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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



February 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT 



1st Nat'l Bank Bldg., Hamilton, Illinois 



Entered as second class matter at the 

 Hamilton. Illinois, Post-office. 

 C P. Dadant. Editor. 

 Dr C. C. Miller. Associate Editor. 

 Frank C. Pellett. Staff Correspondent. 



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Copyright: igi? by C. P. Dadant. 



It is to be hoped that by eliminating 

 from our association the factors which 

 have caused the past disasters, success 

 will come. There has been some sen- 

 timent in favor of disbanding the old 

 organization and starting entirely new. 

 However, it seems to be generally 

 agreed that the work of the association 

 will be conducted along entirely new 

 lines. F. c. p. 



THE EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT 



Those Comb Honey Rates 



In our January issue we called the 

 attention of our readers to the fact 

 that the Western Classification Com- 

 mittee had made a change in their 

 rates so as to give a lower rate on 

 comb honey when properly protected. 



Carload shipments go at fourth class 

 rates. 



Local shipments unprotected are sub- 

 ject to a rate which is double the first- 

 class rate. 



Properly protected shipments of 

 comb honey will take the first-class 

 rate, and proper protection means that 

 your shipments must be crated, must 

 be protected by at least four inches of 

 straw or excelsior in the bottom of the 

 crate, and all crates must be marked, 

 FRAGILE— THIS SIDI£ UP. 



We call the particular attention of our 

 readers to these rates so that they may 

 govern their shipments to take the 

 lowest rate possible. 



Bees and How to Keep Them 



We are in receipt from the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture at Ottawa, Canada, 

 of a 56-page bulletin on the above sub- 

 ject. It is by the well-known Domin- 

 ion Apiarist, Mr. F. W. L. Sladen. It 

 is impossible to put in so narrow limits 

 more information than has been sup- 

 plied within those pages by the author. 

 Besides, the 40 cuts which the bulletin 

 contains are most excellent pictures, 

 many of them half-tones, which help 

 the descriptions by the illustrations 

 they furnish. The Bulletin is No. 26 

 (2d series), and should be in the hands 

 of every beekeeper in Canada. 



The National 



The beekeepers need a strong na- 

 tional organization. The present asso- 

 ciation has survived numerous storms 

 that have threatened to wreck it, and 

 it is to be hoped that under the leader- 

 ship of Prof. Jager it will profit by the 



mistakes of the past and gain a new 

 lease of life. 



In connection with this, the strength 

 of the American Poultry Association 

 is worthy of study. The last report 

 shows a membership of 7000 and a cash 

 balance in the treasury of more than 

 $10,000. In addition there is a stock of 

 books worth $8000 beside several thou- 

 sand dollars worth of other property. 

 A paid secretary is employed at a salary 

 of $2000 per year, and he is furnished 

 with an office assistant and stenog- 

 rapher. 



An association of this kind can hope 

 to be strong only by confining its 



Crop Reports ' 



Our active and efficient beekeeping 

 representative at the Bureau of Ento- 

 mology of Washington, D. C, Dr. E. F. 

 Phillips is very anxious to see the bee- 

 keepers appreciate the usefulness of 

 accurate crop reports. In our Decem- 

 ber number, we spoke of the Ontario 

 people and their committee on crops 

 and prices. They have a good system, 

 but even there the beekeepers do not 

 all sufficiently appreciate the benefits 

 to be derived from an efficient crop re- 

 port. If all our beekeepers volunteered 

 to fill out the crop reports sent to them 

 in blank, instead of neglecting them as 

 so many do, they could secure infor- 

 mation gathered in statistics that would 

 enablethem to set a correct value upon 

 their honey crop. This is coming some 

 day, for our sons will appreciate this 

 better than we do, but we should hasten 

 the day. Make a resolve always to fill 

 out and mail the crop report blanks 



FIG. K, -BLOCK FOR HOLDING QUEEN-CELLS See preceding page) 



activities to such things as all members 

 find of mutual interest. The poultry 

 association has confined its attention 

 to educational work exclusively, and 

 while there have been numerous differ- 

 ences of opinion and at times some 

 feeling manifested, there has been no 

 serious danger to the organization as 

 a result. Eastern and western pro- 

 ducers are both seeking the same mar- 

 kets, and every activity that tends to 

 increase public interest in the pro luct 

 tends to the betterment of the markets 

 and is to the equal interest of all. 



which are sent to you. If you do not 

 receive blanks, write to Dr. E. F. Phil- 

 lips, at the Bureau of Entomology, 

 Washington, and ask for them. They 

 will be gladly forwarded, and statistics 

 will be returned to you when the time 

 comes. 



Bees in Moving Pictures 



Quite a little has been done already 

 to show work in the apiary in moving 

 pictures. But we now learn of a pro- 

 ject in this line, by Geo. A. Coleman, of 

 the University of California, to show 



