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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



July 23, 



@£OR:GE VV. YORK, • Bdlter. 



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VoimVL CHICAGO, ILL, JOLT 23, 1896. No. 30. 



"Why Not a "Bee »ay?"— There is a movement 

 on foot to establish in the public schools of the country a na- 

 tional day to be called " Bird Day," in which the study of 

 native and other kinds of birds will be taken up. The plan 

 was suggested by Prof. C. A. Babcock. of Oil City, Pa., and is 

 heartily endorsed by the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture. No doubt it would be a good thing, as " Arbor Day " 

 has proven to be, but why not have a " Bee Day " also ? We 

 believe that the value of bees in the fuller production of fruit, 

 seed, etc., together with their honey and wax, should insure 

 them at least a half day's recognition, if the birds are to have 

 a wliole day. 



There should be a " Bee Day." Who seconds the motion ? 



The Canadian "Pure Honey' Bill."— As this 



Bill as finally passed is somewhat different from the one we 

 published on page 104, we give it again, so that all can see 

 just what Canadian bee-keepers now have in their statute 

 books to help them in keeping down the adulteration of honey: 



An Act to further amend the Act respecting the Adulteration 

 of Food, Drugs, and Agricultural Fertilizers. 

 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the 



Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows : 



1. The Adulteration Act, Chapter 107 of the Revised 

 Statutes, is hereby amended by adding the following section 

 thereto, immediately after Section 21 : 



" 21a. The feeding to bees of sugar, glucose, or any other 

 sweet substance other than such as bees gather from natural 

 sources, with the intent that such substance shall be used by 

 bees in the making of honey, or the exposing of any such sub- 

 stance with the said intent, shall be deemed a willful 

 adulteration within the meaning of this Act ; and no honey 

 made by bees, in whole or in part, from any such substances, 

 and no imitation of honey or sugar-honey, so-called, or other 

 substitute for honey shall be manufactured or produced for 

 sale, or sold or offered for sale in Canada: Provided that this 

 section shall not be interpreted or construed to prevent the 

 giving of sugar in any form to bees, to be consumed by them 

 as food." 



While the foregoing is not exactly what some Canadian 

 bee-keepers labored hard to get, still we think no one who has 

 the best interest of pure honey production at heart will but 

 rejoice that an additional safe-guard is thus thrown around 

 the product of the bees. While the average bee-keeper, and 

 themajority (as in other industries) really need no such laws 



to aid them in doing right, still there no doubt are those who 

 require just such helps to keep them from falling into tempta- 

 tion. We rejoice in every successful effort to make it more 

 difScult for the wrongfully inclined to "get in their work," 

 whether it be in bee-keeping or elsewhere. 



Tbe Amalgfamation Sclieme.— In response to 

 our editorial note on page 424, Mr. Thomas G. Newman, Gen- 

 eral Manager of the National Bee-Keepers' Union, says: 



Friend York: — I have just read your remarks in the Bee 

 Journal of the 2nd inst., and am perfectly willing to call for a 

 vote of the Union, if it is desired by the members. So far I 

 must say, however, that while I have received several protests 

 against incurring the expense of a vote, not one member has 

 written to me approving the measure, and asking to have a 

 vote taken. In such a case, therefore, it is clearly not my 

 duty as General Manager, nor is it the duty of the Advisory 

 Board, to order such a ballot. 



When the proper steps are taken, and a request is sent by 

 5 members, asking to have a vote submitted, I feel sure that 

 no time will be lost in ordering it. If the members are not 

 sufficiently interested to ask that it be done, none can blame 

 the officers for not doing it. 



I shall be very busy for the next 10 weeks in delivering 

 public lectures at camp-meetings in Southern California, but 

 I have a good clerk who will attend to the clerical work 

 necessary. 



By the by, there are several "cases" looming up, in which 

 bee-keepers are being prosecuted by envious neighbors — one 

 of them in our grand old home (in Illinois) and one in Califor- 

 nia (our adopted home). Both now appear to be preparing for 

 the courts. As ever, the Union will be found ready for the 

 fray. 



Best wishes for you and the Bee Journal, and all the 

 devotees of the pursuit. I remain, yours fraternally, 



Thomas G. Newman. 



San Diego, Calif., July 6, 1896. 



Xlie Illinois State Fair for 1896 will be held at 



Springfield, Sept. 28 to Oct. 3, inclusive. In the published 



Premium List, and under the head of " Bees and Honey," we 



find the following generous premiums offered, which should 



call out a large number of exhibitors : 



1st. 2nd. 3rd. 



Display of comb honey $25 $15 $10 



Case of white clover comb honey, 12 to 24 lbs. 5 3 



Case of basswood comb honey, 12 to 24 lbs. .. . 5 3 



Case comb honey from fall flowers, 12 to 24 lbs. 5 3 



Display of extracted honey 25 15 5 



Display samples of extracted honey, named. .. . 5 3 



Display of candied honey 15 10 5 



Display of beeswax 15 10 5 



One-frame observatory hive of dark Italian bees 5 3 

 One-frame observatory hive of Golden Italian 



bees 5 3 



One-frame observatory hive of Carniolan bees. 5 3 

 One-frame observatory hive of any other race 



or strain ' 5 3 



Display of queen-bees in cages 10 5 



Display of comb foundation 10 5 



Display of honey-plants, pressed, mounted and 



labeled 10 5 



Display of honey extracted on the ground 10 5 



Honey-vinegar, one quart or over 3 2 



The judge will be governed by the code of rules adopted 

 by the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association (2nd Annual 

 Report, page 80). 



The Premium-Lists are now being distributed throughout 

 the Union. The offerings aggregate .1i45,000, and the classi- 

 fication is greatly improved over that of last season. 



The conveniences and accommodations of the Illinois State 

 Fair grounds surpass those of any in this or any other coun- 

 try. Visitors will be gratified with the improvement made to 

 the grounds since last Fair, and can rest assured that there 

 will be no let up in the good work until the grounds present 

 the appearance of a beautiful, high-grade park. 



The State Board of Agriculture has spared no pains in 

 the past in making the Illinois State Fair " the greatest 



