feb. 1, 1912 



By Our Business Manager 



Our friends in the east will please take notice of 

 the removal of our New York ofRce to new and en- 

 larged quarters at 139 Franklin Street. They are 

 better prepared than ever before to serve their ter- 

 ritory promptly, and will be glad to see you when 

 you are in the city. 



MAPLE SUGAR AND SYRUP. 



Owing to the heavy demand last year for our Ohio 

 rock-maple syrup and sugar we have decided to 

 book orders in advance of the crop at the following 

 prices: 



Single one-gallon can or one case of six one-gal- 

 lon cans, at SI. 25 per gallon. 



Two to ten cases of six one-gallon cans to case, at 

 §1.15 per gallon. 



Larger quantities, 75 to 100 gallons, at 81.10 per 

 gallon. 



For a number of years we have not been able to 

 get sufficient quantities of maple sugar to meet the 

 demand. "We hope this year to obtain a larger sup- 

 ply. We quote as follows: 



1 to 25 lbs. best rock-maple sugar at 15 cts. per lb. 



26 to 50 lbs. ditto at 14 cts. 



50 to 250 lbs. ditto at 13 cts. 



250 to 1000 lbs. ditto at 12 cts. 



Our inspection of sugar and syrup as they come 

 in from the producers will be more rigid than ever, 

 as our requirements are based upon U. S. standard 

 regarding the color, flavor, and purity of both su- 

 gar and syrup. Let us book your order now, as the 

 first run is considered by all to be the best. 



AS THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT SEES IT. 



What farmer's boy (or farmer either, for that mat- 

 ter) doesn't dread the tedious turning of the old 

 grindstone when tools are to be sharpened? and 

 how many tools are used dull at a considerable loss 

 in efficiency and time because it takes too long to 

 sharpen them the old way! It may seem rather 

 surprising that farmers who are up-to-date in other 

 matters are still using crude methods for this im- 

 portant work, or obliged to send tools of all kinds 

 to town for attention. The fact of the matter is, 

 that until very recently no very successful small 

 machine for all-round sharpening and grinding 

 was on the market: and it is only through the ad- 

 vertising columns of our rural papers that we are 

 becoming acquainted with the improvements. 



Did you ever hear of Dimo-Cirlt? We hadn't un- 

 til we read avery interesting pamphlet issued by the 

 Luther (irinder Mfg. Co., 107 Stroh I'.ldg., Milwaukee, 

 Wis. These people are putting out a foot-ioower ma- 

 chine which has so many useful attachments that 

 it seems to us every farm ought to be supplied with 

 one. The booklet mentioned is worth reading at 

 any rate, and the manufacturer will be glad to send 

 you one on request. 



It is surprising how much really interesting and 

 useful matter is put out by advertisers in their 

 booklets and catalogs. It would be a revelation to 

 many to get some of these and read them carefully. 

 Time was when we had to pay anywhere from ten 

 cents to a dollar for information that may be had 

 now for the asking (not that it is any the less valu- 

 able, but, on the contrary, it is usually more so), 

 for the manufacturer, having this information on 

 hand, has found that it is good business policy to 

 get it into the hands of a possible buyer with no 

 expense to him. Prospective buyers, and others 

 interested, reap the benefit of this by simply send- 

 ing a postal-card reciuest, and thereby become pret- 

 ty well posted on improvements along any certain 

 line In which they may be interested. It will pay 

 our readers to send requests at once for catalogs of 

 such goods as they are likely to need the coming 

 season. Even if purchases are made at local stores 

 when buying time comes, the information found in 

 the catalogs read in the winter evenings will help 

 in coming to a decision as to what line is best 

 suited to make your farm, garden, or apiary yield 

 the biggest returns. 



Another exampleof a catalog which is much more 

 than a price list is the Planet Junior Hand Book, 

 issued by the S. L. Allen Co., Box <i, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. No matter whether you are an orchardist, a 

 market-gardener, a cotton-grower, or a farmer rais- 

 ing a great diversity of crops, you will find this 



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hand-book a mine of useful information on how to 

 make your work and your crops count most and 

 your earnings mount highest. 



Convention Notices 



The Ohio State Bee-keepers' Association will hold 

 its annual convention on February 21, 1912, at the 

 Commercial Club rooms, Springfield, Ohio. The 

 following is the program: 



MORNING SESSION, 10 A.M. 



President's address. 

 Secretary-treasurer's reports. 



AFTERNOON SESSION, 1 : 30 P.M. 



Bee Diseases in Ohio, N. E. Shaw, Chief Inspector. 



Questions of business. 



Some recent developments on the wintering ques- 

 tion. Editor E. R. Root. 



Address by Deputy State Inspector — What has 

 been accomplished by inspection? 



Address on sweet clover and forage in and around 

 large cities, Henry Reddert. 



Question-box. 



Election of Officers. 



NIGHT SESSION. 



Stereopticon lecture. Bee-keeping in the United 

 States, E. R. Root. 

 Springfield, O. A. N. Noble, Sec. 



PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OF THE MEETING OF API- 

 ARY INSPECTORS OF NORTHESTERN UNITED 

 STATES AND CANADA, AT AMHERST, 

 MASS., FEB. 7 AND 8, 1912. 



The Honorable J. Lewis Ellsworth, Secretary of 

 the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, will 

 preside. 



The meetings will be held at the Entomological 

 Building, Massachusetts Agricultural College 

 Campus. 



The purpose of the convention is to bring togeth- 

 er those interested in apiary-inspection service in 

 order to discuss the foremost problems which limit 

 the efforts of the inspectors, to the end of raising 

 the standard, increasing the efficiency, promoting 

 uniformity, cooperation, and bee-keeping generally. 



The first morning, without a formal session, will 

 be set apart for interviews or for a visit to Amherst 

 College (with a guide), or to the Departments of 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



2:30 P.M., AT ENTOMOLOGICAL BUILDING. 



Address of welcome by President Kenyon L. But- 

 terfield, of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



Papers. 



Unifications of inspectors' methods, qualifica- 

 tions, and standards. 



Cooperation of Inspectors; interstate cooperation. 

 Dr. W. E. Britton, Entomologist, Connecticut. 



History of the advancement of bee-keeping In 

 New York through inspection, Charles Stewart, 

 Inspector, New York. 



7 : 30, EVENING SESSION, ENTOMOLOGICAL BUILDING. 



Discussion: 



The value of requeening or dequeening in Euro- 

 pean foul brood. Can a general agreement be reach- 

 ed? A. W. Y'ATES, Inspector, Connecticut. g(.- 



The newly formed Association of Apiary Insp -p 

 tors of the United States and Canada. Dr. E. 

 Phillips, Washington, D. C. 



The needed control of stray colonies; trees, walls, 

 and ledges. 



The box-hive problem. Is not more uniform and 

 rigid control necessary? J. E. Crane, Inspector, 

 Vermont. 



SECOND DAY, 9 : 30 A.M. ENTOMOLOGICAL BUILDING. 



Paper (subject to be announced). Dr. E. F. Phil- 

 lips, Washington, D. C. 



The problem of quarantine stations, Morley Pet- 

 tit, Canada. 



The queen-trade in relation to the spread and 

 suppression of Infectious bee diseases, A. C. Mil- 

 ler, Inspector, Rhode Island. 



Inspection records, B. N. Gates, Massachusetts. 



Is there some particular subject which you would 

 like discussed or to discuss? 



Accommodations: — Amherst House, Prospect 

 House. 



Meals may be had also at the college dinlng-hall 

 upon the Campus. Electric cars to the college. 



Inquiries may be addressed to Burton N. Gates, 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, 

 M ass. 



