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Bees and Horticulture" was reviewed by L. D. Leonard, and a pa- 

 per from President West on the same subject was read. 



The papers read during the following- meetings were the Pres- 

 ident's Address, "Shipping and Selling Honey," by Mr, Longfellow, 

 of Minneapolis; "Work of Dairy and Food Commission," by Mr. 

 Corbett, of Minneapolis; "Cooking with Honey," by Miss Mbeser, 

 Minneapolis; "Disposing of Our Home Crop to the Best Advan- 

 tage," by G. H. Pond, of Bloomington; "Bee-Keeping near Du- 

 luth," by Dr. Mary McCoy, of Duluth; "Migratory Bee-Keeping," 

 by George A. Forgerson, of Farmington; "Premiums at Our State 

 Fair," by VVm. Russell, of Minnehaha Park, and "Bee-Keeping 

 for Pleasure," by Dr. E. K. Jaques, of Crystal. 



The question box, under the supervision of Mrs. H. G. AckHn. 

 of St. Paul, is a decided feature of the bee-keepers' meetings. Most 

 of the questions pertain directly to the bee-keeper; there are some, 

 however, which are of general interest. One of these is "Is the mam- 

 moth clover a good honey plant?" The answer was that a second 

 crop will often yield honey while the first will not. "Is there foul 

 brood in this state?" No one at the meeting knew of any. "What 

 plants can be sown for bee-pasturage?" Answer: "Sweet and 

 alsike clovers." 



Communications received from the representative of the Pan- 

 American Exposition regarding the exhibition of the products of the 

 bee-keeping industry in Minnesota were placed in the hands of 

 Dr. E. K. Jaques, of Crystal, who, in conjunction with the executive 

 committee, will have entire charge of all arrangements pertaining to 

 such exhibition. 



Dr. Jaques is well qualified for this office, as his former exper- 

 ience shows, when he was in charge of the Minnesota honey exhibit 

 at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha. Minnesota at that 

 time made one of the best, if not the best, honey exhibits of any 

 state. We hope other organizations will communicate with our 

 committee to the end that Minnesota will be in the front rank in all 

 its exhibits at the Pan-American Exposition at Bufifalo. 



At the last meeting the election of officers resulted in the fol- 

 lowing: 



President, Wm. Russell, Minnehaha Park; first vice-president, 

 G. A. Forgerson, Farmington; second vice-president, G. H. Pond, 

 Bloomington; third vice-president, Dr. Mary McCoy, Duluth; sec- 

 retary, L. D. Leonard, Syndicate Block, Minneapolis ; treasurer, L. 

 E. Day, Farmington ; executive committee, H. G. Acklin, chairman, 

 St. Paul; H. B. Van Vliet, Farmington; Dr. E. K. Jaques, Crystal. 



