THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



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The next annual session of the 

 North American Beekeepers"* Asso- 

 ciation will be held in tlie city of 

 Rochester Oct. 28-30, 1884. 



At the last meeting of the North 

 Eastern Beekeepers' Association, 

 a committee of competent persons 

 was appointed to secure a hall and 

 to make other necessary arrange- 

 ments. 



A full programme will be pre- 

 pared and a general good time may 

 be expected. 



C. C. Miller, Sec. 



L. C. Root, Vice Pres. 



Mr. Arthur Todd, Vice President 

 of the Philadelphia Beekeepers' 

 Association kindly sends us the 

 following list of prizes to be given 

 at the State Agricultural fair to be 

 held in Philadelphia from the 8th 

 to the 20th of September, The ef- 

 forts of this association are praise- 

 worthy and have been crowned 

 with abundant success, this being 

 the first instance (in this country 

 at least) where the agricultural so- 

 ciety has placed the management of 

 the apiarian exhibit at the fair, in 

 the hands of the beekeepers' asso- 

 ciation. This will give courage to 

 other associations so to conduct 

 their proceedings as to command 

 respect and attention from our ag- 

 ricultural societies. There is an 

 extensive field of labor here and 

 we hope that it will be improved. 



We quote as follows. 



EXHIBITION, 1884. —LIST OF PREMIUMS. 



Class 35. — Bees. 



In charge of the Philadelphia Bee- 

 keepers' Association. 



Committee of cooperation : Dr. 

 Henry Townseud, President, Arthur 

 Todd, Vice Pres't, F. Hahraan, Sec'y, 

 T. C. Davidson, Librarian, and Mrs. 

 Thomas, and Enon M. Harris. 



Bees, 

 collective bkekeepkrs' exhibit. 

 No bees can be entered for compe- 

 tition unless they have been in possess- 

 ion of the applicant for at least one 

 month. 



Premium 

 List No. 



550. Colony of Italian, Cyprian or 

 Syrian bees, in working order, 

 and in observatory hive with 

 movable frames, best, $10. 



551. Most varied exhibit of foreign 

 bees or their descendants, hav- 

 ing the most distinct markings 

 according to race, $10. 



553. Native or black bees in an ob- 

 servatory hive with movable 

 frames, best exhibit, bronze 

 medal. 



555. Queen-rearing in nucleus ob- 

 servatory hives, best exhibit, 

 silver medal. 



55(j. Queen bees, any races, caged 

 so as to be capable of observa- 

 tion with retinue ot bees, best 

 and most extensive collection, 

 silver medal. 

 Class 50. — Honey. 



All honey must be the product of 

 the exhibitor's bees. 



848. Comb honey, best and largest 

 collection, bronze medal. 



848a. Comb honey, best six two- 

 pound sections or best twelve- 

 one-pound sections, diploma. 



849. Extracted honey, best and lar- 

 gest collection, bronze medal. 



849a. Extracted honey, best twelve 

 two-pound or best twenty-four 

 one-pound glass jars, diploma. 



Class 79. — Hives. 



IGOO. Movable frame hive for general 

 purposes, summer and winter, 

 best, bronze medal. 



IGOOa. Hive manufactured of straw, 

 fully equipped with movable 

 frames and sections, bronze 

 medal. 



We just learn of the death of D. 

 S. Given ; and, although we are un- 

 able as yet to give particulars, yet 

 we extend our heartfelt sympathy 

 to the mourning ones. 



QUESTIONS AND ANSWEB8. 



QUESTIONS BY THE EDITOR. 



1. What are your views on the" Pri- 

 ority of Location " question? 



2. Can the disease of "foul brood" 

 be caused by large quantities of chilled 

 brood left in a hive containing a weak 

 colony of bees ? 



3. What do you consider to be the 

 origin of foul brood? 



