FEBRUARY 15, 1915 



found that we liad bul :i small iuut nf the 

 bees, so we took a dipper and scooped out 

 all we could roach. Then, taking the box 

 (o the top of the ledge, we awaited develop- 

 ments. It was not long' before the bees in 

 (lie hole became uneasy and began to fly up 

 to the box. In about two hours we had 

 fifty pounds of fine honey, and about all the 

 bees (a large swarm), and were ready to 



start on our drive home, feeling that we had 

 had the time of our lives. 



T shall feed the colony for winter and add 

 them to my apiary. I have taken many col- 

 onies from the I'ocks, and the procedure out- 

 lined applies to about all cases in a goiM'ial 

 way, although I do not always get the bees, 

 as they go too far back in the pocket. 



Mohler, Wash. 



THE NEW MISSOURI APICULTURAL SOCIETY 



Missouri Beekeepers Incorporate and BoosH Inspectioii Law 



BY AUSTIN D. WOLFE 



This will introduce the Missouri Apicul- 

 tnral Society, incorporated. The Beekeep- 

 ers' Association held its animal meeting at 

 St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 7-8, 1914. Almost the 

 first matter of business was the considera- 

 tion of the report of a special committee 

 whose recommendations were adoi)ted. The 

 substance of the recommendations Avas that 

 the association proceed to incorporate; that 

 officers for the Missouri Apicultural Society 

 be elected at the proper time; and that those 

 present sign the articles of agreement as 

 charter members of the incorporated body, 

 all of which was duly accomplished. 



The gathering at St. Joseph was of more 

 than usual interest. At least two manufac- 

 turers were on hand with an exhibit. Sub- 

 jects of general interest, sucli as wintering 

 bees, and spraying with its dangers, wei'e_ 

 discussed, with the customary differences of 

 opinion. A. V. Small, of St. Joseph, read an 

 unusually clear paper on shook swarming. 

 0. S. Mullins, of Holton, Kansas, was so 

 pronounced in his advocacy of Carniolans 

 that he almost shook the faith of those who 

 have it fixed in Italians. Beekeepers pres- 

 ent who had tried Carniolans endorsed Mr. 

 Mullins. Dr. L. Haseman, of Missouri 

 University, Entomologist of the Department 

 of Agriculture, spoke of tlie value of lices 

 to the orchardist; and Dr. C R. Woodson, 

 who owns one of the big commercial or- 

 chards of northwest ^Missouri, spoke on 

 spraying. At noon of the 8th, .seventeen 

 beekeepers sat down for a cosy luncheon, 

 and had a good time together. 



The members of the association jumped 

 at once from the meeting into the prepara- 

 tion of an inspection law. In working up 

 the law they had the advantage of the 

 experiences of other states in preparing a 

 bill. The association is now hot foot after 

 the beekeepers of the slate to secure their 

 co-operation and (heir influriKe with a view 

 to the passage of the bill. Its passage will 



mean the preservation of thousands of colo- 

 nies, and the saving of thousand.s of dollars 

 to the beekeepeis. 



Officers of the Missouri Apicultural Soci- 

 ety are : President, J. W. Rouse, Mexico ; 

 Vice-president, W. F. Fox, Garden City; 

 Treasurer, J. F. Dieraer, Liberty ; Secretary, 

 Austin D. Wolfe, Parkville. 



Parkville, Mo. 



[The proposed inspection law is very 

 similar to corresponding pro"\dsions in the 

 Ohio code, but deals with the matter more 

 minutely. The Missouri association would 

 give the inspector slightly greater room for 

 the exercise of his own judgment, instruct- 

 ing him, for example, to visit diseased 

 apiaries a second time only if he deem it 

 necessary, while the Ohio law directs that 

 he shall in every case make the second visit. 

 In Ohio " three disinterested taxpayers " or 

 the owner of the apiary must report in 

 writing to secure inspection, while the Mis- 

 souri inspector is directed to go ahead when- 

 ever- disease is reported. In the former 

 state, queen-breeding apiaries are to be in- 

 spected twice in the summer; in the latter, 

 once. The Missouri bill stipulates the sal- 

 ary shall not exceed $1300, while the Ohio 

 law leaves this to the Board of Agriculture. 

 Other differences are minor. — Ed.] 



MR. A. D. WOLFE, NEW SECRETARY OF THE 

 MISSOURI APICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Born in Montelair, N. J., in 1861 ; early 

 in business; entered the ministry, and grad- 

 uated from New York University and Union 

 Theological Seminarv; spent six years in 

 Iowa and Nebraska; since 1806 has been in 

 Missouri, acting variously as president of a 

 school, librarian and registrar of Park Col- 

 lege, and as pastor of prominent churches; 

 got his first acquaintance with the bee when 

 he caught a swarm in a coffeo-box; fell in 

 love with the art. and has ever since handled 



