. David Running. Filion— President's 

 Address. 



Mr. C. P. Dadant. Hamilton. 111.—" Preven- 

 tion of Swarming." 



Mr. E. R Root. Medina. Ohio-" Establish- 

 ing a Trade Name for Honey." 



Mr. E. D Townsend, Northstar— " The Sale 

 of Honey." 



Dr. E. F. Phillips. Washington. D. C.—" Ex- 

 tension Work in Beekeeping." 



Mr. Frank C. Pellett. Atlantic, Iowa— 

 "Some Beekeepers I Have Met." (Illustrated 

 lecture.) 



Mr. A. G. Woodman. Grand Rapids—" Pos- 

 sibilities of the Combless Package." 



Mr. Ira D. Bartlett. East Jordan— "Choos- 

 ing a Location for Beekeeping." 



Mr. Leonard Griggs. Flint— "Successful 

 Wintering of Bees in Cellar." 



Mr. Floyd Markham, Ypsilanti—" Which 

 Should Beekeepers Produce. Extracted or 

 Comb Honey ? ' 



Mr. F. Eric MiUen. East Lansing- "Some 

 Reasons for P'ailures in Beekeeping." 



A banquet supper will be given by 

 Messrs. Root & Co., of Medina, Ohio, 

 and Messrs. M. H. Hunt & Son, of 

 Lansing, Mich. 



This year the association is giving 

 away four medals, to be won outright 

 for exhibits of about 150 pounds of comb 

 and e-xtracted honey. The comb honey 

 medals will bear the portrait of Dr. C. 

 C. Miller, and the extracted honey 

 medals will bear the portrait of L. L. 

 Langstroth — there will be a silver and 

 a bronze medal for each class. 



For the small class exhibits there 

 will be nicely gotten up diplomas, and 

 these will take the place of cash or bee- 

 supplies which have been given form- 

 erly. These diplomas should prove 

 good advertisements to the winners in 

 their home localities, and we feel sure 

 that the winners will be proud of them. 



Following is a list of exhibits : 



A. 150 sections of comb honey— ist pre- 



