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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



CONVENTION NOTICES 



The Western New York Honey-producers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its annual basket picnic and field 

 meeting on August 12, 1916, at the home and apiary 

 of Roy Wisterman, at Dysingers Corners, N. Y., 

 which is located on the Lockport-Akron macadam 

 road 6 miles southeast of Lockport or 10 miles north- 

 west of Akion, or 4 miles south of Gasport. A good 

 program is in preparation, a,nd an enjoyable time is 

 anticipated. Bring your friends, your veil, and 

 don't forget your basket lunch. All beekeepers wel- 

 come. William F. Vollmbb, Sec. 



Akron, N. Y., July 15. 



The Eastern New York Beekeepers' Association 

 will hold a field meeting and basket picnic at the 

 apiary of the president, W. D. Wright, at Altamont 

 on Aug. 11. Mr. C. P. Dadant, of the American 

 Bee Journal, is expected to be with us, and addi-ess 

 us on the past, present, and future of the National 

 Beekeepers' Association, besides other topics. There 

 will be two sessions. All beekeepers are invited. 

 S. Davenport, Sec. 



Indian Fields, N. Y. 



TRADE NOTES 



REGULAR AND SAFETY SHIPPING-CASES. 



Because of the great increase in the cost of paper 

 in all forms we find it necessary to advance prices 

 of the regular 24-lb. shipping-case $1.00 per 100, 

 and of the safety cases, including safety cartons, 

 14.00 per 100. In 100 24-lb. cases there are 2400 

 safety cartons. The price of these cartons is ad- 

 vanced $1..'}0 per 1000, which makes the increase 

 for cartons alone $3.60 per 100 cases. There is, 

 beside.s, the drip paper and corrugated pads, which 

 are now costing considerably more. These pads 

 cannot well be dispensed with. In fact, where car- 

 tons of some kind are not used, there should be 

 divisions in the case to protect the comb honey 

 properly for safe shipment. See editorial on this 

 subject in this issue. 



GLASS HONEY-PACKAGES ADVANCED. 



Increased cost of materials affects glassware to 

 such an extent that we are obliged to announce high- 

 er prices on the various glass packages listed in our 

 catalog. Tlie taper-panel jars are advanced 10 cts. 

 a case, making the new price for %-lb., 90 cts. per 

 case; 6 cases, $5.10; 1-lb., $1.10 per case; $6.30 

 for 6 cases. The round Federal and Tiptop jars are 

 also advanced 10 cts. per case, making the new 

 prices as follows : 



Federal jar, $1.20 per case of 2 doz.; 6 cases, $6.90 

 15-oz. round jar, 95 cts. per case of 2 doz. ; 6 cases 



$5.40. 

 16-oz. round jar, $1.00 per case of 2 doz.; 6 cases, 



$5.70. 

 VzAh. Tiptop jar, $1.10 per case or $5.50 per crate 



of 1 gross. 

 1-lb. Tiptop jar, $1.20 per case or $6.00 per crate 



of 1 gross. 

 eV^-oz. tumbler, $1.00 per case of 4 doz.; $7.50 per 



bbl. of 40 doz. 



PREMIUM AND SQUARE JARS. 



We still have 75 to 80 doz. of 1-qt. Premium jars 

 which we offer, to close out, at 60 cts. per doz. ; 

 $6.00 per gross. There are one dozen in a paper 

 carton. If crated for protection in shipping, add 50c. 

 a gross. 



We have several gross of 1-lb. square jars with 

 spring-top fastener similar to the Tiptop jar. These 

 are worth 75 cts. per gross more than jars with cork. 

 We offer them, to close out, at $5.50 per gross, 

 packed 6 doz. in a case. In our New York and 

 Philadelphia offices we have a surplus stock of 2-lb. 

 square jars packed 6 doz. to a case. Tliese we offer, 

 to close out, at $7.50 per gross ; also a limited quan- 

 tity of ]-lb. with cork at $5.00 per gross; % lb. at 

 $4.00, and M lb. at $3.25. 



before the advance, so we can continue for some 

 time yet furnishing these cans at the present list 

 price. W^e are obliged to name higher prices on the 

 friction-top cans and pails for shipment direct from 

 Chicago or Baltimore as follows: 



2-lb. can, 500 to crate, $16.00 per crate; 90 cts. per 



case of 34. 

 2 1/2 -lb. can, 462 to crate, $17.00 per crate; $1.05 



per case of 24. 

 3-lb. can, 420 to crate, $18.00 per crate; $1.20 per 



case of 24. 

 5-lb. pail, 200 to crate, $13.00 per crate; $1.00 per 



case of 12. 

 5-II1. pail, 50 to crate, $3.75 per crate. 

 10-lb. pail, 100 to crate, $10.50 per crate; 80 cts. 



per case of 6. 

 10-lb. pail, 50 to crate; $5.50 per crate. 



The a. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root 



PAVING BEEKEEPERS A VISIT. 



I am new planning an automobile trip from 

 Medina to Spvhifie.d. Ohio, about the time that this 

 journal veai hes you, or a little later; and along 

 the route I might make some of the readers of 

 Gleanings a call of twenty or thirty minutes if 

 they will tell me briefly on a postal card how to 

 reach them — that is, those of you who are along the 

 line, on my way going or coming. Therefore if you 

 would like to see your old friend of the Home pa- 

 pers for a few minutes, just send in your postal 

 card about as soon as you get this. 



TIN honey-packages. 



New quotations received on tin cans and pails are 

 very much in advance of former prices. We are 

 fortunate in having a supply of 5-gallon cans, bought 



"evaporated" honey — WHY not? 



Something like forty years ago Mrs. Root put some 

 honey into a shallow pan in the oven and let it stay 

 with a moderate heat until the water was evaporat- 

 ed or driven out until it was a sort of candy. I re- 

 member the circumstance because of her remark that 

 it was so " wonderfully delicious " that she and the 

 children ate every bit of it, and did not save a 

 particle for "papa;" but she added that she would 

 make some more for me to try. Now, I think we 

 all decided it was greatly superior to common honey; 

 but I think the matter was dropped because it was 

 sticky, and stuck the jaws together, etc. Since then 

 at various times the matter of " honey candy " or 

 honey evaporated until it is very thick has come up. 

 Our friend Rood, down in Florida, used for years a 

 solar evaporator consisting of glass sashes placed 

 over a box of shelves to hold the bottles of honey ; 

 and by this means we can, in time, get honey of al- 

 most any density. 



One thing that brings the matter up just now is 

 that I have just been considering that if we could 

 get rid of the water in honey, or at least a great 

 part of it, there would be a great saving in the mat- 

 ter of shipping. What is the use of paying freight 

 or express charges on water ? We have evaporated 

 peaches, apricots, nectarines, and all sorts of fruit, 

 and this effects a great saving in two ways: First, 

 we get rid of the water ; and, second, we dispense 

 with the glass or tin containers that must be used 

 with all canned fruit. Now, why can we not do the 

 same way with honey ? Howard Calvert, the father 

 of the baliy jsictured in our last issue, has submitted 

 to me some samples of honey candy. Some of it, 

 made of pure honey and nothing else, is hard and 

 brittle like a stick of hoarhound candy ; but in the 

 warm damp atmosphere of this weather it soon be- 

 comes sticky on the outside, and unpleasant to 

 handle. I am told the only remedy is to coat it 

 with chocolate. In this -way it can be handled and 

 shipped like ordinary candy ; and I believe I prefer 

 it to any candy I ever tasted. Even some of it that 

 was a little overheated has a delicious taste similar 

 to caramels; and my impression is (this 26th day 

 of July, 1916) that in the near future a great in- 

 dustry will be built up in shipping honey in the solid 

 form. Even if it should be necessary to coat the 

 outside with chocolate or some similar healthful 

 food, even then the saving in freight and the saving 

 in glass and tin packages would be enormous. If 

 any of you can furnish evidence of what has already 

 been done in this direction, I shall be very glad 

 indeed to get it. 



