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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



seems to have no deleterious effect upon 

 bees in a warm cellar. 



Program for the National Convention. 



The National Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its annual convention 

 Dec. 19th, 20th and 21st in Brunt Hall, 

 in the Bush Temple of Music, corner 

 of Clark St., and Chicago Ave., en- 

 trance on Clark St. , Chicago, Ills. This 

 hall is only five minutes walk north, on 

 Clark St., from the Revere House, cor- 

 ner of Clark and Michigan Sts., which 

 will be headquarters for the members 

 of the convention. Rates at the hotel 

 are 75 cts for a room alone, or 50 cts 

 each, where two occupy the same room. 

 Meals are extra, or they may be secured 

 at nearby restaurants. The program 

 is as follows: — 



FIRST DAY. 



Evening Session — 7:30 p. m. 



Wax-Rendering Methods and Their 



Faults 



O. L. Hershiser, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Can the Tariff on Comb Honey 

 be Tinkered to the Advantage 



of the U. S. Bee-Keeper ? 



Hildreth & Segelken, New York 



SECOND DAY. 



Morning Session — 9:30 a. m. 



How Many Bees Shall a Man Keep ? 



E. D. Townsend, Remus, Mich. 



Short Cuts in Bee-Keeping 



M. A. Gill, Longmont, Colo. 



Producing Both Comb and Ex- 

 tracted Honey on the Same 

 Colony 



Jas. A. Green, Grand Junction, Colo. 



Question Box 



Afternoon Session — 2:00 p. m. 



The Control of Increase 



L. Stachelhausen, Converse, Texas. 



Migratory Bee-Keeping 



R. F. Holtermann, Brantford, Canada. 

 The Dietic and Hygenic Value of 



Honey, 



Dr. Eaton, Chicago, Ills. 

 Question Box 



Evening Session — 7:30 p. m. 



Contagious Diseases Among Bees 



and How to Distinguish Them 



Dr. Wm. R. Howard, Ft. Worth, Texas 



Experimental Apiculture 



Dr. E. F. Philips, Washington, D. C. 



THIRD DAY. 



Morning Session — 9:30 a. m. 



The Honey Producers' League — 



Can it Help Bee-Keepers ? 



R. L. Taylor, Lapeer, Mich. 

 The Business End of Bee-Keeping. 

 N. E. France, Platteville, Wis. 



Making Honey Vinegar 



H. M. Arnd, Chicago, 111. 

 Question Box 



Afternoon Session — 2:00 p. m. 



In What Way Can Bee-Keepers 

 Secure Their Supplies at 



Lower Prices ? 



W. H. Putnam, River Falls, Wis. 

 How the Producer and Dealer 

 May Advance Their Mutual 



Interests 



Fred. W. Muth, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 Question Box 



Evening Session — 7:30 p. m. 



What Have we to Hope for from 



the Non-Swarming Hive ? 



L. A. A^pinwall, Jackson, Mich. 



Poultry Keeping for the Bee-Keeper. . . 



E. T. Abbott, St. Joseph, Mo. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Secretary. 



Getting Rid of Black Brood. 

 Mr. E. W. Alexander, of Delanson, 

 New York, tells in Gleanings how he 

 has successfully rid his apiary of that 

 terrible scourge, black brood, without 

 the loss of a single comb. The plan is 

 very simple, and easy of application. 

 It consists simply of removing the 

 queen, then, in nine days removing 

 every queen cell, or virgin queens, if 

 hatched, a virgin Italian queen, or 

 queen cell being given on the twentieth 

 day after the queen was removed. The 

 theory is that during the period when 

 the bees are without brood, but have a 

 young queen, they thoroughly clean 

 out, polish and repolish the cells in ex- 

 pectation of the time when the queen 

 will begin to lay. It has long been 

 known that Italian bees were able, for 

 some reason, to more successfully com- 

 bat with black brood. In the lights "M 

 Mr. Alexander's experience, the edito. 



