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Sec. 9. This Act shall take effect and be 

 in force from and after its passage. 

 Approved April 17, 1893. 



Now let there be a general effort made to 

 have such a law as the above enacted in 

 every State where now no such law exists ; 

 and then let bee-keepers see to it that the 

 proper ofl3cers enforce it to the very letter. 

 Every bee-keeper should help in doing all 

 that can be done to put a stop to the adul- 

 teration of their product, and, in fact, all 

 food products. 



**Xlie Best Foundation — How to 



Make It," is to be the "special topic" of 

 the March Bee-KeeixriP Review. The Febru- 

 ary issue of that excellent monthly, is de- 

 voted principally to the discussion of the 

 cause and cure of foul brood. Hon. R. L. 

 Taylor covers the ground pretty thoroughly 

 in his article on "Foul Brood — Its Symp- 

 toms and Cure." As this article comes un- 

 der the head of "Work at Michigan's Ex- 

 perimental Apiary," and is another of Mr. 

 Taylor's interesting "reports," we will 

 soon give it a place in these columns. 



So far we have endeavored to give Bro. 

 Taylor's valuable reports of experiments as 

 wide a hearing as possible ; all of them, 

 ■ however, having first published in the Re- 

 view, by reason of a previous arrangement 

 between Bros. Hutchinson and Taylor. 



Bee-Keeping; sls a, Study. — At last 

 the University of California is to have a 

 class in apiculture. We learn that it is to 

 be under the direction of Prof . Woodworth, 

 and the first class is to have four pupils. 

 This is not a bad beginning ; it is to be 

 hoped that with a practical bee-keeper as 

 instructor, along with the teachers in the 

 entomological department of the Univer- 

 sity, the students in bee-culture will make 

 rapid strides in the science, and be a credit 

 to the State where bees are supposed to be 

 as thick as flies in summer. 



While we are pleased to know that the 

 University of California is to do something 

 for apiculture at last, still, we feel that that 

 institution did not do anything in this 

 direction until Prof. Cook located in that 

 State, and announced that he was going to 

 keep a few colonies of bees at the college 

 where he is engaged to teach, in the south- 

 ern part of the State. The action of the 

 recent bee-keepers' convention in Califor- 



nia, which adopted a resolution asking for 

 the establishment of an apicultural experi- 

 ment station in the State, and that Prof. 

 Cook be recommended as a suitable person 

 to take charge of the same, may have had 

 something to do with hurrying the State 

 University to start its class in bee-keeping. 

 However this may be, the bee-keepers of 

 that State will hail the " innovation " with 

 pleasure, and exclaim, " 'Tis better late 

 than never!" 



Xlie Ontario Convention was held 

 in January, and a very profitable meeting 

 it was. The following are the Officers and 

 Directors elected for the ensuing year : 



President— A. Picket, of Nassagaweya. 



Vice-President — R. F. Holtermann, of 

 Brantford. 



Secretary— S. Cornell, of Lindsay. 



Treasurer— Martin Emigh, of Holbrook. 



Foul Brood Inspector— Wm. McEvoy, of 

 Woodburn. 



Sub-Inspector— F. A. Gemmill, of Strat- 

 ford. 



Auditors— J. Alpaugh, of St. Thomas, and 

 S. T. Pettit, of Belmont. 



DIRECTOES. 



District No. 1.— W. J. Brown, Chard. 

 " " 2. — J. K. Darling, Almonte. 

 " " 3.— M. B. Holmes, Athens. 



" 4.— Allen Pringle, Selby. 

 " " 5. — S. Cornell, Lindsay. 

 " " 6.— Wm. Couse, StreetsvUle. 

 " " 7.— D. Chalmers, Poole. 

 " " 8.— F. A. Rose, Balmoral. 

 " " 9.— J. B. Hall, Woodstock. 



" 10.— R. McKnight. Owen Sound. 

 " " 11.— John Myers, Stratford. 

 " " 13.— E. O. Jones, Kertch. 

 " " 13.— R. H. Smith, Bracebridge. 



Stratford was chosen as the place for 

 holding the next meeting. 



I>iscussing- Bee-Papers at con- 

 ventions is an idea mentioned in one of 

 the January Review^s editorials. Here is 

 what Bro. Hutchinson thinks about it: 



Bee journals are seldom discussed at bee 

 conventions ; there being a feeling that it 

 is not good taste — that the commendation 

 of one journal is a reflection upon the edi- 

 tors of the others. Hives, smokers, honey- 

 knives, comb foundation of the different 

 makes, non-swarmers, self-hivers, in short 

 everything pertaining to bee-culture are 

 freely discussed with no consideration 

 whatever for the feelings of the inventor 

 or manufacturer. Where is the consis- 

 tency ? 



Then, again, one journal may excel in 

 one particular, another in some other 

 direction, and the bringing out of these 



