THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 455 



A Course in Bee-Keeping at Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



We wish to call attention of bee-keepers to the opportunities 

 offered by the Extension Service of the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 College, in the ten weeks' course, beginning January 6, 1913. A 

 course in bee-keeping is designed which will be a general practical 

 survey of the maintenance of bees, not only for their products, but 

 as an adjunct to modern agriculture. Special effort will be made 

 to correlate the subject with the various phases of horticulture. 

 namely, fruit growing, cranberry culture, market gardening and 

 greenhouse crops. Particular emphasis will be laid upon the most 

 recent and approved appliances and systems of m.anipulation. The 

 fine collection of appliances of the college will give exceptional 

 opportunity to the serious apiculturist. 



For further information apply to the director of the Extension 

 Service. ]\1. A. C. Amherst. ]^lassachusetts. 



How Parcels Post Affects Sending Samples of Honey by Mail. 



On January 1st. 1913, our new Parcel Post will go into effect. 

 Samples of honey, or for that matter any merchandise, will be trans- 

 mitted through the mail up to 4 ozs. at a cent an ounce postage 

 anywhere in the I . S. Larger packages up to 11 pounds will be 

 admissible on the "zone" system. In ordering your sample mailing 

 cases for honey, buy the half-ounce bottle and case. This size bottle 

 and case, when filled with honey ready for mailing, weighs just a 

 little scant of 4 ounces and is a desirable size to use under the new 

 law. I was reminded of this when our last 100 cases arrived con- 

 taining a full ounce bottle, which, when filled with honey ready 

 for mailing, weighs 5 ounces, which puts them in the "zone" class, 

 which is not so convenient and cheap as the present system on this 

 size of package. 



Bottles hold nearly twice as much honey as they are marked, 

 i. c, the half-ounce bottle holds nearly an ounce of honev and is 

 the size most in use. — Townsend. 



Get Together and Co-operate. 



Local and county bee-keepers" associations have difficulty in 

 keeping up a semblance of life. Those associations have been most 

 uniformly successful that have looked after the financial interests of 

 their members insofar as possible. At this season of the year it is 

 possible to revive interest by getting" up orders for bee supplies and 

 saving money not only by the size of the orders, but also by ship- 

 ping in larger quantities and saving in freight. Many of the local 



