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AMERICAN BiEE JOURNAL. 



"Wisconsin bee-keepers should 

 iiiaUe arrangements to attend the eighth 

 annual meeting, of the Wisconsin Bee- 

 Kc(>pers' Association, which will be held 

 ill the Capitol at Madison, on Feb. 4 and 

 f). The convcntit)n will be called to 

 order at 10 a.m., on Thursday, Feb. 4. 



The convention occurs in the week 

 the State Agricultural Society meets, 

 and almost all will find something that 

 will (^courage and help in the work of 

 the coming year. 



Thcr<> will be the usual reduction of 

 railroad fare to those attending the 

 meeting. 



Dr. J. W. Vance, of Madison, is the 

 Corresponding Secretary, and Mr. C. A. 

 Hatch, a progressive bee-keeper, is the 

 Tresident. Those in attendance will 

 learn all about the premiums to be 

 awarded on honey by the association 

 this year. 



The following topics are among those 

 that will be discussed: The Corapar- 

 tive Cost of Comb and Extracted-lloney 

 — Bees on Shares — Increase of Combs — 

 Out-door vs. C(!llar Wintering— Out-door 

 Protection in Spring— Mutual Rights of 

 Bee-Keepers— Production and Sale of 

 Honey— How Bees Gather and Distribute 

 Pollen— What Branch of Fruit-Growing 

 is Best Adapted to Combine with Bee- 

 Kceping?— Hints on Marketing. 



The following prominent bee-keepers 

 are expected to be present and speak on 

 the above topics: Ernest R. Root, 

 Medina, O. ; B. Taylor, Forestville, 

 Minn. ; Edwin Pike, Frank Wilcox, E. 

 France, S. I. Freeborn,- Frank McNay, 

 and othtu'S. 



World's Fair Items are always 

 interesting to all— apiarists as well as 

 others. We therefore give the following 

 general information : 



.lackson Park and Midway Plaisance 

 — th(! Exposition site — are in the south- 

 eastern part of Chicago, and embrace 

 664 acres, with a frontage of about a 

 mile and a half on Lake Michigan. 

 Forty-five miles of boulevard connect 



the site with the general park system of 

 Chicago, which embraces fifteen or more 

 parks, aggregating 2,000 acres. 



Half a million dollars nas already 

 been expended in grading Jackson Park 

 and dredging extensive waterways 

 throughout it. Hundreds of thousands 

 are yet to be spent for landscape gard- 

 ening, fountains, statuary, pleasure 

 boats, etc. A number of observation 

 towers, from which excellent views of 

 the buildings and grounds can be ob- 

 tained, will be erected In different parts 

 of the Park. 



According to present plans fully 150 

 restaurants and cafes will be in opera- 

 tion in the various buildings and about 

 the grounds. .These will be conveniently 

 distributed, and will have an estimated 

 aggregate seating capacity of 6,000 or 

 8,000. 



Midway Plaisance, connecting Jack- 

 son Park with Washington Park, will be 

 occupied throughout its entire length by 

 special Exposition features largely of a 

 foreign character, such as the " Bazaar 

 of All Nations," "Street in Cairo," 

 " Street in Constantinople," " Moorish 

 Palace," "Maori Village," etc., to which 

 concessions have been granted, and 

 which, in their production, will repre- 

 sent the expenditure of hundreds of 

 thousands of dollars. Panoramas, 

 cycloramas, the sliding railway, etc., 

 will also be located there. 



A single entrance fee, probably 50 

 cents, will entitle visitors to see the 

 entire Exposition proper. The special 

 attractions on Midway Plaisance will 

 make a moderate additional charge. 



Convention I^otices. 



10^ The Ohio State noc-Kcepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its next annual meeting at the 

 West-End Turner Hall, on Freeman Avenue. 

 Cineiuuati, ().. from Feb. 10 to 12 inelusive. 

 1892, beginuiDg at 10 a.m. Wednesday, let. 

 10. All local associations should endeavor to 

 meet with us or send their deliKiites. Those 

 inti'ndiiiR to be present, will please send their 

 names to the Secretary, at their earliest 

 convenience. Tlie President will endeavor to 

 get reduced railroad rates, and also reduced 

 rates at hotels. The programme will soon be 

 issued, and all particulars published. 



C. F. MUTU, Pres., Cincinnati, OJ 



S. U. MoRUis, Sec, Bloomingburg. O. 



