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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER 8 'their chosen leaders. A GLIMPSE OF UTAH : 1 BEEKEEPING (Continued from Page 1) vice berries, hawthornes and buffalo berries. There is also white and alsike clover in the meadows. Rabbit brush is common over much of the state and yields an amber honey in late summer. In some localities j some surplus is gathe-mrof southern in the part especially the state, where they sonieur.Lo get a super of honey from it after Cleome is alfalfa yield is over. the source of considerable surplus in a few locations. It was my good fortune to attend the Uintah Basin Industrial convention which was held at Fort Duchesne and lasted for several days. A number of speakers were brought from a distance to furnish a program dealing with the oppotunities J. C. Henager, President of the and problems of the region. There Utah Beekeepers Association, and were interesting exhibits of alfalfa and honey, the two major crops Dan Hillman, State Apiarist. A large crowd was of the region. I found few advocates of in attendance, including several hun- stores. the big packing cases, however. It dred Indians from the nearbv les-- j. that the s uite enially reported The Fort is the present ervation. in these big cases when bees died Indian for the agencv headquarters The older Indians came dressed in unpacked hives came through alive. was simply that the e their finery of blankets and The explanation feathers and added much of inter- bees in the big cases did not come out to fly on mild days and that est for th stranger. died from accumulated feces, they The Basin is rich in natural re- while the bees in hives unpacked sources. With lumber, oil. coal, were able to relieve themselves of asphalt and gypsum in addition to Unfortunately, rich agricultural crops, it only awaits the waste matter. overlooked the import-lanc- e have many the coming of a railroad to become of good stores when wintering cue of the most prosperous regions in It is probable packing cases. of the west. that, had these bees been supplied with sugar syrup before the oegin-- j Utah Problems. of winter, they would have gone ning There are four smelters in Sai the winter in the cases in through Lake city, and accordingly the bees In considering excellent condition. rein not do the immediate thrive in localities the case big packing gion, especially to the southward. where there are few opportunities Wherever one finds a smelter, little for it is important mat return is to be expected from the the winter flight of stores be given special quality bees. Apparently the gases from the I consideration. lest strong colonsmelter are fatal to these insects. If one chances to be located opposite ies of heavy packing cases, in Iowa, in severe winters, when the bees in to the prevailing winds the bees may double-walled hives came through survive for a considerable period of K. 0. The bees in the heavy cases time. One cannot but wonder or two fSbts which the whether gases that are fatal to the bees also have a bad effect upon the otners naci- The most popular winter protechuman race in the same region. seems to be the Chantry tion One hears of some difficulty from bees the from spray poishive. Chantrys hive is a double-poisoning on applied to fruit trees, but not willed Jumbo with a portion of nearly as much as is the case in Col- the front of only one inch lumber. orado. Probably the fruit growing The idea is that the sun will warm regions in Utah are of later develop- the hive through the thin front wall ment and spraying is not yet needtd and entice the bees out to fly as at such frequent, intervals as in the scon as it is warm enough. Every --' i doubtful whether Miller knows him- thousand. The past season be ship- president of self how many colonies of bees ha but they number several Association, has, shows J. C. Henager, the State Beekeepers and Dan Hillman, the State Apiarist. These two men make a good team and are doing much to advance the Ilenager interest of their calling. Business is manager of Henagers Cf liege in Salt Lake city, one of the best schools of its kind in the west, and at the same time, an enthusiasbeekeeper. Hillman for tic side-lin- e on a farm and was lived many years extensively engaged in honey production while conducting a newspanow per in Vernal. All his time is office. his of occupied with the duties It is a big job to eradicate bee diseases from a state like Utah, but he is making a good start in that direction and seems to have the enthusiastic support of the big beernen of ped six carloads to California to increase them on the orange flow. An extended count of his beekeeping practices was given in the July number of thi3 journal. C. T. Rhees of North Ogden, ia another big operator with 20 apiaries totalling something like 3,000 F. W. Redfleld colonies of bees. of Ogden, is one of the men of outstanding success in the beekeeping field, having built up a large business not only in honey production and selling but also in supplies. M. A. Gill of Hyrum is one of the men to most successful comb-hone- y be found. Like the others mentioned, he is worthy of a story all by himself, but space will not permit of more than passing one entire batch of pictures was a failure and we are unable to present the likeness of several of these men. There are numerous others who produce honey on a large scale, each of whom. ha3 something of in- - the state. F. B. Terriberry, formerly State Apiarist, hag been retained in the service of the beekeepers as Secretary of the association. Because of mention.-Usfortunatel- failing health, Terriberry found it necessary to resign his official iosi-tio- n and devote his attention to his bees at Midway, where he spends -- wupujaiy v: i v z I , ft old-tim- k V m'' $ ' - J -- wnr, ;rr - ' 5- . V v, - - : ' i i i, V . - 3 4 1 j let-alo- r. ,baj 4 t I i; '! ne i f x . ir , it ; fX, i r-- v tBcllislon brothers Extracting Wagon mers, returning to Salt lake the winter months. Uta ijoys the distinction of the largest individual beekeeper in America, if not in the world, in the person of N. E. Miller of Provo. It is his s city terest to offer. It gives :one a feelof enthusiasm for our ing with men industry who do things on a big scale and who are proud to be known as . to-vis- it We Value "Your Business HUf we value MOST. ' - r your friendship We are never too busy to pass a few words with you. Never too busy to give your requirements the best of & attention. I v, It doesnt make any difference how much or how little business you transact with U3, that business is t "A . important to you , us. and important to Bring your financial problems to us our officers will be glad to advise with you. Group of Indian women at the Fort Duchesne Convention older fruit districts. In Utah, as elsewhere in the Rocky mountain region, one hears much discussion of the wintering problem. There are many beekeepers who contend that no special protection is necessary, since the bees have frequent opportunity for flight during the winter months. Others contend that suitable packing makes a great savng in both bees and beekeeper using these hives spoke enthusiastically about them. They are very similar to the hives we have usedat t UlN a ii the Sunset Ranch iu northern Nebraska for several years with satisfaction. Our hives, however. have double walls in front as well. Nome Utah Boekeep rs. Utah beekeepers are fortunate in I f it but ? . t 5 Bank 3tate Vernal, Utah honey-produci- ng y, |