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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Februaby, 1917 



honey-dew, but of just such a taste as would 

 suit some foreigners who have been using 

 just that kind of honey in their native land. 



He has developed a mail-order business, 

 and actually had the nerve, lie said, to send 

 out samples of this blackstrap, and on 

 these samples he made his sales. With a 

 twinkle in his eye he said a gallon of it 

 would "last a long time;" but he insisted 

 that he had actually received repeat orders. 



The National ought to have Mr. Barclay 

 give them a good talk on getting fancy 

 pieces on bug-juice honey. 



THE SHORT COURSE IN APICULTURE AT 

 ONTARIO. 



Morley Pettit, Provincial Apiarist of 

 the Ontario Agricultural College, has been 

 holding a short course in apiculture, begin- 

 ning Jan. 8 and extending to the 26th. 

 The apicultural school at Ontario College 

 is one of the best on the continent. The 

 graduates under Prof. Pettit are making 

 good. Mr. F. Eric Millen is a sample. 



THE NEW JERSEY CONVENTION. 



The New Jersey state beekeepers' con- 

 vention, on Jan. 9 and 10, was one of the 

 best meetings we ever attended. While 

 the attendance was not large, the enthusiasm 

 and general excellence of the discussions 

 were of the vei-y best. State Apiarist and 

 Foul-brood Inspector E. G. Carr is sec- 

 retary of the association. This is enough 

 to explain why the convention was a 

 success. » «. # 



THE NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION. 



The state beekeepers' convention held at 

 Winston-Salem, N. C, on Jan. 11, had 

 the largest number present of any of the 

 meetings that we have attended this win- 

 ter. There were over 200 prei-ent at the 

 opening' of the meeting, and the enthusiasm 

 was very high. The secret of tliis large 

 attendance was doubtless due to the ener- 

 getic efforts of State Entomologist Sher- 

 man, and to Mr. Geo. H. Rea of the 

 government extension work. Mr. Rea was 

 formerly Foul-brood Inspector of Penn- 

 sylvania; and it is e\adent that he as 

 doing most excellent work in North Caro- 

 lina. Both Dr. E. F. Phillips, of Washing- 

 ton, and E. R. Root, of Medina, were 

 present. » » « 



DEATH OF WALTER S. POUDER. 



Walter S. Ponder, of Indianapolis, Ind., 

 well known to beekeepers all over the 

 United States, died at his home Jan. 5. 

 His death was not unexpected, as he liad 

 been slowly failing for a long time. He 

 was a dealer in supplies, a good business 

 man, and always prompt in his dealings. 



He built up quite a large business, for he 

 was a good advertiser, and the best ad. writ- 

 er perhaps, among all the dealers in bee- 

 supi^lies. 



He had a very large circle of friends as 

 well as business acquaintances. He was 

 quiet in manner, always courteous. 



During the later years of his life he 

 labored under the handicap of being en- 

 tirely deaf, and during the last year or so 

 he was partially paralyzed. 



p. ERIC MILLEN AT IOWA. 



F. Eric Millen, Secretary of the National 

 Beekeepers' Association, former apiarist 

 and foul-brood inspector of Michigan, has 

 accepted a position with the Iowa State 

 College at Ames. He will take up ento- 

 mology and beekeeping in particular. We 

 have always regarded Mr. Millen as a 

 good man. What will be Michigan's loss 



will be Iowa's gain. 



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A NEW BEE INSPECTOR FOR SANTA CLARA 

 COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 



Mr. Earle L. Morris has been appointed 

 inspector of apiaries for Santa Clara Co., 

 California, one of the greatest fruit-grow- 

 ing districts in the world. Mr. Morris has 

 been county entomologist for a good many 

 years. A short time ago he was appointed 

 Horticultural Commissioner, and in addi- 

 tion he is now inspector of apiaries. In 

 certain sections of Santa Clara Co. foul 

 brood has been very bad; and there is no 

 doubt that Mr. Morris will be able to im- 

 prove conditions materially. 



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THE DOMESTIC BEEKEEPER. 



The old Beekeepers' Review, formerly 

 published by W. Z. Hutchinson, and later 

 edited by E. D. Townsend, North Star-, 

 Mich., has been changed into what is now 

 called The Domestic Beekeeper. With this 

 change has come an enlargement, better 

 ink and paper, and better all around. 

 Those who have any difficulty with poor 

 eyesight will doubtless welcome the large 

 type used. The cliange of name was " to 

 make it a home affair," because it will be 

 edited and published by one family, E. D. 

 Townsend and family, North Star, Mich., 

 and because it will be a '' a home affair" for 

 its subscribers. Its object will be to stimu- 

 late organization and co-operation,. We 

 wish the new old journal and its publishers 

 success. # * * 



So far as we are able to learn, the 

 judge has not yet rendered his decision 

 in the case of the beekeepers versus the 

 Coniagas Reduction Co., which was tried 

 last November at St. Catherine's, Canada. 



