March, igio. 



American line Journal 



on the efforts of the New Jersey bee- 

 keepers the past year, in trying to get a 

 Foul Brood Hill. He said that we had 

 made a good impression — a good begin- 

 ning — and felt that we ought to be able 

 to get it this year. 



In the discussion that followed Mr. 

 Hornor suggested that we try tc get an 

 endorsement of our Bill from the State 

 Horticultural Society. A committee of 

 three was appointed to get the endorse- 

 ment of that body. 



There was now a general discussion 

 of our Foul Brood Bill, section by sec- 

 tion, by all present. Section 2 came in 

 for considerable discussion. The part 

 that authorizes the inspector to destroy 

 diseased colonies, after the owner has 

 been notified and instructed to treat the 

 disease, and neglects or refuses to do 

 so — part of the members contended that 

 it would be destroying property without 

 due compensation. But the other side 

 contended that if the owner of bees re- 

 fused or neglected to treat the disease, 

 he was violating the law, and should 

 therefore be penalized, and that the loss 

 of his bees would be the penalty. Then, 

 if the law provided for paying for the 

 bees destroyed by the inspector, we 

 would make it harder for the Bill to 

 pass. 



A business session was now held. The 

 following officers were elected for the 

 ensuing j-car : President, J. H. M. Cook, 

 of Esse.x Falls; ist vice-president, E. G. 

 Carr, of New Egypt; 2d vice-president, 

 Wm. E. House!, of Junction; 3d vice- 

 president, W. W. Case, of Frcnchtown ; 

 and secretary-treasurer, Albert G. Hann, 

 of Pittstown. 



The following was elected to attend 

 the meeting of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture, as our delegate : W. W. Case ; 

 alternate, Harold Hornor. The dele- 

 gate was instructed to try to secure the 

 endorsement of the State Board of Ag- 

 riculture for our Foul Brood Bill. 



The retiring President W. W. Case 

 was given a rising vote of thanks. 



The minutes of the last Field Meet- 

 ing were read and approved. 



The secretary's report was read and 

 adopted. 



It was ordered to pay the secretary 

 $25.00 for the coming year. 



It was decided to hold anotlier Field 

 Meeting in one of the northern counties 

 of the State. 



The meeting adjourned, subject to the 

 call of the Executive Committee. 



Albert G. Hann, Sec. 



much spotting of washings when bees 

 have their first flights. The bee-keep- 

 ers should try to plan the wash days, 

 and place their bees out afterward. 



National Bee-Keepers' Association 



Getu-ral Manatier. X. K. I-'ranxk, Platteville. Wis. 



The membership of the National to- 

 day (Feb. 19) is 3tJ00. 



The revised edition of "Bee-Keepers' 

 Legal Rights" is now in the hands of 

 the printer. A copy will be mailed free 

 to any member requesting it. 



Zanesville, Ohio. The Executive Com- 

 mittee will not decide as to the time 

 and place of the next meeting until, 

 perhaps, June 1st, so there will be 

 plenty of time for other cities to get in 

 their invitations to the General Mana- 

 ger before the final decision is made. 



There have been two or more recent 

 cases of bee-keepers sending in their 

 dues, and asking for help a/'/er getting 

 into trouble. This is contrary to the 

 constitution. No imsurance company 

 insures burning property. 



The Executive Board asks any one 

 to report to Pres. York or the General 

 Manager any suggestions as to how 

 the National Association can be of 

 more help to its members. Several sug- 

 gestions have been received already, 

 but others are wanted. 



There ought not to be very much 

 trouble in getting the desired 5000 

 membership by the time of the Na- 

 tional convention of 1010. There are 

 now 3t)00 members, so that only 1400 

 more would be necessary. 



Director R. A. Morgan, of South Da- 

 kota, suggests that the National issue 

 reports quarterly instead of annually, 

 and save postage ; also the more fre- 

 quent reports will help create more in- 

 terest among the bee-keepers. 



Thos. Chantry, of Utah, suggests that 

 the dues of the National be increased 

 so that there would be more money in 

 the treasury, for use in the interest of 

 the membership; and he would urge 

 every present member to get in new 

 members for the National. 



Director J. E. Crane, of Vermont, 

 thinks it would be a good thing if the 

 National would own and rent to mem- 

 bers stereopticon views for bee-lectures, 

 and thus better advertise the use of 

 honey; and also have the National ad- 

 vertise in papers. 



Invitations for the 1910 meeting of 

 the National have been received from 

 Toronto, Can.; Buffalo, Albany, and 

 Rochester, N. Y. ; Nashville, Tenn, ; and 



Those who are in arrears in their 

 membership dues are kindly urged not 

 only to remit at once to tiie General 

 Manager, but also, if possible, to get 

 their neighbor bee-keepers to become 

 members also. In this way the 5000 

 membership could be gotten within the 

 next (iO days. Why, not do it ? 



The poison spraying of open fruit- 

 bloom in the Southern States has be- 

 gun, as some apiaries are already af- 

 fected by it. Complaints of bees spot- 

 ting the washings hanging on lines in 

 the South are coming in. The Nortli 

 will have similar complaints later. The 

 long, cold winter is liable to cause 



The Wisconsin State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association was the first to join the 

 National in a body, and has ever since 

 continued to do so. It was also the 

 first this year to vote to send a dele- 

 gate to the National convention of 

 1910. Let other State and local asso- 

 ciations do likewise, and build up both 

 by so doing. 



Up to this date (Feb. 19), since the 

 last National report was issued, the 

 General Manager has received $1.00 

 each as dues from 80 members, and 50 

 cents each from 545 members. This 

 far exceeds any other year for 50-cent 

 dues, which shows that the local asso- 

 ciations are co-operating very nicely. 

 The 50-cent rate to local associations, 

 when joining in a body, helps the Na- 

 tional both in number of members and 

 financially. 



It has been suggested that the time 

 and place of the bee-keepers' conven- 

 tions throughout the whole country be 

 arranged with the Executive Board of 

 the National Association. If this is 

 done, it may be that dates can be se- 

 lected when certain officers of the Na- 

 tional can be present at nearly all local 

 meetings. Also, it may be that a sys- 

 tem of meetings for the good of all 

 can be planned something like the va- 

 rious State Fairs in the fall. 



Honey as a Health-Food 



This is a 16-page honey-pamphlet in- 

 tended to help increase the demand for 

 honey. The first part of it contains a 

 short article on "Honey as Food," writ- 

 ten by Dr. C. C. Miller. It tells where 

 to keep honey, how to liquefy it, etc. 

 The last part is devoted to "Honey-Cook- 

 ing Recipes" and "Remedies Using Hon- 

 ey." It should be widely circulated by 

 those selling honey. The more the peo- 

 ple are educated on the value and uses 

 of honey, the more honey they will buy. 



Prices, prepaid — Sample copy for a 

 2-cent stamp ; 50 copies for 90 cents ; 

 100 copies for $1.50; 250 copies for 

 $3.00; 500 for $5.00; or 1000 for $9.00. 

 Your business card printed free at the 

 bottom of front page on all orders for 

 100 or more copies. Send all orders 

 to the office of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal. 



Laiig'.sti'oth Book "Special" 



We have about 30 copies left of the 

 book, " Langstroth on the Honey- 

 Bee," of the edition just preceding the 

 last. It is practically equal to the 

 latest edition, and we will mail them so 

 long as they last, for 90 cents a copy. 

 (The regular price is $1.20.) Or, we 

 will send one of the above 90-cent 

 copies with the American Bee Journal 

 one year — both for $1.75. Address the 

 American Bee Journal office. 



Worth Many Times Its Price. 



To cnic who t;il<cs an intrri^st in lioney- 

 bees, tlie American Bee Journal is worth its 

 priee many times over. 



Tacbnia, Wash. P. A. Norman. 



