River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-02-16
THURSDAY, a. NJ, FEB. 9.

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"What the Market Demands for
Honey" was answered by Leo F.
Hanegan OF Glenwood, who has had
more practical experience in buying,
loading and selling car loads of hon
ey than any man in the convention
or in this part of the Northwest A
condemned review of his remarks
would sum up as follows: The
man who is producing only what
honey he can consume in his home
or home market can follow his own
notions as to the style of package,
as to shape and size, but the man
who is producing honey for the
market which is becoming critical
must be content with low price or
cater to the demands of his market.
The general market will pay a pre-
MUM for comb honey put up in
uniform, clear, 24-lb. shipping cases,
honey that is produced between
proper separators so that case of
honey when opened will allow any
and each section of honey to be re-
moved without injury to itself or its
neighbor. A 24-lb. crate of honey
should weigh net about 22 pounds.
The fact came out during the discus
sion that prominent producer of
honey in the room was obliged to
submit to a cut in price of ~ cents
per pound for the best honey, "a
lb. cases of which weighed 20 lbs.
breeders and Their Uses" was an
swered by w. II. Putnam. Feed
ers are serviceable in tiding swarms
over dearth of honey production,
when otherwise brood rearing would
be suspended or brood would be
starved, so that in few days when
the white clover or other honey
plants yielded honey the swarm that
had been fed during the dearth of
honey would store surplus by reason
ofits strong working force while the
swarm that had not been fed must
recuperate its spent energies when
the honey comes in place of making
profit to its owner. "Diseases of
Bees" was answered by N. E.
France, whose s years experience
as foul brood inspector of the state
of Wisconsin enabled him to wildly
portray the dangers of the dread
disease, foul brood. 1t was recount
ed how the disease came to Wiscon-
sin and how bee-keeper who had
400 colonies of bees in Jefferson
county, which bee-keeper had in one
year received $4,000 for a single
years crop from bees, had unknow-
ingly brought the disease from Can
ada, and how his entire apiary was
lost; of his efforts to stop its spread
and how the indifference of small
bee-keepers contributes to the spread
Of the disease which still exists not
only in Wisconsin but all over the
United States. Every little while,
like smallpox, it breaks out in a new
place. The detection and cure were
carefully explained and booklets
distributed showing illustrations Of
the diseases in various stages.
THURSDAY P. M, FEB. 9.
"What May Be Accomplished
by Raising and Introducing Queens"
was ably handled in paper by
Archie Shepard. This article will
appear in full in later number of
the Rural Bee. Keeper, a monthly
publication upon bees published at
River Falls. "Some Thoughts up
on Marketing" was the title of a
paper by w. H. Putnam in which
an attempt was made to.show that
the bee-keepers of this locality are
not producing honey as cheaply as
they could if they would keep more
bees and use some modern methods.
An after-thought of the Secretary
as follows: February with its snow
and its zero weather is a good month
to make plans for the new year but
next February is long way off.
The thought has occurred to us that
a summer meeting would be very
proper thing and as every one takes
a day off on the 4th, and excursion
rates are in effect at that time,
swarm of bee-keepers with their
wives and families and basket pic
mic in Glen Park on July q, 1905,
would be productive of pleasure and
profit to bee-keepers. River Falls
is not liable to have a general cele-
bration this year as it is generally
conceded that every other year is as