1907. THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 97 



years ago, expecting that 'he would ble to attend in the day time. Only 

 have to stop extracting in the middle about 25 persons were present and it 

 of the season and ship the first half is doubtful if the meeting in the even- 

 of the crop in order to avoid swamp- ings will prove advisable. Some gen- 

 ing the island under its burden of eral discussions were held, questions 

 honey, must ihave decided upon a answered, etc. At the next meeting, 

 change of plans. A postal card just announcement of w'hich will be giv- 

 received says: "If I will be able to en in due time, the committee on the 

 sell my bees, will do it and go back new constitution will report, also 

 to the States." (H.) plans will be considered for future 

 work. (M.) 



The American Bee-Keeper strives 



to give its readers the whole of the A NEW BEE JOURNAL. 



facts about matters of importance to Mr. Henry E. Horn, Riverside, 



their industry and welfare. In this California, is the publisher of a new 



connection we beg to ask you to com- 16-page bee-paper that began life in 



pare the full record of vital matters March. It is called "The Far-West- 



considered at the meeting of the As- ern Bee-Keeper" and is very neatly 



sociated Societies of the State of New gotten up. 



York, as given in February issue with Our "far-western" friends have tried 

 the meagre and misleading reports or long enoi;gh and hard enough to es- 

 entire absence of report from the tablish a bee journal of their own, to 

 columns of other papers on which succeed, and we trust that this one 

 bee-keepers are asked to depend. (M.) may win out. Mr. Horn is one of the 

 well-informed apiarists of the Pacific 



A recent letter touching on the af- Slope, and is quite a forceful writer, 



fairs of the Pennsylvania State Bee- The American Bee-Keeper wishes suc- 



Keeper's Society has this to say: "It ^ess to its young contemporary. (H.) 



was agreed in our society that the ■ 



supply dealers were entitled to as STATE AID IN TENNESSEE, 

 much consideration as any other per- Eadh winter a well-attended course 

 sons, especially as they are using in apiculture is given at the Universi- 

 their efforts in a very commendable ty of Tennessee, Knoxville, in charge 

 direction to build up and maintain of Assistant State Zoologist, G. M. 

 societies for bee-keepers, and in pro- Bentley. Prof. Bentley is intensely in- 

 curing and disseminating information, terested in the work and is doing 

 which is necessary for the progress much to disseminate apiarian knowl- 

 of this subject." If the bee-keepers edge and to collect data relative to 

 cannot build up and maintain their the industry in the state. (H.) 



own societies they deserve to be own- — ■ — 



ed body and soul by outsiders. (M.) QUEENS FOR 1907. 



If any reader of The Bee-Keeper 



A meeting of the Massachusetts contemplates the purchase of queens 

 Society of Bee-Keepers was held in this year he has only to turn to the 

 Boston, February 12th, in the evening. Queen-Breeders' Directory in the ad- 

 This was the first evening meeting vertising pages of this paper. There 

 •which the society has held and it was he will find catalogued reliable breed- 

 expected that it would accommodate ers of all races and strains. The list 

 many who find it difficult or impossi- is convenient and very complete. 



