THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



771 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



mnil, Dec, 8, 1886. No,49. 



The Editor is at his post— not yet re- 

 stored to health, but improving slowly. 



Vic. Clougb, says the News of Geneseo, 

 Ilia., had an observation hive flUed with 

 bees at the Exposition in Henry county. 



When a Man begins by declaring he has 

 something to say to you " in all love and 

 kindness," look out for Cayenne-pepper and 

 vitriol before he gets through. Honey in 

 the mouth— a sting in the tail. 



ITIr. K. F. Holteruianii writes to us 

 (that he finds no fault, under the circum- 

 stances, with the decision of the Union not 

 to defend the Canadian bee-keeper, Mr. 

 Harrison, and adds : 



If T understand aright, had Mr. H. joined 

 the Union previously, his caso would have 

 been defended. I agree with the latter part 

 .of A. I. Root's remarks, on page 761. 



The Triple Convention at Albany, N. 

 Y., will be held on Jan. ll-i:i, instead of a 

 week later, as at first stated. This will be a 

 anion convention of the New York State, 

 the Eastern New York, and the New Jersey 

 and Eastern associations. Every one who 

 can do so, should attend this very important 

 imeeting. 



The Laivsnit mentioned on pages 339, 

 483 and 401, Stanley vs. Darling, before 

 Judge Bradstreet, in the District Court at 

 Waterbury, Conn., being " an injunction to 

 prevent Mr. Darling from keeping bees," 

 has been quashed by the Judge. The ex- 

 penses incurred by Mr.Darling for attorneys 

 and witnesses, amount to i^OO. Of this he 

 pays one-half and the Union the other half, 

 according to his proposition. 



Richmond, Ind — Some one has written 

 a postal card to this office on business, but 

 <lid not sign his name I W)wi<iit? We can- 

 not do the business without knowing the 

 name of the writer. 



Producers' Association.— On page 774 

 is an article by Mr. M. M, Baldridge, which 

 will pay the honey-producers to read and 

 think about. It is directly in their interest, 

 and should have candid and careful con- 

 sideration. Possibly many of the plans 

 enumerated would be advantageous to api- 

 arists, but it is quite probable that some of 

 the plans may not be generally approve*. 



What do the readers of the various bee- 

 periodicals think of excluding the market 

 reports of commission men, and refuse to 

 publish even as advertisements their quota- 

 tions ? We would like to hear from all on 

 this subject, and if It is decided to do so, it 

 should be commenced at the New Year. 

 Now let us at least discuss this point. 



It will be remembered that some six years 

 ago a few Individuals complained very 

 bitterly because more and longer market 

 reports were not given. Perhaps they were 

 In the wrong, and may have demanded that 

 which has been a detriment I 



As the subject hei'c presented Is one in 

 which all are interested, let all give it a 

 thorough discussion I 



Before dismissing the subject it may be 

 well for us to say this much. Of coui-se 

 market quotations on honey (both comb and 

 extracted) must be published, and if not 

 supplied by the commission men, thev must 

 be made by the producers, or a selected com- 

 mittee by the Producers' Association. But 

 how are these prices to be maintained? Only 

 by centralizing the honey product. How 

 about the slip-shod, back-woods, go-asyou- 

 please bee-men, who, ever and anon, ruin 

 the honey markets of the country, by their 

 lack of intelligence and uubusiness-liko 

 methods ; who invariably sell their little 

 crops for less than half their value, just 

 because they " don't want nary a bee-paper, 

 no how;" they *'heve had bees for forty 

 year, and know'd it all long afore the new- 

 fangled notions were born'd ?" Yes; how 

 to control these fellows is the question. 

 Will Mr. Baldridge answer? Will Dr. C. C. 

 Miller, who Ims had a theory about publish- 

 ing honey-markets for years, tell us what he 

 thinks about the matters proposed by Mr. 

 Baldridge ? and all the rest of our readers- 

 Here is a living topic for you 1 1 Tell us what 

 you think about it— but take time to think 

 before writing. " Be sure you are right, 

 then go ahead." 



See-a-brlglit Display of Honey.— The 



Index of Parkersburg, W. Va., says that Mr. 

 L. C. Seabright, of Blaine, O., carried off all 

 the first premiums but one, in the Apiarian 

 department of the State Fair at Wheeling, 

 W. Va. Mr. S. is a progressive and practical 

 apiarist, and it is no wonderful thing that 

 he should take all the " ribbons." The Index 

 adds : 



This gentleman had such a nice display 

 that it attracted a great deal of attention 

 from visitors, who were pleased on account 

 of the convenient shape of the packages. 

 The extracted honey was shown in pint, 

 pound, and three-pound glass pails, all 

 being in marketable shape. His comb honey, 

 in one and two pound sections, looked so 

 bright and clear, that it was universally 

 admired and commented upon. Mr. Sea- 

 bright should feel very proud of his fine 

 exhibit, and of his premiums also. Mr. Sea- 

 bright has produced two tons of honey this 

 season from 37 colonies, which shows that 

 his energy and enterprise is suitably re- 

 warded. 



How to Find a Iflarket for Honey.— 



Mrs. L. Harrison, In the Prairie Farmer, 

 makes the following very sensible remarks 

 on the above subject : 



" Why didn't you tell me that you had 

 honey to sell!'' should be printed in charac- 

 ters as large as Barnum's show-bills, and 

 circulated among farmers and small pro- 

 ducers. A farmer who runs 40 colonies for 

 extracted honey, told the writer that he 

 could not nearly supply the demand in his 

 own neighborhood, and never delivered a 

 pound, his customers coming to his house 

 for it. He had created a market, and a brisk 

 one too. Farmers could easily make honey 

 as good as legal tender, in paying many 

 small accounts. The blacksmith, carpenter, 

 and repairer of farm machinery all have to 

 eat, and in many instances have to wait 

 months for their pay— until the pigs are 

 fattened and sold, or cattle ready to turn 

 off. In lieu of taking honey off to town In 

 hot weather, realizing 0, 8 or 10 cents per 

 pound, it could with a little tact and judg- 

 ment be dished out at from l.'j to 20 cents. 

 Whenever a farmer buys a rake, a tin cup 

 or a reaper, he should find a honey custo- 

 mer if he has it to sell, and his druggist 

 should not be obliged to send to a distant 

 city for honey to compound his cough mix- 

 tures. '• Honey for sale " should be upon 

 the gate-posts of all producers. 



l.ast Week the editor was on "the sick 

 list," and a few errors crept into the type- 

 one of which is of sufficient importance to 

 need a correction. On page 75."),we intended 

 to say that the annual dues to the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Union, of 25 cents, and one 

 assessment of $1, would in all probability 

 be all that would ever be required in any 

 one year. The words " annual " and " in 

 any one year" were omitted. Some may 

 claim that one dollar should pay for aU time ; 

 Hence this correction. 



Mr. O, W. Ziuinternian, ex-president 

 of the North American Bee-Keepers' Society, 

 informs us that he is unable any longer to 

 attend to his bees or read the Bee Joitknal 

 on accout of failing eye-sight, and a para- 

 latic stroke ; since the latter affliction, he 

 can only walk at times by the aid of two 

 canes. He has owned and handled bees for 

 60 years, and was one of the pioneers of 

 apiculture in America. The Bee JonRNAL 

 extends its sympathy with the afflicted 

 brother. 



W^e have Received a photograph of Mr. 

 Ivar S. Young, of Chrlstiania, Norway, a 

 bee-keeper of considerable experience, and 

 late editor of the Tidskrift-for-hishjotsel, the 

 bee-paper for Norway. The photograph Is 

 placed in the Bee Journal album with 

 thanks. 



We have Received the catalogue of 

 David Landreth & Sons, of Philadelphia. 

 Pa., for 1887, the oldest seed house lu 

 America— 66 pages. 



Do you W^ant a Farm Account Book 7 

 We have a few left, and make you a very 

 tcmptiiia offer. It contains 160 pages, is 

 printed on writing paper, ruled and bound, 

 and the price is $.'i. We will club it and the 

 Weekly Bee Journal for a year and giva 

 you both for $'2. If you want it sent by 

 mail, add '20 cents for postage. 



