DECKMnKf:. 1917 



G ]. E A N I N G S IN 



tigo, Wis. The beekeepei's of that section 

 of the coimtvy appear to be very mneli alive. 

 In tlieir booth at the county fair they had 

 3500 pounds of honey on display, a four- 

 frame reversible extractoi", all kinds of sup- 

 plies for handling' beijs, a large swarm of 

 bees in a g-lass hive, and nil kinds of cakes, 

 pies, cookies, and doughnuts made from 

 honey recipes. E. H. Marsh, of Antig'o, is 

 secretarj'-treasurer of tlie association. 



The Nashville, Tenn., Barrer of Oct. 14 

 contained a very handsome tribute to Ihe 

 worth of Mi's. Grace Allen as a sideline bee- 

 keeper. Beneath her published picture the 

 Banner printed this: "Gifted young Nash- 

 ville woman who has acliieved widespread 

 recognition for her literary work. Mrs. 

 Allen is quite an authority on beekeeping, 

 and some of her best verses 4ire inspired by 

 lier bees." The article in large part was an 

 interview with Mrs. Allen on her work with 



bees. 



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The Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers' 

 Association will hold their annual meeting 

 at Topeka on Dec, 7 and 8, the same date 

 as the state meeting of the Nebraska Horti- 

 cultural Society and at the same place. Mr. 

 A. R. Hockcnsmith, Sta. B, Topeka, Kan., 

 is president of this association. 



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A postal cai'd received by the Editor of 

 Gleanings from Francis Jager, President 

 of the National Beekeepers' Association, 

 dated at Rome, Italy, recently, bore the fol- 

 lowing message: " Best regards on our re- 

 turn from the Balkans. IMay be home early 



in December." 



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Mr. Ben G. Davis, or, more exactly, Ben- 

 jamin Gant Davis, the well-known queen- 

 breeder of Spring- Hill, Tenn., was man-ied 

 Nov. f) to Miss Gartha Blakemore. Ben 

 Davis is a husky good-looking beeman, a 

 likable fellow, a good queen-breeder, and 

 we have no doubt that his ]iartner for life 

 will be equal to if not better than the other 

 half. ('ongTatulations, Ben. 



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]\Ir. Silas W. Bercaw died at his home in 

 Glendale, Cal., on Oct. 21, in his 80th year. 

 He has been a resident of California for 

 thirty years, and formerly was a resident 

 of Seneca County, Ohio. He was an old- 

 time beekeeper, and interested in the craft 

 till the last. 



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The agricultural press of the country is 

 paying m.ore and more attention to bees and 

 honey, A glance thru the columns of the 



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leading weekly and monthly journals that 

 appeal to the farmer prove this statement. 

 It is not to be doubted that vwy shortly the 

 farm press generally will provide perma- 

 nent departments devoted to the interests of 

 the beekeeper. 



Commerce Report, issued by the United 

 States Department of Commerce, date of 

 Oct, 3, lists " beehive material " as one of 

 tlie articles not requiring export license at 

 j^resent. Of course, no beehive material nui 

 any other material can be shipped to anv 

 torritorj' occuyned by the military forces of 

 Germany or her allies. 



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The Mercer County, West Virginia, Bee- 

 keepers' Association was organized at Ma- 

 toaka, W. Va., on Sept. 8. Rev. H. I. Cook 

 was elected president; T. B. Godfrey, vice- 

 president ; and P. L. Vest, secretary-treasur- 

 er. The meeting was an enthusiastic one, 

 making the prospects good for a very suc- 

 cessful association. 



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The Mth annual meeting of the Kansas 

 State Beekeepers' Association will meet at 

 tlie Chamber of Commerce, Topeka, Jan. 

 7-8, 1918. A splendid program is being 

 prepared and all persons interested in bee 

 culture are urged to attend. A honey ban- 

 quet will be sei-ved at noon, Jan. 8. 0. A. 

 Keene, of Topeka, is secretary. 



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Mr. Mellville Hayes of Wilmington, 0., 

 president of the Ohio State Beekeepers' 

 Association, passed away at his home on 

 the morning of Nov. 21. His death has 

 brought to a close a useful and good life, 

 and removed an enthusiastic member from 

 the ranks of Ohio beekeepers. 

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A New Jersey beekeeper writes that, 

 while bees did nothing in his locality 

 in the way of storing a surplus, yet they 

 have there the heaviest crop of apples ever 

 known, and the writer attributes tliis to tli ■ 

 good work of the bees. 

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