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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Prominent beekeepers from both Canada and United 

 States will be present. Mr. C. P. Dadant, Hamilton, 

 Illinois, editor of The American Bee Journal, will 

 take up the question of " Prevention of Natural 

 Swarming." Mr. Dadant is an extensive honey- 

 producer, and has harvested over 100,000 pounds of 

 honey this past season. The Dominion Apiarist, Mr. 

 F. W. L. Sladen, in charge of the bee-investigation 

 work on the various experimental farms, will speak 

 of some line of his investigations. " Beeswax Pro- 

 duction " will be discussed by Mr. W. A. Chrysler, 

 of Chatham; and Mr. G. A. Deadman, Brussels, will 

 deal with "The Use of Shallow Supers in Connec- 

 tion with the Regular Size." Comb honey has been 

 successfully produced by Mr. S. B. Bisbee, Beams- 

 ville, and his experiences will be valuable and inter- 

 esting. Special apiarian appliances will be explained 

 by Mr. E. T. Bainard, Lambeth, and Mr. W. J. 

 Craig, of Brantford. 



Of special interest from the social side of the 

 convention will be the banquet on Wednesday eve- 

 ning, at which Mr. Couse will speak of the " Past 

 Presidents of the O. B. A." Mr. Couse has been a 

 member continuously since the association was or- 

 ganized, and for many years held prominent posi- 

 tions on the executive committee. His personal ac- 

 quaintance with the past presidents enables him to 

 handle his subject in a very interesting and able 

 manner. 



Programs will be ready for distribution shortly, 

 and mav be had by applying to the Secretary-treas- 

 urer, Morley Pettit, O. A. College, Guelph. 



BEEKEEPING COURSE AT RUTGERS. 



The need for and the opportunities in honey pro- 

 duction are so large in New Jersey that Rutgers 

 College has decided to offer a short course in bee 

 husbandry. 



It is believed that nine-tenths of the nectar an- 

 nually secreted is lost thru lack of properly managed 

 bees to gather it. It is known that tons of honey 

 are annually brought into this state to supply local 

 needs, and that practically no effort is being made 

 to increase the use of honey. 



In view of these facts the splendid opportunity for 

 profitable honey production in the state is apparent. 



Many have started producing honey without train- 

 ing, and with such a small number of colonies that 

 success was impossible. 



The largest honey-producer in the state has but 

 250 to 300 colonies of bees, representing an invest- 

 ment of not over $3000, and the net proceeds aver- 

 age $1500 annually. 



One active man should be able to do all the work 

 in handling 300 to 500 colonies, with the help of un- 

 skilled labor for two or three weeks during extract- 

 ing time. 



That this splendid resource of the state may be 

 developed, Rutgers College will offer a short course 

 in bee husbandry provided as many as four persons 

 apply for the course. This course is planned to give 

 the student a practical knowledge of profitable bee 

 husbandry. Any one after completing the course, 

 and after having spent one season in a commercial 

 apiary, will be fitted to conduct profitably a honey- 

 producing business. 



Full particulars regarding this course can be had 

 by addressing Prof. F. C. Minkler, Director Short 

 Courses in Agriculture, New Brunswick, N. J. 



TRADE NOTES 



We call attention to the decidedly advantageous 

 subscription offer now made on the back cover, giv- 

 ing one year's subscription to Gleanings, together 

 with one's year's subscription to Green's Fruit 

 Grower and the American Poultry Advocate (leaders 

 in their fields) all for $1.00. This is a rare chance 

 in the subscription line. Take advantage of it while 

 you can. 



$3.00 COMBINATION PRICE. 

 The combination price of a year's subscription to 

 GXjEANIngs IN Bee Culture and the new forthcom- 

 ing edition of the ABC and X Y Z of Bee Culture 

 has been fixed at $3.00 (for the cloth binding). 

 The new ABC and X Y Z will be off the press 

 About Jan. 1 next. Orders for the new edition can 

 be booked now. 



don't send more. 

 That advertising in Gleanings pays is again 

 proved by the fact that in response to our advertise- 

 ment in our Oct. 1st issue for certain back numbers 

 of our journal responses poured in from every direc- 

 tion until our need of back numbers was filled times 

 over. Please don't send more; but remember that 

 advertising in Gleanings pays. 



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Special Notices by A. I. Root 



DEATH OF PROF. A. J. COOK. 



We note by the Western Honeybee for October 

 that our good friend Prof. Cook has gone. We are 

 told that he died at the home of his son in Owosso, 

 Mich., Sept. 29, aged 74 years. The above is the 

 first intimation I have had of his death ; and had I 

 known that he was back to his old home in Michigan 

 I would have considered paying him a visit. In our 

 next issue I expect to give a sketch of my good 

 friend of years ago. May God be praised that he 

 died with an abiding faith in a glorious hereafter. 



OFF TO FLORIDA, AND THAT " ADDRESSED POSTAL 

 CARD." 



As usual, Mrs. Root and I expect to start for our 

 Florida home after I get my vote in on election day ; 

 and, God helping me, I expect to make that vote for 

 men who, like myself, want to see the whole wide 

 world dry — men who are not afraid to stand out 

 before the world and declare themselves heart and 

 soul for nation-wide prohibition of the liquor-traffic. 

 Now about the postal card. 



Down in my Florida home I cannot very well have 

 a stenographer — that is, I would not have enough 

 writing to keep a stenographer busy ; and somehow 

 in my old age I do not take to the dictaphone nor 

 even to the typewriter. I can take my pen and vsTite 

 something on a postal card, and it does not wear on 

 my nerves like these new-fangled inventions. Let 

 me illustrate. 



Altho I have for years past begged the friends to 

 inclose an addressed postal card when writing to me, 

 a good many seem to forget it or do not understand. 

 One friend last winter asked a lot of questions that 

 necessitated hunting over back volumes and inter- 

 viewing books and catalogs for half an hour or more. 

 When I was ready to answer him to the best advan- 

 tage, by writing very small I got a good lot on the 

 postal card he inclosed. When I turned it over I 

 found he had omitted putting his name and address 

 on it. Dear me I I wonder if anybody thinks I 

 cannot afford to keep on hand a stock of one-cent 

 stamps and postal cards. Well, I addressed the card 

 as well as I could. He vrrote his letter very veil; 

 but when it came to the name and address, he just 

 put it on with a rush. After worrying over it I got 

 it wrong, and in due time the card came back to me 

 from the Dead-letter Office, marked, " No such of- 

 fice." When I went back to my files and found his 

 letter again, and after more careful scrutiny, I 

 found I had spelled the name of his town wrongly. 



Now, then, friends, just fire at me as many letters 

 as you choose; but before you write the letter, ad- 

 dress a postal card so that Uncle Sam or your pist- 

 master can read it; then write all you like, an 1 I 

 think I can promise to give you an early answer. 

 You see, with an addressed postal card I do not even 

 need to read your name unless I choose. 



By the way, friends, why would it not be a 

 splendid idea for every " mother's son " of you to 

 have some postal cards with your address printed in 

 plain black and white? and then when you are writ- 

 ing to anybody, no matter who, inclose a postal and 

 help him to give you a prompt answer of some sort, 

 may be while he is standing in the postoffice, so he 

 can fire it right straight back at you ? 



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