1918 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



97 



half pound apricots; soak over night; thick like apple butter, being careful 



stew until very soft in same water; that it does not burn. Do not add 



rub through colander; return to sugar. 

 sauce pan and cook slowly until \ 



LEGAL SERVICE 

 ft DEPARTMENT * 



In what way are taxes on bees assessed in 

 Iowa? How much per colony? IOWA. 



Under the Iowa law ten colonies of 

 bees are exempt from taxation. Any 

 number above ten colonies are given 

 in to the assessor the same as other 

 property, and they are taxed accord- 

 ing to their value. The assessor fixes 

 the valuation. The rate of taxation 

 varies according to the levy of your 

 county. 



Can you give me information regarding the 

 present law relating to foulbrood? IOWA. 

 The new Iowa law relating to bee 

 inspectors reads: 



"Upon written request of one or 

 more beekeepers in any county of the 

 State, said apiarist shall examine the 

 bees in that locality suspected of 

 being affected with foulbrood or any 

 other contagious or infectious dis- 

 ease common to bees. If, upon exam- 

 ination, the said apiarist finds said 

 bees to be diseased, he shall furnish 

 the owner or person in charge of 

 said apiary with full written instruc- 

 tions as to the nature of the disease 

 and the best method of treating same, 

 which information shall be without 

 cost to the owner. 



"Sec. 3. Anyone who knowingly 

 sells, barters or gives away, moves or 

 allows to be moved, a diseased colony 

 or colonies of bees without the con- 

 sent of the State Apiarist, or exposes 

 any infected honey or infected appli- 

 ances to the bees, or who willfully 

 fails or neglects to give proper treat- 

 ment to diseased colonies shall be 

 deemed guilt} - of misdemeanor, and 

 upon conviction thereof before any 

 justice of peace of the county, shall 

 be fined not exceeding the sum of 

 fifty dollars, or imprisonment in the 

 county jail not exceeding thirty days, 

 days." 



Mr. Eric Millen, Ames, Iowa, is the 

 State Apiarist in charge of this work, 

 and all letters of enquiry should be 

 addressed to him. 



Agreement for Working Bees on 

 Shares 



Will you give a working agreement to 

 cover the following: 



I am to work bees on shares next year, the 

 owner to furnish the bees just as they are. 

 I do all the work, furnish my own tools, pro- 

 vide my own board, etc. All honey and bees- 

 wax is to be shared half and half, each to fur- 

 nish containers for his own share. The 

 owner of the bees is to furnish all extra su- 

 pers necessary. All natural increase is to be 

 equally divided, each to furnish one-half of 

 the necessary hives. 



It is very desirable that such agree- 

 ments as the above be reduced to 

 writing and that each party shall re- 

 tain a copy to avoid possible mis- 

 understanding. This seems to be a 

 case where everything is explicitly 

 provided for. The following is a sim- 

 ple form : 



This agreement, made on this 10th day of 

 December, 1917, by and between John Smith 

 and Stephen Brown, witnesseth: 



That the said Tohn Smith hereby agrees to 

 lease to Stephen Brown 200 colonies of bees 

 together with the hives and equipment and to 

 furnish such extra supers as may be neces- 

 sary to harvest the crop, for the season of 

 191S. 



The said Stephen Brown agrees to give care- 

 ful and promt attention to the said bees, to 

 use due care to guard against disease, and if 

 disease be found at any time to give proper 

 treatment therefor; to use diligence in saving 

 all swarms that may issue, to provide neces- 

 sary stores for needy colonies, and to per- 

 form all other necessary labor in the harvest- 

 ing of the honey crop and attending to the 

 usual work of the apiary. At the close of 

 the season he further agrees to return to John 

 Smith the full number of colonies provided 

 with sufficient stores for the coming winter; 

 provided, however, that he shall not be respon- 

 sible for losses caused by tornadoes, storms or 

 other causes beyond his control. 



It is further mutually agreed that all sur- 

 plus honey and wax shall be equally divided 

 between John Smith and Stephen Brown, and 

 that each shall furnish the necessary contain- 

 ers for his own portion; also that all increase 

 shall be likewise equally divided and that each 

 shall furnish one-half of the necessary hives 

 therefor, and that the said Stephen Brown 

 shall furnish his own tools, provide for his 

 own board and other expenses and that the 

 said John Smith shall not be held liable for 

 anv exenses except as herein provided. 



Signed this 10th day of December, 1917. 

 TOHN SMITH. 

 STEPHEN BROWN. 



MISCELLANEOUS 

 * NEWS ITEMS f 



Bee Meetings in Michigan. — Air. P. 

 YV. Erbaugh, a former deputy of the 

 office of the State Inspector of Api- 

 aries, now a Special Agent of the 

 Federal Bureau of Entomology, has 

 been assigned to work in Michigan 

 for the time being. In co-operation 

 with him a series of county meetings 

 were arranged for January. To date 

 we have held meetings at the follow- 



ing places: Marshall, Mason, Wil- 

 liamston. Munith, Adrian, Hillsdale, 

 Coldwater, White Pigeon, Fenton, 

 Birmingham and Ypsilanti. One of 

 the objects of these meetings is the 

 organization of County Beekeepers' 

 Associations. The following counties 

 organized associations with officers 

 as follows : 

 Hillsdale County— President, E. A. 



Leffingwell, Allen; Vice President, 

 Clyde Godfrey, Jonesville ; Secretary- 

 Treasurer, Vern Haskins, Osseo. 



Oakland County — President, Arthur 

 Houghton, Pontiac; Vice President, 

 \V. L. Lovejoy, Clarkston ; Secretary- 

 Treasurer, Miss A. Sly, Birmingham. 



Washtenaw County — President, 

 Floyd Markham, Ypsilanti; Vice 

 President, E. B. Manwaring, Ann Ar- 

 bor ; Secretary-Treasurer, E. Ewell, 

 Ypsilanti. 



A number of other county organi- 

 zations have been formed previously. 

 The following places are scheduled 

 for meetings during the rest of the 

 month : Jackson, E. Lansing, Grand 

 Rapids, Scottville, Big Bear Lake, Elk 

 Rapids, Traverse City, Tawas City, 

 Caro, Bay City, Saginaw and Owosso. 



The severe storms experienced 

 here have interfered somewhat with 

 the attendance, but all meetings have 

 been held as scheduled. The attend- 

 ance has been very satisfactory. The 

 matter of organization has been 

 taken up enthusiastically and the fact 

 that interested and public-spirited 

 beekeepers have been made the offi- 

 cers of the associations insures the 

 success of the organizations. In many 

 places beekeepers have taken part on 

 the programs. Mr. Erbaugh and the 

 State Inspector have spoken on 

 "Wintering," "Spring Management." 

 "Swarm Control," "The Necessity of 

 Increased Production/' "Foulbrood" 

 and "Extracted Honey Production." 

 Beekeepers have been urged to in- 

 crease their production through more 

 efficient methods, by increasing their 

 number of colonies, by buying or 

 renting unproductive colonies, by 

 producing extracted honey instead of 

 comb, .by proper winter protection 

 and proper attention during the 

 spring time and by co-operating in 

 the control of bee diseases. 



The results of these meetings are 

 of permanent value to the State. 

 Many beekeepers have been brought 

 to the meetings who have never be- 

 fore attended a meeting where api- 

 cultural subjects have been discussed. 

 All have been urged to ask questions 

 and to discuss fundamental problems 

 freely, with the result that many per- 

 sons attending expressed their de- 

 termination to increase their efficien- 

 cy and profit by the new ideas gained. 

 It will be necessary to discontinue 

 these meetings during the month of 

 February because the State Inspec- 

 tor also teaches Apiculture in the Ag- 

 ricultural College. The work will be 

 taken up again in March. 



B. F. KINDIG, 

 State Inspector of Apiaries. 



Sweet Clover Seed in Demand. — 



According to the "Seed Reporter" of 

 the Bureau of Markets, Department 

 of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 

 sweet clover seed is scarce this year 

 and the prices rule high. The re- 

 porter says : "The crop is reported 

 very short and dealers have been 

 scouring the country for available 

 supplies, with but little forthcoming. 

 The stocks on hand are very low and 

 inadequate to meet the spring de- 

 mand. Hulled white sweety clo- 

 ver seed is. being quoted in a limited 



