1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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the encouragring- news that the last copy had been sold. 

 By the time this reaches you we shall have a new stock, 

 which we will sell at 25 cts. each; postage 10 cts. extra. 

 If there are any Spanish-speaking people in your vicin- 

 ity, and you have a love for learning other languages as 

 well as for the word of God. you will find this Testa- 

 ment a good investment. Remember, it is Spanish in 

 one column and English in the other, each verse directly 

 opposite the corresponding one in the other language. 

 The book will be equally valuable for all Spanish-speak- 

 ing readers who wish to learn English. 



PROMPTNESS IN SHIPPING QUEEN-BEES, ETC. 



There has been more than usual complaint during 

 the present season of queens not being shipped prompt- 

 ly. From letters received from all of the prominent 

 queen-breeders, as well as those advertising this year 

 for the first time, it appears that orders have been 

 delayed more than usual, and in many cases breeders 

 have had to refuse orders off'ered them. The weather 

 has not only been unfavorable but the orders have been 

 larger than ever before Our own orders have suffered 

 for the above reasons and because our regular queen- 

 clerk has been necessarily absent on account of 

 sickness. We are caught up now, and expect to 

 fill orders promptly the rest of the season. One party 

 complains that he lost his honey crop because he took 

 the queens out of his hives on the strength of the 

 promise that new ones would be sent May 20. They did 

 not reach him until June 12, and his colonies were 

 queenless all that time. Now, I want to say to the 

 friends that I would under no circumstances remove 

 queens from their hives before the new ones are actu- 

 ally received : and Ernest suggests that we are intro- 

 ducing lots of queens just now by leaving the old queen 

 in the hive until the new one is ready to be liberated. 

 In this way egg-laying keeps going on right along 

 almost without a stop. There are so many unforeseen 

 circumstances to prevent a prompt shipment of queens 

 that ro one should complain of reasonable delay. 

 Very likely we have queen-breeders who fill orders 

 promptly; but during the fore part of the season, when 

 the weather is apt to be cold and wet, it is a pretty hard 

 matter to be always prompt Of course, it is a splendid 

 thing to fill every order the day it is received. It is the 

 biggest kind of advertisement to one's business. But I 

 would not be too hard on somebody who is usually 

 prompt, if he happens to be a little behind. 



Convention Notices, 



The Fulton and Montgomery Counties (New York) 

 Bee-keepers' Society will hold their next meeting on 

 Wednesday, Sept. 20, 1905, at the Central Hotel, Am- 

 sterdam. N. Y. The annual election of officers will 

 take place at this meeting, and also two delegaees will 

 be appointed to attend the meeting of the State Associ- 

 ation at some time duiing the coming winter, and also 

 any other business which may come up at this meeting. 

 All are invited to come and bring their bee-keeping 

 friends. T. I. Dugdale, Sec. 



West Galwav, N. Y. 



THE NATIONAL CONVENTION TO MEET IN SAN ANTONIO, 

 OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 1. 



The International Fair holds its annual exhibition in 

 San Antonio. "Texas, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. When this fair 

 is in progress there are very low rates in force on the 

 railroads out for 600 or 700 miles. Then there are har- 

 vest excursions from the North on the second and 

 fourth Tuesdays of the month. The fourth Tuesday in 

 October comes on the 24th. Considering these facts, it 

 has been decided to select Saturday, Oct. 28, as bee- 

 keepers' day at the fair. This will give ample time for 

 members from the North to reach the city by starting 

 the 24th. The regular sessions of the convention will 

 begin Monday, Oct. 30, and continue three days. 



The Fair Association has designated Saturday, Oct. 

 28, as bee-keepers" day, and will so advertise it, and 

 especial pains will be taken to have on exhibition hives, 

 honey, wax, bees, and other apiarian products. At this 

 fair will be on exhibition all of the agricultural and 

 other products of the South and Mexico, and a visit to it 

 will really be worth all the trip will cost, to give one an 

 idea of the South and her products. 



Then the Texas members propose to give a genuine 

 Mexican supper, which will be free to all outside mem- 

 bers. There will be Mexican band and toast-making— 

 in short, it might be called a banquet. On Sunday the 

 members can attend church or go on a trolley-ride 



around the city. Side trips to Uvalde and other places 

 are planned for all who wish to see 'he country after the 

 convention is over, bee-keepers at the various honey- 

 centers having promised to take the bee-keepers around 

 free of charge. Texas is one of the greatest, if not the 

 greatest, of honey- producing States in the Union, and 

 bee-keepers will now have an opportunity to see her 

 wonderful resources, enjoy the hospitalities of her peo- 

 ple, and profit by meeting in convention, all at very 

 small cost. 



The headquarters of the National Association will be 

 at the Bexar Hotel (pronounced Baer, long sound of a , 

 corner of Houston and Jefferson Sts., and rates a' e only 

 $1.00 a day, and up. The convention will be held iit 

 Elks' Hall, 125 W. Commerce St., only two blocks from 

 the Bexar Hotel. . 



Every thing is now arranged except the program, and 

 I wish that every one would write and make sugges- 

 tions in regard to topics and men to discuss them. If 

 you have no special topic that you wish put into the 

 program, you must surely have some question that you 

 would like brought before the convention. Pour in the 

 suggestions and queries, and let me get up one of the 

 best programs that we have ever had. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Secretary. 



PROGRAM op bee-keepers' FIELD MEETING TO PE 

 HELD AT JENKINTOWN, PA., THURS- 

 DAY, SEPT. 7, 1905. 

 MORNING SESSION. 



9:30.— Dr. Henry Townsend presiding; short business 

 session of the Philadelphia Bee-keepers' Association, 

 followed by an address by the president. 



10:00. — Address, " Relative Merits of the Queens of 

 the World," by an expert from Columbia College. Prac- 

 tical demonstration, finding a queen without smoke, by 

 a veteran, Henry M. Twining, Logan, Pa. Practical 

 demonstration of the merits of the Bigelow Observation 

 hive. Dr. E. F. Bigelow, Stamford, Conn. 



11:00.— Fellowship of Associations, Pres. H. A. Sur- 

 face, Harrisburg, Pa. Address, "Queen-breeding in 

 Florida," J. B. Case, Port Orange, Fla. Demonstration 

 of the gentleness of Caucasian bees, Dr. Phillips. Dept. 

 of Agriculture, Washington. Champion queen-hunting 

 contest by experts: judges, Pres. H. A. Surface, Pres. 

 Wm. W. Case, L. W. Boyden. 



12:00. -Lunch. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



1:00.— Wm. W. Case presiding; short business session 

 of the New Jersey Bee-keepers' Association, followed 

 by an address by the president. Awarding of prizes 

 for the best samples of comb and extracted honey. 

 Address, "Increase and Nuptial Flight," E. L. Pratt, 

 Swarthmore, Pa. Question-box opened, answers by ex- 

 perts. Address, " House Apiaries," L. C. Root, Stam- 

 ford, Conn. 



2:00. — " How Bees are Handled and Kept in England." 

 followed by a practical demonstration of the handling 

 of frames, J. M. Hooker, England. Address, " Bees in 

 Hungary" (through an interpreter). Rev. Julius Hanko. 

 Demonstration under a powerful microscope of the 

 workings of the parts of a live bee, by a scientist. Dr. 

 E. F. Phillips. Address, "The Beginner," C. G. Schultz, 

 Mont Clair, N. J. Address, "Bee-keeping in the North- 

 west," D. L. Woods, Muncy, Pa. Inspection of the 

 apiary. 



3:00.— Hon. H. A. Surface presiding; short session of 

 the Pennsylvania State Bee-keepers' Association, fol- 

 lowed by an address by the president. Demonstration 

 of the Danzenbaker hive, F. Danzenbaker, Miami, Fla. 

 Prat tical demonstration of hiving an artificial swarm, 

 Harold Hornor. Practical demonstration of the sting 

 of the bee. 



4:00.— Usefulness of honey from medical standpoint, 

 M. K. Neiffer, M. D., (stomach specialist). Practical 

 demonstration of the color and habits of different races 

 of bees. Address, " Bee-keeping in New Jersey," J. H. 

 M. Cook, New York. Address, " Value of Experimen- 

 tal State Work," Richard D. Barclay (formerly of State 

 College). 



5:30.— Adjournment and lunch. 



Committee on arrangements.— Hon. H. A. Surface, 

 Dr. E. F. Phillips, Wm. A. Selser. 



Secure your tickets at stand for lunch; dinner 15 cents, 

 supper 12 cents (actual cost of provisions). A plate of 

 ice cream furnished with each ticket— compliments of 

 The Root Company. 



Orders on the local ticket agents for reduced rates to 

 the Jenkintown bee ^meeting can be secured free, on 

 application to Wm. A. Selser, Jenkintown, Pa., Prof. H. 

 A. Surface, Harrisburg, and E. F. Phillips, Washington. 

 D. C. 



