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Convention Notices. 



The third field day of the Massachusetts Bee-keepers' Society 

 will be held at Littleton, Mass., by invitation of the former 

 President, Mr. F. H. Farmer, on Saturday, July 18. Come with 

 your friends and have a pleasant day. Try to come on forenoon 

 trains, which leave North Union Station at 8 and 11 o'clock. 

 This is a basket-lunch picnic. Fare from Boston, 60 cents each 

 way; ten-ride tickets, $6.30. It is impossible to give exact time 

 of trains, as the new time-table does not go into effect until June 

 22. There are several forenoon trains, also an afternoon train at 

 2 : 10. We expect to meet members from the Worcester County 

 Society there. Practical demonstrations will take place. 



Belmont, Mass. X. A. Reed, Pres. 



The ninth annual meeting of the Texas Bee-keepers' Associa- 

 tion will take place at the Farmers' Congress at College Station, 

 Texas, on the grounds of the A. and M. College, July 8, 9, 10. 

 There will be many topics of special interest to bee-keepers this 

 year — serious questions in which all who can should take part. 

 Several new features will be introduced in the program also, the 

 chief of which is that of practical demonstrations instead of the 

 heretofore many long papers that were read before the conven- 

 tions. The question-box is always to be open, and all are asked 

 to help make this the liveliest meeting of bee-keepers that Tex- 

 as has ever had. Low rates of transportation, attractive grounds, 

 good entertainment, and reasonable meal rates, help to make 

 the attendance both pleasant and profitable. There will be ex- 

 hibits of bee-keepers' products, for which special premiums will 

 be awarded, so that all are requested to send what they can. All 

 information may be obtained from Louis H. Scholl, New Braun- 

 fels, Texas. The following is a copy of the 



PROGRAM. 



Call to order; prayer; President's address; reception of new 

 members; general business. 



Location of apiary. — W. C. Conrads, New Braunfels; W. E. 

 Crandal, Floresville. 



Where to commence preparation of apiary for a honey-flow. — 

 D. C. Milam, Uvalde; Willie Atchley, Beeville. 



Foul brood in Texas, and what to do with it. — Prof. Louis H. 

 Scholl, New Braunfels. 



Prevention of swarming, and increase. — F. L. Aten, Round 

 Rock. 



Best methods of queen-rearing, and success with baby nuclei. — 

 W. H. Laws, Beeville; John W. Pharr, Berclair. 



Production of extracted honey. — T. P. Robertson, Bartlett; O. 

 Sueltenluss, San Antonio. 



Marketing honey. — Udo Toepperwein, San Antonio. 



Is it profitable to have apiaries in another Stale ? — W. O. Vic- 

 tor, Hondo. 



Comparative profit in the production and sale of extracted 

 chunk comb and section honey. — A. H. Knolle, Hondo; Hugo 

 Sattler, New Braunfels. 



Bee-keepers' exhibits at fairs. — Dr. C. S. Phillips, Waco; J. 

 M. Hagood, Enloe. 



The value of hives made from Texas pine. — W. H. White, 

 Blossom. 



Report of the College apiary. — Prof. Ernest Scholl, College 

 Station. 



Report of committee on awarding premiums, etc. 



Election of officers, and completion of all business that should 

 come before the association. 



'the question-box will be taken up at each session. 



F. L. Aten, Committee on Program. 



Louis H. Scholl, Sec'y and Treas. 



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