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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



Moving Picture Show of "Modern 

 (?) Bee-Keeping. 



In regard to the scheme for moving 

 picture films mentioned in the January 

 Review, it seems to me a most excellent 

 idea. A few weeks ago I attended one 

 of the Lyman Howe Shows to see an 

 exhibition of "Modern Bee-keeping," 

 which had been very liberally adver- 

 tised. I found their interpretation of 

 "Modern" fell considerably short of 

 mine. However, it was just good enough 

 to show what possibilities lie in that 

 direction. 



Have not seen anything lately that 

 looked so good to me as a perfectly 

 marked Italian bee that was in a banana 

 flower I picked up in the yard this 

 morning — the first bee of any color I 

 have happened to see since I left home 

 the last of November. 



My home address is Glens Falls, 

 N. Y. The January Review was sent to 

 me at Melrose, Mass. If you will for- 

 ward the February and March issues 

 here, I will be greatly obliged. 



(Miss) May G. DeVine, 

 Orlando, Fla. 



[Bee-keeping is being shown in mov- 

 ing pictures here in Michigan and likely 

 in other States, but, as Miss DeVine 

 says, "they could be more modern" were 

 a "modern" bee-keeper employed to fur- 

 nish material and do the "stunts" rather 

 than some one who may know more 

 about picture-making than bee-keeping. 



We will gladly change your address 

 to your winter home in Florida and 

 back to your New York home next 

 spring, and if you will write us say 

 three weeks before you will start on 

 your journey, likely we will have the 

 next number of the Review waiting for 

 you when you arrive at your destina- 

 tion. — Ed.] 



The Nation.'\l Bee-Keepers' Assn., 

 Northstar. Mich. 

 Gentlemen : As I am trying to sell 

 my honey crop through the Review, I 

 would greatly appreciate a favor from 

 you ; that is, when some person who 

 wishes to purchase honey from me and 

 they are afraid of being "bit" by send- 

 ing the money and not hearing from me 

 or the honey after that, I would like to 

 have you hold their money until the 

 honey arrives, and then you forward 

 the money to me. (Of course I will 

 have them let you know when they re- 

 ceive the honey.) If you understand 



this plan you will see that it will pro- 

 tect the dealer and buyer. Trusting 

 that this is clear in your mind and that 

 you accept my plan of square dealing, 

 I remain. 



Very truly yours, 



Joseph M. Elsbree. 



(This ofifice is perfectly willing to as- 

 sist in bringing about sales of honey 

 for the members, and could do the very 

 thing member Elsbree requests if it 

 was found necessary. A better way 

 would be for each one having honey to 

 dispose of to secure a quantity of sam- 

 ple mailing cases, then grade each ex- 

 tracting by itself if there is any differ- 

 ence in quality of the different extract- 

 ings, then, when one gets a call for 

 honey, mail a sample and write telling 

 the amount you have and what you will 

 take for it. You can offer to ship it to 

 your customer, to your order, with priv- 

 ilege of examination. After making the 

 shipment a draft is made out by your 

 banker and attached to the bill of 

 lading and both are forwarded to a 

 bank in the city you are shipping to. 

 With this method of making shipments 

 there is no risk to take by either party 

 in the deal, for the one buying has an 

 opportunity to examine the honey be- 

 fore paying for it, but still cannot get 

 the honey without the bill of lading at 

 the bank, which is held until your bill is 

 paid.) 



When to Seed Sweet Clover. 



An Iowa correspondent writes : 

 "When is the best time to sow sweet 

 clover seed? Would you sow about the 

 middle of August, the same time as 

 alfalfa, or would you seed early in the 

 spring? I wish to sow forty acres, and 

 having never seeded any before, I don't 

 know when is the proper time. I should 

 think, since the natures of the two 

 plants are so similar, that sweet clover 

 should be seeded in August like alfalfa." 

 We advise spring seeding of sweet 

 clover. Twenty pounds of sweet clover 

 seed with a bushel and a half of early 

 oats makes a very good seeding. Good 

 results have also been had by seeding 

 sweet clover alone on clean land early 

 in May at the rate of twenty pounds 

 per acre. Sweet clover may be seeded 

 in August just like alfalfa, but spring 

 seeding we believe to be preferable in 

 most cases., — Wallace Farmer. 



