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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



March 22, 1906 



month on the strength of last year's 

 stores and what honey they can get 

 afield: but unless there is considerable 

 rain during the next two months, they 

 "will slacken up about the time the sur- 

 plus should hegin to come in. 



J. B. Whitaker. 

 Fallbrook, Calif., Feb. 19. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Utah. — The Utah Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold their spring convention in the 

 Mayor's office, in the City aDd County Build- 

 ing, April 6, at 10 a.m. Among other ques- 

 tions of interest to be considered will be the 

 best approved methods for producing and dis- 

 posing of bee-products. All are cordially in- 

 vited to come and bring their friends. 



G. E. Garrett, Sec. E. S. Lovesy, Pres. 



Michigan. — The Northern Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its next an- 

 nual meeting at Kalkaska, Mich., Wednesday 

 and Thursday, April 4 and 5, 1906. Generous 

 prizes are offered for certain exhibits. W. Z. 

 Hutchinson, E. D. Townsend and Geo. H. 

 Kirkpatriek, the President, will read papers. 

 Special hotel rates are given by the Manning 

 House. Send to the Secretary for a copy of 

 the announcement, list of prizes offered, etc. 

 Then attend the convention if you possibly 

 can do so. Ira D. Bartlett, Sec. 



East Jordan, Mich. 



North Texas. — The annual meeting of 

 the North Texas Bee- Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Blossom, Tex., Wednesday and 

 Thursday, April 4 and 5, to which all bee- 

 keepers are invited. There will be no hotel 

 bills to pay. On the program are the follow- 

 ing: " Best Races of Bees," W. H. Laws and 

 Dr. R. P. Davie6; "Foul Brood," Lotiis H. 

 Scholl ; " Which is the Best for North Texas, 

 The Production of Section or Bulk Comb 

 Honey?" R. C. Abernathy and Dr. R. P. 

 Davies; "Extracted vs. Comb Honey for 

 North Texas," R. C. Abernathy and Dr. R. P. 

 Davies; "Is a Bee-Keepers' Association a 

 Necessity?" W. H. White; "Is the Combin- 

 ing of Bee-Keeping with Poultry-Raising 

 Profitable?" L. C. Lancaster; " Best Honey- 

 Plants of North Texas," J. M. Haygood; 

 " Best Hive for North Texas— 8, 10 or 12 

 Frame," W.H.White; " How Best to Man- 

 age Our Bees for the Greatest Profit," Ques- 

 tion-Box. W. H. White, See. 



Pennsylvania.— All beekeepers and other 

 persons interested are invited to meet in the 

 second annual convention of the Pennsylva- 

 nia State Bee-Keepers' Association, at State 

 College, in Centre Co., Pa., March 29 and 30. 

 The first session will be on the evening of the 

 28th, and on the 30th there will be two ses- 

 sions. Among the persons who will be pres- 

 ent and address the meetings on one or more 

 topics are the following: Prof. E. F. Phil- 

 lips, in charge of Apiculture, of the U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. ; 

 E. R. Root, E. L. Pratt, R. D. Barclay, L. R. 

 White, of the Division of Zoology, Harris- 

 burg, Pa.; Prof. H. A. Surface, President 

 Pennsylvania Bee-Keepers' Association, and 

 Pennsylvania State Zoologist, Harrisburg 

 and State College, Pa. ; Rev. D. L. Woods, 

 and others. You are invited to come, ask 

 questions, take part in the discussions, and 

 propose topics for discussion. A detailed 

 program is being prepared and will be pub- 

 lished soon. There will be an exhibition of 

 bee-keepers' supplies and appliances, different 

 kinds of hives, honey and honey products, 

 and different races of bees. In the apiary of 

 the President, at the State College, there are 

 all races of honey-bees kept on the American 

 continent. Manufacturers of supplies or 

 dealers are invited to send material for exhi- 

 bition, and all room needed for this will be 

 given free of charge. The College will give 

 free rooms for meetings and also for lodging, 

 and the expense while there need not be over 

 $1.00 per day. The railroad companies have 

 given excursion rates upon two plans: 1st, 

 East of Oil City and Pittsburg, Pa., a fare of 

 one and one-third for the round trip will be 

 given to persons presenting card orders for 



excursion rates at the time of buying their 

 tickets. These card orders will be sent free 

 immediately by addressing either the Secre- 

 tary or the President. Write at once. One 

 must be used for each railroad system over 

 which the excursionist is to travel, and West 

 of Oil City and Pittsburg, Pa., the rates are to 

 be given by certificate plan — the purchaser 

 paying full fare for his ticket in going, and 

 at the 6ame time asking for a certificate (not 

 a receipt) which will be " O.K.'d " upon pres- 

 entation to the President at State College, and 

 will then be good for purchasing return pas- 

 sage at one-third the regular fare. There will 

 be at least 2 illustrated lectures, one of which 

 will be the President's annual address on 

 Thursday evening, the 29th, which will also 

 be the session for the election of officers, and 

 the other illustrated lecture will be that of 

 Dr. Phillips, from Washington, probably Fri- 

 day forenoon, the 30th. An interesting fea- 

 ture will be a demonstration of practical 

 methods of handling bees before audiences by 

 E. R. Root. All interested persons are invited 

 to attend and bring their friends. Write at 

 once to the undersigned for free card orders 

 for excursion rates. H. A. Surface, State 

 College, or Harrisburg, Pa., or 

 Muncy, Pa. D. L. Woods, Sec. 



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