FEBRUARY 1, 1913 



argument on large hives vs. small ones. C. P. Da- 

 dant will take the side of the large hives and it* 

 advantages, while H. S. Duby will take the opposite 

 side, and will give bis reason why small hives are 

 preferable. This question has called the attention of 

 beekeepers of late more than ever; and those who 

 can attend these meetings at St. Anne will have the 

 pleasure of listening to men who have had experi- 

 ence. Aside from a few addresses the question-box 

 method will prevail. Bring your question along, and 

 be one of us, and get your picture " took " for 

 yourself and the bee journals. 



St. Anne, 111., Jan. 6. T. Q. Willis, Pre«. 



SPECIAL NOTICES 



By Our Business Makaqer 



PBOGEAM OF THE NATIONAL, BEEKEEPERS' CONVEN- 

 TION TO BE HELD AT CINCINNATI, OHIO, WED- 

 NESDAY AND THURSDAY. FEB. 12 AND 13. 



The meeting will be called to order at 10 a.m., 

 when a committee on credentials will be appointed. 

 Meeting will then adjourn for the filing of delegates' 

 credentials. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



1 P. M. — The following order of business will be 

 observed : 



1. Appointment of a committee on resolutions; a 

 committee on constitution ; an auditing committee, 

 and a committee on good of the order. 



2. President's addiess. 



3. Vice-president's report. 



4. Secretary's report. 



5. Treasurer's report. 



6. Directors' report. 



7. Legislative committee's report. 



8. Proposed amendments. 



EVENING SESSION, 7 P. M. 



1. Address. — " Needs of the Western Beekeepers," 

 by Wesley Foster, Boulder, Col. 



2. Discussion. 



3. Address. — " Why the Production of Comb Hon- 

 ey should be Increased," by Ernest R. Root, of Me- 

 dina, Ohio. 



4. Discussion. 



MORNING SESSION, 8 A. M. 



1. Report of the Auditing Committee. 



2. Amendments to the constitution. 



3. Incorporation of the National. 



4. Election of officers and directors. 



5. Report of committee on uniform grading rules 

 — buyers and producers. 



6. Discussion of uniform shipping cases. 



7. Other business. 



AFTERNOON SESSION, 1 O'CLOCK. 



1. Address. — " Some Recent Achievements, with 

 Suggestions for 1913," by Dr. B. N. Gates, of Am- 

 herst, Mass. 



2. Discussion. 



3. Short talks by the delegates; each delegate will 

 be called on for an address on any topic he sees fit 

 to select. 



4. Question-box. 



After much correspondence the Grand Hotel, lo- 

 cated at the corner of Fourth and Central Avenues, 

 has been selected as our headquarters. The hotel 

 will hold about five hundred people. The rates for 

 rooms (European plan) are from $1.00 each person, 

 up, without bath, and $2 00 up, with bath. The 

 convention will be held on the second floor. All ses- 

 sions will be open to the public ; but the voting will 

 be done only by the delegates. 



A. list of the hotels is as follows : 



Hotel Alms (American plan), $3.00 up. 



Bristol Hotel (European plan), 50 cts. up. 



Burnett House (American plan), $2.50 up. 



Hotel Emery (European plan), $1.00 up. 



Gerdes Hotel (European plan), $1^00 up. 



Grand Hotel (European plan), .$1.00 up. 



Gibson House (European plan), $1.50 up. 



Hotel Havlin (European plan), $1.50 up. 



Honing Hotel (European plan), $1.50 up. 



Hotel Hoemer (European plan), 50 cts. up. 



Hotel Lackmau-Stag (European plan), $1.00 up. 



Hotel Oxford (European plan), 50 cts. up. 



Munro Hotel-Stag (European plan), $1.00 up. 



Palace Hotel (American plan). $2.00 up. 



Princeton Hotel (European plan), 75 cts. up. 



Hotel Rand (European plan), 50 cts. up. 



Hotel Savoy (European plan), $1.00 up. 



Hotel Sinton (European plan), $2.00 up. 



Stag Hotel (European plan), 50 cts. up. 



St«rlinK Hot«l (Americiku plan), $2.00 up. 



ALSIKE CLOVER SEED. 



The season for seeding alsike clover is near at 

 hand, early spring seeding being recommended as 

 best. Prices of clover seeds remain high again this 

 year because of a short supply. We have a stock of 

 choice alsike which we offer, while it lasts, at 25 cts. 

 per lb.; $3.50 per peck; $6.50 per half bushel; 

 $12.25 per bushel; 2 bushels for $24.00, bags in- 

 cluded ; no extra charge. 



BEESWAX IN BAGS BY FREIGHT. 



We find that the discrimination against shipments 

 of beeswax in double bags applies only to such ship- 

 ments originating on the Pacific coast which take the 

 transcontinental-commodity tariff. In other western 

 territory, west of Chicago and the Mississippi River, 

 beeswax in barrels, boxes, or double bags, is rated 

 first class. When packed in single bags it takes one 

 class higher, which is 1^ times first class. 



JOB LOT OF PAINTED SCREEN CLOTH AT BARGAIN 

 PRICES. 



We have secured a lot of painted wire cloth in 



short rolls, remnants, and with slightly defective 

 weave, at a big reduction from the regular price. 

 Of the regular black painted cloth, 12 mesh to the 

 inch, 33 wire, we have pieces from 10 ft. and up 

 in length, 10 to 48 inches in width, at 1 ct. per 

 square foot for full pieces, or l^/i cts. cut to the 

 length you specify, so long as the supply holds out. 

 Of 14 mesh No. 34 wire, there are pieces from 12 

 to 44 inches wide, 10 feet and up in length, at IV4, 

 cts. per square foot for full pieces, or 2 cts. foi" cut 

 pieces. Of 16 mesh. No. 34 wire, the kind which 

 will keep out the smallest mosquitoes, 18 to 48 inches 

 wide, 30 feet and up in length, 1% cts. per foot for 

 full pieces, and 2% cts. for cut pieces. There is also 

 an assortment of drab-painted and green-painted 

 cloth of the same sizes of mesh and wire at the same 

 prices as for the black, and in addition. Of 18 mesh, 

 No. 34 wire, from 12 to 44 inches wide, a number 

 of pieces at 2 cts. per square foot in full pieces, or 

 3 cts. for cut pieces ; also a few pieces of 20 mesh 

 at the same price. 



We are preparing a printed list, giving the length 

 and width of each piece, which we shall be pleased 

 to mail to enable you to select what you can use. 

 Here is a chance to buy screen cloth at a lower price 

 than you have ever had. First come first served. 



SWEET CLOVER. 



The interest in this clover continues to increase 

 as the knowledge of its value finds its way to up-to- 

 date farmers. There was issued by the Ohio Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, last July, circular No. 

 129, on the subject of sweet-clover growing, the re- 

 sult of investigation by Mr. W. A. Lloyd, of the 

 Department. The five-point summary given at the 

 close of this bulletin is as follows : 



1. Sweet clover is not a noxious weed. 



2. It is of unquestioned value in restoration of 

 worn and eroded soils. 



3. It is a valuable forage crop, and worthy of use 

 as such in situations where better crops can not be 

 successfully grown. 



4. It shows a very wide adaptation to Ohio con- 

 ditions, and its extensive use is advisable in the rec- 

 lamation of much of the semi-abandoned land of 

 the State. 



5. In seeding, its lime and inoculation require- 

 ments should be carefully looked after. 



We are prepared to supply all reasonable de- 

 mands for seed at the following prices, having in 

 stock a total of five to eight tons of seed: 



PRICE LIST OF SWEET-CLOVER SEED. 



Hulled white biennial (MelUotous alba). 1 lb., 

 24c; 10 lbs., $2.20; 25 lbs., $5.25; 100 lbs., $20.00. 



Unhulled white ditto, 1 lb., 17c; 10 lbs., $1.50: 

 25 lbs., $3.50; 100 lbs., $13.00. 



Hulled yellow biennial (Meliletus officinalis), 1 lb., 

 28c; 10 lbs., $2.60; 25 lbs., $6.25; 100 lbs., $24.00. 



Unhulled vellow ditto, 1 lb., 21c; 10 lbs., $1.90; 

 25 lbs., $4.50; 100 lbs., $17.00. 



Hulled vellow annual (Melilotus Indica), 1 lb., 

 14c; 10 lbs., $1.20; 25 lbs., $2.75; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



Samples mailed free on request. 



