The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-10
BEE AUTHORITY
WILL SPEAK AT
FARMERS MEET.
F. r. Root of Medina, Ohio,
Lecturer and Author, Is
on Schedule

The most widely travelled bee
authority in America, E. r. Root,
Medina, Ohio, will address one Of
the Farmers Weeks Meetings,
North Dakota Agricultural college,
Fargo, Jan. 31-Feb. S. During
thiS week, bees, fruits and vege-
tables are to be the chief topics for
discussion. The beekeeping shor:
course and the North Dakota State
Reekeepers' Association meeting
will be held on Mon, Tues, and
Wed. Jan. 3l-Feb. 2, and the re-
mainder of the week will be devoted
to horticulture.
Mr.. Root, who is one of the prin-
cipal speakers from outside of the
state, is nationally known as an
authority ON beekeeping, president
Gf the A. ]. Root Bee Supply COM
pany, lecturer of note and the au-
thor of the best known books on
Bookkeeping. A special feature Of
the evening program for Feb. /
will be an address by Mr.. Root to
the beekeepers and general pub.
lie. Professor A. G. Arvold, of
the public speaking department at
the college, has charge of the even
ing program. Mr.. Root uses the
popular scientific. style of lcctur-
ing. states Professor j. "A. Munro,
State Reekeepers' association.
Another out Of the state speak
err who has been obtained for the
bookkeeping program is Professor L.
Z, Floyd, provincial apiarist for
Manitoba. He will speak on VA
.riOus beekeeping problems.
Kitchen on Program
j. A. Kitchen, Sentinel Butte,
commissioner of agriculture and
labor, has been secured to tell about
beekceping in the western part. Of
North Dakota. Mr.. Kitchen was
one Of the first to keep bees in
that locality.
j. "A. Munro will give the secre-
tary's report before the meeting,
q report on bee inspection in the
state. and touch on other beekeep-
ing subjects.
The address of welcome will be
given by Dean H. l.. Walster of
the school OF agriculture.
Other speakers of prominence
for the week are as follows: DR..
M. c. Tanquary, Fargo, CONNER
cial beekeeper, Package Bees"
w. o. Victor, Chaffee, queen
Rearing;" Chas. Hausmann, Hills.
boro. commercial beekeeper, on His
Methods for Honey Productions"
w. l.. Critics, Armenia, "Sweet
Clover and It's Value to Beekeep-
ing;" J. H. Beatty, Fargo, editor
of Beekeepers News Letter and Com
mercial Beekeeper, "Value of Be-
longing to an Associations" and w.
w. Remington, Moorhead, Mimi,
vice-president Of association Of
commercial beekeepers, Progress
made in Honey Marketing" Some
of the other subjects that will be
taken up; according to Professor
Munro, are as follows: Preparing
bees for winter; Winter care;
Spring and summer management;
Preparation of honey for the mar
ket; Control of swarming and Con-
troll of diseases.
SpeCl9l Fe0CuTe
A special feature for one of the
afternoons will be a visit to the
new exeriment station bee cellar
which was built recently at the
college. Beekeepers will have an
opportunity to visit the cellar and
study its construction, according
to Professor Munro. The cellar
is built to conform to the require
ments of successful wintering con-
ditions.
North Dakota's beekeeping in
dustry has increased % times since
1920. Honey gathered in the state
is Of high quality, and North Da-
kota holds the record for highest
production of honey per colony
over all other states with an aver
age of ITO pounds per colony in
1895. The reasons. for such pro-
ductiOn, points out Professor
Munro, is the ideal soil and climat..
ic conditions. The popularity of
sweet clover in agriculture has