. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Published Monthly by The W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co. Vol. XI MARCH, 1901 No. 3 NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF BEE-KEEPERS' SOCIETIES. A Condensed Report of Its Third Annual Meeting, at Geneva. BV SECRETARY HOWARD. THE third annual meeting of the New York State Association of Bee-keepers' Societies was called to order by Pre^dent W. F. Marks, at 11 a. tu. The report of the Secretary and Treasurer was read and adopted. The President's annual message. It is expected that this will be published in a later issue of The American Bee-keeper. However, it might
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Published Monthly by The W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co. Vol. XI MARCH, 1901 No. 3 NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF BEE-KEEPERS' SOCIETIES. A Condensed Report of Its Third Annual Meeting, at Geneva. BV SECRETARY HOWARD. THE third annual meeting of the New York State Association of Bee-keepers' Societies was called to order by Pre^dent W. F. Marks, at 11 a. tu. The report of the Secretary and Treasurer was read and adopted. The President's annual message. It is expected that this will be published in a later issue of The American Bee-keeper. However, it might be said here that Editor Root, in commenting upon it, said that he considered it a very valuable paper and hoped that the Association would act upon it. O. J. Baldridge : ''I believe adulteration is a great injury to our extracted honey market, not by the amount that is consumed, but if a customer once gets a taste of it he will want no more extract- ed honey. One bottle, I think, would last a family a ; Mr. Baldridge was appointed as a committee to procure a sample of adulterated honey and bring it to the convention room for inspection ; also a bottle was sent to the Geneva Experiment Sta- tion to be analyzed. Mr. Stewart : Adulteration is carried on very largely in the cities of New York and Albany. President Marks read the law of this State on adulteration of honey and it was recommended to make an attempt to get the law in the hands of the Commissioner of Agriculture. E. R. Root : Honey adulterated with sugar syrup is not easily detected; but when adulterated with a cheap grade of glucose, which is commonly used, and which can be bought for about one cent a pound, it is very easily detected. It has a metal- lic taste, and, by getting used to the taste of glu- cose, it can be told even if only a small per cent, is present. Another way to test is by putting in wood alcohol and stir it thoroughly, which will give it a cloudy appearance. Mr. Stewart: Black-brood was
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