1919 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



387 



Beekeepers' Exhibit at the Chenan- 

 go County Agricultural Fair 



Realizing the fact that to keep 

 the price of honey where it rightly 

 belongs, so that the producer may se- 

 cure a fair return for his labor and 

 interest on the money invested for 

 bees and equipment, we must in- 

 crease the demand by increasing con- 

 sumption, the place to start to ad- 

 vocate the more general use of honey 

 is at home, so the Chenango County 

 Beekeepers' Society staged one of 

 the most interesting features of the 

 Chenango County Agricultural Fair 

 at Norwich, N. Y., August 26, 27, 28 

 and 29, under the direction and su- 

 pervision of the society. 



There was a large display of bees 

 in observatory hives, comb and ex- 

 tracted honey, beeswax, cakes, 

 cookies and doughnuts made with 

 honey; berries and fruits preserved 

 with honey; jams, jellies and mar- 

 malades made with honey, and a 

 good display of apiary appliances. 



The Secretary was on the job each 

 day with a committee to answer 

 questions, talk honey and hand out 

 samples. 



We had on display several frames 

 of honey, that were contributed by 

 the different members of the society, 

 to be extracted and handed out as 

 samples during the fair. 



At different periods we would dem- 

 onstrate how the combs were un- 

 capped and the honey thrown from 

 the combs with the extractor. The 

 combs were displayed before and af- 

 ter extracting. At the same time we 

 would explain the difference between 

 comb and extracted honey, also the 

 difference between extracted and 

 strained honey. 



The honey, after being extracted, 

 was strained through cheese cloth 

 into a specially prepared can with a 

 small gate, the samples of honey 

 were handed out by placing small 

 round crackers on a small platter 

 and about a half a teaspoon of honey 

 deposited on each cracker. This 

 made a very suitable and delicious 

 sample. As fast as the samples were 

 handed out we uncapped and ex- 

 tracted a new supply. 



During the four days of the fair we 

 handed out about ISO pounds of 

 honey as samples. One day we 

 handed out about 2,000 of Dr. Miller's 

 leaflets, "Food Value of Honey." 



We did not go to the fair to sell 

 honey, as this season's crop in this 

 county is nearly exhausted ; we went 

 to advertise. 



One exhibitor showed a 5-pound 

 tin pail and a 1-pound glass jar, each 

 container costing about the same 

 price. 



He was boosting the large package 

 claiming that it was a good 

 family size and that it did not cost 

 any more to sell than a 1-pound glass 

 jar, and the consumer got the bene- 

 fit of the lower price. The tin had 

 another advantage over the glass, 

 as there was no breakage in han- 

 dling, shipping or liquefying. 



Thursday was beekeepers' day and 

 there were many practical demon- 



strations for the benefit of beekeep- 

 ers. 



While this is a county fair, it was 

 surprising how .many were present 

 from other States, and how much in- 

 terest was displayed in our exhibit 

 and talks on honey and its uses. It 

 was also surprising how few ever 

 heard of extracted honey or knew 

 how it was produced. 



We feel that we have given honey 

 a boost and have done some good ad- 

 vertising that will be of great bene- 

 fit in helping the sale of honey in 

 this locality, and that it will be the 

 means of placing honey on the tables 

 of many families that have always 

 thought of honey as a luxury, instead 

 of a healthful food. 

 CHENANGO COUNTY BEEKEEP- 

 ERS' SOCIETY. 



Illinois Convention 



Illinois beekeepers will meet at 

 Springfield on December 9 and 10. 

 Headquarters will be at the Leland 



Hotel. The program will be sent di- 

 rect from the Secretary, J. A. Stone. 



Ontario Beekeepers to Meet 



The Ontario convention will be 

 held at the Carlsrite Hotel, in To- 

 ronto, on November 11, 12 and 13. The 

 fruit and flower exhibition will be 

 held at the same time, and an exhibit 

 of honey will be combined, as in the 

 past. An excellent program is in 

 prospect. 



Eastern New York Meeting 



The Eastern New York Beekeep- 

 ers' Association will hold their 

 twelfth annual convention in the Su- 

 pervisors' room in the Albany Coun- 

 ty Court House, it Albany, N. Y., on 

 Thursday, Nov. 20, 1919. 



Prof. Geo. H. Rae, Extension Spe- 

 cialist in Apiculture, and other live 

 beekeepers are expected to be pres- 

 ent and address the meetings. 



Sessions at 9:30 a. m. and 1 p. m. 

 STEPHEN DAVENPORT, Sec'y. 

 Indian Fields, N. Y. 



CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT. 



Advertisements in this department will be 

 inserted for three cents per word, with no dis- 

 counts. No classified advertisement accepted 

 for less than 35 cents. Count each initial or 

 number as one word. 



Copy for this department must reach us not 

 later than the 20th of the month preceding 

 date of issue. If intended for classified de- 

 partment it should be so stated when adver- 

 tisement is sent. 



BEES AND QUEENS 



CASH for extracted honey, white or amber, in 

 5 or 10-lb. cans. Send sample and say 

 price. 

 T. Lang, 1572 N. Halsted St., Chicago, 111. 



BEES BY THE POUND, ALSO QUEENS— 

 Booking orders now. Free circular gives 

 prices, etc. See larger add elsewhere. 

 Nueces County Apiaries, Calallen, Texas, 



E. B. Ault, Prop. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL is pr? 

 pared to furnish printing for beekeepers. 

 High quality, prompt service and satisfaction. 

 Our shop is in charge of a man who special- 

 izes in printing for the honey producer. Send 

 for our catalog of honey labels, stationery, -:tc. 

 American Bee Journal, Hamilton, 111. 



BEES AND QUEENS from my New Jersey 

 apiary. J. H. M. Cook, 



lAtf 84 Cortland St., New York City. 



FOR SALE — Italian bees and queens (the kind 

 that fill from 2 to 6 supers). Bees, $12 a 

 colony; queens, $2 each, 6 for $11. Queens go 

 by mail; bees by express. Order direct from 

 this ad. Miss Lulu Goodwin, 



Mankato, Minn. 



PHELPS" GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS com- 

 bine the qualities you desire. They are great 

 honey gatherers, beautiful and gentle. Virgin, 

 $1; mated, $2. C. W. Phelps & Son, 



3 Wilcox St., Binghamton, N. Y. 



GOLDENS that are true to name. Untested 

 queens, 1, $1.25; 6, $6.50; 12, $11.50; 50, 

 $40; 100, $75. Garden City Apiaries, 



San Jose, Calif. 



FOR SALE — Leather colored Italian queens, 

 tested, June 1, $1.50; untested, $1.25; $13 

 a dozen. A. W Yates, 



15 Chapman St., Hartford, Conn. 



"SHE SUITS ME" Italian queens, $1.15 each, 

 from May 15 to October 15; 10 or more, $1 

 each. Allen Latham, Norwichtown, Conn. 



THREE-BANDED ITALIANS ONLY— Un- 

 tested queens, 1, $1.25; 6, $6.50; 12, $11.50; 

 50, $40; 100, $75 H. G. Dunn. 



The Willows. San Jose, Calif. 



FOR SALE — Pure 3-banded Italian queens, as 

 good as you can buy with money, from 

 June 1 to September 1. 



J. F. Diemer, Liberty, Mo. 



FOR SALE — 100 colonies of bees, most all in 

 new hives with Hoffman frames. Plenty of 

 stores. Address James Johnson, 



Box 265, Pocahontas, Ark. 



LEATHER and all dark colored Italian 

 queens, when we have them, mated, $1 each. 

 These queens will include all that are not up 

 to the standard in our goldens, but will be 

 good utility stock. C. W. Phelps & Son, 

 No. 3 Wilcox St., Binghamton, N. Y. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX 



WANTED— To buy honey, comb or extracted 



State price, quality and how packed. Address 



Paul Thomae, 1019 Ninth St.. Milwaukee. Wis. 



FOR SALE — New crop clover honey; put up 



in new 60-lb cans, 2 to the case, 25c per 

 pound, f. o. b. here. 



W. B. Crane, McComb, O. 



FOR SALE — One car fine alfalfa-sweet clover 

 extracted honey. Write me 



S. J. Harris, Olathe, Colo. 



FOR SALE — 40 cases fine clover honey in 

 new 60-lb cans. 



Edw. A. Winkler, Joliet, 111. 



FOR SALE — 200 cases comb honey in 4^ in. 

 square sections, 24 sections to the case, and 

 6 cases to the carrier; one-half white, the bal- 

 ance buckwheat; all for prompt shipment. 

 Give me your prices at once. 



G. L. Allen, Wysox, Pa. 



FOR SALE— 30,000 lbs. of very fine alfalfa- 

 clover honey in new 60-lb cans; will sell 

 part or all of it in car lot. If interested send 

 25c for sample; it will be applied on your or- 

 der. Also, 20,000 lbs in 5 and 10-lb. pails, 

 cased. Will mix a car for you. 



S. F. Lawrence, Hardin. Mont. 



FOR SALE— Clover and buckwheat honey in 

 60-lb cans, 2 per case. 



Bert Smith, Romulus, N. Y. 



WRITE for shipping tags and our prices *or 

 rendering your old combs, cappings, etc. We 

 guarantee a first-class job. 



The Deroy Taylor Co., Newark, N. Y. 



FOR SALE — Clover and buckwheat honey in 

 any style container (glass or tin). Let us 

 quote you. The Deroy Taylor Co., 



Newark, N. Y. 



FOR SALE — Light amber honey in new 60-lb. 

 cans. Van Wyngarden Bros., Hebron, Ind. 



