DECEMBER 1, 1912 



ably rejoicing with us that we too have 

 the initiative and referendum, and hope 

 soon by God's grace to have woman suf- 

 frage as they have in California. 



19 



Convention Notices 



ONLY TEN POUNDS PER COLONV, EVEN IN CALI- 

 FORNIA. 



The bee season is closed for 1912 — one of the 

 worst in 20 years since I started bees. It seemed 

 to do well, and bees bred up fair, and got some 

 honey right along, but very little surplus. I shall 

 get only one ton or less from 200 hives, and a 

 lot of it has been secured since 1911, so the bees 

 got only enough for themselves. I have always 

 got some honey, but never a failure yet here. 

 There are others in the same box with myself. 



Well, we have more than half of this county 

 dry. As I voted to close saloons I am well pleased; 

 but they called me all kinds of names, as the 

 precinct I am in went wet. 



New Almaden, Cal., Sept. 25. Pat Keating. 



'Never mind a small crop of honey once 

 in twenty j-ears, friend K. ; and, more 

 than all, do not mind being called all kinds 

 of names because you are a "temperance 

 crank." Remember the sure promise to all 

 such under like circumstances. "Blessed are 

 ye when men shall i^ersecute you and re- 

 vile you, and say all manner of evil against 

 you falsely for my sake;" and our good 

 friend Luke adds a ti-emendous emphasis 

 to the above, for he not onh^ says you are 

 to rejoice and be glad when you are perse- 

 cuted for being right, but even says, "Re- 

 joice in that day, and leap for joy, for in 

 like manner did their fathers unto the 

 prophets." 



Honey reiiorts continued from page 2. 



New York. — Honey is moving well, both ex- 

 tracted and comlj — buckwheat honey especially. We 

 are selling fancy white comb honey for 15 and 16; 

 buckwheat, 11 to 13, as to quality; extracted clover, 

 8 to 9 ^/^ ; the latter price is for fancy white ; buck- 

 wheat extracted, from 7 to 8. 



New York, Nov. 25. Chas. Israel & Bros. 



Albany. — Honey receipts are very light. The 

 crop is turning out to be the lightest ever known 

 in this section. Fancy grades of buckwheat and 

 clover are so scarce as not to be worth quot- 

 ing. No. 1 grade clover, 15 to 16; mixed, 13 to 14; 

 extracted white, 9 to 9^/^; amber, 8 to 8%; buck- 

 wheat, 8 to 31/2 ; beeswax, 30 to 32. 



Albanv, Nov. 25. H. R. WEIGHT. 



Denver. — We quote comb honey in a jobbing 

 way: No. 1, per case of 24 sections, $3.05; choice, 

 $2.90; No. 2, $2.70. Extracted honey, white, 9; 

 light amber, 8; strained, 6% to 7%. We pay 26 

 in cash and 28 in trade for clean yellow beeswax 

 delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Ass'n. 



Denver, Nov. 21. 



Chicago. — Sales of honey during November up 

 to this WTiting have been of large volume, and yet 

 the market is well supplied. Prices on No. 1 white 

 comb range from 15 to 16; A No. 1 to fancy, 17 to 

 18 ; No. 2 white, 10 to 12 ; No. 1 to fancy amber, 

 13 to 15. Dark and out-of-condition lots are diflfi- 

 cult to place at 9 to 10. Extracted honey in new 

 cans and cases, white-clover and linden, brings from 

 9 to 10; amber grades, 7 to 8. Beeswax brings 30 

 to 32. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Chicago, Nov. 18. 



A convention of beekeepers of southern New Eng- 

 land will be held in .Vrcanum Hall. 152 Weybosset 

 St., Providence, R. I., Saturday, Dec. 7, 1912, at 

 2:30 P.M. and 8:00 p.m. Dr. E. F. Phillips, of 

 Washington, D. C, will address both sessions. 



Providence, R. I. ARTHUR C. Miller, See. 



The Ohio State Beekeepers' Association will meet 

 in Columbus, January 14 and 15, with an evening 

 meeting on the 14th. I am asking each member to 

 suggest some topic for general discussion at this 

 meeting. Help make the meeting a valuable one, 

 and a great success. 



Columbus, O., Nov. 13. N. E. SH.-VW. 



The Chicago-Northwestern Beekeepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its annual meeting at the -Great North- 

 ern Hotel, Room L, 38, Chicago, on Thursday and 

 Friday, Dec. 19 and 20. The Great Northern Hotel 

 is situated on the corner of Dearborn Street and 

 Jrcksou Boulevard, and is easily accessible from any 

 railroad station. As Chicago is a central point there 

 should be a good meeting as in the past. Several 

 of the noted beekeepers have promised to be pres- 

 ent ; and as our meeting comes just after the Wis- 

 consin meeting, a good delegation is expected from 

 Wisconsin. All beekeepers are invited to attend. 



Hamilton, 111., Nov. 9. L. C. Dadant, Sec. 



The annual convention of the Colorado State 

 Beekeepers' Association will be held Decemoer 12 

 and 13, at the Auditorium Hotel, corner of 14th 

 and Stout Streets. The Auditorium Hotel will be 

 headquarters for the association. The rates are" 

 $1.00 a day and up. The hotel is new and is cen- 

 trally located. The management has placed the 

 Pompeiian Room at our disposal, and a better con- 

 vention room we never had. Take Colfax cars 

 under viaduct at Union Depot and get off at 15th 

 and Stout St. Walk half a block west to the hotel. 



Every session of the convention will be a live 

 one, and we hope for a large attendance. We will 

 liave an auto session. This will be a hummer, as 

 we are going to have the auto dealers show us their 

 utility cars and their -winning points. 



The progiam nas not been entirely arranged for 

 at this date, but we shall have worth-while sessions. 

 Wesley Foster, Secretary. 



W^e wish to call the attention of beekeepers to 

 the opportunities offered by the The Extension Ser- 

 vice of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, in 

 the Ten Weeks' course, beginning January 6. A 

 course in beekeeping is designed which will be a 

 f;eneral practical survey of the maintenance of bees, 

 not only for their products, but as an adjunct to 

 modern agriculture. Special effort will be made to 

 ccirrelate the subject with the various phases of 

 horticulture, namely, fruit-growing, cranberry cul- 

 ture, market-gardening, and greenhouse crops. Par- 

 ticular emphasis will be laid upon the most recent 

 and approved appliances and systems of manipula- 

 tion. The tine collection of appliances of the college 

 will give exceptional opportunity to the serious api- 

 culturist. For further information apply to the Di- 

 icctor of The Extension Service, M. A. C, Amherst, 

 Mass. 



WISCONSIN HKEKEBPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



The thirty-fourth annual convention of the Wis- 

 consin State Beekeepers' Association will be held at 

 the Capitol building, Madison, December 1? and 18, 

 iieginning at 10 A. M., Tuesday. 



As usual an interesting program, consisting of 

 papers and questions, will be presented for discus- 

 sion. Important legislation, to be presented to the 

 next legislature, will be discussed. 



The Northwestern Beekeepers' Association holds 

 its annunal convention at Chicago, December 19 and 

 20, thus giving all members an opportunity to at- 

 tend both conventions at very little additional ex- 

 pense. 



Headquarters for the beekeepers will be Simons 

 Hotel. To secure a room you must write in ad- 

 vance, enclosing $1.00. 



Augusta, Wis., Nov. 9. Gus Dittmer, Sec. 



