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 to 24 was hold 

 the a 11 11 u a 1 

 ■u'intcr course iii 

 apiculture at 

 the Ontario Ag- 

 ricultural Col- 

 lege, Guelph. 

 The 47 men and 

 women students 



represented three-fourths of the counties of 

 the Province. The enthusiasm shown ar- 

 gues well for the future of the honey indus- 

 try of Ontario. The course was in charge of 

 Dr. Burton N. Gates, formerly of the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, who is now 

 Provincial Apiarist for Ontario. This was 

 one of the largest short courses in beekeep- 

 ing ever held at the institution. 

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A one-week course in practical beekeeping 

 was offered by the Michigan Agricultural 

 College, beginning Feb. 24. The purpose of 

 this course was to teach beginners in bee- 

 keeping. 



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The Panhandle Beekeepers ' Association 

 will hold its semiannual meeting March 12 

 in the auditorium, Wheeling, W. Va. Promi- 

 nent beekeepers will be in attendance to 



address the meeting. 



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The fifth annual meeting of the Montana 

 State Beekeepers' Association will be held 

 March 11 and 12 in the basement room of 

 the Parmly Billings public library at Bill- 

 ings. F. E. Clift, Huntley, Mont., is secre- 

 tary of the association of whom a program 

 and information may be obtained. 



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The meeting of the Ohio Beekeepers ' As- 

 sociation during farmers' week at the Ohio 

 State University, Columbus, was a success. 

 The following officers were elected for the 

 ensuing year: Dr. Ernest Kohii, Grover 

 Hill, president; F. B. Moore, Columbus, vice- 

 president; Prof. J. S. Hine, Columbus, sec- 

 retary-treasurer; J. E. Veiiard, Akron, and 

 Mel Pritchard, Medina, members of the ex- 

 ecutive committee. 



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Hamlin B. Miller, Marshalltown, Iowa, 

 vice-president of both the National Bee- 

 keepers' Association and the Iowa Beekeep- 

 ers ' Association, died at his home on the 

 afternoon of Jan. 31, after a long illness due 

 to diabetes and erysipelas, at the age of 57. 

 Mr. Miller was widely known to the bee- 

 keepers of the middle West, and was a fa- 

 miliar figure at many beekeepers ' meetings 

 held within and without his own State. 



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A. L. Boyden, in charge of the Airline 

 Honey department of the A. I. Eoot Co., will 

 leave New York early in March for a some- 

 what extended trip to European honey mar- 

 kets, expecting to visit important market 

 centers in England, Ireland, France, Bel- 

 gium, and Holland. His special purpose is 

 to investigate the new possibilities in Amer- 



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i c a ' s foreign 

 honey trade, and 

 he is the first 

 American to un- 

 dertake such a 

 mission. His. 

 trip may have 

 very important 

 results for the 

 honey - producers 

 of the United States, and Gleanings has Mr. 

 Boyden 's promise to report to its readers on 

 American honey prospects in European mar- 

 kets. 



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The beekeepers of Herkimer County, N. 

 Y., organized the Herkimer County Bee- 

 keepers' Society on Jan. 8 at the office of 

 the Farm Bureau in Herkimer. A lively 

 campaign for membership is being carried 

 on in the hope that every beekeeper in the 

 county will become a member of the new so- 

 ciety. The officers are: Lewis J. Elwood, 

 Fort Plain, president; Geo. P. Walrath, 

 Ilion, vice-president; C. Gardner, Herkimer, 

 secretary-treasurer. 



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As Gleanings goes to press, the annual 

 convention of the National Beekeepers' As- 

 sociation is in session at Chicago. The total 

 attendance is about 125, of whom 30 are 

 members in full standing. All the speakers 

 on the program are present with the excep- 

 tion of C. P. Dadant and E. D. Townsend. 

 Francis Jager spo&e on "Beekeeping and 

 the New Era; " Miss lona Fowls, on "Push- 

 ing to the Front in Beekeeping;" Colin P. 

 Campbell, on "A New Organization of Bee- 

 keepers;" Dr. E. F. Phillips, on "Factors 

 Influencing the Secretion of Nectar; " W. H. 

 Hall, on ' ' Market Information on Honey 

 Furnished by the Bureau of Markets;" 

 Prof. F. Eric Millen, on ' ' Beekeeping as 

 Seen by a Bee Inspector;" Chas. B. Justice, 

 on "Organization;" Kenneth Hawkins, on 

 "BeekeeiJing in Dixie;" H. F. Wilson, on 

 "Organizing Local Societies;" E. G. Bald- 

 win, on ' ' Extension Beekeeping — Fact or 

 Fiction?" The interest in the sessions has 

 been excellent, and some of the discussions 

 were very warm, especially that concerning 

 organization as brought out by Mr. Justice, 

 manager of the California Honey Producers' 

 Co-oi^erative Exchange. High tide of the 

 convention was reached when Dr. C. C. Mil- 

 ler, wife, and sister arrived. They were 

 given an ovation, and the Doctor took part 

 in the program. The annual meeting of the 

 Chicago-Northwestern Beekeepers ' Associa- 

 tion (held in conjunction with the National 

 convention) on Feb. 18 was attended by 65 

 beekeepers and the interest was excellent. 

 National officers elected for this year are: 

 F. B. Kindig, East Lansing, Mich., presi- 

 dent; A. Sly, Birmingham, Mich., vice-presi- 

 dent; Chas. B. Justice, Los Angeles, Calif., 

 secretary; David Eunning, E. S. Miller, 

 Floyd Markham, Mrs. Cora Polhemus, and 

 Dr. A. C. Baxter, executive committee. 

 Place of meeting next year, Buffalo, N. Y. 



