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most important subjects discussed was 

 that of securing for Illinois a foul-brood 

 law similar to that of Wisconsin. 



The election of officers for the en- 

 suing year resulted as follows: Presi- 

 dent, J. Q. Smith, of Lincoln, 1st Vice- 

 Pres., G. VV. Cave, of Kirkwood ; 2d, W. 

 H. Hyde, of New Canton ; 3d, A. L. 

 Kildow, of Putnam; 4th, S. N. Black, of 

 Clayton; and 5th, C. P. Dadant, of 

 Hamilton. Secretary, Jas. A. Stone, Rt. 

 4, Springfield. Treasurer, Chas. Beck- 

 er, Pleasant Plains. 



We are told that the Illinois Bee- 

 Keepers' Association is the largest of 

 all the State bee-keepers' organizations. 

 Illinois also has the largest number of 

 members of any State in the National 

 Association. But the memberships in 



both organizations should be greatly in- 

 creased in Illinois. The annual dues of 

 $1.00 will pay for one year in both the 

 State and the National. Send the dol- 

 lar to the Secretary Jas. A. Stone, Rt.4, 

 Springfield, 111., and he will forward 

 one-half the amount to the National. 

 You will then receive a receipt from 

 both associations. Of course this is 

 meant for our Illinois readers. We 

 wish that every bee-keeper in the State 

 were a member of the two organiza- 

 tions. It is a good time to join if not 

 now a member. 



Naturally, being located in Illinois, 

 we have considerable pride in seeing 

 this State lead; and yet we would re- 

 joice to see every State advance all 

 along the line in everything apiarian. 



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Index for 1907 



In this number appears the annual in- 

 dex for 1907. It shows what a great 

 variety of topics have been considered 

 during only one short year, in the 

 American Bee Journal. To all who have 

 preserved their copies as received, the 

 inde.x will be of great value for refer- 

 ence. It is a very complete index, as 

 will be found on examination. 



Canadian Bee Journal Changes 



W"ith the October number of the Ca- 

 nadian Bee Journal, now in its 15th 

 year, come some notable changes. It 

 has been sold to James J. Hurley, of 

 the Hurley Printing Co., a practical 

 printer and enthusiastic keeper of bees, 

 a combination which ought to fit him 

 out well as editor and publisher. The 

 publication has no longer any connection 

 with the bee-supply business, and has 

 been increased to 40 pages. Success to 

 it and its new editor. 



An Old Apiary in California 



The apiary shown on first page was 

 established originally in 1865 by A. D. 

 Pryal, as mentioned elsewhere in this 

 issue. It is located at the base of the 

 hills near the southern boundary line 

 of the city of Berkeley, Calif., and lies 

 directly opposite San Francisco. It was 

 never conducted as a large commercial 

 apiary, as is so often the case in that 

 State; rather it has been a home bee- 

 yard, furnishing delicious honey for a 

 large family. In years of a good honey- 

 flow the surplus has been disposed of at 

 a fair profit, thus augmenting the pro- 

 ceeds of the place, which has been main- 

 ly run as an orchard and small fruit 

 ranch. 



In 1876, Mr. Pryal turned the apiary 

 over to his son, William A., who has 



continued to care for it ever since. 

 None of the original hives are in use, 

 though some portions of them have been 

 utilized in the construction of some of 

 the hives shown in the half-tone. 



As may be noted, the photograph was 

 made in the winter, and shows the way 

 bees are usually wintered in California. 

 Sometimes the supers are removed at 

 the approach of winter; at other times 

 they are not. It is found that with good, 

 strong colonies it is easier and cheaper 

 to protect the combs from moth-worms, 

 etc., by leaving them on the hives, rath- 

 er than by removing them and storing 

 them in the honey-house, or other place. 



The trees shown are cherry, English 

 walnut, apricot and oranges, the latter 

 being the dark masses in the middle at 



the right. 



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Japanese Bees 



In TApieulture Nouvelle, is given an 

 account of Japanese bees. They are 

 much like Italians, although a little 

 smaller. Only a single colony had been 

 seen by the correspondent, but that 

 showed a very peculiar trait. The en- 

 trance guards acted also as ventilators, 

 zvith their heads loivard the entrance. 

 Was that a freak performance of the oc- 

 casion, or is it the rule with bees of 



Japan ? 



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Uncapping-Fork 



For uncapping purposes there has 

 been in use in Europe for some time an 

 implement that has been so highly 

 praised that one has wondered why such 

 a good thing has not been introduced 

 into this country. In appearance it re- 

 minds one just a little of the clippers 

 used to shear horses, or the smaller 

 clippers used by barbers, if one may 

 judge from the illustrations. An arti- 

 cle by C. P. Dadant in I'Apiculture Nou- 

 velle, gives good evidence that he has 



given the implement a pretty tliorough 

 trial, and one who reads the article is 

 hardly likely to care for any further trial. 

 To mention no others, one objection is 

 that instead of making a clean cutting of 

 the cappings, there is little more than a 



scratching, leaving the ciiiiiugs partly 

 attached to the comb, to be thrown 

 away by the bees, some of the small 

 particles of wax clogging the screen of 

 the extractor, or falling in the honey — 

 a real loss of value in wax. 



But perhaps others have found the 

 imcapping-fork shown herewith to be 

 of value to them. 



Bee-Keeping in Australia and Here 



Upon reading reports from Australia, 

 some have cast longing looks in that 

 direction. That some longing looks are 

 directed in the opposite direction is 

 shown by the following w-ail in the Aus- 

 tralian Bee Bulletin: 



"Would not it be nice if Australian 

 bee-keepers had the beautiful clover- 

 fields of Great Britain and North Amer- 

 ica, suitable for grazing as well as bee- 

 keeping? When- the honey-trees are 

 cleared away to make wheat-fields, 

 good-bv to bees." 



Bees Attack Passengers 



Mr. H. W. Gander, of Pennsylvania, 

 clipped the following "special" from the 

 Philadelphia -Record of Nov. 7 : 



"A swarm of bees escaped from a 

 hive that was being loaded on a train 

 at Tyrone to-day, and attempted to set- 

 tle on the waiting passengers, causing a 

 panic and a dash for cover. 



"The bees then tried to get in the 

 train in a body; but the passengers 

 quickly closed the windows, while the 

 trainmen, with overcoats over their 

 heads, kept many of them away from 

 the doors. 



"A number of persons were stung, 

 and the swarm was later captured and 



sent west." 



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"The Golden Bee"— Wonderful! 



Hon. Eugene Secor, of Forest City, 

 Iowa, sends us the following regarding 

 a newspaper clipping which he also en- 

 closed, the clipping being dated Oct. 18, 

 1907, and taken from the Iowa State 

 Register and Farmer : 



De.mi Mr. York : — Am I so far behind 

 the times that I haven't heard of the 

 "Golden bee" and its propagation — or 

 evolution — as described in the enclosed 

 clipping from the "Iowa State Register 

 and Farmer?" I must confess that I 

 haven't read of this $25 to $100 bee. 



I'm not criticising the editor, who is a 

 good friend of mine, but just wonder- 

 ing where the wonder is advertised. 

 That's just the bee I should have had 

 this year — one that would have given 

 me 185 pounds of honey, regardless of 

 the weather I I want her bad. I've a 



