The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-24

The resolutions passed by the county
association at their recent session, in
regard to taking action against the
sduteration OF honey was received and
on motion placed on file.
FRUIT BEATEN.
The president then read his annual
address. The beekeepers were, he said,
in as excellent a condition as the fruit
growers of the state. Honey hes great
advantage over fruit in not being perish
able. The beekeeper is not Obliged to
rush his honey to market and sell at a
sacrifice or else let it rot. Ie can hold
it as long as he can do without money.
Honey being more valuable per pound
than fruit ia not all absorbed in freight
rates, and if the railroads should find
this out and raise the raJe, we can ship
it around the Horn.
Commission merchants can and do
sell honey to each other at a low price
and the only remedy l know OF ia to not
send any honey east to be sold on COM
mission No honey should leave the
state before it is sold. To market the
honey we must have reliable crop sta
tistics and | would urge this convention
to pass resolution requesting the off
GERS OF the beekeepers union to use part
of the funds for this purpose.
With regard to the adulteration of
honey have investigated the matter
somewhat during the past few weeks
and am sorry to say that extracted
honey is largely adulterated in the cities
in California. Those who practice this
| fraud claim that it is not any disadvsn-
tage to beekeepers, they say that it i'm
proves some grades of honey to mix it
with glucose, and their customers
demand it. | am inclined to believe
th At law requiring all packages to be
labeled with LABEL giving the true con-
tents of each package would quickly
stop this demand.
Many states have no law against the
adulteration of food, and consequently
the offenders cannot be punished. What
we need is a United States law similar
to the Paddock pure food bill, and rec
ommend the Legislative committee to
take action in this matter and report to
the convention tomorrow, 80 the con-
yention may act and send resolutions to
our senators and representatives at once.
In all probability government
agent will be sent to foreign countries
this wear or next to search for beneficial
insects; we should appeal to the depart
ment OF entomology to send Frank Ben
ton, with instructions to search for new
races of bees.
He also reported as having made adj
vantageous arrangements at the mid
winter fair for space.
A short discussion ensued, after which
Mr.. J. G. Cory was introduced and read
brief paper on Tare in Honey Cases.
He told of the manner in which the
middlemen imposed upon the beekeep-
era.
Mr.. M. lowering of Colegrove urged
the beekeepers to stand together, and
have the tare removed.
On motion of Mr.. Brodbeck the SUBJ
iect was referred to the committee on
marketing.
Mr.. Brodbeck then read paper called
Medley. As would be assumed it con-
tanned variety of matter concerning
the beekeepers and their interests, and
was evidently the object of much atten-
ton and thought from Mr.. Brodbeck. A
discussion then ensued as to the
best frame to be used. On rising vote
the convention decided in favor of the
standard adopted in Ventura county,
and known as the Langstr 9th.
1t was decided to have the secretary
send postal cards to all OF the beekeep.
ers in the state, requesting that they re-
turn rough estimates OF the crop.