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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Heads of Grain from Different Fields 



THE BACKLOT BUZZER 



BY J. H. DONAHBY 



Jerry Aster thought he was all thru with his ex- 

 tracting for the season till his new truck he had 

 loaded with comb honey got a skiddin' on the 

 asphalt pavement. Jerry says it went around so fast 

 that he not only lost all his cargo but a set of upper 

 teeth besides. 



SONNET ON THE PASSING OF A YEAR. 



BY GRACE ALLEN 



And must we bid you too farewell, dear year, 

 And see you pass with drooping aged head, 

 Tho with unhesitating stately tread, 



Down long dim paths the timid-hearted fear? 



Aye, go you must, you too, however dear, 

 And pitch your tent among the quiet dead 

 Of numberless forgotten years that fled 



Long since across our world of Now and Here. 



Yet not uncomforted we see you pass. 



Our hearts have let us know this thing is 

 true; 

 Tho Time may trail his garments o 'er our 

 grass, 

 The things he claims shall God Himself 

 renew. 

 And nobler than the old the new shall be. 

 New years, new faith, new life, eternally. 



Western New York Meeting. 



The Western New York Honey-producers' 

 Association held its annual meeting at the 

 American Hotel, Akron, Tuesday, Nov. 14. 

 The attendance was large, and ihe meeting 

 proved the most interesting and profitable 

 in the history of the association. Nov. 14 

 was known as ' ' Honey day ' ' in Western 

 New York for 1916. 



Many new members were enrolled at the 

 meeting, and the association is in a very 

 flourishing condition. According to all re- 

 ports the honey produced by its members 

 was sold at a good price. There seems to be 

 an increased demand for honey produced in 

 western New York. 



Bees are in fair condition for winter, and 

 clover conditions are about 75 per cent. 



The morning session, Nov. 14, opened at 

 10:30. The secretary and treasurer made 

 their reports, and the assemblage then dis- 

 cussed how, when, and where to buy supplies. 



At 1:30 the afternoon session was called 

 to order. Discussions of the regulation of 

 field meetings came next, and we voted to 

 make the field meeting a general basket 

 picnic, each member inviting his customers 

 to attend and enjoy a good time. Delegates 

 to the state meeting were then elected. 



"Do we co-operate as we should for our 

 mutual benefit?" was the title of an inter- 

 esting talk by Charles Stewart, of Johns- 

 town, N. Y. Discussions and questions fol- 

 lowed. 



"Why I Produce Extracted Honey Only" 

 was the title of a subject by J. Eoy Lincoln, 

 of Niagara Falls. Jas. Srout, of Gasport, 

 spoke on outdoor wintering, and discussions 

 followed. "Acting as Our Own Commission 

 Man" was the title of a subject by Mr. 

 Meyers, of Eansomville. Mr. J. N. DeMuth, 

 of Pembroke, spoke on queen-rearing nuclei, 

 and also exhibited an outfit. Mr. G. C. 

 Greiner, of La Salle, N. Y., spoke on neces- 

 sary and unnecessary appliances around the 

 apiary. Mr. Greiner handled this subject 

 in a very satisfactory manner, for he is a 

 man of many years' experience with bees. 



The present officers were re-elected for the 



•ensuing year, as follows: President, John 



N. DeMuth, Pembroke; Vice-president, J. 



Eoy Lincoln, Niagara Falls; Wm. F. Voll- 



mer, Akron, SBcretary-Treasurer. 



The next field meeting and basket picnic 

 is to be held at the apiary of Vice-president 

 Lincoln, at Niagara Falls. The date will be 

 announced later. John N. DeMuth. 



Then the Moths Can't Get Them. 



Mr. Byer's difficulty, p. 1016, Nov. 1, as 

 to saving combs from the moths and still get- 

 ting the brood-nest in shape for winter 

 without much feeding (some years none) 

 may be met by placing the brood-chamber 

 on top of the super after the main flow is 



