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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Jan. 15 



Convention Notices. 



The South Dakota bee keepers will hold their an- 

 nual State convention at Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 27. 

 L. A. Syveraud, Sec, Canton, S. D. 



The annual meeting of the Oklahoma Bee-keep- 

 ers' Association will be held in connection with the 

 " Farmers" Short Course " at the A. and M. Col- 

 lege, Stillwater, Jan. 19, 1911. All members of the 

 association should make a special effort to attend: 

 for besides the regular program, which will be giv- 

 en In the college chapel, a business meeting will be 

 held, some new officers elected, and a bee-disease 

 law drafted. Every one in the State, interested in 

 bee-keeping. Is invited to attend. 



Stillwater, Okla. F. W. Vandemark, Sec. 



The Wisconsin State Bee-keepers' Association will 

 hold its next convention Feb. 23, 24, in Madison. 

 Ten dollars in cash prizes given for three best-writ- 

 ten iJapers of practical value to Wisconsin bee- 

 keepers. Prizes, $=5.00, $3.00, 82.00, each writer to 

 choose his topic. The State Inspector will exhibit 

 a steam-heated uncapping-knife that, for 2 cts. a 

 day, did the work of two men; also a self-measur- 

 ing honey-faucet that weighs any amount without 

 running the can over; also a practical double brush 

 that, in single stroke, brushes all the bees from a 

 comb. An easily made device that will attach to 

 any beam scale and tell when the amount wanted 

 is on scales. Premiums at fairs— how to win. Sales 

 of honey, fall of 1911. Prominent bee-keepers from 

 abroad will attend. 



Gus DiTTMER, Sec, Augusta, Wis. 



The Ohio State Bee-keepers' Association will hold 

 its annual convention Feb. 16 and 17, at Cincinnati. 

 All bee-keepers of the State are invited to attend, to 

 make this meeting (the second of its kind) a grand 

 success. Headquarters will be at Grand Hotel, halls 

 Nos. 1 and 2. Ohio bee-keepers wishing to read pa- 

 pers on bee culture are urged to do so. Now is the 

 time for bee-men to get together and make their 

 influence felt through the General Assembly of the 

 State. We have a few local bee-keepers' associa- 

 tions throughout the State; but single-handed they 

 can not accomplish much. Last year the Ohio 

 State Bee-keepers' Association, through the Gene- 

 ral Assembly, passed a new foul-brood law — the 

 best one, experts say. In the country. It is a model 

 which bee-keepers of other States are putting up to 

 their legislators. The program will be announced 

 later. Henry Reddert, Secretary. 



J. H. Moore, Pres. 



The annual convention of the Colorado State Bee- 

 keepers' Association will be held in Denver, Jan. 

 20—21, at the Albany Hotel Convention Hall. This 

 date is during the week of the live-stock show, when 

 one-fare rates will apply on all railroads of the state. 

 The live-stock show will be well worth attending, 

 and also the poultry show the same week. So we 

 want to see a big attendance at the convention. 

 Come and spend several days and help make the 

 convention a memorable one, such as we have had 

 In the past. 



Prof. Gillette, of the Colorado Agricultural Col- 

 lege, will give us an illustrated talk on " Some In- 

 teresting Facts Concerning Bees " the evening of 

 the 20th, and Mr. Collins will also have some pic- 

 tures to show the same evening. Saturday morn- 

 ing Prof. Cockerel, of the University of Colorado at 

 Boulder, will give us a talk on "The Evolution of 

 the Bee." Prof. Cockerell is probably the best au- 

 thority on the wild bees of any man in the United 

 States. He has shown the writer the fossil of a wild 

 bee that gathered pollen and visited our wild flow- 

 ers away back in prehistoric ages. Prof. Cockerell 

 win tell us how the bee developed its pollen-bas- 

 kets, wax-secreting organs, and many other won- 

 derful things; and along with her development 

 went the development of the flowers. Wouldn't 

 you like to know how much Influence the bee has 

 had in the development of our flowers and plants? 

 Perhaps Prof. Cockerell can tell us something of this. 



Hermann Rauchfuss will tell us how he raises the 

 best of queens for a very little money, and Oliver 

 Foster will give us some of his actual experience In 

 wintering bees and the lessons he has learned from 

 It. 



Mr. Frank Rauchfuss will make a plea for unl 

 form shipping-cases and some Invaluable advice on 

 local shipments of comb honey. 



There will be a symposium on bee diseases, and a 

 definite work outlined for the association to carry 

 forward in combating bee diseases and furthering 

 the bee Interests of the State throughout the whole 

 year. 



We have the free use of the Convention Hall of 

 the Albany Hotel, which Is the most centrally lo- 

 cated convention hall in Denver, and the Albany 

 will be the convention headquarters. 



The programs will be out shortly, and all the bee- 

 keepers whose names we can secure will be mailed 

 a copy. We are sure to have a fine gathering, as 

 this slight suggestion of a program will show. 

 We are to have music when the weight of practical 

 discussion weighs too heavily on the mind. Come, 

 and bring your wife and children; we will make 

 you feel the warmth of the bee-keepers' fellowship. 

 Wesley C. Foster, Boulder, Colo., 

 Acting Secretary. 



Special Notices 



By Our Business Manager 



sweet-clover seed. 

 We call attention to an advertisement in another 

 column on sweet-clover seed, of which we have a 

 good supply. To improve your honey crops as well 

 as the land, encourage the use of this clover. We 

 have a good supply of booklets which we shall be 

 pleased to mail to those interested. 



COMB AND EXTRACTED HONEY. 



During December we received large shipments of 

 comb honey; and in several lots there were Includ- 

 ed some fine amber grades. Most of this is white 

 honey with yellow or dark capplngs, which causes 

 it to be classed as amber. If you are short and can 

 not supply your trade, why not order a few cases of 

 this honey? The prices are right, and we can de- 

 liver It to you In first-class condition. 



Do not forget that we have quantities of Fancy. 

 No. 1, and No. 2 white comb; also extracted in any 

 grade of package or price you want. What are your 

 requirements? We can fill them. 



Our December inventory .shows that we have sev- 

 eral lots of light, medium, and dark amber extract- 

 ed honey. In five-gallon cans, containing about 

 sixty pounds, net. We want to make room for oth- 

 er honey, so we offer it at prices ranging from 7/^ 

 to 85^ cts. per pound. We know we can suit you on 

 color, quality, and price. Ask for free samples. 



THE HAND DOUBLE SWITCH-BOTTOM. 



The articles which have appeared recently by Mr. 

 J. E. Hand, describing a new system of swarm con- 

 trol by means of a specially constructed bottom- 

 board holding two hives side by side, have aroused 

 a lively Interest, and brought numerous inquiries 

 for a price at which the bottoms can be supplied. 

 We understand Mr. Hand has applied for a patent 

 on the article, and desires to have us furnish it. 

 This we have arranged to do at the following prices. 

 In ordering It will be necessary for you to specify 

 whether you want them for eight-frame or ten- 

 frame hives; and if your hives are not of the regular 

 size, single-walled, we may have to make what you 

 want special. If so, the price will depend on the 

 size and the number wanted. The first few we have 

 made are not provided with legs; but on the advice 

 of Mr. Hand they will be furnished with legs simi- 

 lar to the double hive-stand we listed the past sea- 

 son, page 14 of catalog. If any prefer the hives low- 

 er down, the legs may be cut shorter or omitted en- 

 tirely. 



Hand double-bottom, /lO, nailed and painted, 

 $1.50; In flat, $1.25; 5 for S6.00. Hand double-bottom 

 /8, nailed and painted, $1.50; In flat, 81.20; 5 for $6.00. 

 Legs will be loose on nailed and painted bottom, 

 for convenience In shipping. If omitted, 10 cents 

 may be deducted from price of each bottom. 



The book Mr. Hand is preparing, describing his 

 new methods. Is not yet ready, and is not likely to 

 be for several weeks. It will probably sell for 50 cts., 

 though we are not prepared as yet to make a def- 

 inite announcement on this. 



