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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



January 



HONEY PRODUCERS' LEAGUE 



The members of the Executive Com- 

 mittee of the American Honey Pro- 

 ducers' League met at the Great 

 Northern Hotel, December 6 and 7. 

 This meetipt was brought about by 

 a call issued by the President, E. G. 

 Le Stourgeon. He invited all those 

 interested in the work of the League 

 to meet with the Executive Cooiniittee 

 as an advisory body. After dis- 

 cussing the problems of the League 

 the Executive Committee took the 

 following action : 



B. F. Kindig, State Apiary Inspector 

 of Michigan, was elected Vice Iresi- 

 dent in the place of George H. Rea, 

 resigned. In place of Charles B. Jus- 

 tice, temporary Secretary, the Execu- 

 tive Committee appointed H. B. Parks, 

 of San Antonio, formerly with the Ex- 

 periment Station, College Station, 

 Texas, to be Acting Secretary and 

 Treasurer. 



The following committees, v/ith 

 power to select their associates, were 

 elected: Education, B. F. Kindig; 

 Equipment, C. B. Baxter, Leavenworth, 

 Kans.; Legislation, Colin P. Campbell, 

 Grand Rapids, Mich.; Markets, Frank 

 Rauchfuss, Denver, Colo.; Legal Aid, 

 O. L. Hershiser, Kenmore, N. Y. ; Ar- 

 bitration; H. B. Parks, San Antonio; 

 Research, Dr. lE. F. Phillips, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



In order that something might be 

 accomplished at once to help in reliev- 

 ing the present market situation a 

 committee on advertising was ap- 

 pointed. This committee has the 

 power to solicit funds and to get ads 

 relative to the uses of honey on the 

 market just as rapidly as possible. 

 Clifford Muth, of Cincinnati, is chair- 

 man of this committee. C. B. Baxter 

 and H. B. Parks are also on this com- 

 mittee. 



The regular meeting of this League 

 will take place in Indianapolis, Ind., 

 February IS, 16 and 17. At this meet- 

 ing, which from now on will be 

 termed the Annual Meeting, the 

 above committeemen will report the 

 activities which have been commenced 

 and the progress made. Those State 

 Associations which have become alhli- 

 ated with the League are entitled to 

 a representative at this meeting und 

 should notify the Secretary before 

 the time of the meeting relative to 

 their representative, so that proper 

 credentials may be issued. All of the 

 committees or bureaus are now ready 

 for action. Anyone desiring the aid 

 of any of these bureaus should address 

 his communications to H. B. Parks, 

 Secretary-Treasurer of American 

 Honey Producers' League, Box 104S, 

 San Antonio, Texas. The letter will 

 then be sent to the proper man for 

 action. 



The American Honey Producers' 

 League urges the attendance of every- 

 one interested in the betterment of 

 beekeeping at this meeting. 



can secure farther information and 

 a program from Dr. L. Haseman, Col- 

 umbia, Mo. 



New Jersey Beekeepers' Association 



^ Beekeepers of New Jersey and sur- 

 rounding States within easy traveling 

 distance of Trenton are looking for- 

 ward with much interest to the an- 

 nual meeting of the New Jersey Bee- 

 keepers' Association on January 13- 

 14, 1921. The interest in the larger 

 hive is keen at this time, and when 

 Mr. C. P. Dadant discusses the Da- 

 dant hive and system of beekeeping 

 the meeting place will be packed. 



In the evening of the 13th Mr. Da- 

 dant will give an interesting sketch 

 of American and foreign beekeeping 

 at the annual dinner of the Associa- 

 tion. With Dr. Thomas J. Headlee as 

 toastmaster, a very enjoyable evening 

 is assured. 



To complete the program, Mr. Geo. 

 H. Rea, Apicultural Expert for New 

 York State, and Mr. Myers, a practical 

 honey producer of the same State, 

 will also address the meeting. 



Elmer G. Carr, Sec.-Treas. 



Beekeeping Short Courses 



Short courses in beekeeping will be 

 held this winter as follows: 



Iowa College of Agriculture, Ames, 

 January 4 to 7. Lectures by F. B. 

 Paddock, C. P. Dadant, Wallace 

 Park, L. H. Pammel, E. W. Atkins, 

 A. H. Dunn, H. F. Wilson, E. D. Ball, 

 R. E. Buchanan and R. K. Bliss. 



Kansas College of Agriculture, at 

 Manhattan, February 7 to 12. Lec- 

 tures by J. H. Merrill, Frank Van 

 Haltern, Geo. M. Hedges, J. A. Nin- 

 inger, E. W. Atkins, E. R. Root, Carl 

 F. Buck, F .B. Paddock, C. P. Da- 

 dant, E. V. Gardner and E. G. Le 

 Stourgeon. 



Ohio State University, at Colum- 

 bus, January 31 to February 4. Course 

 in charge of Dr. E. F. Phillips and 

 Prof. J. S. Hine; program not yet 

 received. 



New York College of Agriculture, 

 at Ithaca, February 7 to 12. Course 

 in charge of Dr. E. F. Phillips and 

 George S. Rea. Program not yet 

 received. 



An Error 



In our December number we 

 stated that Alton L. Morgan was 

 chairman of the Madison County, 

 lUifiois, Beekeepers' Association. It 

 should be Alton L. Logan. Since or- 

 ganizing the beekeepers have had 

 sufificient inquiry through the chair- 

 man to dispose of all the honey of 

 the members. 



Missouri Meeting 



The Missouri Apicultural Society 

 will hold their regular annual meeting 

 at Columbia during Farmers' Week, 

 January 17 to 21. Those interested 



Another Association Joins American 

 Honey Producers' League 



The Chicago Northwestern Bee- 

 keepers' Association held its annual 

 meeting at the Great Northern Hotel, 

 Chicago, on Monday and Tuesday, 

 December 6 and 7. While this meet- 

 ing was a very interesting one, hav- 

 ing a very good program, the chief 

 item of interest centered in the de- 

 bate on whether the association 

 should join the American Honey 



Producers' League. After much dis- 

 cussion and debate the resolution 

 was put before the assembly and 

 finally voted unanimously in favor of 

 joining. 



Among the speakers were Mr. E. G. 

 LeStourgeon, San Antonio, Texas; 

 Dr. Fracker, Madison, Wis., C. O. 

 Yost, Indianapolis, Ind.; Kennith 

 Hawkins, Watertown, Wis. The 

 same oiiftcers were re-elected for the 

 coming year. 



Nebraska Beekeepers to Meet 



Secretary O. E. Timm advises us 

 that the Nebraska Honey Producers' 

 Association will hold their annual 

 meeting at University Farm on 

 Tuesday, January 4, and that a good 

 program has been prepared. 



A Big Sale of Honey 



In our columns some months ago 

 was an account of the sale of a large 

 amount of honey by the New York 

 Globe, which bought several cars of 

 extracted honey in 60-pound cans 

 from Idaho producers and sold it di- 

 rect to the consumers in the city of 

 New York. So much interest was de- 

 veloped as a result of this cam- 

 paign that the same publication is 

 doing the same thing again this year, 

 this time selling it through the local 

 stores in 5-pound cans. This honey 

 is retailing at from 29 to 33 cents per 

 pound put up in this way, according 

 to the quality of the honey. A re- 

 cent issue of the paper stated that 

 233,700 pounds had been sold so far. 

 As a result of the publicity attending 

 this efifort an enormous amount of 

 honey will be sold to the consumers 

 in New York this winter. 



Honey Inspector 



A honey inspector has recently 

 been appointed by the Wisconsin di- 

 vision of crops and markets. It is 

 his business to see that all honey of- 

 fered for sale in that State conforms 

 to the law as to grade. Every pack- 

 age must be stamped with 'he weight 

 and grade of the honey oftered. 



A New Publication 



"Fur, Food and Fancy" is the name 

 of a new publication which now 

 comes to our desk. It i^ devoted to 

 rabbits, pet stock, fur farming, bees, 

 etc. Kenneth Hawkins, of Water- 

 town, Wis., is the editor of the bee 

 departmeiit. We are glad to see this 

 department in such capable hands. 

 The publication is well printed, at- 

 tractively illustrated, and is published 

 at Chicago. 



Honey Week Proposed 



The beekeepers of Florida have en- 

 deavored to induce the Governor of 

 that State to issue a proclamation 

 designating the first week in January 

 as honey week. It is proposed to se- 

 cure the co-operation of the grocers 

 in inducing everybody to use honey 

 for the first week of the new year. 

 At time of going to press we had not 

 learned whether they were successful. 



