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them with honey; also how bees are obtained and supplied in small 

 lots to each little mating box. 



While on the question of queen introduction, Mr. Pratt said: "It 

 was Mr. Doolittle who showed us how to successfully introduce 

 virgin queens to confined and broodless bees; Mr. Alley it was who 

 taught us the use of the tobacco pipe for the same purpose, and it 

 is hard for me to decide which is the greater gift. Both are golden. 



"The folly of brushing the bees from small mating boxes directly 

 they had mated a single queen is apparent," said the speaker, "when 

 the same bees can be made to mate queen after queen, either by 

 pre-introduction or by giving ripe cells." When the simple manner 

 of giving cells to baby nuclei was demonstrated, applause followed. 



After going through the different means employed in quickly feed- 

 ing the babies with bulb and tube, or by means of little bottles, Mr. 

 Pratt showed the convention how substantial bee hives are made by 

 him from paper at a cost of only a few cents per hive, and of little 

 labor; at the close of which a standing vote of thanks was given to 

 "Swarthmore" for his interesting talk. 



At the close of his remarks, Prof. H. A. Surface, M. S., Economic 

 Zoologist in the Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture, at 

 Rarrisburg, and President of the Pennsylvania State Bee-keepers' 

 Association, paid "Swarthmore" a most glowing tribute. 



The private secretary of Governor Pennypacker, Mr. Bromley 

 Wharton, said he had come to the meeting for the purpose of con- 

 veying the regrets of the Governor, who was unable to attend, ow- 

 ing to pressure of business of State; it had not been his intention 

 to stay more than a few minutes, but the absorbing interest of the 

 topic had held him far beyond the usual leave, and he would certainly 

 report to the Governor what he had heard at this meeting. 



— From the American Bee-Keepev. 



EDUCATION IN APICULTURE. 



By Richard D. Barclay, State College, Pa. 



Our President in his address last evening covered most of the 

 points which I had intended to discuss, but perhaps I can add 

 some details upon certain features. The matter of education of the 

 public is of very great importance, but I can add nothing to what 

 has already been said upon this phase of the subject. 



The Correspondence Lessons which have been referred to are a 

 part of a system of lessons upon a variety of agricultural subjects 

 which have been prepared and are conducted by the School of Agricul- 

 ture of the Pennsylvania State College. Information in regard to any 

 of these courses will be gladly furnished, upon request, by Prof. Geo. 

 C. Watson, State College, Pa. The applicant for enrollment is fur 

 nished a card upon which he designates the course which he desires 

 to pursue. When his card is returned the first lesson is sent, ac- 

 companied with a set of questions. The student is expected to study 



