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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



NOVEMBER, 1922 



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I'ROF. II. F. WILSON, University of Wis- 

 consin, Madison, Wis., reports that books 



are already be- 



Donation of Books 

 for the Miller 

 Memorial Library. 



ing received for 

 the Miller Me- 

 morial Library 

 at the Univer- 

 sity of Wisconsin. Among the first books to 

 be received is a shipment from Arthur C. 

 Miller, Providence, R. I. Mr. Miller has 

 donated his entire personal library of bee 

 books consisting of several hundred volumes, 

 many of which are rare, being out of print 

 and only a few copies known to be in exist- 

 ence. In turning over these books to the 

 Miller Memorial Library Mr. Miller is giv- 

 ing up the work of a lifetime of collec- 

 tion. This is indeed a splendid gift and an 

 act which brings out the best in any per- 

 son. No doubt many other beekeepeers who 

 have made a collection of bee books will 

 follow the example of Arthur C. Miller. 0th 

 crs will no doubt make provisions in their 

 wills for the turning over of their bee books 

 to the Miller Memorial Library as suggested 

 recently by Dr. E. F. Phillips. There is no 

 better way for beekeepers to establish 

 tliemselves in beekeeping history than to 

 make similar donations to this Library. Prof. 

 Wilson reports that the Library material is 

 being cataloged and placed in separate files 

 under lock and key as fast as it comes in. 

 The Library will l3e available at all times 

 to beekeeping students, but care will be tak- 

 en to see that the books are not mistreated 

 in any way or lost. Plans are being made 

 to make this the greatest collection of bee- 

 keeping literature in the world. 



NOW that the season for the winter meet- 

 ings of beekeepers ' associations is at hand, 



attention should 

 Local Beekeepers' be called to 

 Organizations. the value of lo- 



cal r g a n i z a- 

 tions, such as county organizations and or- 

 ganizations covering two or three counties. 

 Many things can be accomplished in a local 

 organization tliat cannot well be done in a 

 state organization. In certain counties in 

 California, for instance, beekeepers have or- 

 ganized local associations largely for the 

 purpose of better disease control. In these 

 organizations the members make a survey 

 of their own neighborhood for disease, and 

 report conditions to tlie organization. In 



this way tlie local organization can co-oper- 

 ate with the inspector in running down dis- 

 ease. The control of bee diseases, the divi- 

 sion of territory, marketing, and many other 

 beekeeping problems can be better taken 

 care of by an alert local association than 

 when these things are done in a haphazard 

 way. 



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BEEKEEPERS of the United States were 

 especially favored by Uncle Sam's law- 

 makers this 

 Recent Legislation year. Out of 

 Affecting Beekeeping, it h e thou- 

 sands of 

 bills introduced in the recent Congress, only 

 about 1100 were passed, this being only a 

 small percentage. Of these, two bills were 

 passed to promote the beekeeping industry 

 of the United States. The law relating to 

 the importation of bees into the United 

 States (the Isle of Wight disease bill) was 

 approved on August 31. This law prohibits 

 the importation of bees and queens except 

 from countries known to be free from the 

 Isle of Wight disease. The Fordney-Mc- 

 Cumber Tariff Bill, approved on September 

 21, provides for a duty of three cents per 

 pound on honey imported into the United 

 States, instead of the import duty of 10 

 cents per gallon which had been in effect 

 since the enactment of the 1913 Tariff Bill. 



IN his report for the North, East, West and 

 South Department in this issue. Prof. R. B. 



Willson, Ex- 

 Weather Torecast 

 Service for Beekeepers 

 in New York State. 



tension Spe- 

 cialist in 

 Beekeepi n g 

 in New 

 York, announces tlie inauguration of a new 

 service for beekeepers in that state. The 

 weather predictions at the time for putting 

 bees into the cellar will be watched with 

 great care, and reports will be sent out by 

 telegram to key men who will notify local 

 beekeepers as to tlie best time for putting 

 bees into the cellar. With the proper kind 

 of co-operation on tlie part of the key men 

 and beekeepers, this service should be of 

 great value to those who winter their bees 

 in the cellar in New York State. This ser- 

 vice is similar to that which has been in 

 operation in the fruit districts of New York 



