1907 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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great loss, if any, in wintering. Bees are all 

 shut within the bottom- board. 



Pei'haps we should explain that, within 

 two or three weeks, we have inspected Mr. 

 Hershiser's bee-cellar whei'ein he has his 

 bees contined on this special bottom-board. 

 As he reports, the conditions were decidedly 

 favorable. There were no dead bees on the 

 cellar-tioor; and what thei'e were, were on 

 the individual floors of the hives. But the 

 evidence shows that the temperature had 

 not gone as high as had that in our cellar, 

 where the bees had been getting uneasy 

 early in the season — that is to say, he had 

 been able to control temperature and at the 

 same time provide ventilation. 



FOUL-BROOD LEGISLATION FOR INDIANA. 



The following, I'eceived from Geo. W. 

 Williams, President of the Indiana State 

 Bee-keepers' Association, issuing a call for 

 help in this matter of foul-brood legislation, 

 should receive the prompt and hearty coop- 

 eration of all the bee-keepers of the Hoosier 

 State: 



The bee-keepers of this State met at Indianapolis 

 on the 6th, and organized a State Association with 

 the undersigned as President: C. M. Scott, of Indiana- 

 polis, Vice-president: Jay Smith, of Vincennes, Sec- 

 retary, and Walter S. Pouder, of Indianapolis, Trea- 

 surer. A foul-brood-inspection bill was discussed and 

 endorsed. The executive committee ask the bee-keep- 

 ers of Indiana to do two things, and do them prompt- 

 ly. First, sit right down now and write to your Rep- 

 resentative and Senator, asking them to support this 

 bill. You can do this with very little trouble: and as 

 the bill entails no expense whatever on the State, but 

 asks for a tax of one cent per colony on the bees of 

 the State to pay all expenses incurred, all that is 

 necessary is to show the legislature that this is want- 

 ed by a considerable body of the people, and they will 

 be free to pass it. Do not neglect this. The time is 

 short. 



The second thing the committee asks is for each 

 bee-keeper in the State to send $1.00 to any one of the 

 officers for enrollment in the association, which in- 

 cludes membership in the National Association. We 

 have plans on foot which make it highly desirable to 

 have a large enrollment. 



I should like to have reports from each county in 

 the State in regard to— 1. Has foul brood made its 

 appearance in your vicinity? and, 2, if so, how long 

 has it been known to exist, and to what extent has it 

 injured the business? You will please address an- 

 swers to these last inquiries directly to me, but you 

 can send the association fees to either of the officers, 

 as most convenient to you. Do not delay, as the case 

 demands immediate attention. 



Redkey, Ind. Geo. W. Williams, Pres. 



HOW THE NEW PURE-FOOD LAW HAS IN- 

 CREASED THE DEMAND FOR 

 HONEST GOODS. 



The American Grocer, an acknowledged 

 authority on food stuffs, has this to say: 



Reports from every direction are that there is a 

 surprisingly better demand from consumers for high- 

 grade goods. The people are discriminating against 

 inferior food products or such as are of debatable or 

 questionable character. They are acquiring the la- 

 bel-reading habit and are more inquisitive than usual 

 as to quality. It has always been the claim of the 

 American (rrocev that the sale of cheap and doubtful 

 products tended to decrease and imperil the demand 

 for the finest goods. Until lately it has been a hard 

 task to find a retail store that carries absolutely pure 

 jams, jellies, preserves, or catsup. The food law has 

 had a moral effect that is full of promise for the man- 

 ufacturer and dealer in meritorious food products. 



As pure honey comes under the class of 



"high-grade goods" we may expect an in- 

 creased demand for it, and therefore better 

 prices. 



The New York Journal of Commerce, an- 

 other authority, has this to say: 



Said a broker in lard goods: " It is impossible to 

 tell how much the pure-food law has increased the 

 consumption of pure lard, especially leaf lard, unless 

 one knew how much the packers used to adulterate 

 their so-called ' pure leaf lard' sold as such. But I 

 have known lard made without any part of lard in the 

 composition, neither cotton oil, that was sold as pure 

 lard under the old law. All this is now stopped, and 

 the consumption of pure lard is much increased, or 

 that of ' pure lard ' and ' pure leaf lard ' much de- 

 creased." 



And, again, it observes: 



The new pure-food law promises to work numerous 

 revolutionary changes in the confectionery trade, not 

 the least blessed of which will possibly be the elimi- 

 nation of the tons and tons of cheap candies which 

 have for years tickled the palate and raised cain with 

 the digestion of the nation. 



What is true of pure lard and pure candy 

 must necessarily be true of pure honey. We 

 are sorry some of our honey-men can't see 

 it the same way. 



A RIDER TO weaken THE EFFECT OF THE 

 NEW NATIONAL PURE-FOOD LAW. 



For some little time there has been organ- 

 ized in Washington what is known as the 

 "People's Lobby," which has for its object 

 the detection of ulterior motives on the part 

 of public men. It has just called the atten- 

 tion of all people to a determined flank at- 

 tack on the national pure-food law that has 

 just passed the House of Representatives 

 after a memorable fight. Here it is: 



Repi-esentative Tawney, oi Minnesota, suc- 

 ceeded in having a restriction attached to the 

 appropriation made for the enforcement of 

 the law as follows: "Provided, that no part 

 of this sum shall be used for the payment of 

 compensation or expenses of any oflicer or 

 other person employed by any State, county, 

 or municipal government. ' ' In other words. 

 Uncle Sam must not co5perate with or get 

 assistance from any city, town, or State in 

 enforcing pure-food laws. Our readers will 

 see the point. Representative Tawney was 

 ably assisted by three other Representatives 

 — Fitzgerald, of New York; Sullivan, of Mas- 

 sachusetts, and Crumpacker, of Indiana. 

 All friends of pure food are asked to note 

 the conduct of these men who are supposed 

 to represent the people. It is hoped the Sen- 

 ate will cut this "joker " out. Write at once 

 to your two United States Senators, asking 

 them to cut out the Tawney rider in the pure- 

 food appropritation, for the thing has passed 

 the House. 



THE ENEMIES OF THE NATIONAL PURE-FOOD 

 LAW IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS. 



As was to be expected, the national pure- 

 food law has aroused intolerant and unscru- 

 pulous enemies whose business has been 

 jeopardized by it The whisky, glucose, 

 and oleo interests ai'e seemingly the most 

 powerful; but the people, the farmers par- 



