August, 1912. 



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American ISee Journal 



pounds ? But if he were to attempt to 

 carry suoli a weight for a distance of a 

 mile at the same rate of speed at which 

 a bee travels, he would drop exhausted 

 long before reaching the end of the 

 mile. Moreover, it is possible that a 

 bee might carry a heavier load if its 

 honey-sac would hold it. So it is likely 

 that its own weight is not the full 

 measure of its honev-sac. 



iiiakL" the Bee and Honey bulldini,' your 

 headquarters. All bee-keepers on the 

 ground are requested to meet every after- 



Commissioner Cook and Horticulture 

 in California. The June number of 

 " t)rchard and Farm," published at San 

 Francisco, con- 

 tains an article 

 concerning the 

 workalready done 

 by our friend and 

 co-worker of old- 

 en days, Prof. A. 

 J. Cook. His work 

 is also mentioned 

 with praise in the 

 July number of 

 the Technical 

 World. Frof.Cook 

 is already causing 

 ^.ONF.K Cook, a marked progress 

 in his department. 

 .Although he is not without opponents 

 in his present work, we feel sure that 

 he will win out by showing his usual 

 ability to make friends through the 

 work he accomplishes. 



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State Fair Exhibits and Premiums 



There is little doubt that e.xliibits luade 

 in public, at Fairs and otherwise, are 

 the best advertisements for our prod- 

 ucts : 



Minnesota is setting a very good ex- 

 ample to the neighboring States in the 

 matter of premiums. These aggregate 

 the sum of $10(i2, divided into 40 differ- 

 ent heads. In all but two cases, four 

 different premiums are offered under 

 each head. So there are loS different 

 awards in the apiary department, no 

 single premium amounting to more 

 than $1-"). Pretniums on a "farmer's 

 collection " are in a special class, and 

 are limited to those residing 2-5 miles 

 or more from either St. Paul or Min- 

 neapolis. 



Mr. Scott LaMont, superintendent of 

 this department, whose portrait we 

 gi\e in this number, sent the following 

 circular letter to Minnesota bee-keep- 

 ers : 



There will be "Live Bee" demonstras 

 tion work for about -i hours each day. 2 hour 

 in the forenoon and 2 hours in the after 

 noon. The services of competent demon- 

 strators (a yentleman and a lady have been 

 secured, who will explain the every day 

 work with which you come in contact in 

 working and caring for an apiary, either 

 larye or small, and any questions you may 

 have to ask will be gladly answered. This 

 will be an excellent opportunity for a be- 

 ginner, or any one wishing to take up the 

 occupation of l)ee-keeping. to learn the art 

 of handling bees. 



We are anxious to make the Bee and 

 Honey Kxhibit the best and most attractive 

 we Iiave ever had. The outlook at the pres- 

 ent time is favoiable. The prospect for a 

 honey crop is good. The State Fair Board 

 has done its part, and now brother bee- 

 keeper it is up to us to do our part and 

 "make gootl." We are asking, yea, demand- 

 ing of the Board of Regents of the State 

 Agricultural College a department for api- 

 ary, with a competent beekeeper and 

 apiarian instructor at the head. There is 

 no better place where we can demonstrate 

 to them the need of such a department than 

 in our State Fair exhibit. So. come to the 

 Fair. Bring or send your exhibit of bees or 

 honey, if possible; if not. come anyway and 



son. .Secretary. Hamline, Minn., for one. 

 also entry blank. Do it now, and same will 

 be forwarded to you as soon as they are 

 ready. 



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A Swarm-Hinderer — Under this name 

 is described in Prakt. Wegweiser a rim 

 which, from the appearance of the 

 illustration, may be 3 inches deep or 

 deeper, having a series of slats in it, 

 and this arrangement is put under the 

 brood-chamber. It is practically the 

 same as the bottom-rack used by Dr. 

 Miller in his 2-inch deep bottom- 

 boards, only in the latter the rim is not 

 removed with the rack. 



Recipe for Baking Apples. — When 



baking apples with the core re- 

 moved, after baking them and while 

 they are hot, fill the holes with honey 

 instead of sugar. It gives them a de- 

 licious flavor. If you fill them with 

 honey before baking, you will to a 

 great extent spoil the flavor of the 

 honey. 



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Remedy for Ants.— Jesse H. Roberts, 

 of Watseka, 111., uses powdered cinna- 

 mon slightly sprinkled over the boards 

 to keep ants out of both the bee-hives 

 and the cupboards. This is the best 

 remedy of all. 



Mr. Scott LaMont. of Minnesota. 



noon at 2 o'clock in the superintendent's 

 office in the Bee and Honey building, to ask 

 and answer questions that will be mutually 

 helpful and instructive along the line of our 

 beloved pursuit. 

 Premium lists are free. Write J. C. Simp- 



The Ontario Agricultural College Api- 

 arist, Mr. Morley I-'ettit, publishes a 

 very complete condensed report con- 

 cerning crop prospects. The July llth 

 sheet contains reports from 48 counties. 

 2.J report fair prospect for clover honey, 

 4 fair to good, 13 poor to fair, and 

 poor. 



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The Annual Meeting of the Missouri 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at the residence of Pres. J. W. 

 Rouse, at Mexico, Mo., Aug. 1 and 2. 

 All Missouri bee-keepers are urged to 

 attend. J. F. Die.mkr, .s'<(-. 



Bee-(<£eping ^ For Women 



Conducted bv Miss Emma M. Wilson. Marengo, III. 



Novice er Cowan Extractor ? — The Best 

 Glass Container to Use 



A sister who is new in the business, 

 and who does not expect to keep more 

 than 2 or 3 colonies, asks whether the 

 Novice or the Cowan honey-e.xtractor 

 is the better for her. With the Cowan, 

 when the honey is thrown out of one 

 side of the comb, a little push is given 

 to the comb-basket, and the comb is 

 reversed without being lifted out of 

 the extractor, for the comb-basket 

 swings like a door on its hinges. With 

 the Novice the comb must, be lifted out 

 of the extractor to be reversed. This, 

 of course, takes a little more time than 

 it does to shove the comb around with- 

 out lifting it out, making it well worth 

 while to pay the additional price for 

 the Cowan. But one extractor does 

 just as good work as the other, and if 



one has no more than 3 or 4 colonies, 

 tlie little difference in time is hardly 

 worth considering, and the Novice has 

 the preference. 



Also, what is the simplest and best 

 looking glass-container for extracted 

 honey? As the Scotch say, that's a 

 kittlish question. What suits one does 

 not always suit another. In some 

 places nothing is more popular than 

 the Mason fruit-jar, because, when 

 emptied of honey, it is just as good as 

 new to be used for putting up fruit. 

 The Premium fruit-jar is not so well 

 known, but has the advantage that the 

 honey in it is more gel-at-able — quite 

 an advantage when honey candies. 

 Perhaps the simplest of all glass-con- 

 tainers is the tumbler with a tin cover. 

 Honey in tumblers presents quite a 

 pretty appearance, and tumblers may 

 be had in pound and half-pound sizes. 



