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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Corresponding Secretary and Treas- 

 urer — Dr. J. W. Vance, of Madison. 



The question of prevention of Increase 

 was discussed, followed by the Question- 

 Box, which was a very profitable feature. 

 The attendance was small, but the in- 

 terest good, and the discussions much 

 enjoyed by all. H. Lathrop, Sec. 



Report of the §outli\vestern 

 Wisconsin Convention. 



Written for the Atnei-ican Bee Journal 

 BY A. A. ARMS. 



The seventh convention of the South- 

 western Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation was held at Boscobel, Wis., on 

 Jan. 11 and 12, 1893, The convention 

 was called to order by President Edwin 

 Pike. The Secretary being absent, Mr. 

 M. M. Rice was chosen Secretary pro tern. 

 Owing to the bad weather, the attend- 

 ance was not large, but was very en- 

 thusiastic, and very many important 

 questions in apiculture were asked, and 

 intelligently debated. 



The convention then adjourned until 

 9 a.m., Jan. 12th. 



SECOND DAY- Morning Session. 



The convention was called to order at 

 9 a.m., by the President. 



The first question asked was, "Have 

 the last few years of poor seasons been 

 a detriment to bee-culture ?" It was 

 discussed, and decided that they had 

 not. 



An appropriate resolution referring to 

 the death of the late Secretary of the 

 association, Benjamin E. Rice, who died 

 Aug. 8, 1892, was passed, and ordered 

 to be recorded in the minutes of the 

 meeting. 



A resolution on honey adulteration 

 was laid on the table. 



The place of the next meeting was 

 decided in favor of Wauzeka ; and the 

 time selected for holding the next semi- 

 annual meeting was April 20, 1893. 

 The convention then adjourned until 1 

 p.m., when it was again called to order 

 by the President. 



The election of officers for the ensuing 

 year was held, and resulted as follows : 



President, N. E. France, of Platte- 

 ville; Vice-President, J. W. Van Allen; 

 Secretary, A. A. Arms ; Assistant Sec- 

 retary, M. M. Rice ; and Treasurer, H. 

 Evans. 



The Secretary and Treasurer read 

 their reports, which were approved. 



The question, "What is the proper 

 management in such seasons as 1892 ?" 

 was discussed, and also various other 

 topics. 



A resolution was passed, tendering the 

 thanks of the convention to Messrs. M. 

 A. Gill and E. Pike for the interest they 

 had taken in the convention. 



The membership of the Association 

 numbers 66, and bids fair to be consid- 

 erably increased in the near future. 



The convention then adjourned. 



A. A. Arms, Sec. 



CouTention I%oticej«. 



UTAH.— The semi-annual meeting of the 

 Utah Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in 

 Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 10, 11, 1893. 

 All interested are cordially invited. 



View, Utah. R. T. Rhees, Sec, 



PENNSYLVANIA.— The Susquehanna Co. 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will hold their 12th 

 semi-annual meeting at the Tarbell House in 

 Montrose, Pa., on Thursday, May 4, 1893. All 

 are invited. H. M. Seeley. Sec. 



Harford, Pa. 



NEW YORK. — The next meeting of the 

 Allegany County Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Belmont, N. Y., on May 4th. 

 1893, in the Hotel Belmont. All bee-keepers 

 are invited to attend and make it what it 

 should be— an interesting meeting. 



H. C. Farnum, Pres., Transit Bridge, N. Y. 



COLORADO,— The adjourned meeting of 

 the Colorado State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held in the Charles Block, corner 15th 

 and Curtis Streets, Denver, Colo., on April 18, 

 1893. Business important to all honey-pro- 

 ducers will come before the meeting. 



Littleton, Colo. H. Knight, Sec. 



KANSAS.— The Kansas State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold their annual convention 

 at Ottawa, Kansas, on April 6 and 7, 1893. 

 All bee-keepers are cordially invited to attend 

 this convention, and make it one of the most 

 interesting ever known. There will be a 

 good programme. Bring something to ex- 

 hibit. L. Wayman. Sec. 



Chanute. Kans. 



TEXAS.— The Texas State Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will hold its 15th annual convention 

 in Greenville, one mile north of the Court 

 House, at the apiary of Mrs. Jennie Atchley, 

 on Wednesday and Thursday, April the 5th 

 and 6th, 1893. One of the biggest bee-meet- 

 ings ever held in the South is anticipated. 

 Everybody is invited. No hotel bills to pay. 

 Come one, come all, and let us have a lovely 

 meeting, and an enjoyable time. All bee- 

 keepers invited to bring along something to 

 exhibit. A. H. Jones, Sec. 



Golden, Texas. 



The 'Washing'ton Convention 

 Report is now in pamphlet form, and we 

 shall be pleased to mail a copy to any 

 one desiring it, for 25 cents. It con- 

 tains 32 pages. As only a very limited 

 number were printed, you should order 

 promptly if you want a copy. 



