Published by The A. I. Root Co., Medina, O. 



H. II. R OT, Assistant Editor. E. R. Root, Editor. A. L. Boyden, Advertising Manager 



A. I. Root, Editor Home Department. J. T. Calvert, Business Manager. 



Entered at the Postofflce, Medina, O.. as Second-class matter. 



VOL. XL 



AUGUST 15, 1912 



NO. 16 



Editorial 



Our cover picture for this issue repre- 

 sents a field of buckwheat in full bloom, 

 the flowers in the foreground standing out 

 remarkably sharp and clear. In localities 

 where only occasional fields are gTown, this 

 l)lant may not make much difference in the 

 surplus honey crop ; but it is often of great 

 value in stimulating brood-rearing or help- 

 ing to supply winter stores. 



CROP REPORTS. 



In the way of crop reports and market 

 conditions, the reader is referred to pages 

 509-512 of this issue. In the meantime we 

 shall be glad to have our subscribers con- 

 tinue sending in their reports. Make them 

 brief, so that we can publish them just as 

 they are. Most of the reports given else- 

 where are extracts from letters. 



GLEANINGS IN THE "WINDMILL DAYS." 



A REQUEST has been made that we issue 

 a call for a show of hands from those who 

 were subscribers of Gleanings 40 years 

 ago, when our only source of power was 

 that derived from a windmill. We would 

 appreciate it very much if all such would 

 give us their names, in order that we may 

 publish a list of them. We are afraid that 

 there are but few, after all these years, 

 who are still keeping bees or reading 

 Gleanings; but we are sure our readers 

 would be glad to know who they are at this 

 lime. 



FOUL-BROOD LAW IN TENNESSEE. 



The Tennessee State Board of Ento- 

 mology has just issued (June, 191'2) Bul- 

 letin No. G, which is the amended law creat- 

 ing the Tennessee State Board of Ento- 

 mology, and also the apiary-inspection law. 

 One thousand dollars and expenses is the 

 appropriation provided for the inspector, 

 who, by the way, is apiDointed by the State 

 Entomologist. 



The first six sections relate to the ap- 

 pointment of the inspector, his authority, 

 treatment, sale of infected bees, etc. Sec- 

 tion 7 is as follows: 



Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That any person, 

 firm, or corporation who shall bring into the State 

 of Tennessee any colony or colonies of bees, shall 

 immediately notify the Inspector of Apiaries of 

 such fact, stating where such bees are being kept, 

 and shall at the same time file with the said In- 

 spector a certificate from the duly appointed In- 

 spector in the county or State from which such 

 bees were shipped, stating that such colony or 

 colonies are free from any infectious or contagious 

 disease; and in default of such certificate it shall 

 he the duty of the Inspector of Apiaries to proceed 

 to examine such bees, and ascertain whether they 

 are free from foul brood or other disease. Any 

 person, firm, or corporation who shall fail to notify 

 the Inspector as required by this section, for a 

 period of ten days from the arrival within the 

 State of Tennessee of such colony or colonies of bees, 

 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- 

 tion shall be punished by a fine of not less than five 

 dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars. 



Section 8 requires the boiling of any 

 honey used in making queen-cage candy, at 

 least thirty minutes, and also specifies that 

 any person engaged in the rearing of 

 queens shall have his apiary inspected at 

 least twice during each summer season. If 

 disease is discovered, all shipments of bees 

 or queens are to be stopped until the in- 

 spector shall declare said apiary free from 

 trouble. 



A WIRING "kink. 



In talking with Mr. A. B. Anthony, of 

 Sterling, HI., in regard to wiring frames, 

 he mentioned a point wliich is very impor- 

 tant. He makes no effort to get the wires 

 absolutely tight, but still takes care that 

 they be not too loose. After fastening in 

 the foundation he takes pains to see that 

 the upper wire is imbedded with what sag 

 there is below an absolutely horizontal Hne. 

 The middle wire he leaves straight, and the 

 lower one he imbeds with the slack above 

 the horizontal. The most sag is in the 

 lower part of the combs, and it will be seen 

 by this plan that the lower wire can move 

 down with the foundation so that there will 

 be less buckling. Mr. Anthony's frames are 

 slightly shallower than the standard, so 

 that he uses only three wires. If he used 

 standard-sized frames, which have four 

 wires, we suppose he would divide the 

 amount of sag of the wires in the same 

 way. 



