1918 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



63 



supplies of native .oodstuffs are 

 available have soared beyond the 

 reach of the common people. None 

 of the funds advanced by the United 

 States Government for the relief are 

 available for the work of "The Little 

 Bees," as the law requires that they 

 be all expended in this country; and 

 they and similar organizations have 

 had to rely almost entirely on the 

 charity of the outside world. The 

 Commission is remitting what it can 

 to "The Little Bees" and the other 

 worthy charities weekly, and we be- 

 lieve sending your contribution to 

 the first-named will accomplish the 

 result for which it was intended. 



A more detailed description of the 

 work of "Les Petites Abeilles" and 

 the various other works above re- 

 ferred to, will be found in the book, 

 "Women of Belgium," by Mrs. Ver- 

 non Kellogg, of Stanford University, 

 California, a copy of which we are 

 sending you under separate cover 

 with our compliments, and if you 

 can do anything to give this book 

 publicity in your Journal, we shall 

 more than appreciate it, as we feel 

 that its wide circulation will do much 

 to further a spirit of practical sym- 

 pathy for Belgium among the larger 

 American public. 



Very truly yours, 

 THE COMMISSION FOR RELIEF 



IN BELGIUM, 



PRENTISS N. GRAY. 

 Assistant Director. 



will also be arranged for the work- 

 ing season and we hope to come in 

 contact with a large number of Iowa 

 beekeepers. 



F. ERIC MILLEX, 



State Apiarist. 



To Iowa Beekeepers. — The Iowa 

 State College is making special ef- 

 forts to induce Iowa beekeepers to 

 produce the maximum crop of honey 

 the coming season. In order that a 

 large number of beekeepers may be 

 aided, a correspondence course in 

 beekeeping has been prepared. The 

 course includes ten lesson outlines, 

 which will be sent put one by one, 

 as needed, throughout the season. 

 Besides the ten lessons, each student 

 enrolling will be supplied with two 

 reliable books on beekeeping man- 

 agement. Anyone having one or 

 more colonies and wishing to keep 

 bees with more pleasure and profit, 

 is urged to enroll for this course. 



A fee of three dollars will be 

 charged to cover the cost of the 

 books, and this will be the only ex- 

 pense, all correspondence being in- 

 cluded. 



The world has realized as never 

 before that the final success of a 

 nation depends upon its food supply. 

 To increase the supply of most foods, 

 extra labor, machinery, ground and 

 seed are required. Beekeepers are 

 very favorably situated, for in the 

 majority of cases, a much greater 

 crop of honey can be obtained with 

 the supplies on hand. Preparedness 

 and a little attention at the right 

 time will turn the trick. 



Give the bees a chance to do their 

 bit the coming season, enroll for the 

 correspondence course and harvest 

 the nectar which nature provides. 



Besides the correspondence course 

 in beekeeping, there will be a one- 

 week's beekeeping short course in 

 May, notice of which will appear 

 later. A large number of field meets 



Idaho-Oregon Honey Producers' 

 Association Meeting. — At the annual 

 stockholders' meeting of this Asso- 

 ciation, held recently at Ontario, 

 Ore., the following members were 

 elected directors : 



C. E. Dibble, Payette District. 



J. M. Stark, Middleton District. 



J. F. Weaver, Ontario, District. 



L. P. Peterson, Vale District. 



H. E. Crowther, Parma District. 



P. R. Randall, Nampa District. 



Homer Cheney, New Plymouth Dis- 

 trict. 



At a later meeting of the above 

 Directors, the following officers were 

 chosen : 



President— C. E. Dibble. 



Vice President — J. M. Stark. 



Secretary-Treasurer — P. S. Farrell. 



No attempt was made to present a 

 program at our annual meeting, the 

 entire session being given up to a 

 resume of business of the past sea- 

 son and a discussion as to methods 

 to make our organization of greater 

 service to members. 



P. S. FARRELL, Sec'y. 



Pennsylvania Meeting. — The an- 

 nual meeting of the Pennsylvania 

 Beekeepers' Association will be held 

 in Lancaster on Friday and Satur- 

 day, March IS and 16. A good pro- 

 gram is being prepared. 



H. A. SURFACE, 



President. 



The beekeepers of Illinois may 

 find difficulty in securing sugar for 

 spring feeding. The State Inspector, 

 A. L. Kildow, is taking steps through 

 the State Board of Agriculture to 

 supply this want. Definite instruc- 

 tions will be supplied in the March 

 number. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT 

 OF AGRICULTURE 



Bureau of Markets 



Semi-Monthly Market News Bulletin 



Honey arrivals since last report : 



Medina, Ohio. — 150 pounds Tennes- 

 see 17,045 pounds New York, 33,900 

 pounds Ohio, 72,636 pounds Wiscon- 

 sin. 



Hamilton, 111. — 1,230 pounds Iowa. 

 Markets — Jobbing Prices 



(In many markets in the honey 

 trade the term "jobber" is commonly 

 applied to the original receiver who 

 buys direct from the grower in carlot 

 quantities. However, in these reports 

 we use the term "wholesale carlot re- 

 ceiver" to designate the carlot pur- 

 chaser, while the term "jobber" refers 

 to the dealer who buys in less than 

 carlot quantities from the carlot re- 

 ceiver and who sells direct to retail- 

 ers. The prices quoted in this report 

 represent the prices at which the 

 "wholesale carlot receivers" sell to 

 the "jobbers.") 



Note: Arrivals include receipts 

 during preceding two weeks. Prices 

 represent current quotations. 



Kansas City. — No fresh arrivals. 

 Demand limited, movement slow, 

 market firm; few sales, all sales in 

 small lots. Comb honey: 24-section 

 case. Xo. 1 Kansas, $4.50; Missouri, 

 $5.00-5.50. Extracted honey : Califor- 

 nia, Iowa and Colorado, light amber, 

 I6y 2 -18y 2 c per pound. Beeswax: re- 

 ceipts light, buyers ' paying 38c per 

 pound. 



Minneapolis. — Xo rail arrivals; lo- 

 cal receipts very light, supplies light. 

 Demand moderate, market very firm. 

 Comb honey: 24-section cases, Min- 

 nesota white clover, mostly 19-20c 

 per pound; Colorado white, mostly 

 $5 per case. Extracted honey: Min- 

 nesota, white, 10-lb. pails and cans, 

 mostly around 20c per pound. Bees- 

 wax, no sales. 



St. Paul. — No rail arrivals; local re- 

 ceipts very light, supplies light. De- 

 mand slow, market firm. Comb honey, 

 24-section cases, Minnesota, fancy 

 white, mostly $5 per case; No. 1, 

 mostly $4.50; few Colorado, white, 

 mostly $5. Extracted honey: Min- 

 nesota, 5 and 10-lb. pails, white, 

 mostly 19-20c per pound. 



New York. — Arrivals by boat : 13 

 barrels Texas, 2 barrels Haiti, 257 

 barrels South America. 30 barrels 

 San Domingo, 161 barrels Porto Rico, 

 1 barrel Florida, 403 barrels Cuba; 

 freight, 1 car Ohio. Domestic: no 

 sales reported. West Indian supplies 

 moderate, market strong, 15-Uy 2 c 

 per pound. Beeswax: Boat arrivals : 

 33 cases South America, 2 bags, 2 

 packages San Domingo, 390 bags 

 Cuba. Demand moderate, market 

 steady. Yellow, 38-40c; dark, 35-37c 

 per pound. 



St. Louis — Supplies very light, in- 

 sufficient to meet demand. All sales 

 in small lots. Extracted honey: light 

 amber, in cans. 15-15; 2 c; in barrels, 

 15-16c per pound. 



Denver — Less than 100 cases comb 

 and approximately 15,000 pounds ex- 

 tracted arrived. Supplies cleaning 

 up. Demand and movement good, 

 market strong. Quality and condi- 

 tion good. Comb honey: 24-section 

 cases, fancy white, $5; No. 1, $4.50; 

 No. 2, $4.05. Extracted honey: white 

 to light amber, 15-17c per pound. 

 Beeswax: receipts light. Cash to pro- 

 ducer, 38c per pound. 



Cincinnati. — No fresh carlot arriv- 

 als ; local receipts light. Demand 

 moderate, movement slow, account 

 of high prices; market firm. Ex- 

 tracted honey: domestic, light amber, 

 17-18c per pound; orange and white 

 sage, 21c per pound. Comb honey: 

 demand and movement good, market 

 strong; 24-section cases, fancy white 

 heavy, $5.25 per case: No. 1 white, 

 heavy, $5 per case. Beeswax: de- 

 mand good, market strong; average 

 yellow, 40-42c per pound. 



Philadelphia — Arrivals, extracted 

 honey: 7 barrels Porto Rico, 10 bar- 

 rels Haiti, 4 barrels Florida, 13 cases 

 New York, 468 cases Idaho. Comb : 

 185 cases New York. Demand good, 

 market strong; very few sales. Ex- 

 tracted honey: Porto Rico and Haiti, 

 17c per pound. Comb honey: dark 



