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pail, then the section; then the pad, and 

 then the section. The work can he done 

 \ery rapidly, and after llio Ti-onnce "Tonp 

 is all markeil, anollier rubber slauii), indi- 

 cating: 11 ounces net, is used, and so on to 

 the 10-ounce stamp. In this way every 

 section can be marked its raininuim weight 

 with a very little labor. The cases of see- 

 lions are then sold by their mininuim net 

 weights. A case of 12-ounee sections should 

 be sold for more than one holding 11 

 ounces. 



When comb honey is properly graded in 

 this way by weight it will usually bring 

 moie money than comb honey ungraded; 

 and we venture to say that the beekeeper 

 is not going to lose very much if he gxades 

 his honey as he should, and then charges a 

 price that the market will coinmand for 

 such honey. 



Tlie bujers will pay more for such honey 

 because, under the practical operation of 

 the federal law, they know exactly the kind 

 of honey they are paying for. Under the 

 old reyime it was impossible to know how 

 the sections averaged by weight, although 

 they could know what the gross weight was 

 on the whole easeful of sections; but this 

 encouraged indiscriminate mixing of the 

 lieavy bulging sections with the lean ones. 



Rubber stamps carrying the various net 

 weights generally used, as well as suitable 

 scales, can be purchased of the dealers at a 

 reasonable price; and no one should neglect 

 the precaution of keeping from getting into 

 trouble with [Jncle Sam or the state. It is 

 well to bear in mind that in some stales 

 there are in force riet-weight laws. A year 

 ago our dear uncle winked at a good many 

 things that he will not now tolerate; and we 

 de.«ire to caution all comb-honey producers 

 to be on their guard how they ship their 

 honey. 



Of course extracted honey in glass and 

 tin come under the operation of the same 

 laws; but in the case of the liquid product, 

 each package can be filled to its exact 

 weight or the weight specified on the label, 

 which rmist show. Moreover, if the pack- 

 age weighs 3fi ounces the label must show 2 

 lbs. and 4 ounces — not 36 ounces. Anything 

 under a pound must show in ounces; any- 

 thing over a pound must show in so many 

 pounds and so many ounces if more tiian 

 even pounds. 



The Ohio Fi«>M-(lay Meet 



'J'lir Ohio field-day meet, whicli was held 

 at tlie apiaries of Fred Leininger & Son and 

 Mr. J. H. Allemier, Delphos, Ohio, August 

 1, was a complete success. Practically un- 



heralded — that is, not advertised in advance 

 — lliere was a good attendance — something 

 over sixty beekeepers being present. A 

 careful estimate was made by the state in- 

 spectors as to the number of colonies rep- 

 resented. Several guesses were made, but 

 a little computation showed at least 10,000 

 colonies were represented, with the prob- 

 ability of 15,000. The season, though late, 

 had been from fair to good, and was still in 

 Lull blast in that section of the state, and, 

 as a natural result, the beekeepers from all 

 over northwestern Ohio came to the meet. 

 The most of them had secured some honey, 

 and practiealh^ all of them were in localities 

 where more honey was in sight. In going 

 up by train and trolley we noticed that the 

 nearer we got to Delphos, Ohio, the more 

 white and sweet clover were in evidence. 



There were several beekeepers there who 

 had over 400 colonies each; two or three 

 had over 500, and a large number had 100. 

 The season has been baclr^vard, cold, and 

 rainy; and at a time when clover is usually 

 in its prime the plants were held back. It 

 was also a noticeable fact, as we looked out 

 of the ear windows, that there were certain 

 localities where not a single head of clover 

 could be seen in the pastures; but when we 

 got into Allen County we began to see a 

 decided change for the better. In fact, it 

 seemed to be the center of a gToup of bee- 

 keeping territories. Ohio has never been 

 noted for being a great honey state as 

 compared with New York, Micliigan, and 

 Wisconsin ; but if there is any portion of 

 the state that seems to have a large number 

 of bees and beekeepers it is the northwest- 

 ern part. The inspectors thought the lack 

 of clover in some portions of the state was 

 due to lack of lime in the soil. 



At all events, for 1915 Allen County 

 seemed to be an ideal place for a field meet ; 

 bees worked well all day. It looked like 

 rain, but none fell until the beekeepers be- 

 gan to disperse. 



Through some misunderstanding or mis- 

 take no preliminary announcement of this 

 field meet, except too late, appeared in 

 Gleaxings or any other bee journal. The 

 secretary, and Mr. E. R. King, sent out 

 postal-card announcements that brought out 

 a good crowd. 



The day and place of meeting were ideally 

 perfect. Fred Leininger & Son and Mr. 

 Allemier have as pretty apiaries as one can 

 find in the state. Their bees are what we 

 would call light leather-colored gentle Ital- 

 ians: and by the number of supers on the 

 hi'es we would say they were hustlers. We 

 doubt if there is another apiary in the Unit- 

 ed States that has a more uniform strain of 



