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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



November, 1917 



regulated in accordance wiUi the quantity 

 which registered retailers, caterers, insti- 

 tutions, and manufacturers or other Avhole- 

 salers are authorized to obtain from them. 

 Severe penalties will be imposed for false 

 statements and other offenses under the 



plan. 



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The executive committee of the Ontario 

 Beekeepers' Association has arranged to 

 hold its annual convention at Hotel Carls- 

 Rite, Toronto, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and 

 Thursday, Dee. 11, 12, and 13, 1917. The 

 following subjects and speakers have been 

 an-anged f or :— Mr. B. F. Kindig, State 

 Apiary Inspector of Michigan, has con- 

 sented' to be present and speak of " Some 

 Mistakes in Management in the Bee-Yard " 

 and of " Retailing^the Honey Crop." Sub- 

 jects discussed by Ontario members will be 

 " Simple Methods of Rearing and Introduc- 

 ing Queens " by Jno. Newton, of Thames- 

 ford ; "Mysterious Losses of Adult Bees" by 

 Jame-s Armstrong, of Selkirk; Wm. Couse, 

 of Streetsville, and W. A. Chrysler, Chat- 

 ham; " Out-apiaries" by E. T. Bainard, of 

 Lambeth; " The Farmer Beekeeper," by W. 

 W. Webster, Little Britain; "Apiary Lo- 

 cations" by H. G. Sibbald, of Toronto; 

 " Wintering " by J. L. Byer, of Markham ; 

 and " Beekeeping Appliances " by W. J. 

 Craig, of Brantford. There will also be 

 question - drawei's and general discussions. 

 On one of the convention evenings the 

 members will have dinner together at Hotel 

 Carls-Rite, so that the social side of the con- 

 vention may not be overlooked. This is the 

 annual gathering of the beekeepers of On- 

 tario. All are cordially invited, including 

 those from across the line who can make it 

 convenient to attend. Morley Pettit, 

 Guelph, Ont., is secretary-treasurer. 

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At the Minnesota State Fair held this 

 year, September 3-8, Mr. John Jager was 

 superintendent of the Department of Bee 

 Culture for this big fair, and sent out a 

 letter to the beekeepers of Minnesota urg- 

 ing them to make the most of their oppor- 

 tunity to advance beekeeping interests at 

 this state show. The letter is so full of the 

 sijiiit that should animate officers of all 

 beekeepers' associations that we reprint^ it 

 h-Lue in the hope that it will help to inspire 

 th3 whole beekeeping fraternity : 



St. Paul, Minn,, Aug. 3, 1917. 

 Greetings, Brother Beekeeper: — Our country de- 

 mands food. Honey is perfect food. The National 

 Pood Training Camps are planned as a great cam- 

 paign in connection with the state fairs to teach the 

 production and conservation of foods. The Min- 

 nesota State Fair, Sept. 3 to 8, will be a great food 

 training camp in the voluntary service of the gov- 

 ermnent. Now is our time as Leekeepers to make a 



representative showing of honey and the beekeeping 

 methods of our state. Every beekeeper, large or 

 small, should be represented. Honey production 

 should show its maximum importance along with 

 other food products. We have reclassified Minne- 

 sota into three sections — -the region of the woods, 

 the prairie lands, and northern Minnesota. Each 

 section has its own premium classification. This 

 will make a fair and equitable distribution of prizes. 

 Every beekeeper can participate in the coming ex- 

 hibition, knowing that he will be given a fair and 

 equal chance. I am enclosing our 1917 premium 

 list. I want you- to read it over — every word. Then 

 I want you to make it a personal matter to be 

 represented at the coming fair. Help make our ex- 

 hibit of the bee industry the biggest, best, most 

 bountiful yet held. Let us show to the world Min- 

 nesota honey as a food product. Co-operation must 

 be our watchword if we are going to progress in 

 beekeeping. We must work together, and the Min- 

 nesota State Pair offers a good opportunity to ex- 

 hibit, to talk, to boost, to demonstrate honey as 

 food. I am counting on your exhibit, brother bee- 

 keeper. Yours for beekeeping, 



John Jagkr. 



The recent organization of the beekeep- 

 ers of Virginia is already bearing good 

 fruit. The Brunswick County Beekeepers' 

 A'ssociatliion,, organized at Lawrenicevilley 

 Va., on Sept. 29, is one result of the state 

 organization. This new association results 

 from the efforts of County Agent J. B. 

 Lewis, with the assistance given him by 

 State Entomologist W. J. Schoene and Ken- 

 nith Hawkins, of the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture, who have been do- 

 ing some excellent extension work in Vir- 

 ginia the past summer. The offieers of the 

 new association are: J. T. Holloway, pres- 

 ident; W. D. Kates, vice-president; Dr. 

 Richard Manson, secretary and treasurer. 

 There is a decidedly enlarged interest being 

 developed in beekeeping in Virginia as the 

 result of the extension work and the good 

 it has aecomplislied there;. Prof. Schoene, 

 secretary of the state association, is a very 

 enthusiastic workei', and expects to see half 

 a dozen more counties organized as a result 

 of continued extension work in beekeeping. 



The Sioux City, la.. Daily Tribune of 

 I'ecent date says : " The town council of 

 Buck Grove, la., has ordered Dr. A. F. 

 Bonney to remove his herd of thorobred 

 bees outside of the corporation, holding that 

 the said animals (or insects) are a public 

 nuisance. Dr. Bonney has called in the 

 services of an attorney and will resist the 

 officers." The Tribune adds : " Really, it 

 is all very complex; but were it not for Dr. 

 Bonney not many people would know of 

 Buck Grove, la." 



A letter received from J. U. B. Mc- 

 Comack, of Gayle, Jamaica, B. W. L, on 

 Oct. 1, says that a terrific stonni visited Ja- 



