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■wholesome. And besides these pictures there are four 

 or five colored plates that are gems of art. The 

 publisher informs me that they are copies of valu- 

 able old pictures in his possession. This book is not 

 only valuable for children, but many a grown- 

 up "man and woman will find it a great help in 

 straightening out the chronology of the Bible. 



The regular price of the book is $1.50, including 

 postage; but 1,'y a special arangement we are en- 

 abled^to furnish it clubbed with Gleanings for only 

 $1.50 if you will send 24 cts. also to pay for post- 

 age; and all subscribers who have already paid for 

 Glkanigns one year or more in advance may have 

 the book for an even dollar if they will send 24 cts. 

 also for postage. 



This promises to be one of the best meetings ever 

 held. Ladies are especially invited. 



J. H. M. Cook, Pres. E. Q. Carr, Sec. 



Convention Notices 



The annual meeting of the New York State Bee- 

 keepers' Association will be held in connection with 

 a beekeepers' institute under the direction of the 

 State Department of Agriculture at Rochester, N. 

 Y., Dec. 17, 18, 19, in the parlors of the Hotel 

 Rochester. Irving Kenyon, Sec. 



The annual meeting of the Eastern New York 

 Beekeepers' Association will be held in the Common- 

 council Chamber, City Hall, Albany, N. Y., Wednes- 

 day, Dec. 27, 1912. Sessions at 10:00 a.m. and 

 1:30 P.M. Besides the regular business meeting 

 and election of officers and delegates the following 

 program will be presented : 

 Beekeeping as a Side Issue in the Professions, Rev. 



I. V. Lobdell, Troy. 

 Some Observations on Swarming, I. Van Auken, 



Altamont. 

 E.xtracted vs. Comb Honey, J. R. Snyder, Warwar- 



sing. 

 Scientific Bee Culture, C. B. Loomis, Department of 



Agriculture, Albany. 

 Shall we Become a Branch of the National Beekeep- 

 ers" Association? President. 

 Question-box. 



A full attendance is desired. 



W. D. Wright, Pres., Altamont, N. Y. 

 S. Davenport, Sec, Indian Fields, N. Y. 



The New .fersey branch of the National Beekeep- 

 ers' Association will hold its annual meeting in the 

 Entomological Building at New Brunswick, N. J., 

 on Friday, Dec. 20, 1912. The following is the pro- 

 gram : 



morning SE.SSION, 10:30. 

 Address by President J. H. M. Cook, 



Essex Falls, N. J. 

 " Gentle Bees " — Penn G. Snyder, Swarthmore, Pa. 

 " Judging Honey "■ — Harold Horuor, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Question-1 ox. 

 12:00, lunch and recess. 



AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:00. 



" The Hive in Winter " — Dr. C. D. Cheney, 



Hoboken, N. J. 



" The Relation of the State Entomologist to the 

 Beekeeper " — Dr. T. J. Headle, 



New Brunswick, N. J. 



" Bee Behavior," illustrated with slides — Dr. E. F. 

 Phillips, Washington, D. C. 



" Management for Comb Honey " — W. E. Housel, 

 Hampton, N. J. 



" The Future of New Jersey Beekeeping " — E. G. 

 Carr, New Egypt, N. J. 



Election of officers for 1913. 



Election of delegate to national convention at Cin- 

 cinnati Feb. 12 and 13. 



Election of representative to State Board of 

 Agriculture, Trenton, Jan. 7, 8, 9, 10, 1913. 



I'RIZES. 



For best display of comb honey in beeway sec- 

 tions, one A B C of Bee Culture, 1913 edition, cloth. 



For best display of comb honey in 4% x 1% plain 

 sections, one A B C of Bee Culture, 1913 edition, 

 half leather. 



For best display of comb honey in 4 x 5 sections, 

 one A B C of Bee Culture, 1913 edition, leather. 



For best display of old books on beekeeping, one 

 LangBtroth on the Honeybee, 1859 edition. 



Above are offered by the A. I. Root Co. 



For best 5 pounds extracted honey, one Italian 

 queeu. 



The following is the program of the Washington 

 State Beekeepers' annual convention, to be held Jan. 

 8 and 9, 1913: 



MORNING SESSION, 9 A. M. 



Meeting called to order by A. E. Burdick, President. 



Annual report of President. 



Annual report of Treasurer. 



Annual report of Secretary. 



Address of welcome by A. J. Splawn, Mayor, at 10 



o'clock. 

 Response by President A. E. Burdick. 

 Paper from Miss A. A. Byers, Chelan County. 



AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:30 P.M. 



Meeting called to order by President Burdick. 



Spring Management of Bees, Robert Cissna, follow- 

 ed by discussion. 



Address by Mr. George W. York, President National 

 Beekeepers' Association. 



Preparing for Winter, Virgil Sires, followed by dis- 

 cussion. 



Paper from the Dadants. 



Paper from A. G. Kuykendall, Grandview. 



JAN. 9, MORNING SESSION, 9 A. M. 



Meeting called to order by President A. E. Burdick. 



Should we Produce a larger Percentage of Comb 

 Honey ? C. W. Higgins, Wapato, followed by dis- 

 cussion. 



What has been the Success of the Honey-producers' 

 Association in Handling the 1912 Crop? A. E. 

 Burdick, President. 



What Benefits do the Beekeepers Enjoy from the 

 National Association? E. B. Tyrrell, Sec. Nation 

 al Association, followed by discussion. 



Should the Manufacturers and Beekeepers be More 

 in Sympathy with each other? 



Paper from The A. I. Root Co., followed by discus- 

 sion. 



Paper from some beekeeper, of a scientific nature. 



Banquet at noon. 



AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:30 P.M. 



Meeting called to order by President Burdick. 



Election of officers for ensuing year. 



My Method of Handling Bees at Swarming Time, 



By Lee G. Simmons, Vice-president, Ellensburg, 



Wash., followed by short discussion. 

 Weather Conditions favorable for the Secretion of 



Nectar in Bloom, by S. King Clover, followed by 



discussion. 

 Paper from F. C. Fischer. 



We will discuss ways and means of enlarging the 

 membership of the Association, and of making the 

 meetings more educational, enthusiastic, and enter- 

 taining. 



The Washington honey-producers will hold their 

 annual election of officers, and other business neces- 

 sary to be transacted, on the 10th, following the 

 l.eekepers' convention at 9:00 A.M. in the court- 

 house, by order of the President and Secretary. 



The A. I. Root Co.: — My apiary is the most north- 

 ern of any in Canada, at least I think in the prov- 

 ince of Quebec. I have 140 colonies, and we have 

 had a dandy year for clear honey. I expect four 

 tons. I have sold at twelve cents per pound for the 

 last three years. I have no trouble to get the price. 

 What I have left after my home trade I sell to 

 Ottawa customers and the West. 



Give my best wishes to our old friend, A. I. Root. 

 I hope he may long live to write up the Home De- 

 partment. 



Yarm, Que., Aug. 27. Robert McJanet. 



The A. I. Boot Co.: — -I started with 8 colonies in 

 spring, and have increased by natural swarming to 

 17 colonies, and made 650 lbs. of comb honey. I 

 sold all my honey at home, and could have sold 

 that much more. I have paid for all the colonies, 

 hives, surplus supers, and have about $18.00 left. 

 My eight colonies wintered perfectly, and it was the 

 coldest winter we ever had. It was as low as 30 

 below zero, and my hives stood on summer stands, 

 not protected by any thing — not even a windbreak. 

 I merely placed sail duck over the brood-frames, 

 put on a super cover, and then telescope cover — 

 no packing. I don't suppose I lost an average of 

 100 bees per colony. 



Frederick, Md., Nov. 16, 1912. B. U. CRIST. 



