| Show HONEY production VIEW weber co utah march 16 the honey producing industry of utah la is assuming an importance second only to sugar bugar for supplying a necessary and almost indispensable luxury to our feat increasing population could capital be combined for honey as it necessarily has been for sugar the Dro production of it might influence legislation for their advantage in the he future and there is much need for it one year ago last october prof A J cook of michigan agricultural college and A 1 I root boot 0 of f medina ohio rauen of national reputation as apiaries a interested themselves in the welfare of utah lutah honey producers sufficiently to bome to salt lae L ike city and organize a territorial beekeepers Bee keepers association au ad ho been done ln many of the other ats and territories through efforts of this association a bill was passed by our last legislature arving a little protection to scientific alad ad intelligent beekeeping bee keeping against the fatal and contagious disease among bow bees called foul brood which has spread broadcast throughout the country by means of people who see eee skilled killed bee weepers keepers doing well at the business bus liess rod and think they will raise what honey they want at little or no expense or of trouble not dot thinking that stud study y and skill give success when their bees die oft off with foul brood they cant tell what all alia them for they have plenty of hooey honey in the hive as those generally have which die with that disease so BO the owner will take the beat of the honey leaving the balance for or their bees to get and save from wate wa te which they are sure to iso 0 o and as aa sure to carry home disease and thus destroy in some instances hundreds land even thousands of dollars worth of property through their neglect all such diseased hives should be destroyed without delay as provided by law on we the bolh of next april at 2 p m there will be a convention of the deebee dee uee keepers bee pera of utah at salt bait lake city in the brick and stone masons hall over the western union telegraph rele grapa office on east temple street we sincerely hope that every man and woman who expects to raise houey for profit in utah will be there and not only be there and become a mem ber of the association that it ma become a strong body and able to move legislation in ilij the future tor for the advancement van cement of so great and growing an industry as aa raising honey or of a quality that thai has attracted marked to iu eastern and northern markets it is important that people joining this association should do so with the determination to become intelligent beekeepers bee keepers the object of its organization is to stimulate scientific bee cul ture and encourage social intercourse for the best methods of controlling and handling bees and honey for profit prod and pleasure through associations is the modern method of conducting crusades against errors and wrongs as well as to arouse and educate public opinion fid financial ancial advancement and mechanical or scientific improvement meet together and Is ie irn of one another a little mental friction brightens our ideas it is by association that humanity becomes unselfish lish the most odious 1 19 animosity and selfishness is that exemplified in the life of the recluse and miser chis drift towards association la is also characterized by the he decline of the value placed on any one mans mana work or thought we hope that inspectors of bees who operated in that calling last year will meet with us on the of the coming month and from day to day to the end of the convention and bring witti wit them all the statistics they have gathered through their inspection it is much desired that in every con coulty u ty or neighborhood where there is a number of colonies or swarms of bees owners will immediately petition if they have not the county court to appoint some intelligent beekeeper wey they may name in petition an of bees according to law that inspector should be diligent in the performance of his hie duty by destroying ying the disease all inspectors will do public service by learning and recording how much extracted and how much comb honey was waa raised by each bee leeper A strict record should be kept of the num ber of colonies owned by each person how many have foul brood those cured or treated trea tedas as described by bylaw lawt and the number he destroyed when ever advice can can bp be given and received profitably bestow it freely for the bens bene fit of individuals and the improvement of the industry indu atry WAs As we can enlarge the sphere and increate the spread of a good cause so go we improve and make prosperous our fellow strugglers struggle rs in life at our annual convention in october next let lei every member of the ase ocia tion or those who desire to 10 become such bring his experience to relate and an account of improved condi eions in local associations let us see what encouragement we can give 0 aoe another in this new but rapidly growing industry it is of importance that county asses sors so ra be thorough in assessing as bees bee so that the number inspected may corr pond with toe the assessment la in every loua locality lity where there is half a dozen or more bee obnere who have any intention of becoming practical producers of honey they should forna form themselves into an association n to forr for mutual improvement and protection against diseases and fluctuations in this capacity meet once a mouth month or at other suitable sui taule times and talk up experiences opinions necessities and difficulties all will find this time profitably spent every association should have on one or more text books such as A 1 I S A B C of bee culture this can be purchased for and by sending to A 1 I root boot medina ohio 0 B president B R T RHEEs secretary H J vice president executive committee of the utah beekeepers Bee keepers association |
