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THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



May 



The flmepican Bee-Keepep, 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



THE W. T. FALCONER MANFG CO. 



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EDITORIAL. 



The bill recently introduced in the 

 state legislature to prevent the appli- 

 cation of poison to fruit trees while 

 in blossom has passed into the hands 

 of the Governor. Owing to the per- 

 sistent opposition of farmers in Liv- 

 ingston, Wyoming and Niagara coun- 

 ties it was found necessary to exempt 

 those counties from its provisions. 

 The opposition comes evidently from 

 lack of knowledge as to the proper 

 time to spray. Evidently the bee 

 keepers in these counties failed to do 

 their whole auty. The bill was ably 

 supported by the New York agricul- 

 tural experimental station, the Cor- 

 nell experimental station, the N. Y. 

 Farmers' Institute, the U. S. dept. 

 of agriculture, Ohio experimental 



station and many of the leading horti- 

 culturalists of the state, to all of 

 whom the bee keepers of New York 

 state are very thankful. 



The deep cell foundation which the 

 A. I. Root Co. contemplate putting 

 on the market as soon as machinery 

 is perfected to enable them to do so 

 in quantities, has met with a great 

 deal of objection on the part of bee 

 keepers everywhere, at the same time 

 there are many prominent bee keep- 

 ers who favor it. We are not pre- 

 pared to give our opinion at this 

 time regarding its merits. Samples 

 received are indeed veiy nice. 



The new United States Bee Keep- 

 ers' Union is now fully organized and 

 ready for business. Hon. Eugene 

 Secor, Forest City, Iowa, is general 

 manager. The membership fee is 

 $1. 00, which can be sent to the Sec'y, 

 Dr. A. B. Mason, Station B., Toledo, 

 Ohio. The objects of the Union are 

 explained in the following : 



ARTICLE II.— Objects. 



Its objects shall be to promote and pro- 

 tect the interests of its members ; to de- 

 fend them in their lawful rights ; to en 

 force laws against the adulteration of 

 honey ; to prosecute dishonest honey- 

 commission men ; and to advance the 

 pursuit of bee culture in general. 



Every bee keeper in this country 

 should join the Union. 



Since the A. 1. Root Co. have suc- 

 ceeded in sheeting wax by mechanical 

 means, several other methods have 

 been advanced, some of them being 

 of Considerable merit and doing the 

 work in an excellent manner as shown 

 by samples which have been sent us. 



