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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr 1. 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



[Established in 1S73.] 



Dsvoted 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. 



E. R. ROOT, Editor of Apicultural Dep't. 



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The National Bee-Keepers' 

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Objects of The Association. 



To promote and protect the ititerests of its members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 



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Officers: 



J. V. Harris, Grand Junction, Col , President. 



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E. Whitcomb, Friend, Nebraska. 

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CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Connecticut Bee-i^c^ jeers' Association will hold 

 their .spring mteting in the capitol, at Hartford, on 

 April 28 1904, to begin at 10: a m. All bee-keepers 

 and their friends are cordially invited to attend A 

 question-box will be opened and several interesting 

 essays pi esented. E. E Smith, Sec. 



A convention of bee-ketpers will be held at Williams- 

 port, Pa., April 12, at 1:30 p. m., in the courthouse, for 

 the purpose of organising a State Bee keepers' Associ- 

 ation, and also for taking such measures as may be 

 deemed neces-ary to secure Itgi.-lation for the protec- 

 tion of bee-keepers' interests and the prevention and 

 cure of bee dis ases. The importance of the matter is 

 so great that everv bee-l<eeper who sees this notice is 

 urged to interest himself in this movement, and, if 

 possible, attend this convention. 



Mui.cy, Pa. D. L,. Woods, Sec. 



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