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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



JANUARY, 1921 



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EDITORIAL 



AS I WRITE oil this 17th of December, 

 everybody is tliinkiiig of Christmas giving, 

 and I fear giving 

 "Give Us This but little thought 

 Day Our of the, not hun- 



Daily Bread." dreds and thousands 

 but millions, w h o 

 are starving for food. The Christian Her- 

 ald will tell you all about it, and they are 

 also I'lepared to get the food quickly and 

 surely to the suffering ones. At this very 

 time our fanners are suffering because of 

 the low prices offered for our great crops 

 of grain, even burning good corn for fuel. 

 Now, ye followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, 

 and all others who love suffering human- 

 ity, "get busy" and "give gifts" to starv- 

 ing women and children by sending the 

 money to purchase the grain of the farm- 

 ers and at the same time giving "daily 

 bread" to the starving multiudes, and thus 

 ' ' laying up treasure in heaven, ' ' instead of 

 here on earth. ' ' Prove me now, saith the 

 Lord of Hosts, if I will not open you the 

 windows of heaven," and pour you out a bless- 

 ing, that there shall not be room enough to 

 receive it." A. I. Eoot. 



DO BEEKEEPEES realize how much their 

 prosperity depends on the character of the 



soil in their respect 

 Soil and ive localities? Do 

 the Beekeeper, they realize, too, 



how important to 

 them is the science of soils, and how much 

 they have to hope for from the increased 

 attention that is everywhere being given 

 to the study and testing of soils? 



That great authority on honey plants,. 

 John H. Lovell, has recently expressed the 

 following opinion: "It is becoming more 

 and more clear that the conclusions of bee- 

 keepers in regard to nectar secretions must 

 be accepted with reserve. For example, 

 white clover does not secrete nectar well, 

 even when abundant, on an acid soil; and 

 should I today receive a report from a New 

 York beekeeper that white clover was an 

 excellent honey plant in his locality, I 

 should at once refer to the soil map of 

 New York, and, if I found that the soils of 

 his section were acid, little importance 



would bo attached to his statement. Cer- 

 tain New York beekeepers from ignorance 

 of soil conditions have made mistakes in 

 locating out-apiaries. ' ' 



Dr. E. F. Phillips, in charge of bee in- 

 vestigations for the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, is going deeply into 

 the study of soils as related to bee culture. 

 He has recently had an elaborate soil-meas- 

 uring apparatus put in his department. 



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FROM VARIOUS sources come suggestions 

 that a fund should be raised by American 

 beekeepers to es- 

 A Memorial tablish a perma- 



for Dr. C. C. Miller, n e n t memorial 



for the late la- 

 mented Dr. C. C. Miller. Gleanings is in re- 

 ceipt of a number of letters suggesting 

 that such action be taken. Mr. C. P. Dadant 

 in the American Bee Journal calls attention 

 to the matter and proposes the establish- 

 ment of a research scholarship in beekeep- 

 ing in an agricultural college as a memorial, 

 E. G. LeStourgeon of San Antonio, Tex., 

 president of the American Honey Produc- 

 ers' League, warmly seconds this idea, and 

 suggests Mr. Dadant as chairman of a com- 

 mittee of three or five members, to be ap- 

 pointed by him, who shall have the whole 

 matter in charge. 



Gleanings heartily favors a lasting me- 

 morial for Dr. Miller, and seconds the nomi- 

 nation of Mr. C. P. Dadant as chairman of 

 a committee to undertake the raising of 

 funds and deciding as to what form the me- 

 morial shall take. We would only suggest 

 that a popular subscription be asked in 

 which even a dime given by any true friend 

 of the late great beekeeper shall be as wel- 

 come as a dollar or ten dollars, for we feel 

 sure that he would appreciate the number 

 of his friends rather than their ability to 

 give. Let thousands of beekeepers contrib- 

 ute, much or little, as they are able, to this 

 good and lasting cause. We can do nothing 

 better than to perpetuate the virtues and 

 memory of a good man. 



Gleanings will help in every way it can 

 in this cause, and is ready to receive con- 

 tributions. Lead the way, Messrs. Dadant 

 and LeStourgeon. 



