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September. 1915. 



American Vae Journal 



members as possible. 



My bulletins are at last printed and 

 will be forwarded as requested. The 

 bees have been working quite well 

 since July 1. Basswood gave them a 

 little start and sweet clover is holding 

 on well. The rains are making the 

 prospect good for a fall flow of honey. 



Putnam, 111., Aug. 2. A. L. Kilduw. 



Demonstration at Minnesota Fair 



Fifteen tons of honey from the apiary 

 of Emil Hoflfman, of Janesville, Minn., 

 owner of 700 colonies and one of the 

 largest apiary establishments in the 

 northwest, are to be used in a novel 

 extracting demonstation at the Min- 

 nesota State Fair Sept. 6 to 11, as a re- 

 sult of arrangements just perfected by 

 P. J. Doll, of Minneapolis, superin- 

 tendent of the apiary department. 



The demonstration will be conducted 

 in the Apiary Building during the entire 

 week of the fair. Its purpose will be 

 to show the public how honey is han- 

 dled on its way from the hive to the 

 table, and give the 50,000 bee fanciers 

 of the northwest an opportunity to 

 study latest methods. Students from 

 the Minnesota Agricultural College, 

 specializing in bee culture, will do the 

 work. Each day the students will be 

 under the supervision of a different bee 

 specialist of established reputation. 



The exhibit of honey at the fair this 

 year will be twice as large as any pre- 

 ceding one. All exhibit space has been 

 taken, and applications for space have 

 been turned down for nearly two 

 months. This extraordinary interest 



is due not only to the rapid growth of 

 the bee industry in the northwest, but 

 to the large crop of honey that is being 

 harvested. 



Early in June it was believed that the 

 almost continuous rainy weather would 

 seriously interfere with the honey har- 

 vest. Along with it, however, there 

 was a lateness of season that ti led the 

 bloom over into late July and August, 

 after it had commenced to clear up, 

 and an enormous crop resulted for the 

 most part. 



The Apiary Building has been re- 

 modeled throughout to handle the big 

 exhibit anticipated. At the present 

 time it is in better shape than it has 

 ever been, and located as it is it is one 

 of the most popular parts of the vast 

 Exposition Grounds of 350 acres, and is 

 certain to attract much attention this 



fall. 



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Last Call for the Field Neet at Ham- 

 ilton Don't forget the dates of the 



two big summer meetings of bee-keep- 

 ers of the middle West. On Sept. 7, 

 will be held the joint meeting of the 

 beekeepers of Iowa, Illinois and Mis- 

 souri at the Dadant apiaries at Hamil- 

 ton, 111. You will meet many of the 

 prominent beekeepers of the country, 

 see the Dadant foundation factory 

 and their large apiaries. 



You will be shown the big dam 

 across the Mississippi river, which is 

 one of the biggest engineering enter- 

 prises of the century. Above all you 

 will combine a summer vacation with 

 profitable discussion of the latest 

 phases of beekeeping. 



On Sept. 8, at Keokuk, Iowa, will be 

 held the conference of bee inspectors 

 where problems of bee disease and 

 their control will be discussed by the 

 men whose business it is to use every 

 means to control the spread of foul- 

 brood. 



Two big meetings coming together, 

 a visit to the Dadant apiaries and 

 the big dam offer a combination 

 of attractions that should be hard for 

 a beekeeper to resist. We expect a 

 good attendance and a splendid time. 

 Don't forget the dates, Sept. 7 and 8. 

 Frank C. Pellett. 



[The beekeepers who intend to attend 

 the Hamilton field meet are requested 

 to inform the American Bee Journal or 

 Dadant & Sons by postal card in order 

 that we may make properarrangements 

 to entertain them, as the Dadant apiary 

 is over 2 miles from the railroad 

 station ] 



Polk County, Iowa, Field Neet. — On 



July 14, at the home of Mr. Harris, 

 about a mile north of Des Moines, was 

 held the second field meeting of the 

 Polk County Beekeepers' Association. 

 The morning was occupied by a 

 general discussion, and at 12:30 p.m. 

 the tables were spread for the large 

 gathering. Following the dinner a 

 short program was given. Prof. Pam- 

 mel, of Ames, discusssed the " Honey 

 Plants of Iowa," and Prof. Bartholo- 

 mew also gave an interesting talk. 

 Mr. Slinker, of Des Moines, talked on 



THE GROUP IN ATTENDANCE AT THE POLK COUNTY PICNIC 



