February, 191.' 



American liee Journal 



rangements for this will be announced 

 during the convention. 



PROGRAM OF PAPERS. 



An effort is being made to secure the 

 best talent in the country. Not all will 

 be present to read their papers, but the 

 members are assured of hearing some 

 of the most recent and worthy remarks 

 from the apicultural leaders on this 

 continent. 



The following titles have been re- 

 ceived. *Expected to be present : 



"Somel^egal Phases of Beekeeping"— J. 

 G. Gustin. Missouri. 



"Breeding Bees '—Geo. B Howe. New 

 Yorlt. 



"Inspection in Iowa"— *Frank C. Pellett. 

 Atlantic, Iowa. 



"The Production of Extracted Honey- 

 Apiary Inspection and the Disease Situa- 

 tion in Ontario"— 'Prof. Morley Pettit. of 

 Guelph, Ont. 



"Migratory Beekeeping"— *E. R. Root. 

 Medina. Ohio. 



"Straining and Clarifying Honey "—H. H. 

 Root. Medina. Ohio. 



" Autumn Matingto Control Inheritance." 

 — Prof. V. W. L. Sladen. Ontario. Canada. 



"A Plea for Better Bees "—Jay Smith. 

 Indiana. 



"A Competency for the Hive"— *E. D. 

 Townsend, Northstar. Mich. 



"Honey Publicity "-*Geo. W. Williams. 

 Redkey. Ind. 



"The Educational Value of Beekeepers' 

 Associations "—A. Y. Yates. Connecticut. 



" Best Methods of Making Increase '—A. 

 C. Allen. Wisconsin. 



"Marketing Honey"— John C. Bull. Indi- 

 ana. , „ 



"Status of Beekeeping in South Carolina 

 —Prof. A. F. Coniadi. South Carolina. 



" What the Montrose County Beekeepers' 

 Association Has Done"— "Prof. J. J. Corbut. 

 Colorado. 



" Changed Conditions "—J. E. Crane. Ver- 

 mont. 



'Two of Europe's Greatest Beekeepers: 

 Thos W. Cowan and Edouard Bertrand "— 

 C. P. Dadant, Illinois. 



" Beekeeping Costs. "—Wesley Foster. Col- 

 orado. „ ^ 



" What the County Association Can Do in 

 Cooperative Buying" — Robert E. Foster. 

 Colorado. , , „ „, „ , 



"SellingExtracted Honey — ElmerHutch- 

 inson. Michigan. , „ . „, ., , , 



"The Pollination of Fruit Bloom -John 

 H. Lovell. Maine. , , ^ 



"Opportunities and the Farmer Bee- 

 keeper '—J. B. Merwin. New York. 



"Agricultural College and Beekeeping"— 

 *Prof. Frederick Millen. Michigan. 



" Cuban Conditions"— D. W. Millar. Cuba. 



"A Glimpse at Florida; Her Beekeeping 

 and Her Bee Flora "— E. G. Baldwin, Deland. 



" Development of the Honey Market '— 

 "Dr. E. F. Phillips. Washington. D. C. 



"Pennsylvania Beekeeping "—'G. H. Rea. 

 Ohio. „ , „ , ,„ 



■ Cooperation Among Beekeepers -.1. W. 

 Stine. Iowa. 



"Cooperation z's. Competition Between 

 State Associations"— 'J. H. Stoneman, of 



"Advertising Value of Apiarian Exhibits 

 at Fairs "-George W. York. Idaho. 



The following have promised papers 

 the nature of which is not known : 



•Prof. C. E. Bartholomew. Iowa; 'E. J. 

 Baxter. Illinois; *J. M. Buchanan. Tennes- 

 see; 'E. G.Carr. New Jersey; Prof. Francis 

 lager. Minnesota; Allen Latham. Connecti- 

 cut; Frank Rauchfuss, Colorado. 



The Committee on Local Arrange- 

 ments, of which the chairman is 

 Mr. Wesley l-oster, of Boulder, Colo., 

 announces that a large attendance is 

 anticipated. In his department notice 

 will be found concerning reductioii of 

 rates on the certificate plan for points 

 presumably west of Chicago. Thtise 

 attending the convention should in- 

 quire concerning rates of their ticket 

 agent. 



For the entertaiment of the guests 



at the convention, the Committee on 

 Local Arrangements has made the fol- 

 lowing suggestions : That time be 

 devoted to sightseeing while in Den- 

 ver; and that a banquet be a feature of 

 our entertainment, at which honey 

 cookery will be introduced. Presum- 

 ably at this banquet will be distin- 

 guished guests from the State of Col- 

 orado, including, it is hoped, the Gov- 

 ernor. 



Throughout the convention the com- 

 mittee has arranged for luncheon par- 

 ties of groups of our members, so that 

 the acquaintanceship may be enlarged 

 as far as possible. 



The Colorado Agricultural College 

 weekly bulletin, sent to all the coun- 

 try papers of the State, is being used 

 to promote the interests of the asso- 

 ciation. 



Mr. Foster has further planned for 

 the 17 county inspectors of Colorado 

 to be present. This will mean a ses- 

 sion devoted to apiary inspection at 

 which all inspectors and those inter- 

 ested in this phase of apiculture will 

 attend. 



As usual, a group photograph will be 

 made. 



Special provisions are being made 

 and entertainment provided for ladies 

 in attendance. 



Exhibits will be in charge of a cus- 

 todian. Probably some of these dem- 

 onstrations will be held at the ware- 

 house of the Colorado Honey Pro- 

 ducers' Association, Mr. Frank Rauch- 

 fuss in charge. 



Among the distinguished and scien- 

 tific guests, it is hoped that the State 

 Entomologist, Prof. C. P. Gillette, and 

 President of the college. Dr. C. A. 

 Lory, will favor us with addresses. 

 Professor Gillette is in charge of the 

 inspection work of the State, and is 

 therefore vitally interested in beekeep- 

 ing projects. 



For those having lantern slides or 

 illustrated lectures, a stereopticon will 

 be arranged. It is desirable that those 

 wishing the use of the stereopticon 

 communicate directly with Mr. Wesley 

 Foster, Boulder, Colo. 



The program has now become so 

 extended that the sessions will be 

 divided into sections whereby it will 

 be possible to fully carry out the plans. 

 This will eliminate the somewhat tedi- 

 ous executive details from the general 

 sessions for the purpose of reading 

 papers and the discussion of subjects 



concerning beekeeping. Complete de- 

 tails of the program, arrangements and 

 division into sections will be available 

 at Denver, Feb. 16. 



There will also doubtless be evening 

 programs of interest to particular 

 groups. 



It is suggested that an informal eve- 

 ning in the nature of a smoker be held 

 for sociability and general discussions. 

 Burton N. Gates, Fres. 



Amherst, Mass., Jan. 14, 191.'). 



Pennsylvania Neeting The 11th an- 

 nual meeting of the Pennsylvania State 

 Beekeepers' Association will be held 

 in the Capitol Building, Harrisburg, 

 Feb. 23 and 24, 1915. An interesting 

 program is in preparation. Everybody 

 invited. Prominent speakers from 

 other States are expected to be with 

 us. The Legislature is in session at 

 the same time. You can't afford to 

 miss this meeting. 



H. C. Kljnger, Sei: 



Special Car Secured for the Denver 

 Neeting — A special tourist car or more 

 if necessary has been secured to ac- 

 commodate the delegates and visitors 

 to the National .\ssociation meeting at 

 Denver. The routing is over the Burl- 

 ington railroad, starting from the 

 Union Station, Chicago, at 1 1 :00 o'clock 

 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14, and arriving in 

 Denver at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning 

 in ample time for the meeting. The 

 fare between Chicago and Denver is 

 $22 7.'i each way. Lower berths are 

 $3.00, and they will accommodate two 

 persons at the same price. The upper 

 berths are $2.40. The sleeper will be 

 ready about 10:00 o'clock. I would 

 advise you to buy your tickets at your 

 home town clear through, as you will 

 save this way in most cases. If you 

 are going to the coast, you can have 

 your ticket routed this way, and a one 

 way ticket to the coast will allow stop- 

 over in Denver for three days, if your 

 ticket bears the full tariff limit. Be 

 careful and arrange this provision, or 

 you may not get the full time. 



In reserving berths, write to A. J. 

 Puhl, General Passenger Department. 

 Burlington route, Chicago, mentioning 

 that reservation is desired in the bee- 

 keepers' special car. 



Geo. W. Williams, Sec. 



Redkey, Ind. 



Bee-Keeping ^ For Women 



Conducted bv Miss Emma M. Wilson. Marengo. III. 



The Production of Comb Honey 



The following paper was read by 

 Miss Candler at the Wisconsin State 

 Beekeepers' meeting : 



To begin with, I aim to have every- 

 thing ready so that when the How be- 

 gins I will have nothing to do but 

 yard work. The supers and sections 



are prepared in the winter. I use full 

 sheets with bottom starters. A Boyum 

 foundation fastener is my favorite of 

 five different fasteners. 



One super for each hive contains one 

 or more bait sections. If I have enough 

 of them I put in four drawn sections, 

 placing them near the corners in the 

 row next to the side row, first break- 

 ing down the drawn cells pretty well. 



