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all the routine and clerical work in- 

 volved in such a departure with one 

 stipulation only, and that is that the 

 local associations undertake such cam- 

 paign work as will be necessary in each 

 county to create a keen interest in the 

 meet. 



We are in receipt of a communica- 

 tion from Mr. Morley Pettit, Provincial 

 Apiarist, giving the movement his 

 blessing, and promising an enthusiastic 

 co-operation. 



We respectfully urge on you the im- 

 portance of immediate attention to this 

 communication. You cannot get your 

 association in motion too early. Ex- 

 perience of the past two years has 

 taught us the necessity of starting at 

 once, as this will take at least three 

 months to get all the details worked 

 out. 



While we feel that it is your privilege 

 to suggest a program, we are prepared 

 to submit an idea or draft, after which 

 we can proceed to get a diflferent pro- 

 gram under way. 



Chas. E. Hopper, Sec. 



Death of C. N. White— We regret to 

 record the death of Mr. C. N. White, 

 of St. Neots, England, whose family 

 picture we gave on page 420 of the De- 

 cember number. He was a very active 

 and progressive member of the British 

 Beekeepers' Association. He wrote 

 articles on bees under the nom de plume 

 of "Iva." He died Nov. 18, 1913. 



Exporting to the United States.— In- 

 quiries have been made through the 

 consul-general at Auckland regarding 

 the shipping of honey to the United 

 States. — S'e-w Zealand Farmer. 



Mr. SchoU a Poultry Expert.— This 

 office is in receipt of the catalog of the 

 Guadalupe Valley Poultry Association 

 of Texas. The bulletin was compiled 

 by Mr. Louis H. Scholl, our corres- 

 pondent in Texas. He was also on the 



premium-list committee of the associa- 

 tion which held its show on Dec. 11 to 

 14, 1913. The best cup given at the 

 show is called the " Scholl Cup." It 

 must be won by the same exhibitor 

 three years in succession to become 

 his property. 



Second-Hand Cans Prohibited. — There 

 is a government provision in Australia 

 to the effect that second hands cannot 

 be used for the storing of any food 

 products. This ruling was recom- 

 mended by the pure-food commission, 

 with the direct aim of prohibiting the 

 use of tins which had contained petro- 

 leum. 



Good Prospects in New Zealand Ac- 

 cording to E. G. Ward, president of the 

 Canterbury Beekeepers' Association, 

 chances for a good season in New Zea- 

 land are very bright. Fruit bloom was 

 good, and bees are in excellent shape. 

 Clover was beginning to bloom when 

 the report was written for the New 

 Zealand Farmer. The seasons in this 

 country are just the opposite of ours; 

 they have their winters while we are 

 having our crop and <■/« versa. 



Honey Yield, 800,000 Pounds.- The 



honey production of Yakima Co., Wash., 

 for 1913, totaled 500,000 pounds, one- 

 third of the entire product of the State, 

 according to J. B. Ramage, secretary 

 of the State Beekeepers' Association. 

 The Walla Walla valley is credited 

 with producing as much as Yakima 

 county, and the rest comes from all 

 over the State. — Exchange. 



Apiculture at the Panama-Pacific In- 

 ternational Exposition. — Due to San 



Francisco's perpetual spring-time, 

 which keeps the flowers abloom 

 through every month of the year, the 

 exhibits of bee-culture at the Panama- 



Pacific International Exposition, to be 

 held in San Francisco in litlT), promise 

 to be more extensive and interesting 

 than anything of the kind ever seen be- 

 fore. 



The gardens about the various courts 

 and promenades will be bright with 

 flowers from the opening of the Expo- 

 sition, Feb. 20, 191-5, to the closing day, 

 Dec. 4. In view of this, it has been 

 suggested that many colonies of bees 

 be kept to feed upon the flowers, and 

 fill their combs with honey in hives of 

 glass in full view of Exposition visitors. 



Such an exhibit, to show the life and 

 activities of a busy colony of bees, 

 would acquaint millions of people with 

 the marvelous science of apiculture. 



It would afiford every man, woman 

 and child visiting the Exposition, an 

 opportunity of watching bees gathering 

 honey from the flowers. By walking 



Ai'iAKio DE I Alls Danger, Santiago de cuha. 



Manipulating a Modern Hive in Cuba. 

 Luis Danser, of Santiaeo de Cuba. 



through the gardens to the glass-cased 

 hives, the visitors then could see the 

 bees on the combs contributing their 

 share to the honey output. The queens, 

 workers and drones would be seen in 

 their daily life, performing their indi- 

 vidual duties in the great hive organi- 

 zation. 



Thomas G. Stallsmith, chief of the 

 Bureau of Agriculture, under which 

 apiculture is classified, conceived the 

 idea of such an exhibit and presented 

 it to prominent beektepers. He has 

 received many promises of co-opera- 

 tion in the matter of exhibits, and it is 

 expected that this will be one of the 

 most striking and fascinating features 

 of the Exposition. 



Both the California State Beekeepers' 

 Association and the National Beekeep- 

 ers' Association have been invited to 

 hold their 191f) conventions in San 

 Francisco during the Exposition. 

 While neither organization has taken 

 definite action, it is hoped that they 

 will assemble in San Francisco during 



