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 and is now gruvviug wild, lie coutractoil for 

 half of the Henry Field Seed Co. 's crop, 

 whatever it Tiiay be, and the crop is esti- 

 mated at 40 bushels. This 40 bushels is the 

 tliird crop from a start of 50 seeds sent bv 

 Prof. Hughes, two years ago last spring, to 

 the Field company. They raised 2 pounds 

 of seed from the 50 seeds, and then last 

 year raised 300 pounds of seed, most of 

 which was retailed at $1.00 per ounce. They 

 next planted about 25 pounds of seed, on 

 about five acres, and expect 40 bushels from 

 the crop this season. 



The Spokane Home Bureau is to have a 

 short course in beekeeping this fall. Geo. 

 W. York, former editor of the American Bee 

 Journal, is to have charge of the course. Mr. 

 York thinks this is an entirely new idea, as 

 he knows of no other city where such a 

 course has beeJi given. The instruction w'ill 

 not be confined to city population, but will 

 be taken advantage of by the rural popula- 

 tion in the community adjacent to Spokane. 



The San Francisco Chronicle of July 18 

 publishes the following article on its finan- 

 cial page: "That beekeei^ing is profitable 

 is shown by the declaration by Western Bee 

 Farms Corporation of an 8 per cent diviilen<l 

 on j>ref erred and an extra of 20 per cent., a 

 total dividend of 28 per cent, although the 

 jiresent year is regarded as one of the worst 

 for bees in the past 15 years, through lack 

 of rainfall. I)esi)ite these wiost unfa^■(lrabl(' 

 conditions the financial statement of this 

 corporation shows net earnings of $25,017.99 

 on a total paid-iu capital of only $50,00(i, 

 making a net i)rofit of over 50 per cent. A 

 subsidiary company of the Western Bee 

 P'arnis Corporation, known as the Western 

 Honey Corporation, has just been organizeil 

 under the laws of the State of California 

 with a total capitalization of $250,000, con 

 sisting of $125,000 of preferred 10 per cent 

 cumulative stock with a par value of $1()(( 

 each and $125,000 of common stock of the 

 same par value. This corporation is organ- 

 ized for the production of honey. The direc- 

 tors of the subsidary corporation, the West- 

 ern Honey Corporation, are: John V. Fili])- 

 pini, director Swiss- American Bank of Peta- 

 luma; George Gale of San Francisco, public 

 accountant; C. P. Hale of San Francisco, 

 jiresident of the Union Fish Company and 

 Alaska Cod Company; C. W. Weld of San 

 Francisco, who is the resident manager of 

 the Crane Conipan}'; George H. Kahn, who 

 is a well known business man of San Fran- 

 cisco arid is engaged in the optical business; 

 Edward R. Solinsky of San Francisco, attor- 

 ney at law. The Western Honey Corpora- 

 tion will operate from .3000 to 5000 colonies 

 of bees in Nevada and will be the largest 

 honey-producing company in the I'nited 

 States. " 



The feature which placed the recent meet- 

 ing of the Michigan Beekeepers' Associa- 

 tion in the lime light" was the action taken 

 liv the beekeepers of the State Association 



in licciding to apply for membership in the 

 American Honey Producers' League, an or- 

 ganization which has superseded the old Na- 

 tional Beekeepers' Association. As an in- 

 dication of confidence in the new movement, 

 nearly $100 was raised by subscription on 

 the spot to pay for the first year's member- 

 ship in the League. This action places 

 Michigan beekeepers among the first in sup- 

 porting the new organization and will have 

 a direct influence, it is hoped, on the action 

 of other States which are holding their sum- 

 mer meetings in the near future. 

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FIELD MKKTS THAT TTTK EniTOR HAS ATTICXUEO. 



The Editor of Gleanings has attended sev- 

 eral field meets during the last two months. 

 There w^ere so many of them that it is im- 

 possible to give more than a passing refer- 

 ence to each. The first of the season was at 

 Newark, 0., July 17. Another county meet 

 was held at Ashtabula, 0., on July 22. The 

 last mentioned was held at the apiary that 

 supplies the big Griswold greenhouses in 

 the vicinity. It is not often that the Ohio 

 beekeepers can get up two such enthusiastic 

 county meetings as these proved to be, but 

 both the Ashtabula and Newark meetings 

 were a big success. 



On July 26 there was a good meeting of 

 lieekeepers held at Medina, Mich., at -whicli 

 Mr. Kelty and Gleanings' Editor spoke. On 

 July 28 and 29 was held the Michigan State 

 Beekeepers' field meet at Boyne City. At 

 this meet there were several prominent 

 sjioakers from outside the State: Mr. Mc- 

 ]\Iurray of Wisconsin; Mr. Achord of Ala- 

 bama, and Mr. Dadant of Illinois. The at- 

 tendance was large, and the enthusiasm was 

 of the best. It was decided at this meeting 

 to affiliate with the American Honey Pro- 

 ducers' League. B. F. Kindig, State Apiar- 

 ist, and Mr. Kelty, his assistant, have done 

 \ ery much to develop beekeeping in Michi 

 gan. 



On .Inly 31 the Editor attended the fiebl 

 meet of the Western New York Beekeepers ' 

 Association held at West Valley, N. Y. Tliis 

 was well attended. Among the speakeis 

 were R. F. Holtermann, O. L. Hershiser, 

 and Beroy Taylor. The regular State Asso- 

 ciation field meet was held at Groton, N. Y., 

 at the home of A. N. Coggshall on Aug. 6. 

 There was a very large attendance, witli 

 speakers from other States. At this meet. 

 G. G. Atwood, director of plant industry. 

 Department of Agriculture; Dean A. R-. 

 Mann of the College of Agriculture and Di- 

 rector of Extension Service at Cornell, 

 spoke. Both men are giving their hearty 

 support to the beekeepers of their State. 

 Mr. Hawkins of the G. B. Lewis Company, 

 and the Editor of Gleanings were present 

 and spoke. 



On August 10 and 11 there was helil at 

 Elm Grove, near Wheeling, W. Va., a field 

 meet of the West Virginia Beekeepers' As- 

 sociation. Mr George S. Demuth of the 

 P.ureau of Entomology ga\e an address that 

 w.is enlhusiasticallv received. 



