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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



able to conclude their business before noon, the 

 rest of the time will be taken up with a general 

 program. 



At 1 P. M. there will begin another general meet- 

 ing of all present. 



Headquarters arranged for us by the Cincinnati 

 Chamber of Commerce, and list of hotels and their 

 rates will be given in full in the February bee jour- 

 nals. E. B. TvRRELii, Sec. 



FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE OHIO STATE 

 beekeepers' ASSOCIATION, TUESDAY AND WED- 

 NESDAY, JANUARY 14, 15, 1913, TOWNSEND 

 HALL, OHIO STATE UNIVERSIT.", CO- 

 LUMBUS, OHIO. 



Report of Secretary; Report of Treasurer; Presi- 

 dent's Address. 



Report of Chief Inspector of Apiaries. 



Result of Apiarv Inspection in Hamilton County, 

 Fred W. Muth. 



With the Apiary Exhibit at County Fairs, Glen- 

 wood Beard. 



Agriculture at the University, Prof. J. S. Hine, 

 Ohio State University. 



Address — Organization, E. B. Tjrrell, Secretary 

 National Beekeepers' Association. 



Address — Education in Beekeeping, C. P. Dadant, 

 Editor American Bi'e Journal. 



Ohio Apiculture — Impressions of a Farmers' In- 

 stitute Lecturer, Prof. W. A. Matheny, Ohio Univer- 

 sity. 



Florida Beekeeping, J. E. Marchant. 



My Experience with European Foul Brood, B. J. 

 Holden. 



Queen Rearing, J. C. Mosgrove. 



Wax Rendering, H. H. Root. 



Production of Comb Honey, A. A. Doenges. 



SPECIAL NOTICES 



By Our Business Manager 



HOTBED SASH. 



The time is at hand when many are preparing 

 for winter or early spring vegetables. If you are 

 interested we would be pleased to send you a copy 

 of our booklet, " How to Make and Run a Hotbed.'"' 



We are also prepared to furnish hotbed sash made 

 of cypress, the everlasting wood, either K. D. or put 

 together without or with the glass at the following 

 prices : 



One sash in flat, no glass $ .90 



Five sash in flat, no glass 4.25 



Ten sash in flat, no glass 8.00 



Put together, 10 cts. each extra ; painted, 10 cts. 

 each for each coat of paint. Glazed with 8 x 10 

 glass, $1.10 each extra. This makes the price in 

 lots of ten, put up, glazed and painted two coats 

 of paint, $2.20 each; or without the paint, at $2.00. 

 As regularly furnished, the sash are grooved for 

 glass to be butted; but we also furnish at the same 

 price, when specified, rabbeted sash to allow glass 

 to be lapped and puttied in. 



1913 EDITION OF OUR CATALOG. 



We shall be somewhat later than usual with the 

 new edition of our catalog, as we have been delayed 

 in its preparation. It will not be completed ready 

 for mailing much before the first of February. There 

 are not many changes to record. 



A new Peterson capping-melter will take the 

 place of the Root melter which we have listed 

 several years. 



The price of extractors will be somewhat advanced 

 because of increased expense involved in some new 

 features. While the comb-pockets as we have made 

 them for a number of years have in most cases 

 proved of sufficient strength, some have complained 



that they give way with hard usage. We have de- 

 vised an entirely new pocket, only slightly heavier, 

 but much stronger, from which the wire cloth may 

 be removed for cleaning. The cage is made of sheet 

 steel stampings locked together with ends of bars 

 clinched over, and wire braces vertical and corner- 

 wise. Then all is coated with tin, securely soldering 

 all joints, and making a smooth surface for clean- 

 ing, and to prevent clogging with honey. 



'The price of the two-frame Cowan extractor is ad- 

 vanced 50 cts. each. The four-frame are marked 

 up $2.00 each, and the six and eight frame ma- 

 chines $3.00 each. 



BEESWAX in bags. 

 According to a recent ruling, beeswax shipped in 

 bags, even though they are good strong ones or 

 double, must pay fifty per cent more freight than 

 if shipped in boxes or barrels. This applies on ship- 

 ments from the far West. We have not learned yet 

 how wide a section of country is affected by this 

 ruling. It is, however, the direct result of so many 

 careless shippers using bags for shipping wax which 

 were too light or otherwise unfit for the purpose. 

 As a consequence of wax lost in transit the railroads 

 have had to pay in claims for such losses, and are 

 now undertaking to avoid them by raising the rate. 

 If shippers are not more careful in making sure 

 that boxes and barrels are securely nailed or hooped, 

 there is likely to be a further advance in rate on 

 other styles of packages. Good strong bags are 

 much more secure for shipping wax than boxes, as 

 well as lighter ; and if only such had been used this 

 discrimination against them could not have come 

 about. It is a great pity that careful shippers must 

 suffer this discrimination because of the careless or 

 thoughtless work of those who have used bags of 

 inadequate strength. 



PARCELS POST. 



W^ith the date of this issue is inaugurated the 

 new parcels-post arrangement enacted last summer 

 in Washington. The regulations provide that each 

 parcel must bear the name and address of the send- 

 er as well as the address to which it is sent. The 

 postage must be paid by special parcel-post stamps 

 affixed. If ordinary stamps are used, the parcel will 

 be held as though not prepaid. Printed matter, now 

 provided under third-class mail, is not admitted to 

 the parcels-post privilege. The size of the parcel is 

 limited to six feet combined girth and length, and 

 the weight in each parcel must not exceed eleven 

 pounds. The rates of postage to be paid depend on 

 the distance to which the parcel is sent. For deliv- 

 ery through the local or city postoffice: 1st lb., 5c; 

 each extra lb., Ic ; 11 lbs., 15c. 



1st Each extra 11 

 lb. lb. lbs. 



Within first 50-mile zone .5 .3 .35 



Within second 150-mile zone .6 .4 .46 



Within third 300-mile zone .7 .5 .57 



Within fourth 600-mile zone .8 .6 .68 



Within fifth 1000-mile zone .9 .7 .79 



Within si.\th 1400-mile zone .10 .9 1.00 



Within seventh 1800-mile zone .11 .10 1.11 



Within eighth zone .12 .12 1.32 



For the longest distances this is a reduction from 

 the old rate of 16 cts. a pound to 12 cts., and an in- 

 crease of the limit of the weight from 4 to 11 

 pounds. For parcels weighing % lb. or less the rate 

 is 1 ct. per ounce ; over % lb., and fractions of a 

 pound, go as one pound. Up to now it has made 

 no difference where goods were ordered from if sent 

 by mail, as the rate was uniform. Hereafter, the 

 shorter the distance the less the cost within certain 

 limits. Fuller particulars in our new catalog. 



SECOND-HAND FOUNDATION MILLS. 



We have to offer the following list of foundation 

 machines which have been used, but are in fair 

 condition. In many cases they will answer as well 

 as a new machine where you have only a moderate 

 output. Send for samples of any mill in the list 

 which may interest you. 



No. 0121, 2%xl0-inch heavy hexagonal brood mill, 

 An old-style Dunham machine without cam adjust- 

 ment; in rather poor condition. Price $8.00. 



No. 0139, 2%x6 hexagonal thin-super mill, in 

 very good condition. Price $14.00. 



No. 0140, 2%x6 hexagonal thin-super mill, in 

 very good condition. Price $14,00, 



