Lice Can't Stand Water. — Mr. Shane, at West Salem, Wis., had failed 

 to clean a Rambler rose of lice with tobacco water or soap suds. Then he 

 tried hot water, a little hotter than he could hold his hand in, dipping the 

 shoots twice, and it cleaned all the lice and red spider off, and his rose was 

 a beauty. — G. J. Kellogg. 



State Agriculturist Goes to Balkans. — Prof. Francis Jager goes 

 Monday, August 20, to Washington, D. C., from where he will go with a 

 Commission as Major in U. S. service, for a Red Cross Survey of the Balkan 

 States, especially Servia, returning about December 20th. He expects to 

 bring back with him a number of the exceptionally fine pure bred queen 

 bees of the Italian and Carniolan races from the Balkans and northern 

 Italy, but especially from the government queen mating station in Switzer- 

 land. 



Attention, Beekeepers. — All Minnesota beekeepers should make a 

 special effort to attend the 1917 State Fair, observe carefully the first year's 

 results of a new management and classification of exhibits, spend consider- 

 able time at the exhibits of the University Division of Bee Culture and Min- 

 nesota Beekeepers' Association, and be sure to watch for a notice and attend 

 a special meeting of exhibitors, Minnesota Beekeepers' Association members 

 and the honey judges — all in the Bee and Honey Building. Use the Univer- 

 sity Division of Bee Culture and the Minnesota Beekeepers' Association as 

 sources of all bee information. — L. V. France, Secy. Minn. Beekeepers' Assn. 



Horticultural Society at the State Fair. — It is expected that the 

 State Horticultural Society will maintain an office in the Horticultural 

 Building at the State Fair during the entire period of the fair. In that 

 case the secretary — and at times probably other officers of the society — 

 will plan to be in attendance and will be very glad to meet members of the 

 society, not only those with whom we have a personal acquaintance, but 

 especially members whom we have not personally met. The location of the 

 office is likely to be adjoining the north door of the Horticultural Building, 

 although this point has not yet been definitely decided. Don't fail to look 

 up the headquarters of the society when in attendance at the State Fair. 



Are You Doing Your Part? — Every effort has been made and is still 

 being made to secure preservation by canning and drying of as large a 

 quantity of fruits and vegetables as is in any way possible. Are you doing 

 your part in this? There is no doubt that the world is threatened with a 

 shortage of food, and it is the part of wisdom that every effort should be 

 made to increase the supply while there is yet time and opportunity. Con- 

 siderable space to this subject has been given in this magazine the past 

 months, and some is used in this number. We wish to emphasize the su- 

 preme importance of this appeal, which should find full response with every 

 loyal member of this society. 



Biennial Meeting, American Pomological Society. — Notice is out for 

 the regular meeting of this organization, which occurs every two years. This 

 meeting will be held in Boston, October 31 to November 4. The notice does 

 not say in what building the meeting will be held, but as the meeting is to 

 be a regular meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, it will, 

 without doubt, be held in the splendid building of that society. The New 

 England fruit show will be held also in connection with it, and it is up to 

 Minnesota again to capture the Wilder Medal, which has ah'eady been done. 



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