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My suggestion would be to weave the whole into a short interest- 

 ing story. Then again I have found that attention is attracted 

 greatly by pictures. I would rather use pictures of the thing you 

 wish to sell. You don't want to sell bees so I would make them 

 secondary. Let the honey stand out strongly, with the bees in the 

 background. Then in the description tell something about why 

 there is such a difference in the flavor of honey, how the little 

 sections are produced, what extracted honey is, and such things of 

 general interest as would command the attention of the general 

 public. 



Please do not understand by the above that I do not appreciate 

 the progress shown by these New York bee men, for I certainly 

 do, and compliment them. Any effort to advertise honey is com- 

 mendable, and if I thought what I have written above would in any 

 way discourage it, I would throw it into the waste basket too 

 quick. I only mention it so these things may be considered by 

 others in a like effort. 



N. B. Since the above was set up in t3'pe, I attended the 

 Syracuse meeting and learned more concerning the tablet. It is to 

 be sold to the general trade and by them to the school children. 

 Bee-keepers are expected to assist in creating this trade. It is a 

 move worthy of emulation by other Associations. A sample of the 

 tablet can be secured by writing any of the officers of the New York 

 Association and enclosing ten cents for tablet and postage. 



That New York State Convention at Syracuse. 



It was a dandy. From the beginning to the end there wasn't 

 a single dull minute. It was my first visit with New York Bee- 

 Keepers, and I must confess I found them a live bunch. You could 

 tell from the discussions that they were not amateurs either. Many 

 were there who made their entire living from their bees. 



One thing which impressed me, was the way those fellows dove 

 into an argument. It was no lukewarm affair either. But when 

 it was all over there wasn't a bit of unpleasant feeling that I could 

 see anywhere. To me, at least, those red hot discussions are the 

 cream of a convention. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. 



Quite a brisk discussion was brought up as a result of my 

 remarks as to what the "National" hoped to do this year. It 

 seems that the New York bee men have not been entirely satisfied 

 with what it has done in the past, and several years ago that state 

 withdrew in a body. Thc}^ seemed to be favorable to the new 

 plans, however, and while no vote was taken I firmly believe that 

 if there had been it would have been favorable to the "National." 



