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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



THK NORTHEASTERN CONVENTION. 



We take great pleasure in calling the 

 attention of oiir readers to the following 

 notice of the Northeastern Beekeepers' 

 convention as given by the secretary, 

 Mr. House. 



As we have been an active member 

 of that association for years, we can 

 truthfully say that when it speaks it 

 speaks for the interest of the bee- 

 keepers. 



Its members, the pupils of the hon- 

 ored and lamented Quiiiby Imbued 

 with his spirit and following in his 

 footsteps, carry out the ineasures 

 which he so desired to complete, but 

 tenderly intrusted to others, when he 

 fell asleep. 



Questions of great importance will 

 be brought up for consideration and 

 we urge all who can to attend the 

 meeting. We hope to be present and 

 Mr. Alley of Wenham, Mass., expects 

 to accompany us. Let us have the 

 largest attendance that ever assembled 

 at one of these conventions and great 

 good will come to apiculturists as the 

 result. 



The fifteenth annual convention of 

 the Northeastern Beekeepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held in the City Hall in 

 the citv of Syracuse, N. Y., on the 

 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of January, 1884, 



This will be the largest and most in- 

 teresting convention of beekeepers 

 ever held in America. Many of the 

 most scientific apiarists in the country 

 will take part in the discussions. 



The program is completed and 

 comprises all the important topics of 

 the day. 



The question box will be opened 

 each clay and the questions discussed. 

 All are invited to send in questions. 



Implements and articles for exhibi- 

 tion will be received and properly ar- 

 ranged. Such articles should be sent 

 to the secretary with transportation 

 charges paid. 



Five hundred beekeepers are ex- 

 pected to be in attendance. It will 

 pay any beekeeper to go one thousand 

 miles to listen to the discussions. 



Reduced rates of board at hotels 

 have been secured. All are invited. 



Geo. W. House, Sec'y. 

 W. E. Clark, Pres. 



We have iust received the program 

 of the Northeastern Beekeepers' As- 



sociation convention and have con- 

 densed it as follows : 



addresses to be delivered. 



The President's annual address ; 

 Foul Brood,— Prof. A. J. Cook, Lan- 

 sing, Mich.; How to manage the Api- 

 ary for Comb Honey, — Dr. C. C. Miller, 

 Marengo, 111. ; Comb Foundation : the 

 best for use in brood chambers, and 

 surplus boxes, — 0. P. Dadant, Hamil- 

 ton, 111.; The diflTerent races of bees 

 and their crosses, — The coming bee 

 for business, — D. A. Jones, Beeton, 

 Ontario ; Introducing Queens, both lay- 

 ing and virgin, — Dr. J. P. H. Brown, 

 Augusta, Ga. ; Management of the 

 Apiary to secure the most extracted 

 honey,— L. C. Root, Mohawk, N. Y. ; 

 What percentage of increase is pref- 

 erable in securing the gi-eatest amount 

 of comb honey : how secured or con- 

 trolled?— E. J. Oatman, Dundee, 111. ; 

 Progress in Apiculture : the past, pres- 

 ent and the future, — Rev. L. L. Langs- 

 troth, Oxford, Ohio; Our Present Sit- 

 uation, — S. M. Locke, Salem, Mass.; 

 Rearing Queens, — Geo. W. House, Fa- 

 yetteville, N. Y. ; Wintering Bees: in 

 the cellar and on the stands, — C. G. 

 Dickinson, South Oxford, N. Y. 



topics to be discussed by the con- 

 vention. 



Our Bee Literature; Marketing our 

 products; How can we supply the in- 

 creasing demand for wax? Is it desir- 

 able for apiarists to adopt a standard 

 size of frdme? Dysentery,— its cause 

 and prevention ; Spring Dwindling, — 

 cause and its prevention ; What is the 

 best X'aeiX, and how should it be fed? 

 Shall we plant for honey? What are 

 the best honey-prodncinu- plants, and 

 how are they cultivated? Is pollen 

 detrimental to wintering bees success- 

 fully? Enemies of Apiculture; New 

 discoveries and improvements. 



The above, together with the usual 

 business routine, the question and an- 

 swer discussions and other interesting 

 features assure us that it will be the 

 most interesting and important con- 

 vention ever held. Do not fail to at- 

 tend. The following are the hotel 

 rates : 



Board at Candee House, $1.25 per 

 day; at Empire House or Hotel Burns, 

 $2.00 per day. Lodgings at most of 

 the Hotels, 50 cents. First-class meals 

 in fine style at the popular restaurant 

 of C. H. ShaUiuck. Prices reasonable. 



