1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



23 



SECTION FAMINE. 



We have orders pretty well in hand at present writ- 

 ins with the exception of regular sections. We seem 

 unable to turn these out fast enoutrh to supply the de- 

 mand. We make upward of one hundred thousand a 

 day. Our surplus stock is exhausted, not only hero at 

 the factory but to a irreat extent with our branch offices 

 and dealers, and it is impossible to supply them all at 

 once. We are arranjrintr to increase our outfit, if pos- 

 sible, by a double shift of men to run the machines. 

 The continual rains we have been havintr make it im- 

 possible to use the new basswood of last winter's cut 

 piled outdoors for seasonintr. With a few days of dry 

 weather this will be available, and help increase the 

 output. A time like this emphasizes the wisdom of 

 those forehanded people who order their supplies early 

 in the fall and winter, and u-et tliem ready to go on the 

 hives when the bees are ready for them. We are plan- 

 nintr to build more warehouse room so as to provide 

 lartrer stocks of troods to draw on at this season when 

 the demand is so heavy; but this does not help the pres- 

 ent situation. This heavy demand for Root's sections 

 would seem to indicate that they excel, and are prefer- 

 red by those who can set them. 



Convention Notices. 



The following is the program of the field meeting of 

 the New Jersey Bee-keepers' Association, to be held in 

 .Mr. Harold Horner's apiary, near Mount Holly, Bur- 

 lington Co.. N. J., on Saturday, June 26, 1909: 



8:30 to 9.— Social half-hour, arrangement of exhib- 

 its, etc. 



9 .\..M.— Meeting called to order by President Case. 

 Business session. 



9 : 30.— Queen-hunting contest by experts. 



10.— Transferring from box hive to frame hive, by 

 expert. 



10 : 30.— Treating foul brood and securing a honey 

 crop at the same time, by Pres. W. W. Case. 



11.— Doolittle's method oi comb-honey production 

 and swarm control, by C. N. Root, Red Bank, N. J. 



11 : 30. —Naming and classification of honey-plants, 

 by Hiram Fisher, expert botanist, Annandale, N. J. 



V2 to 1 : 30 P.M.— Intermission for refreshments. 



1 : 30.— Foul brood in New Jersey, and for a foul- 

 brood law, by Dr. E. F. Phillips, Government Apiarist, 

 Washington, D. C. 



•-'.—Producing the best comb and extracted honey, 

 by Wm. A. Selser, Philadelphia. 



•2:30.— The new honey-decapper. Demonstration by 

 the inventor, Mr. Arthur C. Miller, or representative, 

 of Providence, R. I. 



3.— Starting queen-cells, and requeening for the pro- 

 ducer of honey. Demonstration by J. M. Donaldson, 

 Moorestown, N. J. 



3:30.— Judging samples of comb and extracted hon- 

 ey, and awarding prizes by committee. 



4.— Question-box: Questions asked and answered by 

 any one present. 



4 : 30.— Adjournment. 



Bring honey-plants, both common and rare, from 

 your locality for determination and classification. 



Bring any improved fixtures ; bees in observation 

 hives; pure races of bees, or any thing of interest to 

 bee-keepers. 



Please write us in advance if you expect to attend. 

 We wish to know so we can make proper arrange- 

 ments for lunch and refreshments. 



Mt. Holly is on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and can 

 be reached from all points on that line or conecting 

 lines. All bee-keepers in New Jersey and the Eastern 

 States are invited. ALBERT G. Hann, 



Pittstown, N. J. Secretary. 



The following is the list of premiums to be awarded 

 on bees and honey at the Oklahoma State Fair, Oklaho- 

 ma City, Sept. 29 to Oct. 8, 1909: 



1. Entries in this department close Sept. 28 at 6 P.M. 

 All articles entered by exhibitor must be in place not 

 later than 8 A.M., Sept, 29. 



2. No premium will be awarded in this department 

 except as definitely stated in this list. No article shall 

 be removed until the close of the fair, except on writ- 

 ten permission of the secretary. Competition open to 

 the world. 



3. The judge will be governed by the code of rules 

 adopted by the Texas Bee-keepers' Association. Only 



one entry will be allowed each exhibitor for any one 

 premium. 



4. Two hundred and fifty pounds only will receive 

 full score for bulk comb and extracted honey. Fifty 

 pounds of candied honey and fifty pounds of beeswax 

 also will be required to receive full score for quantity. 



H. The superintendent will be on the grounds for 

 three days previous to the opening of the fair, prepar- 

 ed to wait upon exhibitors as they arrive. The super- 

 intendent must check entries shown in entry-books in 

 each ring with the exhibits present, and so mark en- 

 try-books that they will show what exhibits were 

 passed on by the judge. 



6. All articles must be entered in proper form, and 

 entry-card obtained, before space will be assigned. 

 All applications for entry must be made to the secreta- 

 ry, who will furnish blanks for that purpose. 



PREMIUMS ON BEES AND HONEY. 



Display of liulk comb honey in glass. $15.00 lidO.OO if.'^i.OO 



Display of section honey, not less than live 



cases of 15 lbs. each 10.00 li.OO 4.00 



(;ase of white honey from native (lowers 6.00 3.00 2.00 



Case of amber honey from native flowers. . . 4.00 .S.OO a. 00 



Display of extracted honey 15.00 lO.OO 5.00 



Display of samples of extracted honey in not 



less than 1-lb. bottles 4.00 :).(I0 :i.00 



Display of candied honey 10.00 «.«» 4.00 



Display of samples of candied honey from 



ditttrent flowers 4.00 :i.W 'iM 



Display of beeswax 10.00 li.OO 4.00 



Display of designs in honey 10.00 00 4.00 



Display of designs in beeswax 10.00 li.OO 4 00 



Sealed comb for table use 5.00 3.00 a.OO 



Sealed comb for extracting 5.00 \00 2.00 



Display of apiarian appliances 15.00 lO.OO ."i.OO 



One frame of dark Italian bees and iiueen in 



observatory hive 5.00 :t.00 2 00 



One frame of golden Italian bees and queen 



in observatory hive 5.00 .S.CIO 2.00 



One frame of black (or native) bees and 



iiueen in observatory hive 5.00 3.0(1 8.1)0 



F. W. Van de Mark, Sup't, Stillwater, Oklahoma. 



BEESWAX 



WANTED 



\^E are always in the market for bees- 

 wax, and will pay the best market 

 price. We used lust year in the manufac- 

 ture of Comb Foundation over 



EIGHTY TONS 



and are likely to need fully as much for 

 this year's trade. Send your wax direct to 

 us, being sure to pack it carefully for 

 safe shipment, and mark it so we can easily 

 tell who sends it. Write to us, at the same 

 time sending a shipping receipt, and stating 

 weight of shipment, both gross and net. 



We are paying at this date for pure aver- 

 age beeswax delivered here, 29 cents per 

 pound cash, or 31 cents in trade. On 

 choice yellow wax we pay a premium of 

 one to two cents a pound. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, MEDINA, OHIO 



