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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Oct. 19, 190S 



tant — meeting old friends and forming new 

 acquaintances, seeing the faces of those whose 

 Dames have become familiar from reading the 

 bee-joarnals, and watching the animated fea- 

 tares of those who are speaking. 



Yet in one respect reading the printed re- 

 port has an advantage over actual attendance. 

 Sometimee one's attention is distracted and 

 eome of the proceedings are missed ; one can 

 not go back to hear it over again in the con- 

 tention, but there is nothing to hinder read- 

 ing any part of the report over again. Often, 

 too, when so much is crowded into one, two, 

 or three days at a convention, the mind be- 

 comes wearied so that there is danger of some 

 good points being lost, or at least their full 

 bearing not properly understood for lack of 

 time to think them over. All the time neces- 

 sary can be taken in reading, and one can 

 stop as long as one chooses at any given 

 point, making the report of value even to 

 those who were at the convention. 



Thanks for such good reports. 



One Who Was There. 



Convention reports have always been one 

 of the strong features of the American Bee 

 Journal. There is much of interest and 

 value that can be had in no other place ex- 

 cept at conventions of bee-keepers. Many 

 who are induced to talk at conventions would 

 never think of writing for the bee-papers. 

 And often such people are the very ones who 

 know a great deal about the successful man- 

 agement of bees from years and years of 

 actual experience. 



While there may be somewhat of repetition 

 in the reports of conventions, still there is a 

 spice and variety about them that no other 

 kind of reading-matter furnishes. 



We expect to continue to give as many con- 

 yention reports, and as correct ones, as pos- 

 sible, for we believe they are appreciated by 

 the great majority of our readers. 



Bee-Keepers' Licenses 



In this country there is nothing to hinder 

 one from locating an apiary anywhere, only 

 providing one can buy or rent enough ground 

 to locate the apiary. In Australia it is a lit- 

 t'e different, as witness the following from 

 A report of the meeting of the Victoria Api- 

 arists' Association, as published in the Aus- 

 tralasian Bee-Keeper: 



Mr. W. L. Davey said that " it rests with 

 the members of this Association whether they 

 are satisfied with the license as at present. 

 The Government has allowed others to take 

 up licenses alongside members' sites. This 

 is not fair; we want some protection in this 

 direction from the Government." 



Mr. Cute suggested that the Government 

 be asked to pass a law not to have licenses 

 issued nearer than 2 or 3 miles apart. His 

 branch, Wartook, was in favor of 3 miles 

 apart. 



Mr. A. Anderson moved: "That a }4d 

 per acre for a radius of one mile on each side 

 of the apiary, and two-sixths for the license " 

 be offered to the Government. Mr. Howard 

 seconded. Carried. 



There would probably be eome bitter feel- 

 ing it anything i n the shape of a license should 

 be required for occupying Government lands 

 with bees in this country. And yet there are 

 likely not wanting those who would be glad 

 to pay a license even for placing bees on their 

 own lands, if thereby they could be made 

 secure against interference in their pasturage. 



Maeterlinck's " Life of the Bee."— 



We have a few copies of this book, price, post- 

 paid, $1.40; or with the American Bee Jour- 

 nal one year — both for $2.00, as long as the 

 books last. It is a cloth-bound book, and has 

 427 pages. 



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Mr. F. Greiner, of Ontario Co., N. T., 

 writing us Oct. 9, said: 



" The honey season has not been very favor- 

 able, still we have some honey ; average about 

 30 pounds of comb. Some bee-yards did 

 much better than others." 



Mr. Morley Pettit, of Ontario, Canada, 



wrote us Oct. 11 : 



"I finished extracting buckwheat honey a 

 week ago. My output this year is, all told, 

 about 40,000 pounds. Not bad for a young 

 Canadian." 



Well, we should think that was uerij good. 

 Who, over the line, can make a better report 

 than that of Mr. Pettit? He is one of the 

 younger generation of Canadian bee-keepers. 

 Can any of the " old timers "show a better 

 record for the season of 1905? 



"Advanced Bee Culture." — The new 



edition of this book, by W. Z. Hutchinson, to 

 be out next month, is a most beautifully got- 

 ten up bee-book. It is printed on heavy, 

 enameled paper, profusely illustrated with 

 beautiful halftone engravings, and the front 

 cover embellished with a green vine of clover 

 — a golden bee sipping nectar from one of the 

 snow-white blossoms. Most important of all, 

 however, is the simplicity and freshness, the 

 inspiration and real helpfulness of its contents. 

 From his years of experience as bee-keeper 

 and editor, Mr. Hutchinson tells in plain, 

 simple language, what he believes to be the 

 most advanced methods of keeping bees for 

 proft, from early spring until the end of the 

 year. The book is almost wholly re-written, 

 and contains nearly twice as much matter as 

 did former editions. In short, every man 

 who would make the most money out of bee- 

 keeping as a business, muxt have this book. 



The price, postpaid, is $120; or we will 

 club it with the American Bee Journal one 

 year — both for $2.00. Send all orders to the 

 office of the American Bee Journal. 



Kretchmer Mfg. Co. at Council 

 Bluffs. — Only those who have had experience 

 in moving a factory or manufacturing plant 

 know what it means to transfer it to another 

 place. The Kretchmer Mfg. Co. have just 

 been doing that stupendous thing, as they 

 have gone from Ked Oak, Iowa, to Council 

 Bluffs, Iowa. They have also added a little 

 over 50 percent to their working capital. The 

 reasons for moving are given in a printed 

 notice which reads as follows : 



"The ever increasing demand for our goods 

 necessitated the erection of a larger factory, 

 with better shipping facilities. 



" Council Bluffs, Iowa, is the greatest West- 

 ern railroad center, with 15 railroads radiat- 

 ing in every direction, and freight rates for 

 the West the same as from Omaha. Here we 

 have just completed the largest factory of its 

 kind in the West— modern, up to date in 

 every detail. As the oldest manufacturers of 

 bee-keepers' supplies (over 42 years' actual 

 experience), we have gathered many valuable 

 ideas for the erection of a complete factory, 

 fitted with the best labor-saving machines, 

 many constructed expressly for our work, 

 operated by 10 electric motors, and all in 



charge of experienced workmen, nearly all of 

 whom have been with us for years. 



" A railroad track not only runs to the 

 doors of our factory and warehouses, but also 

 through the entire length of lumber sheds 

 and yards, so that carload shipments can be 

 loaded or unloaded direct into warehouse and 

 factory. Paved streets, right to the door of 

 [be factory, enable us to haul immense loads 

 of goods for local shipments, with little ex- 

 pense for dray age." 



The Kretchmer Mfg. Co., now of Council 

 Blugs, Iowa, are among our many regular and 

 reliable advertisers. We wish them continued 

 success in their new location. 



The Truth About Honey. — A few 



changes have been made in the reading of the 

 Comb Honey Guarantee Circular for shipping- 

 cases gotten up by The Honey-Producers' 

 League, so that it will be suitable for bee- 

 keepers to use in their correspondence, put- 

 ting one in with every letter they write. It 

 is headed, "The Truth About Honey," and is 

 printed on both sides of a light manilla card- 

 board. It is sent postpaid in lots of 50 for 10 

 cents, 100 for 20 cents, etc. Every bee-keeper 

 should use it, as it will undoubtedly help to 

 popularize the use of honey. 



The Guarantee Circulars for use in ship- 

 ping-cases should be used by every bee-keeper 

 who sells comb honey by the case. These 

 circulars are the same price — 10 cents for 50 

 copies, postpaid. 



Send all orders to this ofHce. 



A Large Apiary. — Ventura Co., Calif., 

 claims one of the largest apiaries in the world, 

 comprising some 2000 colonies of bees. It is 

 owned by one Mendleson, a pastmaster in 

 handling bees. We were informed by Mr. 

 McDonald, who owns an apiary adjoining 

 that of Mendleson, that the latter's income 

 this season, over and above his running ex- 

 penses, will be $10,000.— Rural Californian. 



Comb Honey Not Machine-Made.— 



We have a fair supply of the typewritten 

 letter on this subject, which appeared in the 

 Chicago Daily News of June 21, 1905. It is 

 just the thing to have published in every bee- 

 keeper's local newspaper. We mail it for a 

 2-cent stamp. Better order several copies, 

 and request as many newspaper editors to 

 publish it. It will certainly be a good thing 

 for both the reading public and the bee- 

 keepers. 



Comb Honey Guarantee Circulars. 



—These were gotten up by The Honey-Pro- 

 ducers' League, to be put into shipping-cases 

 before nailing them up for market. They are 

 mailed for only 10 cents for 50 — practically 

 cost price. Every bee-keeper who has any 

 honey to sell by the case should use these 

 circulars. They will help to inspire confi- 

 dence in the genuineness of comb honey. 

 Send all orders to this office. 



