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offered it would be well to sell. 



Messrs. J. C. Matthews, E. D. Nichols, 

 Geo. Nichols, J. J. Corbut, and Wm. 

 Corbut, all of Montrose county, were 

 present, and were especially pleased at 

 the efforts made to effect a Delta 

 county beekeepers' association to co- 

 operate with the Montrose association. 



Apiary of Geo. W. Rankin at Colorado Springs 



Mr. Rankin has. besides this apiary, the only house apiary in Colorado that I 



know of.— Wesley P'oster. 



know of it free of cost. It is hoped 

 that more direct dealing will result. 



A new order has been sent out warn- 

 ing the mail clerks to handle parcel 

 post matter more carefully, and mak- 

 ing the mail clerks responsible for 

 breakage of parcel post matter. If this 

 order will make it possible and safe 

 for comb-honey shipments to be made 

 by parcel post, we will be the gainers. 



Denver is one of the cities desig- 

 nated to furnish the service free to 

 consumers, and the cities will be in- 

 creased in number to receive this ser- 

 vice as rapidly as results are seen to 

 accrue from the new venture. 



Delta Co., Colo., Beekeepers Meet 



Saturday, Sept. V.), the beekeepers of 

 Delta county met at the Court House 

 at Delta and had a very profitable and 

 enthusiastic meeting, about 2.5 being 

 present. 



Mr. Wesley Foster, Deputy Bee In- 

 spector from the State Entomologist's 

 office, was present and gave a short 

 talk on the European foulbrood situa- 

 tion in Delta county. European foul- 

 brood has been discovered nearPaonia, 

 but as yet has not spread to any appre- 

 ciable extent. If prompt measures are 

 taken it is probable that the spread of 

 this disease may be checked and the 

 disease wiped out in a shor time. 

 Samples of the diseased brood were 

 examined by all th 'se present, so that 

 all could be on the lookout for it. 



The poisoning of bees by spray was 

 discussed, and the opinion was gen- 

 eral that the clover crops, such as red 

 clover, alfalfa, etc., should be cut be- 

 fore the trees are sprayed or the bees 

 in the vicinity would be killed. In- 

 stances were cited where many fruit 

 growers were doing all in their power 

 to aid the beemen in avoiding this new 

 trouble. 



Plans were laid for the formation of 

 a permanent county or^'anization to 

 aid in the purchase of supplies and the 

 sale of honey. Geo Lester, of Delta, 

 W. S. Picket, of Cedaredge, Thomas 

 Watson, oi llotchkiss, Chas. Alton, of 

 Paonia, and I'rank Drexel, of Crawford, 

 were appointed a committee of organi- 



zation, and a meeting was called for 

 Oct. 31 at Hotchkiss to perfect the 

 organization. 



The price of honey this year was a 

 subject arousing much interest. The 

 prices offered for honey tend to rise, 

 and the opinion was general that it 

 would do no hurt to wait a little before 

 selling, although if a good price is 



National Convention in Denver 



The National convention is coming 

 to Denver next February. This will 

 give the beemen of the Inter-mountain 

 region an opportunity to be the hosts. 

 Every Rocky Mountain State should 

 have a good strong delegation — the 

 more the better. The Colorado State 

 Beekeepers' Association will do every- 

 thing in its power to make the meet- 

 ing a success, and will make what local 

 arrangements are necessary. Sugges- 

 tions on what we can do to insure a 

 large attendance and a smooth running 

 meeting are welcomed. 



That large beekeepers by the score 

 will be present is certain, and money 

 making ideas will be in the air all the 

 time. There will be some diversions 

 for the entertainment of the guests also. 

 If the weather and roads are suitable 

 it may be possible to see some of the 

 country around Denver, including 

 some commercial apiaries, in automo- 

 biles. 



But come, whereveryou are, you will 

 not regret it. 



Herhert Webb, of Colorado City, and His Ornamental Apiary. 

 Note the rustic hive in the backfrround. 



Notes From ^ Ab r oad 



By C. P Uadant. 



When I gave a hurried account of 

 our travels, in the Bee Journal for Oc- 

 t iber, 1913, or a little over a year ago, 

 1 promised our readers to write, when 

 the time came, concerning the kaleidos- 

 copic changes of a journey from the 

 southwest corner of Switzerland to the 

 north plains of Italy. We have now 

 reached that part of our voyage. 



One can go from .Switzerland to 



Italy by two rail routes, theSimplon or 

 the St. Gothard. We selected the lat- 

 ter route, although a little longer, be- 

 cause the tunnel is shorter (only 9}i 

 miles), and also because the line took 

 us to Bellinzona without change, from 

 Lucerne. We left Nyon at 10 a m. At 

 11 we were at Lausanne, still in a 

 French speaking country. In another 

 hour the signs upon the doors, in the 



