FEBRUARY 1, 1916 



Heads of Grain From Different Fields 



The Backlot Buzzer 



BY J. H. DONAHEY 



The fellow who says he don't pay much attention 

 to his bees, but figures to keep a hive or two for a 

 little table honey, seldom gets more than he figures 



Report of Michigan's Fiftieth Meeting 



With an attendance of almost two hun- 

 dred, the Michigan Beekeepers' Association 

 held its fiftieth annual convention at Grand 

 Eapids, December 15, 16. It does not fall 

 to the lot of every beekeepers' association 

 to enjoy a fiftieth anniversary, and the con- 

 sensus of opinion of those present was that 

 Michigan held a worthy celebration, and one 

 that has left pleasant memories. 



The meeting was marked by several in- 

 teresting and novel features. One of these 

 was the banquet supper, so kindly provided 

 by the G. B. Lewis Co., Watertown, Wis., 

 and by the A. G. Woodman Co., Grand Eap- 

 ids, Mich. Another feature was the giving 

 of medals. 



In place of the usual half-dozen entries 

 there were over forty different exhibits; and 

 in the comb-honey and light-extracted-honey 

 classes competition was very keen. The 

 medals are cell-shaped, one inch and a half 

 in diameter, and bear on one side the por- 

 trait of L. L. Langstroth, suggested by Dr. 

 Phillips. 



The medals were provided as follows: The 

 manufacturers of bee-supplies. The G. B. 

 Lewis Co., The A. I. Root Co., C. P. Dadant 

 & Sons, E. & E. C. Porter, The Marshfield 

 Mfg. Co., The Kretchmer Mfg. Co., and the 

 Gus Dittmer Co., gave the gold medal. This 

 medal is ten-karat solid gold, and known as 

 the manufacturer's medal, value $50.00. 



The Michigan jobbers in bee supplies: The 

 A. G. Woodman Co., M. H. Hunt & Son, E. 



D. Soper, and The Beekeepers ' Eeview per 



E. D. Townsend, provided the silver medal. 

 This medal is known as the jobber 's medal, 

 value $20.00. 



The bronze medal is provided by the 

 association, and is known as the association 

 medal. 



The medals were much appreciated, and 

 declared appropriate and beautiful in de- 

 sign, and created much interest during the 

 meeting. Many of the beemen present de- 

 cided that the winners would have to put 

 up the finest of exhibits next year or the 

 medals would change hands. 



While there were over forty entries at 

 this convention we are preparing for many 

 more exhibits at the next meeting, in Lan- 

 sing. The object in providing the medals 

 will, no doubt, be attained. That is an 

 exhibit worthy the name and the State of 

 Michigan, and one that the public will come 

 to see. 



For our fifty-first meeting we hope to com- 

 bine more features that will make this side 

 of the convention a big drawing card to 

 the general public. 



Among our many visitors were some 

 prominent beemen from other parts, includ- 

 ing: Dr. E. F. Phillips, Prof. Jager, John C. 

 Bull, George Williams, E. F. Holtermann, 

 J. Danzenbaker, Dr. Kohn, and others. 



The interest in the meetings was well 

 sustained thruout, and the attendance at the 

 closing session was equal to that of the 

 earlier sessions. 



President Eunning in his address alluded 

 to the value of the summer apiary demon- 

 stations, and touched upon the possibility of 

 some of the Smith Lever funds being used 

 for apiary demonstration work. 



The program was full of valuable and 

 instructive papers, which contained some 

 excellent suggestions and ideas as follows: 



E. D. Townsend, "Eunning Outyards for 

 Extracted Honey. ' ' 



Morley Pettit, "Notes from the Year's 

 Work." 



C. P. Dadant, "Size of the Brood-cham- 

 ber." 



Prof. J. H. Haughey, "Phases of Queen- 

 breeding. ' ' 



Prof. Jager, "Beekeeping in Minnesota." 



A. H. Guernsey, " Tranf serring Bees." 



E. F. Holtermann, "Question-box." 



Dr. E. F. Phillips, "Some Lessons of the 

 Last Half-century." 



