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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



THE Bureau 

 of Eiitomolo- 



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g y in co- 

 operation with 

 the Extension 

 Services of the 

 several States 

 will conduct ex- 

 tension short 

 courses for com- 

 mercial beekeepers this fall as follows: 

 North Yakima, Wash., Nov. 10-15; Davis, 

 Calif., Nov. 17-22; Fresno, Calif., Nov. 24- 

 29; Eiverside, Calif., Dec. 1-6; San Diego, 

 Calif., Dec. 8-13; San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 

 15-20. These courses will, in a general way, 

 be like those given last winter in California, 

 New York, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota, 

 and like the Chautauqua recently held at 

 Madison, Wis. Messrs. Phillips, Demuth, 

 and Sturtevant of the Bureau will assist in 

 these meetings, and the remaining time will 

 be occupied by local beekeepers and local 

 extension men. In Washington, H. A. Scul- 

 len. Special Field Agent of the Bureau, will 

 assist. One additional extension short course 

 may be given on this circuit; if so, we shall 

 give the announcement later. 



The general plan of the course is for 

 Messrs. Phillips and Demuth to discuss the 

 care of bees thruout the year, giving the be- 

 havior of the bees and the application of 

 this to beekeeping practice. On Wednesday 

 afternoon, Mr. Sturtevant begins a series of 

 lectures on disease, ending Saturday morn- 

 ing with a discussion of treatment. Mr. 

 Sturtevant will have laboratory equipment 

 for examining samples, and beekeepers are 

 invited to bring samples of diseased brood. 

 Further particulars may be obtained by ad- 

 dressing the State Extension Director at 

 Pullman, Wash., Berkeley, Calif., and Col- 

 lege Station, Texas. These courses are, of 

 course, free. 



The new editor of the Western Honeybee, 

 as stated in the September issue, is the Hon. 

 S. S. Knabenshue, who has been a teacher, 

 publisher, and for twenty years managing 

 editor of the Toledo Blade. He has also 

 served five years as American Consul at Bel- 

 fast, Ireland, and five years as Consul Gen- 

 eral at Tientsin, China. 



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The Eastern New York Beekeepers Asso- 

 ciation will hold their twelfth annual con- 

 vention in the Supervisors ' room at the Al- 

 bany County Court House, in Albany, N. Y., 

 on Thursday, Nov. 20, 1919. Prof. Geo. H. 

 Eae, extension specialist in apiculture, and 

 other live beekeepers are expected to be 

 present and address the meetings. Sessions 

 at 9:30 A. M. and 1:00 P. M. 



Stephen Davenport, Sec 'y. 



Indian Fields, N. Y. 



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New Hampshire beekeepers are getting in 

 line. On Aug. 19, the New Hampshire Bee- 

 keepers' Association was formed at Durham 



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Editors 



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November, 1919 



College, with 

 about 75 present. 

 Various speakers 

 were heard, 

 among who m 

 were Prof. 

 Wolff, the col- 

 lege apiarist, 

 who gave a dem- 

 onstration a n d 

 talk on bees; Allen Latham, who spoke on 

 ' ' How to Produce the Maximum Honey 

 Crop"; and Mr. Selser, who si)oke on foul 



brood. 



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The annual meeting of the Michigan Bee- 

 keepers ' Association is to be held at Lan- 

 sing on Dec. 9 and 10. 



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The Western New York Honey Producers ' 

 Association will hold their regular annual 

 convention on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 

 and 15, 1919, at the Genesee Hotel, Buffalo. 

 Those desiring programs should address the 

 secretarv, Howard M. Myers, Eansomville, 

 N Y " 



Members of the Honey Producers ' Asso- 

 ciations of Douglas County, Neb., and Potta- 

 watamie County, Iowa, joined on Sept. 6 in 

 an educational and social meeting at the 

 home of W. A. Jenkins, Omaha, Iowa. 

 Among the speakers were H. C. Cook, Myron 

 H. Swenk, Prof. W. H. Brokaw, Dr. E. W. 

 Atkins, Otto Timm, and Earl G. Maxwell. 



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The 29th annual meeting of the Illinois 

 State Beekeepers ' Association will be held 

 at Springfield on Dec. 9-10. The matter of 

 a change in the membership fee will be con- 

 sidered. A good program is planned, and 

 postals will be sent to the members as usual. 

 Prizes, as usual, for essays. Let's have a 

 crowd and a good time. Headquarters at 



Leland Hotel. Jas. A. Stone, Sec. 



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The 39th annual convention of the On- 

 tario Beekeepers' Association will be held 

 in the Carls-Rite Hotel, Toronto, on Novem- 

 ber 11, 12, and 13. 



Following are the speakers and subjects: 

 Wm. Agar, Kleinburg, "Beekeeping in New 

 Ontario"; J. L. Byer, Markham, "The Se- 

 lection of a Location for Beekeeping"; 

 Prof. L. Caesar, Guelph, O. A. C, "Spray- 

 ing and Its Relation to Bees"; D. A. Davis, 

 Birmingham, Michigan, ' ' Importance of 

 Queens and Simple Methods of Rearing"; 

 C. B. Gooderham, Central Experimental 

 Farm, Ottada, "Experimental Work in Bee- 

 keeping"; R. F. Holtermann, Brantford, 

 "The Production of Honey"; Prof. J. E. 

 Howitt, O. A. C, Guelph, ' 'The Beekeeper 's 

 Part in Food Production"; Harry W. Jones, 

 Bedford, Quebec, "Feeding and Stimulative 

 Feeding"; F. W. Krouse, Guelph, "The 

 Deep Hive"; R. W. Muckle, Winnipeg, Man., 

 "Beekeeping in Western Canada"; John 

 Myers, Stratford, "What Would Beekeepers 

 Like to Know." 



