THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



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Another subscriber writes: "The Re- 

 view liiis been to me tlie most lielpful 

 of anj' iiifliuonce in my 40 years of life. 

 It has gradually oponed my eyes to 

 the possibilities surrounding me. It has 

 changed me from a soured and strug- 

 gling to a man with a 



definite purpose. Already I am en- 

 j(:ying tangible results. Tlie Novem- 

 ber editorial (page 337) on the new era 

 in bee-keeping that will be opened up 

 by 'sliook swarming' has placed my 

 feet on solid ground." 



MICHIGAN, STATE, BEE-KEEPERS' 

 CONVENTION. 



The Michigan State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its annual con- 

 A'ention February 3rd and 4th, in the 

 council rooms of the city hall at Lan- 

 sing. The rooms are in the third 

 story, back away from the noise of the 

 street, yet they can be reached by the 

 elevator. 



Arrangements have been made at a 

 nice, clean, hotel, the Wentworth 

 House, only two blocks from the place 

 of meeting, where bee-keepers will be 

 accommodated at $1.50 a day. 



The Michigan State Dairymen will 

 hold their convention at the Agricul- 

 tural College, Lansing, on the same 

 dates, as also will the State Veterin- 

 aries, thus enabling the members of all 

 three societies to come at reduced 

 rates. When buying your ticket you 

 will pay full fare, and ask for a cer- 

 tificate "on account of Michigan Dairy- 

 men's Convention," as the Secretary of 

 this convention is to sign the certifi- 

 cates for all three of the conventions. 

 This certificate will enable you to go 

 back at one-third fare. 



The first session will be on the even- 

 ing of the 3rd, when E. R. Root will 

 show us "Bee-Keeping from the At- 

 lantic to the Pacific, as Seen through 

 the Camera and Stereonticon." This 

 will consist of portraits of distinguish- 



ed bee-keepers, of apiaries, hives, im- 

 plements, methods, etc., all fully ex- 

 plained. .V more enjoyable entertain- 

 ment for ;; bee-keper can not be imag- 

 ined. 



Mr. C. A. Huff, of Clayton, Mich- 

 igan, Avho has been experimenting the 

 past season with formalin for curing 

 foul brood, has promised to be present. 

 Messrs. Soper and Aspinwall, of Jack- 

 sen, are not far away, and will prob- 

 ably be present. Mr. Aspinwall has 

 kept about 70 colonies for the past ten 

 years, without losing a colony in win- 

 ter. He can tell us how he has pre- 

 vented this loss; also how he prevents 

 swarming. Mr. T. F. Bingham, who 

 has been so successful wintering bees 

 in a cellar built like a cistern, is also 

 ex])ected. Messrs. A. D. D. Wood and 

 J. H. Larrabee both live at Lansing, 

 r.nd will help to make the meeting a 

 success. 



This is the first time that the con- 

 vention has been held in the southern 

 part of the State in several years, let 

 ns turn out and show our appreciation 

 of the event. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, 

 President. 



A NEW EDITION OF THE A B C OF BEE 

 CULTURE. 



A beautiful book lies upon my desk. 

 It was written by A. I. Root and E. 

 R. Root. The title is: "The A B C of 

 Bee Culture." A year never goes by 

 without bringing me a new edition of 

 this gi-eat work. The enormous sale 

 that it deservedly obtains, allows of 

 the bringing out of frequent editions, 

 and the opportunity thus afforded for 

 rovisiou is not neglected. If there Is 

 any book that is really up with the 

 times, and keeps up with the times, it 

 is the "A B C of Bee Culture." If 

 there is one book that the bee-keeper, 

 be he novice or professional, can't af- 



