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the necessity of retrenching the appropria- 

 tion now accorded us. The Secretary replied 

 to Mr. Nagant, saying that it was easy for 

 the societies mentioned to furnish complete 

 statistics, for each county had to look out 

 only for itself, while if the society asked 

 for statistics for the whole Province it would 

 be a work that would require the help of all 

 the office employees for a whole season, 

 which could not be compared with the work 

 done by the societies mentioned. The sec- 

 retary said the Department had not asked 

 him for statistics for this year. 



At the afternoon session it was resolved 

 that the Minister of Agriculture be asked 

 to continue the appropriation which he has 

 kindly accorded us in past years, to the 

 amount of $300; also that he be asked to 

 continue the appropriation made last year 

 for the purchase of Italian queens, and to 

 increase the amount to $1000, and that the 

 first service of queens be made immediately 

 to the members of the apieultural society. 

 It Avas also resolved to request the minister 

 to be so kind as to amend the law so as to 

 extend the powers of inspectors and to ren- 

 der their work more efficacious; also to in- 

 sist on the i;se of hives with movable frames 

 to take the place of the fixed type; also to 

 forbid the importation into the Province of 

 bees and supplies infected with disease, and 

 to increase the penalty imposed on those 

 who violate the law regulating the spraying 

 of fruit-trees in bloom. 



Mr. Morley Pettit, Provincial Inspector 

 for Ontario, then gave a talk on the organ- 

 ization of beekeepers' societies, and the 

 advantages to be derived therefrom. He 

 gave also a talk on wintering bees. He was 

 followed by Mr. L. M. Grignon, B. S. A., 

 who spoke on bee culture in general, and on 

 the establishing of an apieultural bee jour- 

 nal in this Province. 



Mr. Ch. Pelocjuin, ex-president of the 

 society, gave an interesting talk on rearing 

 queens. His remarks were followed by some 

 from Mr. Beaulne, assistant entomologist 

 at the Ottawa Experiment Station, who 

 spoke on the renewal of queens every two 

 years. 



A vote of thanks was extended to the 

 speakers. 



On the morning of Nov. 13 the conven- 

 tion was called to order. Mr. J. C. Magnan 

 gave a very interesting account of beekeep- 

 ing in the county of Portneuf, where he 

 lives, and the means he has used to advance 

 the industry. He was followed by Mr. M. 

 Dufault, who explained his plan of winter- 

 ing. 



To close, Mr. J. F. Prud'homme gave a 

 very interesting talk on the best time to put 



bees in the cellar, and his plan of recjueen- 

 ing each j'ear. 



A resolution was passed, inviting women 

 to attend our conventions. 



The following premiums were awarded : 



WHITE COMB HONEY. 



First prize, Dr. L. J. Comire, Yamaska 

 West, $2.50. 



Second, Vincent Benoit, Ste. Scholastique, 

 $1.00. 



DARK COMB HONEY. 



First prize, $2.50; second prize, $1.00. 



LIGHT EXTRACTED. 



First prize, A. L. Beaudin, St. Chrysos- 

 tome, $2.00. 



Second prize, Dr. L. J. Comire, Yamaska 

 West, $1.00. 



DARK EXTRACTED. 



First prize. A. L. Beaudin, St. Chrysos- 

 tome, $2.00. 



Second prize, Vincent Benoit, Ste. Schol- 

 astique, $1.00. 



The convention adjourned to 2 p. m., and 

 when called to order Mr. HaiTy Jones gave 

 an exhibition of cages used for shipping 

 bees by the pound without frames. 



Mr. Beaulne gave an address on winter- 

 ing bees outdoors as practiced at the Ottawa 

 Experiment farm. He was followed by Mr. 

 J. A. Vaillancourt, of Montreal, who gave 

 an interesting talk on the sale of honey, and 

 the best manner of packing it for shipping 

 to market. 



Mr. Arthur Comire, inspector, gave in 

 his own name and those of his assistants a 

 general report of the work of inspection 

 thev had done this season. 



BEEKEEPING TO BE TAUGHT IN THE MINNE- 

 SOTA UNIVERSITY 



BY P. J. DOLL 



The Minnesota Beekeepers' Association 

 succeeded in passing a bill through the 

 State Legislature last winter, which estab- 

 lished a Di\asion of Apiculture at the State 

 University. Minnesota has now an appro- 

 priation from the Legislature of $5000 a 

 year for the development of the beekeeping 

 industry; $2000 of this is to enforce the 

 foul-brood law; the rest, $3000, is to estab- 

 lish and maimain a Division of Apiculture. 



The duties of this Di\dsion are to give 

 instruction to the students at the Univer- 

 sity, to experiment with bees on practical 

 lines, and to aid and develop the bee indus- 

 ti-y in jMinnesota and the Extension Depart- 

 ment. 



Minnesota is the only State in the Union 

 that has a Division in beekeej^ing that is not 

 connected with or under some other depart- 

 ment. Even the bee department at Wash- 



