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A standing committee was also appointed on legislation for the 

 purpose of drawing up a law incorporating the necessary and de- 

 sirable features. The undersigned was appointed chairman of this 

 committee. 



. All apiary inspectors and official entomologists of the United 

 States and Canada who are interested in the advancement of apicul- 

 ture are invited and urged to join in this movement for an in- 

 creased efficiency in the fight against the brood diseases. For the 

 present it was decided to levy an assessment of $1 per year on each 

 member to pay necessary expenses. It is hoped that arrangements 

 may later be perfected for affiliation with the Association of Eco- 

 nomic Entomologists. Requests for membersliip and the assess- 

 ment may be sent to the undersigned. 



Respectfully, 



E. F. Phillips, 



Secretary. 

 Bureau of Entomology, Washington, D. C. 



Dr. Burtox X. Gatks, 

 Amherst. Mass. 



Chairman. 



What the National Bee-Keepers' Association Will Do This Year. 



As every bee-keeper knows, the meeting of the Board of Direc- 

 tors, held in Detroit, January 23, was probably the most important 

 of any Board meeting held in the history of the Association. Plans 

 of re-organization had to be considered, as well as just what the 

 Association Avould and should do for its members. 



One of the most important needs of the bee-keepers, as it 

 appeared to the Directors, was an accurate knowledge of crop condi- 

 tions. To get this, it was decided to send out crop reports early in 

 the season to every member and from the information so obtained, 

 advise the members, either direct or through the Bee Journals, as 

 to the conditions. -. 



The Board also found that the question of honey packages was 

 an important one. At the present time, there is not near the uni- 

 formity there should be. Xo special weight of tin or size of can 

 has been adopted in the past and many shippers were using a tin 

 entirely too light. Samples of honey-cans were inspected by the 

 Board with the decision that the Secretary be instructed to make 

 the best possible arrangements for furnishing the members with 

 the tin hone3'-packages the coming season. The orders wall be 

 handled directly through the Association office and will not be sent 

 by the member to the can manufacturers as in the past. 



