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April 



This candy is strictly honey candy, suit, such as might result on eating 



and contains nothing but the prod- large quantities of candy made from 



ucts of the hive, with the addition of sucrose. 



the chocolate. It has many advan- In short, candy made in this way is 



tages over candies made from cane perfectly delicious. But it must be 



sugar. In fact, there is real food remembered that the secret lies in 



value in honey candy. It can be the addition of the 5 per cent of 



eaten by children and no harm re- beeswax. 



LEGAL SERVICE 

 ft DEPARTMENT ft 



Leasing Apiary Sites 



starting a new apiary on leased gr 



and have made arrangements with the 

 of the land a, follows: The lease is to run 

 for a period of twenty years at a yearly rental 

 of $15, with an additional rental of 50 pounds 

 of honey annually, providing the crop amounts 

 to 1,000 pounds or more. He is to give access 

 to the land by means of an already established 

 road. I am to fence the apiary site against 

 stock. Such buildings as I construct are to 

 remain my property, to be removed if desired 

 at the termination of the lease. Can you 

 give a legal form of lease to cover the above 

 agreement? 



Answer — In the following form the 

 land owner is the party of the first 

 part and the renter the second party. 

 It is not necessary that any special 

 form of wording be followed to make 

 a contract binding, provided that the 

 terms of the agreement are clearly 

 set forth. The usual form is some- 

 thing similar to the following: 



This article of agreement made and entered 

 into on the 8th day of December, 1917, by 

 and between John Jones, party of the first 

 part, and Frank Smith, party of the second 

 part, witnesseth: 



That in consideration of the sum of one dol- 

 lar in hand paid by the said second party and 

 the stipulations and agreements hereinafter 



mentioned, the said first party hereby agrees 

 to lease to the said second, party the following 

 lands, to-wit: One acre in the northwest cor- 

 ner of his farm in section 34, township 35, 

 range S, Dent County, Missouri, known as the 

 Simmons place, for a term of twenty years. 



Tt is hereby mutually agreed that the said 

 land shall be used as an apiary site and for 

 no other urpose, except as may be necessary 

 in the care of the bees and the production and 

 marketing of honey and wax 



The second party hereby agrees to pay ^o 

 the first party the sum of fifteen dollars an- 

 nually on or before the first day of July, as 

 rental for said premises, with an additional 

 rental of fifty pounds of honey each season 

 that the total production of surplus honey 

 from said apiary shall amount to one thousand 

 pounds or more. 



Said second party hereby agrees to build a 

 suitable fence to protect said apiary from live 

 stock at his own expense and to keep same in 

 repair during the life of his agreement.. 



It is further agreed that said second party 

 shall have access to said premises by way of 

 an already established road; that he shall 

 have the privilege of erecting buildings thereon 

 for his own use in connection with the said 

 apiary and that such buildings shall remain the 

 property of the said second party and he shall 

 retain the right to remove them at any time 

 that he shall have occasion to do so. 



Signed in duplicate this day of 



1917. 



JOHN JONES 

 FRANK SMITH. 



MISCELLANEOUS 

 * NEWS ITEMS f 



New England Pioneer Dead. — Old 

 subscribers of the American Bee 

 Journal who were with us in 1916 

 will recall our April number, which 

 was devoted almost exclusively to 

 Xew England. 



In it was given a description of 

 Xew England's oldest beekeeper, Mr. 

 Joseph H. Chase, who has just died, 

 in his 91st year. 



Not only was Mr. Chase a pioneer 

 1" ekeeper, but he was noted as a 

 horticulturist, having taken prizes 

 for many years at the annual horti- 

 cultural show of his State. His spe- 

 cialty was grains, as well as bees, 

 and he was also noted for his varii 

 ii' if peonies. 



Conditions Abroad. — In the No- 

 vember and December, 1917, also 

 January numbers, of tin- "Schweizer- 

 Bieni n -Zeit ung" I Sw is Bei 



I'.nniall, I find the following of in- 



.'.ax is now bringing 59c per 



pound in Switzerland. The founda- 

 tion manufacturers are troubled no 

 little in getting raw material. 



In the January number of the 

 American Bee Journal I reported the 

 average production of honey per 

 colony to be 5 Kg. This should now 

 lie modified, as the latest report oi 

 the Swiss Beekeepers' Association 

 shows an average production of 8.0 

 Kg. (17.6 pounds) for 1917. In 1916 

 1111 average production was 5.2 Kg., 

 in 1915 9.9 Kg., and in 1914 4.1 Kg. 

 I he total value of the honev crop in 

 1917 is given as $1,397,500, However, 

 on account of the increased prices of 

 supplies and sugar, no profit has 

 left the average beekeeper for 

 Ins season's work. The Swiss do not 

 enjoy the large proilncii.ni per col- 

 ony as we do here in the United 



The war department has allowed a 

 maximum of 4 Kg. (8.8 pounds) per 

 colony for spring feeding. Even 

 though the importations of sugar 



have become more and more re- 

 stricted, the bees are well provided 

 for. The entire success of the latter 

 enterprise is due to the efforts of 

 the Central Beekeepers' Association. 

 If it were not for this powerful or- 

 ganization, Swiss beekeeping would 

 no doubt have perished ere this un- 

 der the heel of war's ruination. The 

 wholesale price of sugar in January, 

 1918, was 11.2c per pound, which is, 

 of course much higher than we are 

 forced to pay. 



C. W. AEPPLER. 



Illinois River Valley Beekeepers. — 



At a meeting held at Pekin, 111., 

 called by W. H. Williams, of Pekin, 

 more than 50 beekeepers were pres- 

 ent. Dr. A. C. Baxter, President of 

 the State Society, gave an address, 

 as did C. P. Dadant. A local organi- 

 zation was formed under the name 

 of Illinois River Valley Beekeepers' 

 Association, with the following of- 

 ficers: President, W. H. Williams, 

 Pekin ; Secretary, F. R. Irenberg, Pe- 

 kin ; Vice President, O. S. Biggs, San 

 Jose, 111. The large attendance at 

 this meeting shows what good ad- 

 vertising will do. 



Correspondence Course in Bee- 

 keeping at Iowa State College. — The 



Iowa State College is making special 

 efforts to induce Iowa beekeepers to 

 produce a maximum crop of honey 

 this year. In order that a large num- 

 ber of beekeepers may be aided, a 

 correspondence course in practical 

 beekeeping has been prepared. The 

 course includes ten lesson outlines, 

 which will be sent out throughout 

 the season as needed. Two reference 

 books on beekeeping will be included 

 with the lesson outlines. 



A fee of three dollars will be 

 charged, to cover the cost of the 

 books, and will be the only charge 

 to the beekeepers taking this course. 



Any beekeeper with one or more 

 colonies will find it profitable to en- 

 roll for this course, and younger 

 members of the family are urged to 

 undertake the care of the apiary for 

 the coming season, where the usual 

 attendant is too busy. 



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. With honey, how- 

 ever, a much greater crop can be se- 

 cured by means of preparedness and 

 a little attention to the bees at the 

 right time. Give the bees a chance 

 to do their bit. Nature provides the 

 nectar, your country needs it. Join 

 the correspondence course and liar- 

 vest it. Following is a list of lec- 

 ture topics, with dates of mailing. 



March 1 — I. General outline of 

 course, suggestions for reading and 

 preparation for crop, and definitions 

 of bee terms. 



April 1 — II. Spring management of 

 bees. 



April 15— III. Diseases of lues and 

 1 1 eatment. 



May 1— IV. Transferring bees. 



\1.iv IS— V. Swarming, control and 

 methods of increase. 



