JANUARY ITi, 1915 



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The uaiue, " disappearing disease," is 

 suggestive of some other cause tlian that 

 suggested by Major Shallard. 



The Montreal Bee Convention ; the 

 Proceedings in French 



We are indebted to the secretary of the 

 Quebec Apicultural Society, Mr. 0. A. 

 Comire, for a complete copy of the minutes 

 of tlie dt'liberalioiis of that association at its 

 last meeting, which took place in Montreal 

 Xov. 11 and 12. Only a lack of space pre- 

 vents our giving it in full in our columns; 

 but we will say it show's plainly the lively 

 interest in apiculture on the part of our 

 neighbors on the north. 



Among many prominent beekeepers there 

 we note Mr. C. P. Dadant, editor of the 

 American Bee Journal, who gave a detailed 

 account of his recent trip to Europe. As 

 this convention was conducted in the French 

 language it will be seen that Mr. Dadant 

 had a great advantage, as that is his mother 

 tongue. 



Another man of prominence there was Mr. 

 F. W. Sladen, Chief Entomologist of the 

 Expernmental Farm, Ottawa, who gave an 

 interesting address on queen-rearing. 



The Canadian Secretary of Agriculture 

 was also present, who received the thanks of 

 the society for his personal encouragement 

 and practical assistance. 



To further the work of the society the 

 Canadian parliament has been requested to 

 gi'ant a little financial aid. 



It is a source of pleasure to us to note 

 tlie activity displayed by our Quebec bee- 

 keeping brethren in their organic capacity. 

 " One for all, all for one," seems to be their 

 sloean. 



Prof. H. A. Surface for Pennsylvania 

 Secretary of Agriculture ; the Right 

 Man for the Place 



We are glad to announce, especially to 

 our readers of the old Keystone State, that 

 the friends of Prof. H. A. Surface are 

 keenly interested in his appointment as 

 Secretary of Agriculture. Prof. Surface 

 now holds the position of Economic Zoolo- 

 gist ; and those who know him best believe, 

 and justly so, that there is not a man in the 

 State nor in the United States, for that 

 matter, who is better fitted and more able for 

 the position. As a scientist he ranks among 

 the first in the country, and he is a recog- 

 nized authority on all nature-studies. 



This particular appointment is the most 

 important one to be made by Governor 

 Brumbaugh, as it involves the agricultural 

 interests of the State, and any thing that 



promotes the interests of the agriculturists 

 is for the welfare of every citizen. 



Our readers should be keenly interested in 

 securing Prof. Surface's appointment as 

 Secretary of Agriculture, because he stands 

 for the best interests of beekeepers. It was 

 largely through his influence and untiring 

 efforts two years ago that the State secured 

 one of the best apiary-inspection laws in 

 the United States. His appointment to the 

 higher position would have a strong bearing 

 on securing the much-needed funds for ef- 

 ficiently carrying on the inspection work. 

 As president of the Pennsylvania State Bee- 

 keepers' Association he is in close toucli 

 with the interests of the beekeepers. 



What is true of his relation to beekeeping 

 is doubly true of his interest in fruit-grow- 

 ing and agriculture in general. A man who 

 can take a poor worn-out piece of land 

 worth $30 or $40 per acre and make it 

 yield mai'velous crops of fruit and field 

 products so that it is worth more than ten 

 times that much within a few years, deserves 

 more than passing notice. Having charge 

 of the orchard work of the State he is well 

 known to orchardists through his untiring 

 efforts in their behalf. 



To place Prof. Surface in the high posi- 

 tion of Secretary of Agriculture will mean 

 to broaden his field of influence and useful- 

 ness. He is a man who has clearly proven 

 his unselfish interest in the welfare of his 

 fellow-citizens, and now this is their chance 

 to reciprocate, at least in a measure. He is 

 Ijre-eminently the right man for the place, 

 and we trust that his thousands of friends 

 will lose no time in getting back of his 

 appointment. 



Start a campaign in his behalf at once 

 in your community. Get a letter off at once 

 to Gov. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., urging the appointment of Prof. 

 Surface as Secretary of Agriculture. Bring 

 it before your gi-ange and farmers' meetings 

 also. Delay may mean loss to your own 

 best interests. 



The Kentucky State Beekeepers' Con- 

 vention 



On Jan. 5 we had the pleasui-e of attend- 

 ing the meeting of the Kentucky State 

 Beekeepers' Association, held in the Assem- 

 bly room of the Experiment Station, Lex- 

 ington. Professor H. Garman, Entomologist 

 and Botanist of the Station and secretary 

 of the association, was present, and a live 

 wire he is. He has been with the university 

 for 24 years, and during that time has done 

 some valuable work for Kentucky. He is a 

 friend of sweet clover, and believes it has 

 a meat future in his State. 



