.r:\"NU.\KY 15, 1915 



Heads (of Grami fF(0)eTi Differeimll Fields 



The Backlot Buzzer 



You can just bet a hiij red apple that anybody 

 who is fortunate cuoui/h to be naiUn'j ten-frame 

 doul le u-allt d hires together these long winter eve- 

 nings isn't going to lose any time playing peanuckle 

 and dominoes. 



Missouri State Convention Report 



It may interest many of the readers of GLEANINGS 

 III know abo\it the ilissouri State beekeepers' meet- 

 in? held at St. Joseph. In many respects it was 

 the best meeting the writer has ever attended. We 

 had visitors from Indiana. Illinois, Iowa, and quite 

 a Muml IT from Kansas. Mr. N. M. Jennings, Frank 

 lin, Ind., gave a good talk on wintering; and Frank 

 C. Pellett, Atlantic. Iowa, one on preparing bees 

 for winter, that was most efficient. Then of those of 

 Kansas was Dr. Boher. a man 84 years young, and 

 ((iiite a number of others \»-hose names we do not 

 now re«all ; also M. G. Dadant and Mrs. H. C. 

 Holmes, Belle View, 111., and our own beekeepers 

 from Missouri. We had a good attendance and an 

 attentive audience. 



We wish to mention Dr. C. R. Woodson, a man 

 of large stature and extensive practice, and who is 

 albo interested in horticulture, who gave a most 

 interesting talk on spraying. He fully agreed with 

 beekeepers not to spray during hloom, as also did 

 our Dr. Ha.seman. of the experiment station, an 

 entomologist. It would take too much space to state 

 :ill the good things we had. 



It V. as decided tii reorgaiii/.c, and i-liangi- tin; name 

 III the Missouri Beekeepers" Society, and to incorpo- 

 rate. We hope thus to reach more beekeepers, and to 



iici'diniilish more for beekeeping in the State. We 

 will also try again to get an amendment to our 

 foul-brood law to make possible deputy inspectors. 

 'I'lie necessity for deputies was quite apparent, as 

 our present inspector had a long spell of sickness 

 tlif i)ast summer, and right in the time when the 

 wiirk was needed the most. We are sure that much 

 more work can be accomplished by deputies, even if 

 we do not secure any more appropriation, as deputies 

 {■an be on the spot all the time, so that the inspector 

 will not have to travel all over the State to reach 

 tlie work. The deputies are to be under his control. 

 We tried for this two years ago, and our amendment 

 went through the senate with only one dissenting 

 vote, and lacked one vote of a constitutional majority 

 in the house of representatives. We feel that we 

 can get what we want this time. It is surely needed 

 if we are ever to get control of foul brood in our 

 State. We now have a good foul-brood law, except 

 that we need more help. Deputies, we think, will 

 do the work, or at least much more than any one 

 man is able to accomplish. 



The new officers elected for the coming year are 

 .1. W. Rouse, Mexico, President; W. F. Cox, Garden 

 City. Vice-president; J. F. Diemer, Liberty, Treas- 

 urer; .Vustin D. Wolfe, Parkville, Secretary. Mr. 

 Wolfe is connected with the Parkville College; and 

 as he is an ardent Y. M. C. A. man he made ar- 

 rangements for the beekeepers to take dinner at the 

 Y. M. C. A. building. We certainly had a good 

 dinner and a fine time. 



Mexico, Mo. J. W. RouSE. 



What Constitutes an Ideal Wheelbarrow? 



Tliere have been many rtifl:'erent kinds of vehicles 

 invented and illustrated for handling honey and 

 empty supers about the beeyard; and although a 

 wheelbarrow seems to be the favorite with most bee- 

 keepers, I have not yet seen one illustrated that 

 would suit me. Most people think all wheelbarrows 

 must have the front slanting forward; but that is 

 where mine differs from all other so-called handy 

 barrows for a beeyard. I made mine 20 inches wide 

 at the narrowest part of the bottom, and long enough 

 to take three eight-frame hives, and the front is 

 square from the bottom, so the hives will all stand 

 on top of one another, and have no tendency to slip 

 out of place, and that is quite a consideration when 

 bees are inclined to rob. I can take nine empty 

 supers in one load; btit when I am taking honey in 

 I place the hives lengthwise of the barrow so the 

 coml;s will not have any tendency to crowd to one 

 side. There is a shelf on the front for the smoker 

 above the wheel, and a narrow box or pocket between 

 the handles to catch any small bits of comb or wax. 

 The front is made high enough so it will catch the 

 third super, say about 22 inches. 



RKl'OKT.S W.AXTEI) CONCERNING VENTILATEn BEE 

 ESCAPE BOARDS. 



Tliere is one thing I should like to get a number 

 of reports on, and that is the ventilated bee-escapes, 

 as to whether they work quicker or not. I made a 

 lot last season, but the season was so poor I should 

 not like to pass an opinion on the escape. The 

 ventilating part is all right, but will they work as 

 quick; I have my doubts; but I should like to 

 hear from those who have given them a fair trial. 



A WOKIl OK APrRECIATION l''OR THE INDEX. 



I can't help writing a few lines of appreciation 

 for the (ihEANlNGS index for 1914. It is a pleas- 

 ure to hunt uj) any article in this index. For the 

 last several years I hated this job; for with the 

 index as arranged it was a good deal like hunting 

 something out of a barrel. I have many times 



