THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



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NATIONAL PROGRAM. 



There will undoiihtedly be reception 

 committees who will meet all incoming 

 trains the forenoon of August 30th. 

 Hotel information can be secured from 

 them. Those arriving in the afternoon 

 will go direct to the convention room. 

 Pl.xce of ]\Ieeting. 



G. A. R. Hall, Court House, Minne- 

 polis, Minn. 



Time. 



August 30th and 31st, 1911. 

 Sessions. 



1st— Foul Brood— 1 :30 P. M., August 

 30th. 



2nd— Honey Selling— 7 :00 P. M., Au- 

 gust 30th. 



3rd— Business— S :30 A. M., August 31. 



4th — Miscellaneous— 1 :30 P. M., Au- 

 gust 31. 



5th— Co-Operation— 7 :00 P. M., Au- 

 gust 31. 



6th — Free trolley ride around the city, 

 courtesy of Minneapolis Commercial 

 Club, 9 :00 A. M., Sept. 1st. 



Hotels. 



Radisson $1.50 per day and upward 



Dyckman 1.50 per day and upward 



West 1.00 per day and upward 



Nicollet 1.00 per day and upward 



Vendome 1.00 per day and upward 



Rogers 1.00 per day and upward 



Camfield 1-00 per day and upward 



Majestic 75 per day and upward 



Golden West ... .75 per day and upward 



Beaufort 75 per day and upward 



Pauly 75 per day and upward 



Russell 75 per day and upward 



Progr.\m in Detail. 



Foul Brood Sessioti, begins at 1:30 P. 

 M., Aug. 30th, and is subdivided into the 

 following topics : 



1st — The present status of the cam- 

 paign against foul brood. 



2nd — Advantage of apiary inspection 

 under the supervision of the State En- 

 tomologist. 



3rd — How can a national campaign be 

 conducted against foul brood? 



4th — How to get state foul brood laws. 



5th — The agricultural college and in- 

 spection. 



6th — Curing foul brood. Inspector's 

 methods — what are they? 



7th — Appointment of committees. 



8th — Question box. 



Honey Selling Session begins at 7 :00 

 P. M., Aug. 30th, and is subdivided into 

 the following topics : 



1st — Is a national advertising cam- 

 paign for selling honey practical? 



2nd — How can a national campaign be 

 conducted for developing the wholesale 

 honey markets? 



3rd — A mail order honey trade — how 

 conducted. 



4th — Developing the home markets. 



5th — What sized package should be 

 used for the retail trade? 



6th — Question box. 



Business Session begins at 8 :30 A. M., 

 Aug. 31st, and is subdivided into the 

 following topics : 



1st — President's address. 



2nd — General manager's report. 



3rd — Secretary's report. 



4th — Shall the National be one separ- 

 ate association, or an aggregation of 

 smaller ones? 



5th — The new constitution and by- 

 laws. 



6th — Publication of annual convention 

 report. Is any change desirable? 



7th — National Association bulletins ; 

 what they have accomplished. 



8th — Nomination of officers. 



Miscellaneous Session begins at 1 :30 

 P. M., Aug. 31st, and is subdivided into 

 the following topics : 



1st — Mating stations conducted by the 

 government. Would they be practical? 



2nd — Uncapping melters. Are they 

 being used extensively? 



3rd — Steam heated uncapping knives. 

 Are they practical ? 



4th — Uncapping machines. Are they 

 as yet a success? 



5th — Adulteration of honey. To what 

 extent is it being practiced? What can 

 be done to stop it? 



