1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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larger demand to keep up with the increased annual produc- 

 tion of honey. 



Mr. Taylor reported that one of the proprietors of the 

 firm referred to in the first part of this item, told him "that 

 nearly all bakers and confectioners in America use houey, and 

 that the United States could not produce enough honey, but 

 had to import from Jamaica and Cuba." This will be news to 

 most bee-keepers. Why, the great trouble is to find a market 

 for all the honey now produced in the United States. We 

 would be glad to take the contract to supply all the confec- 

 tioners and bakers with United States honey. No need of 

 importing it at all. If that has been done, it is high time 

 that our bee-keepers are arising and doing all in their power 

 to induce such manufacturers to use only honey produced in 

 this country. The idea of the necessity of importing honey 

 into the United States ! We produce plenty to export, if only 

 a profitable foreign market could be found for our surplus. 



Xtie Apis Dorsata Resolution, as passed at 

 the Lincoln convention in October, seems to have grated a 

 good deal on the nerves of our brother editor, Mr. Merrill, of 

 the American Bee-Keeper, for in the November issue of that 

 paper he lets himself loose in a style that surely is not very 

 creditable, to say the least. Commenting upon this matter in 

 Gleanings for Dec. 1, Editor E. R. Root says: 



Mr. Merrill, of the American Bee-Keeper, says that " no 

 doubt" the resolution passed by the Lincoln convention, con- 

 demning the action of the Ontario County, N. Y., Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, recommending the general Government to 

 send an expedition to India to secure Apis dorsata, was "by 

 the dictation of the half-dozen wise men — Messrs. Root, York, 

 Miller, Dr. Mason, etc.;" that "this convention of war-horses 

 usually run things pretty much their own way when they get 

 together." Mr. Merrill, if I am correct, never attended more 

 than one of the North American conventions, and that, un- 

 fortunately, was one where some discord was apparent — much 

 more so than in any dozen preceding conventions. All con- 

 ventions of this association should not be judged by this one. 

 The action at Lincoln condemning the Ontario County recom- 

 mendation was ?iot " at the dictation " of any of the gentle- 

 men named ; neither had they anything to do with it before- 

 hand. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Stilson, of the 

 Nebraska Bee-Keeper, and upon mature deliberation was 

 passed without a dissenting vote. The main argument used 

 was that there were other things much more needed than the 

 importation of a new race of bees. 



All of which goes to show that it is much easier to stay at 

 home, and then throw stones, than it is to attend a bee-con- 

 vention and share in the responsibilities. So far as we know, 

 Mr. Merrill has never been a member of the North American, 

 though he did attei\d the Toronto meeting, which was held so 

 near his home he could hardly help being there. We are glad 

 Mr. Root replied to his unkind criticism. 

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Honey-Production in the South.— Mr. A. F. 

 Brown, of Florida, has an article on page 802 that will be of 

 interest to our Southern readers, as well as to others. We 

 have arranged with Mr. Brown to write a few very practical 

 articles especially for the benefit of honey-producers in the 

 South. He is a bee-keeper of large experience, his honey 

 crops running from 10 to 25 tons per year, and he has prob- 

 ably moved more individual colonies of bees from one range to 

 another than any other one man in [the South, making 19 

 moves with from 150 to 300 colonies, covering a distance of 

 IS to 300 miles, by water, by railroad, and by hauling. 



Mr. Brown has now about 200 colonies in fine condition, 

 in new hives, on a new range 50 miles from his old location 

 where he lost some 300 colonies last year through the ravages 

 of foul brood. He is arranging to double his present number 

 of colonies for next season, and will work principally for comb 

 honey. Heretofore his crops have been extracted honey, with 

 the exception of 18,000 pounds of comb houey the two sea- 

 sons previous to last year. 



Bee Journal Complete for 1896.— We have a 

 few complete sets of the American Bee Journal for 1896 (or 

 will have by Jan. 1) which we will be pleased to mall to any 

 one for 75 cents each, so long as they last. A "Wood Binder" 

 to hold the year's numbers will be sent for 15 cents extra. 

 Think of it— only 90 cents for this year's volume of the Bee 

 Journal and a binder — 848 pages ! 



PERSONAL MERTIDN. 



Mrs. L. Habrison, of Peoria, 111., left for her winter resi- 

 dence in the South on Dec. 2. Her address is St. Andrew's 

 Bay, Fla. 



Mr. J. T. Calvert, the hustling business manager of The 

 A. I. Root Co., was in Chi.;ago on Friday and Saturday of 

 week before last, looking after the interests of their Chicago 

 Bee-Supply Branch, among other matters. We had a pleasant 

 visit with Mr. Calvert. 



Mr. W. J. Morrison, of Missouri, wrote as as follows 

 when renewing his subscription for 1897 : 



" We have become deeply interested in bee-keeping. We 

 think more of the American Bee Journal than of any other 

 paper we take." 



Mr. S. J. Baldwin, a bee-supply dealer of England, who 

 has been spending a few months in the United States, re- 

 turned Dec. 16. He writes us that he has had a most enjoy- 

 able time here, and feels greatly benefited in health from the 

 change, besides making many very agreeable friends. 



Mr. Geo. W. Hufstedler, of Texas, wrote us, Dec. 2, 

 that he had removed to Bee county with a carload of bees, for 

 the purpose of cont.nuing to rear fine queens. He says : 



" I don't see how I can get along without the Bee Journal. 

 We are experiencing a very cold spell here — the coldest for 

 two winters, so 'tis said. I wish you and the 'Old Reliable' 

 all the success possible." 



Dr. W. B. Hoose, of Detour, Mich., has a remedy which 

 he calls " Yellowzones," an advertisement of which appears in 

 this issue. We are not in the habit of giving a personal 

 recommendation of the value of any medicine, but in this case 

 we make an exception. We believe Dr. House sends out a 

 "yellow " remedy that will make Housefuls of happy people, 

 whether in the torrid or frigid " zones." He says if they do 

 not do the business, he will refund your money. That's surely 

 fair. But so far it seems not one customer has asked to have 

 his money back. Hence the " Yellowzones " must be all that 

 is claimed for them. 



Mr. J. T. Haibston, of Indian Territory, wrote thus on 

 Nov. 2 : 



"I am better pleased with the American Bee Journal 

 every issue. It is saving the honey-producers money by ex- 

 posing such frauds as Wheadon and others." 



The above is a sample of what our readers are thinking 

 and saying. Well, we are willing to keep up the good work, 

 and trust that every subscriber will at least give us the en- 

 couragement of his or her renewal subscription. 



Mrs. A. L. Hallenbeck, of Millard, Nebr., was thrown 

 from a wagon and instantly killed, Nov. 21— only a little over 

 one month after the Lincoln convention, where we had the 

 pleasure of meeting her. Her husband died a year or so ago, 

 we believe, and now she is gone, leaving a family of eight 

 children, the youngest being three years old, to mourn the loss 

 that can never be made good. We were particularly pleased 

 with Mrs. Hallenbeck, when we met her at Lincoln, for we 

 felt that in her we had a true friend— one that had had a 

 varied experience — a woman whose character was indeed 

 beautiful. Hence we were greatly pained to learn of her sud- 

 den death, and our tenderest sympathies went out to her be- 

 reaved children. We hope they have good friends to care for 

 them. Mrs. Hallenbeck was an occasional contributor to our 

 columns, her writings always bearing the imprint of a gener- 

 ous, loving heart. 



