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THE AMERICAX BEE-KEEPER 



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Mr. C. A. Hatch, Richland Center, We have a solid twelve months be- 



Wis.. has been appointed to fill the fore us, in which to put those good 



vacancy in the board of directors, resolutions into effect, 

 caused by the resignation of Mr. Da- 



dant, which was noted in our last is- 

 sue. Mr. Hatch will be "rieht at 

 home" in his new position, as he has had 



C. A. HATCH. 



considerable experience in the honey- 

 producing sections of the far West, 

 and was there associated with some of 

 the honey exchanges. While all regret 

 the retirement of Mr. Dadant, it must 

 be acknowledged that the National's 

 executive committee has made a wise 

 choice in the selection of Mr. Hatch 

 as his successor. 



As a means of conveying ideas in 

 many instances the camera serves even 

 better than the pen. Many of the edi- 

 tors of bee journals, as well as many 

 bee-keepers, of this and foreign coun- 

 tries are quite expert photographers, 

 and the resulting pictures are an inter- 

 esting feature of the journals. We 

 should be pleased to publish more pic- 

 tures in the American Bee-Keeper, if 

 they were obtainable; and would take 

 pleasure in rendering any possible as- 

 sistance in helping any reader to get 

 started in the photographic field. 



We have been somewhat surprised to 

 note the interest manifested by our 

 readers, in the editorial which appeared 



n the December number, entitled, 

 "Groundless Suspicions." The many 

 letters received, commending the atti- 

 tude of The W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co., 

 reveal the fact that their patrons have 

 viewed the situation from the same 

 standpoint as the writer, and that they 

 -hare his appreciation of the impartial 

 efforts in behalf of bee-keepers, which 



lie publishers are putting forth. 



Press Bulletin No. 29, issued Sept. 1, 

 !iy the Agricultural Experiment Station 

 oi Florida, entitled "Food Adultera- 

 tion," deals in a forcible and logical 

 manner with this subject, and presents 

 a long list of food products that are 

 frequently adulterated with cheap, and 

 in many instances injurious substances, 

 which includes extracted honey and 

 glucose. In view of the fact that many 

 states have stringent laws for protec- 

 tion against such imposition, the adul- 

 terator's field is being slowly narro%ved 

 down; and, as a result, the state which 

 has failed to take legislative action in 

 the matter, has become the common 

 dumping-ground for all sorts of un- 

 wholesome mixtures excluded from 

 others more progressive, as being unfit 

 for food. 



Owing to the fact that the introduc- 

 tion of queens in the spring necessarily 

 interferes to a greater or less extent 

 with brood rearing, etc., at a time 

 when every day should be made to 

 count in building up the colony, it has 

 long been advised to requeen in the 

 fall; that is if any changes are to be 

 made. Queens are usually more plenti- 

 ful and consequently cheaper in the fall 

 than in early spring, too. In the Pro- 

 gressive Bee-Keeper for November Mr. 

 Doolittle calls attention to an addition- 

 al advantage of fall requeening. He 

 says: "It is almost the easiest thing 

 imaginable to introduce a queen in the 

 late fall, after the brood has emerged 

 from the combs." He simply removes 

 the old queen, waits two or three days 

 and then drops the new one right in 

 among the bees. 



