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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



June IS, 1905 



still felt that if used correctly formalia might 

 be depended upon. He told about its use in 

 disinfecting rooms from diphtheria, tubercu- 

 losis and small-pox, and said ; 



" I am convinced of its efficiency for the 

 ' bacillus alvei ' if it is properly done. In all 

 these cases, in the application of formalin 

 vapor, there is one point to be remembered, 

 that the gas generated is more potent, that is 

 to say, more germ-kiUing it the temperature 

 is low and it there is lots ot moisture in the 

 air— a low temperature— because it is easy to 

 hold the moisture in the air when the tem- 

 perature is low rather than high. In all these 

 oases one has either to hang wet sheets in the 

 room or else get moisture in the room by 

 turning on the steam jet, allowing it to cool 

 a little When the air is well saturated with 

 moisture, and if there is bedding or anything 

 of that sort to disinfect, we very frequently 

 sprinkle it with water in order to get more 

 moisture present, then the gas is much more 

 potent and more effective. That is also true 

 of disinfecting any combs you may have. I 

 would strongly advise either the spraying or 

 sprinkling of them. I suppose it would not 

 hurt to dip them in water Then having 

 generated the gas, they should be left in this 

 tight box for at least 12 hours. 



New South Wales Association Rules 



Besides having Christmas in hot weather, 

 our Australian friends have some other things 

 different from what they are on this side of 

 the globe. Among the " Rules and Objects " 

 of the New South Wales Bee-Farmers' Asso- 

 ciation are the following : 



3. To advise members as to suitable locali- 

 ties for establishing apiaries. 



4 Any bee-keeper can become a member on 

 approval of committee, subscription 3-6 per 



annum. . , .,. -r, 



5 That every member with more than oU 

 colonies shall be allowed an extra vote for 

 every additional 50 effective colonies. 



6. No member be eligible for office who has 

 less than 50 effective colonies, or his sub- 

 scription is in arrear. 



11. Supply dealers or commission agents 

 can not become members. 



12. Members unable to attend meetings or 

 conventions can authorize or nominate any 

 member they know will be present to vote for 

 them on any subject brought forward. Such 

 vote or votes to be in addition to the mem- 

 ber's present own vote. 



It would be a good bit of innovation to 

 have our National Association adopt such 

 rules. It would be something of an under- 

 taking to follow rule No. 3, advising members 

 in what part ot Canada or the United States 

 to establish apiaries. The smaller territory in 

 the case of our antipodal friends under con- 

 sideration makes such advising more feasible, 

 New South Wales forming but little more 

 than a tenth of Australia; yet New South 

 Wales is, after all, somewhat larger in size 

 than a calf-pasture, for our New England 

 States might be cut out ot it four times, leav- 

 ing still enough stuff to make the State ot 

 Pennsylvania. 



In some respects it might be a good thing 

 to measure a member's power by the number 

 of his colonies, in other respects it would not. 



In this country it has seemed rather the 

 policy to court the co-operation of " supply 

 dealers or commission agents," and where 

 there is such a manifest community of inter- 

 est that policy is likely ;o remain undisturbed. 

 Possibly conditions in New South Wales may 

 make it advisable to bar them out of mem- 

 bership. 



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Mr. AVin. Russell, 4810 3Sth Ave., South, 

 Minneapolis, Minn., has just recently been 

 appointed inspector of apiaries for Minnesota, 

 his commission taking effect Aug. 1, 1905, 

 and being good tor two years. We congratu- 

 late the bee-keepers ot Minnesota on this 

 appointment, and we trust they will patronize 

 Mr. Russell should their bees become diseased. 



Bees and Honey at Illinois Fair.— 



We have received a copy of the Premium List 

 issued by the State Board of Agriculture for 

 the 1905 Illinois State Fair, to be held at 

 Springfield, Sept. 30 to Oct. 7. The premiums 

 offered on apiarian displays are as follows ; 



1st 2d 3d 



Display ot comb honey -S20 ?15 .?10 



Collection of labeled cases contain- 

 ing 12 or more pounds of white 

 honey from different flowers.. .. 8 5 3 

 Collection of labeled cases contain- 

 ing 12 or more pounds of amber 

 or dark honey from different 



flowers 8 5 3 



Case of white clover comb honey, 



12 to 24 pounds 4 3 2 



Case of sweet clover comb honey, 



12 to 34 pounds 4 3 3 



Case of basswood comb honey, 12 



to 34 pounds 4 3 3 



Display of extracted honey 30 15, 10 



Honey extracted on the grounds. . 5 3 3 

 Frame of comb honey for extract- 

 ing 5 3 2 



Display of candied honey 30 15 10 



Display of beeswax 15 10 5 



One frame of observatory hive dark 



Italian bees 4 3 2 



One frame ot observatory hive 



golden Italian bees 4 3 3 



One frame of observatory hive Car- 



niolan bees 4 3 2 



Honey-vinegar, J., gallon, with 



recipe for making 4 3 2 



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Display of designs in honey 10 



Display of designs in beeswtix . . 10 7 



OPEN TO THE WORLD. 



promise of more the coming year should we 

 make a showing. What additions we get in 

 the future will depend upon the show those 

 interested put up. We want to urge bee- 

 keepers to come and advertise the business — 

 their business — create an interest in and a 

 demand for their product, and at the same 

 time, if they win the prizes, they will be paid 

 for advertising their own goods — free adver- 

 tising. 



The Premium List will bfe issued as follows, 

 with competition open to the world : 



1st 2d 3d 



Nuclei of hybrid bees $ 3 S 2 $ 1 



Nuclei of Italian bees 3 2 1 



Nuclei of Carniolan bees 3 2 1 



Queen-rearing nuclei 5 3 2 



Three different strains ot bees 3 2 1 



Specimens of comb honey — not less 



thap 10 pounds 5 3 2 



Display of comb honey — most at- 

 tractive 25 15 10 



Specimen ot extracted honey — not 



less than 10 pounds 4 3 2 



Display ot extracted honey — most 



attractive 20 10 5 



Beeswax — not less than 10 pounds 3 2 1 

 Most attractive display of honey- 

 producing plants, pressed and 



mounted 3 2 1 



Largest number ot specimens of 

 different kinds of honey, each 



named 2 1 



Largest, best, most interesting and 

 instructive exhibit in this depart- 

 ment 15 10 B 



Diploma to best exhibit. 



The bee-keepers of West Michigan are to be 

 congratulated on their success, doubtless 

 through the efforts ot Mr. Woodman. It is 

 hoped bee-keeping at the next Fair may be so 

 well represented that another year even a 

 larger Premium List may be offered. 



The judges in this lot will be governed by 

 the code ot rules adopted by the Illinois State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Five hundred pounds only will receive full 

 score for quantity in displays of comb and 

 extracted honey, and 300 pounds only in dis- 

 plays of candied honey ; 50 pounds will re- 

 ceive full score for quantity in display of 

 beeswax. 



Only one entry will be allowed by each ex- 

 hibitor tor any one premium. 



We trust that there may be a proper in- 

 terest shown by bee-keepers in the foregoing, 

 as the Illinois State Fair managers are treat- 

 ing them well in their premium awards. A 

 copy ot the full Premium List can be had by 

 addressing Mr. H. J. Cater, Liberlyville, 111., 

 who is the able superintendent of the depart- 

 ment known as " Dairy and Apiary." 



West Michigan Fair and Bee-Keep- 

 ing. — We have received the following from 

 Mr. A. G. Woodman, superintendent of the 

 apiarian department ot the West Michigan 

 State Fair, which should interest bee-keepers 

 in Michigan, at least: 



Editor American Bee Journal: — It 

 might be ot interest to bee-keepers, especially 

 those in Michigan, to know that we have just 

 secured an addition of .S50 to the Premium 

 List in the Apiarian Department of the West 

 Michigan State Fair, to be held in Grand 

 Rapids, Sept. IS to 23, 1905. We also have a 



»Ir. and Sirs. H. H. Hyde, of Bexar 

 Co., Tex., are rejoicing over a fine 9-pound 

 boy, born June 2. Both mother and child are 

 doing well. Our congratulations are hereby 

 extended. " Papa " Hyde says this " adds 

 one more name to the bee-keeping fraternity 

 in Texas." But he doesn't give the lad's 

 name. It's perhaps a case of "Hyde and 

 seek." The " Hyde " is there, and now they'll 

 •' seek" — a name. As Texas is a big State it 

 may take quite a while to find one that is 

 suitable. 



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ROBT. A. HOLEKAMP 



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On the first page appears the portrait of 

 Robt. A. Holekamp, of St. Louis Co., Mo., 

 one of the members of the Executive Board of 

 The Honey-Producers' League. 



In the early part of 1871) he arrived in this 

 country, being 22 years ot age, from the 

 Province ot Hanover, Germany, where he had 

 received a good business education, and had 

 just finished a year as volunteer in the Prus- 

 sian Army. He soon found employment as 

 book-keeper and salesman in an agricultural 

 implement and hardware business in St. Louis, 

 which business he left a few years later to fill 

 a position as bank teller. 



In these positions Mr. Holekamp had an 

 opportunity to become well acquainted with 

 the business methods of this country, and 

 they prepared him for his later business 



