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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



valuable, an amount of bee litera- 

 ture as one ever purchased for the 

 sum for which we offer it, and we 

 cannot hold it at this reduced rate 

 long. 



— Will our Canadian friends 

 and tlie Secretaries of Canadian 

 associations kindly assist Mr. Hol- 

 terman in the work that he has un- 

 dertaken by sending to him sucli 

 reports and other items as will 

 make his department in our journ- 

 al interesting and valuable. 



— Mr. Frank Benedict of Perry 



Centre, N. Y., at the late conven- 

 tion at Rochester, was unfortunate 

 enough to lose a small account 

 book containing the names of par- 

 ties who had paid for photographs 

 taken there. If any of our read- 

 ers were fortunate enough to find 

 it, they will oblige Mr. Benedict 

 very much by returning it to him. 



— We have just received from 

 Mr. Wm. W. Cary, jr., the sad in- 

 telligence that his father, who was 

 probably one of the oldest bee- 

 keepers living in America (hav- 

 ing been engaged in the business 

 for fift^^-two years), has fallen 

 asleep. 



In his decease, we have led to 

 his rest one of the pioneers of Am- 

 erican apiculture, and one with 

 whom L. L. Langstroth associated 

 in conducting many of his early 

 experiments. His loss will be 

 deeply felt by the dear ones left to 

 mourn, and we extend to them 

 our heartfelt sympathy during 

 these hours of trial. 



His son, Mr. Wm. W. Cary, Jr., 

 who for a long time has been a mem- 

 ber of the firm of Wm. W. Cary & 

 Son, will continue to conduct the 

 business, and he has only to fol- 

 low in the footsteps of his father in 

 order to retain the regard of the bee- 

 keepers and meet with abundant 

 success. 



— We have just received from 

 Mr. Holterman, but too late for 

 publication, the reports of the H.al- 

 dimand association. 



CONVENTION NOTES. 



— The Cortland Union Beekeepers' 

 Association will hold their next meet- 

 ing in Cortland, N. Y., Jan. 27, 18.sr). 



M. G. DoRBY, Sec'y. 



INTERNATIONAL BEE-KEKPERS' CONVEN- 

 TION. 



It is proposed to hold an Internation- 

 al Beekeepers' Congress on the Ex- 

 position Grounds during the 24th, 2oth, 

 and 26th of February, 1885. 



An interesting programme of subjects 

 will be presented and discussed of great 

 importance to every beekeeper in 

 America. 



The disposition of our honey pro- 

 duct with a view to secure better prices 

 will be fully considered. 



At the same time there will be an ex- 

 hibit of bees and apiarian supplies. 



Fuller particulars will be given here- 

 after. 



At the time selected, the Exposition 

 will be at its best, and excursion rates 

 low. The beekeepers of our country 

 should lay aside business for a week or 

 two, and made every exertion to at- 

 tend this Convention. 



Come prepared with facts and statis- 

 tics, and ideas arranged, to take part 

 in its deliberations. 



Dr. N. P. Allen, Smith's Grove, Ky. 

 W. Williamson, Lexington, Ky. 

 Dr.O.M.BLANTON, Greenville, Miss. 

 P. L. ViALLON, Bayou Goula, La. 

 Judge W. H. Andrews, McKinney, 

 Tex. 



W. S. Hart, New Smyrna, Florida. 

 S. C. BoYLSTON, Charleston, S. C. 

 Dr. J. P. H. Brown, Augusta, Ga. 

 II. C. Austin, Austin's Springs, 

 Teun. 



K. C. Taylor, Wilmington, N. C. 

 J. W. Porter, Charlottesville, Va. 

 S. Valentine, Ilagerstown, Md. 

 Mr. J. P. H. Brown, of Augusta, Ga., 



