1921 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



105 



Rhode Island and Deleware Census 

 Report 



The 1920 census gives 2.976 colonies 

 of bees, as compared with 6.910 colo- 

 nies in 1910. The value is given as 

 $11,819, or about $4 per colony. 



Honey production is valued at $6,371 

 on 27.703 pounds, or an average of less 

 than 10 pounds per colony. 



To what is the rapid decrease in 

 number of colonies due? Possibly 

 foulbrood is rampant in Delaware. 



Rhode Island reports 686 colonics 

 of bees in 1919 (our fritnd Miller 

 must have a majority of them), 

 against 1,267 colonies in 1909. The 

 amount of honey produced in 1919 

 was 6,488 pounds. 



Nuova, or the New Bee 



"Nuova, or the New Bee," is the 

 title of a new book written by Ver- 

 non Kellogg, well known entomolog- 

 ical authority. It is a story book for 

 children "from five to fifty," though 

 possibly the subject matter would 

 hardly suit those of so tender an age 

 as five years. The book is well writ- 

 ten and is brightened by several 

 songs written by Charlotte Kellogg, 

 besides fifteen fine colored engrav- 

 ings by Milo Winter. It contains 150 

 pages, is cloth bound, and retails for 

 $2.25. Houghton, Mitflin & Co., of 

 New York, are the publishers. 



"New" Ideas 

 A conical top, to direct smoke 

 against the bees, was used by Colu- 

 mella, over a pan of burning wood. 

 "New ideas" are not always so new. 

 Arthur C. Miller. 



Honey Exports 



According to a recent report of the 

 Secretary of Agriculture approxi- 

 mately 25 per cent of our farm prod- 

 ucts are exported. Certainly honey 

 has not and is not keeping up its end 

 in this volume. 



We may be excellent honey produc- 

 ers, but we are as yet "infants" in 

 the marketing of our product. If 2:i 

 per cent of all honey produced found 

 foreign markets there would un- 

 doubtedly be no stagnation in honey 

 prices at home. 



The League in Action 



Beekeepers generally will be inter- 

 ested in knowing that the American 

 Honey Producers' League, through its 

 tariff committee, has filed a brief at 

 Washington showing why a tariff 

 should be enacted to protect the 

 .American markets from foreign 

 honey. Mr. Colin P. Campbell, of 

 Grand Rapids, Mich., is chairman of 

 this committee, J. C. Henager of Salt 

 Lake City, Utah, and Kennith Hawk- 

 ins lof Watertown, Wis., the other 

 members. 



The brief shows the number of col- 

 onies of bees and the annual produc- 

 tion of honey in this country, together 

 with some figures on the cost of pro- 

 duction, and also information as to 

 the amount of foreign honey im- 

 ported into this country. 



The League asks a minimum of 5 

 cents per pound duty on foreign 

 honey. 



The new National organization 

 promises to secure results for the bee- 

 keepers on such a scale as has never 

 before been attempted". Freight rates, 

 tariffs, legislation, markets and every 

 possible interest of the l)eeman will 

 be watched constantly. Enoiigh or- 

 ganizations have already joined the 

 League to insure that it will succeed. 



As soon as there is tim^ to show what 

 can be accomplished, the rest will 

 hurry to get into the band-wagon. 



The Kansas State Meeting 



We were fortunate in having with 

 us E, W. Atkins, J. F. Dicmer, Carl F. 

 Buck. A. V. Small, O. A. Keenc and 

 F. W. De Temple. Secretary of the 



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. 



QUEENS 



Write for our catalog of high grade Italian 



Queens. Pure mating and safe arrival 



guaranteed. 



Prices for 1921: 



1 to4inclusive $ 3.00 ea. 



5 to 9 inclusive. 2 90 ea 



10 or more 2.80 ea. 



Breeders ^ 12 00 ea. 



JAY SMITH ( ?sre'f ) Vincennes, Ind. 



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. 



