GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. ] 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



;Est<il)lislicd m i.~i7;.i 



Devoted to Bees, Honey, and Home Interests. 



Published Semi-monthly by 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



A. I. ROOT, Editor of Home and Gardening Dep'ts. 



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The National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. 



Objects of The Association : 



To promote and protect the interests of its members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 



Annual Membership. $1.00. 



Send dues to the Treasurer. 



Officers : 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Jlich., President. 



J. U. Harris. Grand Junction, Col., Vice president. 



George W. York, Chicago, 111., Secretary. 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis., Gen. INIgr. and Treas. 



Board of Directors: 



E. Whitcomb, Friend, Nebraska. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Michigan. 

 W. A. Selser. 10 Vine St.. Phildadelphia, Pa. 

 R. C. AlKlN, I.,oveland. Colorado. 

 P. H. Elwood. Starkville. N. Y. 

 E. R. Root, Medina, Ohio. 

 Udo ToEPPERWEiN, San .\iitonio. Texas. 

 G. M. DOOLITTLE. Borodino, N. Y. 

 W. F. Marks, Chapinville, N. Y. 

 J. M. H.-\mbauoh, p;scondido, Cal. 

 C. A. Hatch, Richland Center, Wis. 

 C. C. Miller. Marengo, Illinois. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The annual meeting of the Southeastern Minnesota 

 and Western Wisconsin Bee keepers' Association will 

 meet at Winona. Minn., at the County Commissioners' 

 rooms, in the court-house on Jan 19 and '20. A full at- 

 tendance of members, and their wives and friends, is 

 solicited. W. K. Bates. Pres. 



Stockton, Minn. 



The annual meeting of the New York State Associa- 

 tion of Bee-keepers' Societies will be held in the City 

 Hall, Syracuse, on Friday. Jan. 15. N E. France, w". 

 Z. Hutchinson, and other prominent bee-men will be 

 in attendance. An interesting program is being pre- 

 pared. All interested in bees are invited to attend. 

 Special rates have been secured at the Manhattan Ho- 

 tel, for accommodations. C. B. HO'ward, Sec'y 



Romulus, N. Y. 



The annual meeting of th*" Oswego C". Bee-keepers' 

 Association will be held at Oswego, N. Y., Jan. 12. N. 

 E. France, General Manager of the National, will be 

 present to address the meet ng. All interested in bee? 

 are invited. C. B. .Allen, Sec'y 



Central Square, N. Y. 



The Michigan State Bee-keepers' Association will 

 hold its annual convention. Thuisday and Friday. Feb. 

 25 and '26, at the Agricultural College. The Michigan 

 State Dairymen's convention will meet at the same 

 place, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and the 

 round-up institute of the farmers' ins'itutes will In- 

 held at the same place from Feb '2S to "26. One session 

 of the dairymen's convention will be a joint session 

 with the tust tu^e, and one sess on of the bee-keepers' 

 convention will be a joint session with the institute. 

 There will be half fare on all Michigan railroads. 

 Dinner and supper can be secured at the College; but 

 visitors will have to go to Lansing for breakfast and 

 lodging. There is an electric line that takes passen- 

 gers from the College to L,ansing for five cents. 



W. Z. Hutchinson 



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