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October, 1915. 



American Hee Journal 



bee men are pretty well able to handle 

 this disease and keep it out of their 

 colonies. The smaller raisers have 

 been the worst sufferers and will be 

 most benefited. 



Others who spoke briefly on various 

 topics of interest were G. Fredericks, 

 bee inspector of the Kuna district ; Mr. 

 McKibben, of Star, who has been ap- 

 pointed for some special inspection 

 work; E. G. Johnson, of Payette, L. C. 

 McCarthy, leading bee man in Nampa ; 

 Howard Malad, inspector from Ore- 

 gon, who spoke of the differences be- 

 tween the bee laws of Oregon and 

 Idaho, and G. G. Yoder, of Star, who 

 is the oldest, most successful bee man 

 in the country, having been for 40 

 years in the industry. In addition to 

 these there was C. K. Dibble, of Was- 

 hau, president of the Idaho-Oregon 

 Association, who acted as chairman of 

 the meeting. He extended a most 

 hearty word of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. 

 Lohrli for the offer of their home and 

 grounds for the meeting, and for doing 

 so much for the entertainment of their 

 guests. 



Officers elected for the following 

 year were C. E. Dibble, president, and 

 P. S. Farrell, secretary-treasurer. 



he must do in the case of a German in- 

 vasion on the east coast of Scotland. 

 "An' hae I reely tae dae this wi' a' ma 

 beesties if the Germans come ?" asked 

 the old fellow at the finish. The officer 

 informed him that such was the law. 

 "All livestock of every description 

 must be branded and driven inland." 

 " Weel, I'm thinking I'll hae an aufu' 

 job wi' ma bees !" — San Irancisco Argo- 

 naut. 



The Government official had been tell- 

 ing a simple old Scotch farmer what 



To Iowa Beekeepers In planning for 



our program at the coming annual 

 meeting Dec. 13, 14 and 15, we hope to 

 make this the most successful of our 

 meetings yet, and one to be long re- 

 membered by the beekeepers of Iowa. 

 Most of the daytime programs should 

 be ours for discussions and the giving 

 of our experiences. Just a helpone- 

 another experience meeting. To get 

 the greatest benefit out of these meet- 

 ings we should get help on our great- 

 est troubles. We want a question 

 box at this meeting that is full of the 

 queries of members on problems they 

 find in their every day work with their 

 bees. It is not going to be the ordi- 

 nary type of question box to be stuffed 

 at the door with questions to be an- 

 swered at the last few minutes of the 

 meeting, but send your questions now 

 while the propolis is still sticking to 

 your fingers and your troubles are 



fresh on your mind. These should be 

 sent at once to the president, C. E. 

 Bartholomew, of Ames, Iowa, and 

 they will then be assigned to the per- 

 sons best fitted to answer them atthe 

 meeting. Don't be afraid to send in 

 any and all questions you may wish in- 

 formation upon. 



The get together spirit is what the 

 beekeepers of Iowa most need at 

 this time. The association needs more 

 members and more work for the bee- 

 keeping industry of Iowa. If the whole 

 fraternity of beekeepers had worked as 

 hard as a few members did last winter 

 the beekeeping legislation would not 

 have died an untimely death last win- 

 ter. There will be another legislature 

 in the near future, and now is the time 

 to start our fight for the beekeepers' 

 rights by strengthening our organiza- 

 tion and increasing the membership. 

 Every member of the association 

 should make it his business to send in 

 the name and the fee of 50 cents of 

 every beekeeper in his neighborhood 

 who is not enrolled in the association. 

 Send in one new member, that will 

 double our strength at least. 



Begin to plan now to attend the 

 meeting, in Des Moines this winter, in 

 person as well as in spirit, and do not 

 allow anything short of sickness to 

 prevent your being there. This is your 

 meeting remember, and the success of 



JOLLY f;ROWD AT THE IDAHO OREGON FIELD MEET HELD AT THE LOHRLI APIARY. PARMA. IDAHO 



