NOVEMBER 15, 1913 



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('isplay contained 300 lbs. of honey, ranging 

 from the smallest section to the full extract- 

 ing-frame shown on the upper shelf in the 

 center. I was awarded eight blue ribbons 

 as first premium. 



In 1886 my apiary consisted of 90 colo- 

 nies which increased to 140. This yard pro- 

 duced 7000 lbs. of comb honey, nearly all of 

 which \vas salable. White-clover pasture at 

 that time was better than now. I got the 

 bee fever, and the only remedy at that time 

 was more bees. The first thing I knew I 

 was ovei stocking'. I soon had an apiary of 

 300 colonies. Finally I contracted rheuma- 

 tism, and had to reduce my apiary to a 

 smaller number of colonies; but the bees 

 w'ere of better quality. I handle nearly all 

 of my bees Avithout a veil. The best bees I 

 have found are a cross between the Italian 

 and Carniolan or Caucasian bees. They are 

 good workers, winter well, are easy to han- 

 dle, and they do not swarm any more than 

 the pure Italians. I have tried tliem all. 



Edwardsville, 111. 



BEE INSPECTION IN MONTEZUMA CO., COLO. 



BY MRS. GEORGE TAYLOR 



Since Mrs. H. M. Barber died (about ten 

 years ago) Montezuma County has had no 

 bee inspector, and it is remarkable how rap- 

 idly conditions change for the worse. Last 

 spring the beekeepers became alarmed as to 

 the outcome, so they got a petition before 

 the count}' commissioners, asking for an ap- 

 propriation to carry on inspection. The 

 commissioners Avere indifferent, but, never- 

 theless, allowed $200 to carry on the work. 

 The next step was to get into communica- 

 tion with our State Inspector, Wesley Fos- 

 ter, who came to our rescue, appointing 

 George Taylor as inspector, and spending a 

 few weeks now and then through the sum- 

 mer to see that things were going all right. 



Wliile Mr. Taylor was gone he found 

 many opportunities to get bees at a very 

 low price, so secured all he could. This 

 meant work for some one, putting together 

 supplies and looking after the home bees; 

 so, of course, the work fell to me. Our 

 small son had to amuse himself, and his 

 great delight was to get a smoker. He wore 

 a large bee-veil part of the time, with stock- 

 ings drawn up on his arras; and because he 

 had seen " Dadje " roll his socks on tlie out- 

 side of his overalls he rolled his little over- 

 alls up so his stockings would show. Then 

 he was prepared for battle. He would play 

 all day long with this outfit, and many a 

 time has stood right in the midst of singing 

 bees, unafraid if he onlv had a smoker. His 



Murtoii Ross Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. George 

 Taylor, of Dolores, Col., age 2 years, 2 months, 

 youngest member (enrolled by proxy) of State and 

 National Associations. Photographed by Prank Rauch- 

 fuss. 



prattle never ceased; but in the main he 

 talked of bees and would say, " Murton 

 better smoke bees ; might 'ting me." 



Then he discovered that, if he would puff 

 the smoker at the lambs they would run and 

 jump to get out of his way, so in this pic- 

 ture tliis is what he was doing. 



Dolores, Colo. 



AN HONEST ADVERTISEMENT 



BY R. P. HOLTERMANN" 



Under " Stray Straws," Dr. Miller, page 

 705, Oct. 15, has something to say upon the 

 subject of advertisements, and then he has 

 tlie courage to say, " A lie is a lie, whether 

 general or particular,- in an advertisement 

 as well as elsewhere." Then the editor, in 

 a footnote, adds, " The time has come now 

 when an exact and honest statement without 

 exaggeration will bring in larger returns of 

 money than boastful advertising that tries 

 to make the buying public believe what it 

 knows is not true." Both have touched upon 

 a point of the very deepest importance to 

 the people at large. 



Many of the flaring advertisements we 

 see, claiming certain articles as being better 

 than any others, show upon the face that 

 they are -^^ade by people who do not care 

 whether they tell the truth or not. Yes, I 

 assert it — do not care; because if they did 

 they would not make them unless they knew. 

 How can a person say certain goods are the 

 best unless all others have been examined, 



