1098 



The Wisconsin State Beelseepers' Association will 

 meet in annual convention in the Assembly Room in 

 the Capitol Building, Madison, Wis., December 7 and 

 8 \n interestina; progi-ara will be presented, and 

 we are looking for the largest attendance at this 

 time altho we had an attendance of about 150 last 

 rear' ' We expect Dr. Phillips and other prominent 

 beekeepers to be there. Headquarters will be at 

 Simons Hotel. „ „ o 



Augusta, Wis. Gus. Ditt.mer, Sec. 



The Annual Stockholders' Meeting of the Idaho- 

 Oregon Honev Producers' Association will be held in 

 the "Citv Hall assembly rooms, Ontario, Oregon, on 

 Tuesday and Wednesday, December 5th and 6th. 

 The ilrst day's session will be giyen over to the 

 election of directors for the coming year, while the 

 second day's session will be more in the nature of a 

 social one, discussions relative to honey production 

 being in order. . .■ ,, • 



\11 bee-keepers in this territory are cordially in- 

 vited to attend. P. S. Farrell, Sec'y. 



New Plymouth, Idaho, Oct. 27. 



The fifth annual convention of the Iowa Bee- 

 keepers' A.ssociation will be held at Des Moines, 

 December 5 and 6. Judging from the list of men 

 hi'^h up in the bee-world who have written bee. 

 MHler their acceptance, this meeting will be the best 

 ever held. The Secretary, H. B. Miller, is filled 

 with energy and enthusiasm clear to the brim, and 

 the arrangements he is now making will make it 

 worth the "while of every beekeeper who can possibly 

 do so to attend. Those desiring information as to 

 hotels train services, etc., should write H. B. Miller, 

 Marshalltown, Iowa, or F. C. Scranton, care of the 

 A. I Root Co., Des Moines. 

 'Des Moinc-s, la., Oct. 27. F. C. Scranton. 



Tlv^ twentieth annual meeting of the Chicago 

 Northwestern Beekeepers' Association wi'.l be held 

 in the Great Northern Hotel, Room 13 8, on Monday 

 and Tuesday, December 4 and 5, 1916. The pro- 

 gram is not "completed, but the following expect to be 

 there and read a paper on the subject following then- 

 names: N. E. France, Platteville, Wis., "Marketing 

 Honey;" Edward Hassinger, Jr., Greenville, Wis., 

 " \bout Heating and Clarifying Honey;" Louis C. 

 Dadant Hamilton, 111., subject not announced; Ken- 

 nith Hawkins, Plainfield, 111., " Disp'aying Live Bees 

 in Chicago Groceries:" Dr. E. F. Phillips, Washing- 

 ton, D. C.. "Extension Work in Beekeeping;" Prof, 

 Francis Jager. of Minneapolis, will be present and 

 read a paper entitled " The National and its Prob- 

 lems." Dr. C. C. Miller writes that he hopes to be 

 present. The question-box will be made a strong 

 feature. Of course many others will have papers. 



Valparaiso, Ind. .John C. Bull, Sec.-treas. 



LAST CALL FOR MICHIGAN'S THANKSGIVING CON- 

 VENTION. 



This is the last notice that will appear before 

 Michigan is enjoying her fifty-first convention. Pro- 

 grams' will be sent to all members of the association, 

 and we shall be glad to mail programs to all interest- 

 ed beekeepers not members. 



If you attended our last meeting at Grand Rapids 

 you know what good times we had. This year we 

 are looking for a larger attendance and a better 

 time; so make your plans to attend. Your time and 

 money can not be spent to better advantage. 



The meetings will be held in the Capitol building, 

 Lansing. Hotel accommodations can le had from 50 

 cents up, and cafes are reasonable in their charges 

 Headquarters will be the Wentworth Hotel, on Mich- 

 igan Avenue East, and street-cars pass the door from 

 all depots. 



Come along, then, and eat your Thanksgiving din- 

 ner in Lansing. Following is the program: 



THT'RSDAV 1:30 P. M. 



President's Address, Mr. David Running. 



Prevention of Swarming, Mr. C. P. Dadant, Hamil- 

 ton, 111. 



Establishing a Trade Name for Honey, Mr. E. R. 

 Root, Medina, Ohio. 



Tlif Sale of Honey, Mr. E. D. Townsend, Northstar, 

 Mich. 



GLE.VNINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Extension Work in Beekeeping, Dr. E. F. Phillips, 



Washington, D. C. 

 Some Beekeepers I have Met (illustrated lecture), 



Frank C. Pellett, Atlantic, Iowa. 

 Possibilities of the Combless Bee Package, Mr. A. 



G. Woodman, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

 Choosing a Location for Beekeeping, Mr. Ira D. 



Rurtlett, East Jordan, Mich. 

 Successful Winter Feeding of Bees in Cellar, Mr." 



Leonard Griggs, Flinl, Mich. 

 Which Should Beekeepers Produce — Extracted or 



Comb Honey ? Mr. Flovd Markham, Ypsilanti, 

 Mich. 

 Efficient Bsekeeping, Mi-. E. S. Mi ler. Valparaiso, 



Indiana. 

 Some Reasons for Failures in Beekeeping, Mr. F. 



Eric Millen, East Lansing, Mich. 

 Banquet Supper, Gift of The .\. I. Root Co., Medina, 



Ohio, and Messrs. M. H. Hunt & Son, Lansing. 



This year the association is giving away four 

 medals, to be won outright, for exhibits of about 150 

 pounds of comb and extracted honey. The comb- 

 honey medals will bear the portrait of Dr. C. C. Mil- 

 ler, and the extracted-hone,- medals will bear the 

 portrait of L. L. Langstrotli. Tliere will be a silver 

 and bronze medal for each class. 



Foi- the small class exhibits there will be nicely 

 gotten-up diplomas, and these will take the place of 

 cash or bee supplies which have been given formerly. 

 These diplomas should prove good advertisements to 

 the winners in their home localities, and we feel sure 

 that the winners will feel proud of them. Following 

 is a list of exhibits : 



A — 150 sections comb honey; first premium. Mil- 

 ler silver medal; second, bronze medal; third, diplo- 

 ma. 



B — 150 pounds extracted honey; fir't. Lang?troth 

 silver medal ; -second, bronze- medal ; third, diploma. 



C — 12 sections clover comb honey; first, second, 

 and third, diplomas. 



D — 12 sections raspberry or otlier light comb 

 honey; first, second, and third, diplomas. 



E — 12 sections amber or dark comb honey ; first, 

 second, and third, diplomas. 



F — 12 pounds clover extracted honey; first, sec- 

 ond, and third, diplomas. 



G — 12 pounds raspberry or other light extracted 

 honey ; first, second, and third, diplomas. 



H — 12 pounds amber or dark extracted honey ; 

 first, second, and third, diplomas. 



I. — 12 pounds extracted candied honey, most sal- 

 able condition for market; first, second, and third, 

 diplomas. 



J — 12 pounds beeswax: first, second, and third, 

 diplomas. 



K — one dozen honey cookies. 



L — One dozen bran honey cookies. 



M — Two pounds honey fruit cake. 



N — Best apiarian appliance. 



Diplomas will be given for Class .1 to N as in 

 other classes. Exhibits must not bear the name or 

 murk of exhibitor until after judged. All exhibits 

 must be the product of the exhibitor or a member of 

 his family. 



Honey will be judged by the following scale of 

 paints : 



Extracted — Style, 10; body, 20; color, .30; flavor, 

 40 — total. 100. 



Comb — Cappings, 30 (color, 15: finish, 10; no 

 travel stain, 5). Honey, 50 (body, 10; color, 15: 

 flavor. 25). Comb, 15 (well attached); section, 5 

 U'lean) . 



Beeswax — Style, 10; color, 35; aroma, 25; clean- 

 liness, 30. 



Challenge medals will be competed for as follows: 



Classes C to I — Firsts, four points; seconds, two 

 points; thirds, one point. 



Classes J to N — Firsts, two points; second-, one 

 point: thirds, V2 point. 



All exhibits must be in place on the evening of the 

 30th. 



The silver medal is given by the Michigan jobbers 

 in bee snpplie<^, and is known as the Jobbers' medal. 



The bronze medal is given by the Association, and 

 is known as the Association medal. 



The challenge medal must he won three times be- 

 fore becoming the property of the exhibitor. This i.s 

 the second jear for competition for these meda's. 



Programs will be sent to all members of the asso- 

 ciation, and can be secured by any other interested 

 beekeeper. F. Eric Millen, Sec. 



East Lansing, Mich 



