1921 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



459 



A NEW ADVERTISING STUNT 



When it comes to starting some- 

 thing, leave it to the Vigo County, 

 Indiana Beekeepers Association. It 

 looks like President W. A. Hunter 

 must lay awake nights thinking what 

 tc do next. 



The latest from Terre Haute is 

 "honey week." To start the thing off 

 right the Mayor issued a proclamation 

 setting aside the days from Septem- 

 ber 12 to 18 as honey week and urged 

 everybody to buy Vigo County honey. 

 C. 0. Yost, one of the apiary inspec- 

 tors, came to town to give live bee 

 demonstrations for the entertainment 

 of the public and to assist the mem- 

 bers in demonstrating better meth- 

 ods to the beekeepers. In the fore- 

 noon of each day a trip was made by 

 all interested in practical beekeeping 

 problems to some apiary within driv- 

 ing distance of the city. During these 

 forenoon sessions the local beekeep- 

 ers discussed every problem of pro- 

 duction and disease control. 



In the afternoons a big wire cage 

 was put up on a prominent corner in 

 the heart of the business district. In 

 the cage Yost gave a live bee demon- 

 stration that startled the folks who 

 knew nothing of bees and attracted 

 a big crowd to learn something about 

 honey. State Entomologist Wallace 

 came down for two days to assist with 

 the enterprise and to give variety to 

 the entertainment. 



With the crowd gathered by the un- 

 usual entertainment, the next step 

 was a honey market open for two 

 hours every afternoon. People were 

 told all about honey and many car- 

 ried home a liberal supply. Large 

 quantities were sold and many bee- 

 keepeers established contact with new 

 customers who will continue to buy 

 for a long time to come. 



The Vigo County fellows began a 

 few years ago to educate the box-hive 

 beekeepers in the community in an 

 effort to clean up disease. They made 

 good beekeepers of a few and edu- 

 cated a lot more clear out of the busi- 

 ness. Now they are starting in to 

 educate the public to use honey. 

 Judging from the large amount of 

 publicity in the Terre Haute papers, 

 they are doing a good job at both. 



Ontario Convention 



The Ontario Beekeepers' Associa- 

 tion are holding their annua! Conven- 

 tion on Tuesday, Wednesday and 

 Thursday, November 22, 23 and 24, 

 in Toronto. The Convention will be 

 held at the same time as the Royal 

 Winter Fair. An excellent progi'am 

 io in the course of construction, and 

 the Hon. Manning Doherty will ad- 

 dress the beekeepers on "Marketing." 

 Other prominent speakers are ex- 

 pected to be present. Full particulars 

 may be obtained from the Secretary, 

 P". Eric Millen, Apiculture Depart- 

 ment, 0. A. C, Guelph, Ont. 



Winter Conventions 



Prof. H. F. Wilson, who as Chair- 

 man of the Schedule Committee for 

 the National Honey Producers' 

 Leagrue, is endeavoring to arrange the 



conventions in the form of a series of 

 circuits, announces the dates of group 

 five as follows: Michigan, December 

 1 and 2, at Lansing; Chicago-North- 

 western at Hotel LaSalle, Chicago, 

 Dec. 5-6 ; Wisconsin at Madison, Dee. 

 8-9; Minnesota, probably at St. Paul, 

 Dec. 13-14, and Iowa at either Water- 

 loo or Davenport, Dec. 15-16. 



Western New Yorkers to Meet 



The Western New Yoi-k Honey 

 Producers' Association will hold its 

 annual fall meeting at the Genesee 

 Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., on Tuesday, No- 

 vember 15. A good program has been 

 arranged and all beekeepers are in- 

 vited to attend. 



J. Roy Lincoln, Secretary. 



Illinois Convention 



Announcement has just been re- 

 ceived that the Illinois convention 

 will be held at Springfield on Decem- 

 ber 7 and 8, which will place them in 

 group 5 of the National schedule. 

 The Illinois meeting will come be- 

 tween the Chicago-Northwestern and 

 the Wisconsin meetings. 



Another Remedy for Beestings 



I have a remedy that has saved my- 

 self and my children a lot of pain. As 

 soon as I get stung, I dip a toothpick 

 in carbolic acid and just touch the 

 place stung. It does not smart if you 

 don't put too much of it on. Of 

 course it is dangerous to have the acid 

 where children could get at it. It 

 should be kept in a place out of their 

 reach. P. P. Bandura, Creston, la. 



Ontario Dark Crop Report 



The dark honey crop report for On- 

 tario appeared on October 1. The 

 total dark honey reported was 395,- 

 445 pounds from 16,817 colonies, or 

 an average per colony of 24 pounds. 



The recommendations of the com- 

 mittee are as follows: 



Dark amber or buckwheat extract- 

 ed, wholesale, 9 to 11 cents; retail 

 12 y2 to 15 cents. 



Bees Rooting 



Page 411, October number, "Why 

 bees root." 



They are not rooting, they are var- 

 nishing. They do this on the under- 

 side of cover and all over the inside 

 of the hive. If you will examine the 

 inside of a hive, you will see that it 

 never looks old, as it is varnished. 

 This is their style of housekeeping in- 

 side, and they do the same on the out- 

 side when they have nothing else to 

 dc. Georgia. 



Montana Producers Organize 



A tentative selling organization of 

 beekeepers was formed at Billings, 

 Mont., recently, called the Montana 

 Honey Producers' Association. Offi- 

 cers elected were, B. J. Kleinhes- 

 selink, President; B. F. Smith, Jr., 

 Vice President; R. A. Bray, Secre- 

 tary-Treasurer; L. W. Thorpe, Man- 

 ager; W. A. Petzoldt, Director. 



The amount of honey held by the 

 members amounts to 529,000 pounds. 

 If present plans show indications of 

 success the organization will be made 

 permanent. 



A New Bee Magazine 



The "Revista de Apicultura" is 

 starting in Buenos Aires, with the 

 September number. It is a 32-page 

 magazine which is beginning with the 

 progressive ideas. They mention Dr, 

 Miller, Gleanings, the American Bee 

 Journal, and publish articles from 

 Morley Pettit, Jay Smith, besides 

 their own writers. Juan Hoffman is 

 the editor. We wish the new publica- 

 tion success. 



CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT 



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_ ^BEES AND QUEENS 



ATWATER"7iONEY— Supply your customers. 



FOR SaLE — 1,400 stands of bees and equip- 

 ment; 10 locations extending from El Paso, 

 T'exas, 25 miles north in New Mexico. It in- 

 terested ask for further information. 

 Me. ilia Valley Honey Co., Canutillo, Texas. 



SEE our advertisements elsewhere. 



Rosedale Apiaries, 

 J. B. Marshall. H. P. Le Blanc. Props. 

 B'OR SALE — 100 colonies of bees. Write for 



prices James Johnson, Pocahontas, Ark. 

 BEES by the pound for spring delivery in 1, 

 2 or 3-pound packages; also superior Italian 

 and Carniolan queens from selected domestic 

 and imported stock. Early order discount on 

 orders booked now. Circular free. 

 J. E. Wing, 155 Schiele Ave., San Jose, Calif. 

 SPECIAL F0R~MAY^ELIVERY— One, two 

 and three-pound packages ; one, two and 

 three-frame nuclei; three-band queens. Write 

 for our dollar proposition. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. 



Tupelo Honey Co., Columbia, Ala. 

 FOR SALE — Our famous Italian bees in pack- 

 ages, 2 and 3-lb packages with queens for 

 sale; they are as good for honey-gathering as 

 any bees in the U. S. A.; they are as yellow 

 and as gentle. Our bees have stood the test 

 all through the U. S. A. and Canada; recom- 

 mended far and wide. We are free from all 

 brood disease. Our famous Root-Howe-Davis 

 bees that have been bred and selected from a 

 large number of yards, will please you. Try 

 them. We give prices on -equest. Some of 

 our Wisconsin customers have written that the 

 packages received from us in May. 1921, gave 

 150 pounds of honev this year. Reference, 

 Bank of Liberty, Liberty, N. C. 



H. B . Murray, Liberty, N. C. 



NUCLEI and Cypress hives for 1922 de- 

 livery — Three-frame black or hybrid bees, 

 Italian queen, $5.00; 3-frame Italian bees 

 and queen, $5.50 ; 3-frame black bees and 

 queen, $4.00; 3 pounds black bees and Italian 

 queen on comb of honey, $5.50. Cypress hives 

 complete; 5 lO-frame, $12. Full depth su- 

 pers complete, five 10-frame, $7. Prices on 

 other sizes upon request. I own the timber 

 and manufacture the hives, with no middlemen 

 involved. Book orders now, so you can name 

 shipping date to suit yourself. One-third with 

 order to guarantee acceptance. Reference: 

 Toombs County Bank, Lyons, Ga. Good farm 

 for sale cheap.; 660 acres. Terms to suit pur- 

 chaser^ Otto Diestel, Elza, Ga. 



FOR SALE — 100 colonies^talian heeT. 



E. M. Baldwin, Union Gap, Wash. 



FOR SALE— Black bees— Three pounds, $5.00, 

 parcel post prepaid. Add price of queen 

 wanted. Pure black queens, 60c each; hybrid 

 40c; tested Italian, $1.25. Safe delivery guar- 

 anteed. One-fourth down. Write me. 

 Carl L. Wilson Apiaries, Mount Vernon, Ga. 

 BEES in 2-pound packages, our specially for 

 1922. Now booking orders See ad else- 

 where for prices. Caney Valley Apiaries 



J. D. Yancey, Mgr., Bay City, Texas. 



QUEENS 0F"^UALITY for 1922— Sblnded 

 Italians only. After April 15, untested, 

 $1.25; tested, $2. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



P. Ri. Williams, Ft. Deposit, Ala. 



