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March, m 



to take a vote by mail of all the mem- 

 bers, on the question, " Shall we renew 

 our membership in the National Asso- 

 ciation under the provisions of the new 

 constitution ?" 



The annual election resulted in the 

 re-election of the entire board of 

 officers, as follows : President, W. D. 

 Wright, of Altamont; 1st Vice-Presi- 

 dent, A. Johnson, of Schoharie; '2d 

 Vice-President, C. W. Hays, of Brook- 

 view ; Secretary, S. Davenport, of In- 

 dian Fields ; and Treasurer, M. A. 

 Kingman, of East Greenbush. This 

 makes the fifth term Mr. Wright is en- 

 tering upon as president, he having 

 served in that office since the organi- 

 zation of the Association. 



A communication from the Hon. R. 

 A. Pearson, State Commissioner of 

 Agriculture, was read, requesting the 

 appointment of a delegate to represent 

 the Association at the annual meeting 

 of the New York State Agricultural 

 Society. S. Davenport was elected as 

 such delegate. 



A communication to the State Col- 

 lege of Agriculture had been directed 

 to be made, requesting that experiments 

 be conducted along the line of reducing 

 the length of the corolla of the red 

 clover blossom, so as to enable the 

 honey-bee to obtain its nectar. C. B. 

 Loomis presented a communication on 

 the subject from Prof. H. W. Webber, 

 of the State Agricultural College. 



C. B. Loomis also presented for ex- 

 amination and consideration a sample 

 copy of a writing pad for the use of 

 school children, having appropriate 

 illustrations of the honey-bee, queen 

 and drone, and a descriptive article on 

 the honey-bee and the desirability of 

 honey as a food. This pad is issued by 

 the New York State Association of 

 Bee-Keepers' Societies, with the object 

 of advertising honey and increasing its 

 sale. 



A proposition to establish a honey 

 exchange at Albany for the purpose of 

 disposing of the honey crop of mem- 

 bers of the Association was largely 

 discussed. A committee of six — Pres. 

 W. D. Wright (ex-officio), C. B. Loomis, 

 L V. Lobdell, D. L. Woodward, F. R. 

 Stevens, and Alden Hilton, were ap- 

 pointed to investigate and consider the 

 matter, and report at the semi-annual 

 convention. 



The question-box was opened, and 

 eight questions were considered and 

 answered. 



This gathering of bee-keepers proved 

 to be one of the most interesting, en- 

 thusiastic and satisfactory ever held by 

 the Association. S. Davenport, .SVc. 



The Oklahoma Convention 



There were present the smallest num- 

 ber of bee-keepers that have ever at- 

 tended a meeting of the Oklahoma Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, held at Still- 

 water, Okla., Jan. 18, I!)I2. 



Nearly every number of the program 

 was filled, either by the party present 

 or sending in his paper. 



F. W. Van DeMark was constantly 

 in attendance with a large fund of in- 

 formation gained by years of e.xperi- 

 ence in Oklahoma, and extended many 

 courtesies to the visiting bee-men. 



Prof. Sanborn was able to attend 

 more of the sessions than usual, and 

 manifested a lively interest, and freely 

 offered his opinion on many points of 

 interest, but unfortunately for those in 

 attendance, was shoved off the general 

 program by the necessity of its re-ar- 

 rangement to accommodate out-of- 

 town speakers on other subjects who 

 had to be given the time that best suited 

 their convenience. 



It was voted not to become a branch 

 of the National Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion at present, and the membership 

 fee was reduced to 50 cents. 



The following resolutions were 

 adopted : 



Be it resolved, by the Oklahoma Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, that the A. & M. College 

 and Experiment Station be requested to 

 carry on more experiments along apiciil- 

 tural lines, to determine the best race of 

 bees, the most useful hive for the farmer 

 bee-keeper, the best manner of feeding the 

 bees, and also to experiment with different 

 honey-plants. 



We also request that an apiary be estab- 

 lished at the College, and some help by lec- 

 tures and exhibits on. some of the future 

 demonstration trains be given. 



Be it further resolved that we tender a 

 unanimous vote of thanks and appreciation 

 for the courtesy extended us in announcing 

 our program in the College literature, and 

 furnishing us with a comfortable room in 

 which to conduct our meeting. 



The next meeting will be held at the 

 State Fair Grounds, Oklahoma City, 

 Okla., during the period of Sept. 23 to 

 Oct. 5. 



The following is the list of officers: 

 N. Fred Gardiner, President, Geary, 

 Okla.; Geo. H. Coulson, Vice-Presi- 



dent, Cherokee; G. C. Boardman, Sec- 

 retary, Shawnee; and G. E. Lemon, 

 Treasurer, Nash. 



The Indiana Convention 



The Indiana State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation held its annual meeting at In- 

 dianapolis, Ind., Feb. 'I'Z, 1912, which was 

 fairly well attended. 



The meeting was called to order by 

 the secretary, Geo. W. Williams, of 

 Redkey, Ind. In the absence of the 

 president and vice-president, Mr. Ma- 

 son Niblack, of Vincennes, preside4. 



An address was delivered by Dr. E. 

 F. Phillips, of Washington, D. C, on 

 American and European foul brood, 

 illustrated by stereopticon views. It 

 was very interesting and instructive, 

 and was discussed at length. 



Mr. E. R. Root, of Medina, Ohio, 

 gave a good talk on some very impor- 

 tant questions. The wintering of bees 

 was fully discussed and some very im- 

 portant points brought out. 



The question-box contained ques- 

 tions which were of interest to all. 



The following officers were elected 

 for the ensuing year: President, Ma- 

 son J. Niblack, of Vincennes; vice- 

 president, C. H. Baldwin, of Indiana- 

 polis; secretary, Geo. W. Williams, of 

 Redkey; and treasurer, E. A. Dittrich, 

 of Indianapolis. 



Messrs. E. A. Dittrich, J. W. Sw 

 and John C. Bull were elected delegates 

 to the National convention of 1913. 



Southern 



Beedom- 



Conducted by Louis H. Scholl. New Braunfels. Tex. 



The National Bee-Keepers' Association 



It is a great pleasure to see that there 

 is " something doing," and more to be 

 done, by the way the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association is organized now 

 with its new Constitution. Heretofore 

 the National Association did not really 

 amount to a very great deal to its mem- 

 bership, aside from a few benefits that 

 were derived by belonging to the As- 

 sociation, and the aid lent it in secur- 

 ing things that can only be gotten by 

 united effort. Since the reorganization 

 of the Association, which it practically 

 is, there has sprung up a good deal of 

 new life and interest, and that there 

 will be some results need not be 

 doubted in the least. Since the mem- 

 bers of the main part or the head of 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association 

 are active or " real live wires," there is 

 no question but that the various 

 branch organizations will co-operate 

 promptly in carrying out in a co-opera- 

 tive way any important things that 

 may come up before the Association. 



The writer has always been inter- 

 ested in anything that had some " real 

 life in it, or that was possessed of some 

 get-up and go qualities that keep things 

 moving and accomplish something," 

 and the way the work of the National 



Bee-Keepers' Association is starting 

 out is a pleasure indeed, and it is only 

 hoped that this interest in the Associa- 

 tion will continue, and that much good 

 may be accomplished throughout the 

 year and the time to come. 



Of much interest is the matter in 

 Article 8 — organization of branch as- 

 sociations of the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. It is hoped that bee- 

 keepers who are so situated that a local 

 branch may be organized will avail 

 themselves of the opportunity, and 

 thereby assist in one great co-opera- 

 tion of united effort and accomplish- 

 ment. It is sincerely hoped that our 

 grand Lone Star State of Texas will 

 have one of the largest of these, or a 

 number of such local branches, since 

 the bee-keepers in Texas are numer- 

 ous enough to organize many such with 

 the required number of not less than 

 25 members. 



The writer has always been deeply 

 interested in the organization of bee- 

 keepers, the getting together of those 

 who are interested in one and the same 

 cause or vocation, and working in unity 

 and co-operation for all that is good 

 and of interest to their calling. It is 

 hoped, therefore, that the beo-keepers 

 of Texas may awaken to opportunities 

 that are here for them at this time; 



