Published by The A. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio 



IT. II. Root, Assistant Editor E. R. Root, Editor A. L. Boyden, Advertising Manager 



A. I. Root, Editor Home Department J. T. Calvert, Business Manager 



Entered at the Postoffiee, Medina. Ohio, as Second-class Matter 



VOL. XXXIX 



AUGUST 15, 1911 



NO. IG 



0(^(0) D°D 



Article by CI. M. Doolittle on page 4S7, 

 on how to keep comb honey, is seasonable 

 and valuable. Don't fail to read it. 



Mr. .T. a. Hohnberg has been appointed 

 State Inspector of Apiaries of Minnesota, 

 with headquarters at 1241 Edgerton St., St. 

 Paul. 



THE NATIONAL, CONVENTION. 



Remember the National convention at 

 the Ct. a. R. Hall, Court-house, Minneapo- 

 lis, Minn., August 30 and 31. A full pro- 

 gram for each day's session, with hotel ac- 

 commodations and other features, is given 

 in this issue in the advertising section, page 

 22. Gleanings will have one or more rep- 

 resentatives at this convention — probably 

 E. R. Root for one. While this lias been a 

 decidedly off year, there ought to be a large 

 local attendance at least. 



REPORT OF THE OHIO FOUL-BROOD INSPECT- 

 OR. 



The Ohio Department of Agriculture has 

 just sent out the first annual rei)ort of the 

 chief foul-brood inspector. It contains 16 

 pages, showing what has already been ac- 

 complished in tlie way of eradication of the 

 disease, the amount of territory in Ohio in- 

 volved, and a fvill text of the law itself. In 

 addition it gives a brief description of Amer- 

 ican and European foul brood. Those in- 

 terested in Ohio can doubtless secure a coi)y 

 by addressing the Ohio Department of Ag- 

 riculture. 



HONEY-CROP REPORTS. 



The situation has not changed materially 

 since our two last announcements. Reports 

 continue to show that there will be a very 

 light croj) of clover and basswood — one of 

 the lightest ever known. While there was 

 a fair croj) in California, tlie prices on honey 

 all over the country should be firm. Wheth- 

 er they will advance or not ,will depend. 

 Bee-keepers should not make the mistake, 

 however, of waiting too long, for now is the 

 time to get best prices. Write to the largest 

 buyers, and accept the best figure you can 

 get. If you wait, expecting better i)rices, 

 you will be almost sure to be disapi)ointeil, 

 as the best buying season will soon be over. 



SACCHARIN BARRED FROM USE IN FOOD 

 AFTER JANUARY 1, 1912. 



In our last issue we spoke of the decision 

 regarding saccharin being held up for a 

 time. We have now received a circular 

 from the United States Department of Ag- 

 riculture, stating that saccharin will not be 

 allowed in food after next .January, 'Tis 

 well; but we do not see why the authorities 

 should have held up the decision, unless it 

 was to allow the manufacturers who had a 

 large amount of the saccharin in their food 

 products to dispose of them to the people. 



THE DEATH OF THE LAST SURVIVING CHILD 

 OF THE REV. L. L. LANGSTROTH. 



We regret to have to rei^ort the death of 

 one of the members of ]Mr. Langstroth's 

 family. The following letter will explain: 



The A. I. Root t'o..-— Tliinking it will be of interest 

 to the readers of Gleanings. I write to inform you 

 of the death of my wife, the last surviving child of 

 Rev. L. L. Lang.stroth. She passed away .July 16 

 at U : 40 P.M., being fi4 years and 4 days old. 



Roxabell. O., .July 23. .John M. .Jameson. 



A few years ago we had considerable cor- 

 respondence with Mrs. Anna Cowan, anoth- 

 er daughter of Mr. Langstroth, but of 

 late years we have missed her pleasant 

 cheery letters. When she passed away we 

 have not been advised. Mr. Langstroth left 

 so deep and lasting an impression on the 

 field of apiculture that we are always glad 

 to get any news of any of the members of 

 his family. Perhaps Mr. .Jameson can give 

 some information concerning Mrs. Cowan. 



A NEW STYLE OF MAILING AND INTRODUC- 

 ING cage; foul brood carried 



IN QUEEN-CAGE CANDY. 



One of the leatling foul-brood inspectors 

 of the country remarked to a member of our 

 staff that he thought that foul brood was 

 being scattered through the ordinary queen- 

 mailing cages; that while, undoubtedly, 

 some of the larger queen-breeders of the 

 country were boiling the honey used in mak- 

 ing queen-cage candy, there were some oth- 

 ers that did not take that precaution. 



Some stray reports have come in, 'tending 

 to show that disease has been scattered in a 

 few localities in this way. The responsibil- 

 ity, therefore, comes up to the manufacturer 



