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D. L. Adair, Hancock ; J. W. Bagby, 

 Pendleton. 



Mr. Barnum nominated Mr. W. D. 

 Aydelotte, of New Albany, Ind.. as an 

 honorary member of tbe Association, 

 and he was duly elected. 



Dr. Brown moved that Mr. Thomas 

 G. Newman be made an honorary mem- 

 ber of this Association. Carried. 



Mr. Barnum nominated Mr. G. A. 

 Vincent, of New Orleans, to be an hon- 

 orary member. Carried. 



On motion, the Treasurer was author- 

 ized to purchase books for the Secreta- 

 ry's and Treasurer's use. 



Those present then paid the member- 

 ship fee, and were enrolled. 



It was moved and carried, that the 

 annual meetings of the Association be 

 held in the city of Louisville. Ky., on 

 the second Wednesday in October, in 

 each year, at the Exposition building. 



On motion, the thanks of the Asso- 

 ciation were tendered to Col. Maginness, 

 Secretary of the Exposition, for courte- 

 sies ; also to Col. Bennett H. Young, 

 President of the Polytechnic Society, 

 and Miss Pollard, for use of hall in Li- 

 brary building free of charge. 



Dr. Drane suggested that each Vice 

 President call a meeting in his county, 

 and oi'ganizea local society as auxiliary 

 to the State Society. 



The Society then adjourned to Library 

 Hall, where Mr. Thomas G. Newman 

 delivered a very interesting lecture, and 

 for which a vote of thanks was given 

 him. The Association then adjourned. 

 N. P. Allen, M. D., Pres. 



W. WillIamsox, Sec. 



N. W. Missouri and E. Kansas. 



The bee-keepers of Northwest Mis- 

 souri and Eastern Kansas perfected 

 their organization at St. Joseph, Mo., on 

 Sept. 12. ISO. by adopting a constitu- 

 tion and by-laws and electing the fol- 

 lowing officers for the ensuing year : 



President — D. G. Parker; Secretary— 

 K. S. Musser, St. Joseph, Mo ; Treasu- 

 rer— B. F. Colt; Vice Presidents— J. P. 

 Rogers, Holt county, Mo.; F. C. Frost, 

 Clinton county ; John Merlinn. Andrew 

 county ; Dr. ft. Johns, Caldwell county; 

 J. Needles, Gentry county ; J. Rhodes, 

 Atchison county ;' J. A. Matney, Bu- 

 chanan county ; Jesse Crall, Atchison, 

 Kansas; G. Banker, Garay City, Kans. 



The following, among other subjects, 

 were selected to be discussed at the next 

 meeting, to be held October 13, 1880, at 

 St. Joseph court house: "The location 

 of apiaries; 1 ' "The best mode of win- 

 tering bees ;" " The moth." 



We call the attention of those of our 



readers who are interested in bee-cul- 

 to the above organization. The bee men 

 of the northwest should connect them- 

 selves with this Association at once. 

 There are a great many men in Western 

 Missouri and Eastern Kansas exten- 

 sively engaged in this business, and they 

 are interested in the success of such an 

 organization. 



The good to result from such an asso- 

 ciation is this : To learn the experience 

 of others and to give your own experi- 

 ence ; to learn what plants, shrubs, etc., 

 to plant and cultivate, which will not 

 only be ornamental, but useful as a 

 honey producer. There is not a farm in 

 the northwest but can realize more than 

 enough from honey to pay the taxes, 

 with but little expense. Farmers must 

 learn something about the business to 

 make it a success, and this can be done 

 only by attending the meetings of bee 

 associations and hearing the various 

 subjects discussed which may come be- 

 fore the association. 



One great drawback to this branch of 

 industry has been the price of honey. 

 The condition in which honey is brought 

 to market is the sole cause. Those who 

 attended our exposition and visited the 

 apiarian department, saw what a tine 

 exhibit of honey was made by Mr. D. 

 G. Parker. Honey in this shape (1 and 

 2 lb. sections) will bring double the price 

 it will when brought to market in jars, 

 tubs, or in comb in large boxes, and at 

 a mere nominal additional cost. 



At the meeting to be held Oct. 13, 

 1880, the subjects selected for discussion 

 are such asall beemenshonld be posted 

 on in the fall of the year, so that when 

 siuing comes they will have strong and 

 healthy bees ready for work. It is an 

 admitted fact tnatthe best honey in the 

 west is produced in this section of the 

 Missouri valley. The honey keeps longer 

 and is free from acids, which causes 

 honey to sour, and this is due alone to 

 the foliage peculiar to this section of 

 country. 



Missouri was the second State in the 

 Union, in 1870, in the production of 

 honey. We publish below, for the in- 

 formation of our readers, the surplus 

 production of some of the counties in 

 Missouri, tributary to St. Joseph, in 

 1870, as shown by the census that year : 



Atchison. 10.608 lbs.; Andrew, 16,183; 

 Buchanan. 7,626; Caldwell, 21,340 : Car- 

 roll, 29,812 ; Clinton, 18,891; DeKalb, 

 10,627; Daviess, 25,052; Gentry, 23,480; 

 Harrison. 46,1)24; Livingston. 17.331; 

 Holt, 15.H70; Nodaway, 15,335; Platte, 

 12.044; Worth, 17,000. 



No doubt the census of 1880 will show, 

 when published, that the production has 

 increased four-fold, which will yield to 



