1921 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



69 



four times, the increases made by 

 the bee magazines are very moder- 

 ate. The bee papers held off for two 

 years after most other publications 

 iiad advanced their rates and then 

 made a much smaller advance than 

 most other pul)lications. 



Beekeeping in School 



By the way, did you know that 

 beekeeping is taught in the schools in 

 Louisiana, in both the grades and 

 liigh school? 



The elementary arithmetic has one 

 division in it on "Farm Arithmetic." 

 along with a division on "poultry." 

 "'swine," "cattle," etc. and the agri- 

 culture for seventh grade has one 

 chapter on beekeeping, along with 

 the above subjects. Jess Dalton. 



Bordelonville, La. 



A Czechoslovak Beekeeper 



.•\n enthusiastic follower of Ameri- 

 can methods in beekeeping, in the new 

 Republic of Czechioslovakia has lately 

 passed away, Wenceslaus Svarc. He 

 founded a bee magazine which was 

 published from 1903 till the outbreak 

 of the war. He also founded a bee- 

 keepers' school in Tynice, near 

 Prague. He was called in that coun- 

 try "the father of beekeeping." He 

 was also author of a book in Bohe- 

 mian, on "Progressive Beekeeping." 



New Oregon Association 



The beekeepers of Descliutes Coun- 

 ty, Oregon, met at Redmond on De- 

 cember 7 and organized a county as- 

 sociation with the following officers: 

 President, A. J. Sanford, Redmond, 

 Ore.; Vice President, B. D. Becker, 

 Tumalo, Ore.; Secretary, County 

 Agent Jamison, Redmond, Ore.; 

 Treasurer, Jiohn Marsh, Tumalo, Ore. 



West Virginia Meeting 



The West \"irginia Beekeepers' As- 

 sociation meeting will be held, as 

 usual, in the State House of Charles- 

 ton, on March 25 and 26. All West 

 Virginia beekeepers interested are 

 requested to attend. 



Will C. Griffith, Secy., 

 Elm Grove, W'. Va. 



Honey Not a Luxury 



In a recent issue of "Science," M. (.. 

 Tanquary, State Entomologist of 

 Texas, has an article taking issue v.'ith 

 a previous corrp=.pondent who regards 

 honey as a luxury. Tanquary very 

 properly takes the position that such 

 persons usually buy in very small 

 quantity and thus pay more for the 

 container and labor of packing than 

 for the honey itself. He urges that 

 honey be purchased in large quantity, 

 and mentions the 60-pound can as a 

 desirable size for family use. 



Tariff on Honey 



From the Department of Com- 

 merce we learn that from 1867 to 

 1894 a duty of twenty cents per gal- 

 lon was assessed on honey, imported 

 from other countries. From 1895 to 

 1897 the duty was ten cents per gal- 

 lon. From 1898 to 1913 the duty was 



again 20 cents per gallon, and since 

 that date ten cents per gallon. The 

 present rate of ten cents per gallon 

 is less than one cent per pound. Im- 

 ports from Cuba under the recipro- 

 city treaty are ten per cent less 

 twenty per cent, while importations 

 from Porto Rico, a United States 

 possession, are free of duty. Impor- 



tations from the other islands of the 

 West Indies, as well as other for- 

 eign countries pay the full rate of 

 duty. 



Beeswax, on the other hand, comes 

 in free of duty and large quantities 

 have been coming in from .Africa and 

 South .America for some months 

 past. 



Quality Bee Supplies 



FROM A 



Reliable House 



Without fear or favor, I place my BEE SUPPLIES and SERVICE 

 before you. 



It is the small annoyances that often grow into disastrous results. 

 Avoid the so-called "little losses" by using MONDENG'S GOODS. 



Quality is first — save time when you put your goods together, by 

 getting supplies that are accurately made. Service is next — no delays 

 when bee supplies are ordered from my factory. 



I am ready to meet your urgent needs. 



Send for my new price list. 



Closing out all Langstroth and Wisconsin hives and supers. Also 

 Langstroth triangular top-bar frames and eight-frame D. T. supers 

 for 4x5 sections. Will sell at cost price. Write for quotations. 



CHAS. MONDENG 



146 Newton Ave. N. and 159 Cedar Lake Rd. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Italian Bees by the Pound in 

 Packages 



GOLDEN QUEENS 



3-BAND QUEENS 



We are better prepared than ever before to handle a large demand for both queens 

 and bees by the pound. Let us send you one of our 1921 circulars and late price lists. 

 We are now booking orders almost daily for next spring delivery. Let us book your 

 order now, so as to assure prompt delivery when the bees or queens are wanted. Only 

 a limited number of orders will be accepted for booking, as we are absolutely deter- 

 mined to take only as many orders as we can handle absolutely on time. 



M. C. BERRY & COMPANY, Hayneville, Ala., U. S. A. 



