1907 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1627 



ALFAIiFA HONEY, COMB AND EXTRACTED. 



We have received in the last tew weeks a car each 

 of comb aod extracted alfalfa honey. The extracted 

 comes from Utah, and the comb from western Colo- 

 rado. We are selling the extracted in 60-1 b. cans at 10 

 cts. in single-can lots; 9% cts. by the case of two cans; 

 five cases or more at 9 cts. per lb. 



The comb honey. 24 sections to the case, sells at 

 $4.00 per case; per crate of 8 cases or more, $3.80 per 

 case; 25 cases or over, write for prices. No. 2 honey 

 at 30 cts. per case less. We also have some New York 

 and Pennsylvania white comb honey at 18 to 20 cts. 

 per lb., according to quality or grades. We are in the 

 market to buy clover extracted honey. If any of our 

 readers have any to offer, mail sample and write us, 

 stating how much you have, how packed, and what 

 you ask for it. 



CATALOG FOR 1908. 



The work of revision on our catalog for 1908 is near- 

 ly completed, and we hope to have some ready for dis- 

 tribution by Jan. 1. We are revising descriptive and 

 price tables on hives. The price list of Hand hives 

 in this department shows the style in which all hives 

 except the chaff will be priced in the new catalog. 

 Several new items will .e included in the new catalog, 

 and the changes in price of some items as noted in 

 this department will be included. We insert prices 

 only for small lots or single articles this year. The 

 price of larger quantities will vary according to loca- 

 tion and conditions, as the catalog is used by the deal- 

 ers and agents who pay freight from here to them, 

 which f I eight varies according to distance. Larger 

 quantity prices will be quoted on application. 



THE NEVr EDITION OF THE A B C OF BEE CUIiTURE 

 NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. 



The new edition of the A B C of Bee Culture has 

 finally, after a great deal of labor, been completed. 

 So far from being merely a work for beginners, or 

 the A B C, it is also an X Y Z of the business, and 

 hence equally valuable to the veterans, for it gives 

 all the latest processes and methods of the most ad- 

 vanced bee-keepers, as well as those that may be 

 used by the novice. 



It very often occurs that an experienced bee- 

 keeper has. within a year or so back, read such and 

 such a method for producing comb honey or some one 

 else's plan for the prevention of swarming. He has 

 not kept a file of the journals. He can not remember 

 in what issues those methods appear. On reading 

 them at the time, he determined to give them a fur- 

 ther test when the season opened up; but where, oh! 

 where, can he find those journals containing just the 

 articles that describe these methods? Well, the new 

 work has given in brief some of the most important; 

 and all he has to do is to turn to the index and find 

 what he wants boiled down in clear language. 



Then, again, it often happens that the bee-keeper 

 hears about the Heddon method of transferring, or 

 reads something about Alexander's method of 

 strengthening weak colonies in the spring. Again, 

 he sees something about the Doolittle or the J. E. 

 Hand scheme for producing comb honey in connection 

 with the divisible-brood-chamber hive. He is all at 

 sea; but the new volume will tell him all about these 

 and more. 



But in a scientific way the ABC and X Y Z is far 

 ahead of what it has ever been before. The botanical 

 liiit of honey-plants has been almost entirely re-writ- 

 ten by W. K. Morrison; the chemistry of honey, of 

 glucose, and of nectar are all covered by the same 

 writer. 



Mechanically the new edition has been improved by 

 the use of an almost entirely new set of engravings, 

 the old ones being reengraved, and the use of enamel- 

 ed book paper, the most expensive paper of the kind 

 procurable. This brings out not only the letter-press 

 but the engravings as well to a point of brilliancy and 

 clearness that is pleasing. 



But it would take quite a little volume to tell about 

 the new features of this magnificent work, and the 

 reader will have to see it in order to appreciate its 

 merits. While it is nearly 100 pages larger, and all 

 told 300 pages of new matter, the price has been in- 

 creased only slightly — from $1.20 by mail to $1..50, or 

 $1.25 if sent with other goods. Or in half morocco, 

 $2 00, postpaid, or $1.75 with other goods. Full leath- 

 er, $2.50, postpaid, or $2 25 with other goods. 



Convention Notices. 



The annual convention of the Tri-state Bee-keepers' 

 Association will be held at Wheeling, W. Va on 

 December 18th, at the hall of the Knights of the 

 Orolden Eagle, corner of 38th and Jacob Streets Mr. 

 L u beabright, of Blaine, Belmont Co., Ohio, and 

 Col Henry Lewedag. of 38th Street, Wheeling, have 

 made arrangements for an up-to-date entertainment, 

 and a good time is expected. Visitors will be wel- 

 come. 



NEW YORK STATE BEE-KEEPERS' CONVENTIONS. 



A series of bee-keepers' meetings will be held in 

 this State as follows: Mt. Morris, Dec. 9; Canandai- 

 gua Dec 10. 11 ; Auburn, Dec. 12; Syracuse, Dec. 13; 

 , o" ,«°°'.r ^''^ ^'* • Watertown, Dec 16, 17; Amsterdam. 

 18, 19 ; Albany, Dec. 20; Glenns Falls, Dec. 21. Mr. C. 

 Stewart, of Sammonjvville, N. Y. has been designat- 

 ed as conductor, and he will be prpsent at all of the 

 meetings. The annual meeting of the New York State 

 Association of Bee-keepers' Societies will be held at 

 Amsterdam, Dec. 18. 19. All interested in bee-keep- 

 ing are mvited to attend these meetings. 



Romulus, N. Y. c. B Howard. Sec. 



The Michigan Bee-keepers' Association will hold its 

 annual meeting at Saginaw, the first session being on 

 Wednesday evening. Dec. 18, and the last one on Fri- 

 day afternoon, the 20th. Headquarters will be at the 

 Sherman Honse. at which the special rate of $1.50 per 

 day has been secured. Among the speakers will be R. 

 F. Holtermann, of Brantford, Ont.; L. A. Aspinwall, 

 Jackson, Mich. ; E. D. Townsend, Remus Mich. ; W. 

 J. Manley, Sandusky, Mich., and W. Z. Hutchinson. 

 Flint, Mich. 



An exhibit of honey and wax will be made, and pre- 

 miums are as follows: 



Best single section of comb honev, one Advance 

 bee-veil by The A G. Woodman Co., Grand Rapids. 



Best six sections of comb honey, 500 sections by The 

 A. G Woodman Co. 



Best 5 lbs. of beeswax, one Hilton hive by Geo. E, 

 Hilton, Fremont, Mich. 



Best 5 lbs. of extracted honey, choice of one year to 

 Bet-leepers' Revinv or one copy of Advadced Bee Cul- 

 ture by W. Z Hutchinson, Flint, Mich. 



Best suggestion or plan offered to increase member- 

 ship of the association, the same to be in writing, and 

 not more than 150 words, one copy of de luxe edition 

 of the new A B C of Bee Culture, M. H. Hunt & Son. 

 Redford, Mich. For further information write to 



Elmore M. Hunt, Redford, Mich. 



ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE NATIONAL. 



President.— George E. Hilton 556 



L. A. Aspinwall 262 



Vice-president.— G. W. York 324 



W. L. Coggshall 166 



W. Z. Hutchinson 150 



Secretary.— yf. Z. Hutchinson 363 



G. W. York 222 



J. A. Green 157 



O. L. Hershiser 89 



Gentral Manager. — N. E. France 839 



Dr. C. C. Miller 1 



E. R. Root 1 



J A Green 1 



Total vote .• 843 



T ree Directors.— Wm. McEvoy 500 



E. W. Alexander 496 



R. C. Aikin 372 



W.H. Laws... 324 



L. A. Aspinwall 231 



P. H. Elwood 177 



N. E. France, Gen. Man. 



NOTICE! 



This is to notify you that Norris & Anspach, Ken- 

 ton. Ohio, are no longer our agents and we can not be 

 responsible for any orders sent them. If you wish 

 any of our goods, kindly send your orders to our 

 agents. Cleaver & Green, Troy. Penna. 



Agents wanted to handle our goods by the carlo£id 

 for the State of Ohio. Write us at once. 

 G. B. Lreivis Co., 'Waterto'ivn, "WTis. 



