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G L E A N I N (i S IN BEE CULT IT K E 



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as a friend and as a loyal, ('llicii'iil worker 

 for the best interests of the beekeeping 



world. 



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More than fifty beekeepers attended the 

 annual field meeting of the Chicago North- 

 western Beekeepers' Association held Aug. 

 14 at the home ai)iary of the ])resident of 

 the association, Mr. *E. S. Millei;, Valpa- 

 raiso, Ind. Talks were made as follows : 

 ('. P. Dadant on swarm prevention; D. W. 

 Ki'baugh on bee diseases and treatment; 

 John C. Bull on crop prospects and prices 

 for this crop; E. S. Miller on wintering and 

 overstocking. As to honey prices, the asso- 

 ciation recommended that comb-honey 

 wholesale price be 18 cents and retail j^rice 

 25; extracted, wholesale, 15 cents, and re- 

 tail 2i5. 



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Twenty-five new members joined the Polk 

 County (Iowa) Beekeepers' Association at 

 yearly meeting held on Aug. 4. Dr. C. L. 

 Wright was re-elected president, and Mrs. 

 E. C. Scranton, secretary and treasurer. 

 Tiie meeting took a patriotic turn. Among 

 other evidences of this was the omission of 

 the customary picnic dinner, and giving the 

 amount of its usual cost to the Red Cross. 

 Among those who addressed the meeting 

 were: Mr. R. H. Faxon, secretary of the 

 Des Moines Chamber of Commerce; Mr. J. 

 W. Jarnagin, editor of the Iowa Farmer; 

 Mr. B. T. Bleasdale, president of the Iowa 

 State Beekeepers' Association; Prof. At- 

 kins, of the State Experimental Station at 

 Ames; Dr. Bonney, of Buck Grove, and 

 Mr. C. P. MacKiniien. 



The New Jersey Beekeepei-s' Association 

 was to hold a special field meeting with 

 demonstration on Aug. 30 at the apiary of 

 E. G. Carr, New Egypt, N. J. This enter- 

 ])rising association will hold a hive-product 

 show at the Trenton Interstate Fair, Sept. 

 24 to 28. Generous premiums are offered 

 for exhibits made at this show. Address 

 the secretary, E. G. Carr, New Egypt, N. 

 J., for further jjarticulars. 

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BEEKEEPERS^ MEETINGS. 



The editor attended a series of field meets 

 in the eastern states within the last few 

 days. As little time remains before going 

 to press we can give only the briefest men- 

 tion. 



At Reynoldsville, Pa., we met an enthu- 

 siastic crowd of beekeepers with their wives, 

 at the residence of A. M. Api^legate, on 

 Aug. 1. This home is nicely located on a 

 hill that overlooks the town. Generally, the 



season thruoul Pennsylvania lias been un- 

 satisfactory, tiie crops being short; but the 

 in-ospects were favorable for sumac and 

 ])rickly ash. Chief Inspector Geo. H. Rea 

 drew out the fact that bee disease, both 

 European and American, had wiped out a 

 good many small yards thruout the state. 

 There were not half as many bees as were 

 formerly kept ; but inspection was now un- 

 der way, and he hoped the disease would be 

 brought under control. 



The next field meet we attended was un- 

 der the auspices of the New York State 

 Association of Beekeepers' Societies, held 

 at the re^sidence of S. D. House, Camillus, 

 N. Y., Aug. 3. The general reports from 

 over the state showed a shortage in the 

 crop over that of last vear. Some bee- 

 keejjers reported only 25 per cent, others 

 50, while some thought they would have a 

 full crop, as basswood was well on. There 

 were plenty of field demonstrations, and on 

 that day Mr. House had something like five 

 or six swarms. As they went out and clus- 

 tered on the trees he said, ''Let 'em go; I'll 

 get 'em later." Buyers had been thru the 

 state, but the beekeepers were holding off to 

 see what the market was going to be. 



On Aug. 4 we attended a field meet at the 

 Rhode Island State College grounds. While 

 the attendance was not large, the meeting 

 was enthusiastic. Such men as Arthur C. 

 Miller and Allen Latham were present. Of 

 the visit we had at the apiaries of both, we 

 shall have something to say later. 



The intervening days, 6, 7, and 8, we 

 spent in New York and New Jersey investi- 

 gating the honey situation. A report of 

 this is given elsewhere editorially. 



On Aug. 9 we attended an enthusiastic 

 field meet of the Connecticut Beekeepers' 

 Association at the Connecticut Agricultural 

 College, Storrs, Conn. A large crowd was 

 present, and the association seemed to be 

 very much alive. Some interesting ad- 

 dresses were given during the afternoon of 

 the 9th, when some field demonstrations 

 were given. 



On Aug. 10 we attended a field meet of 

 the Worcester County Beekeepers' Asso- 

 ciation held at the apiaiy of Clesson Merri- 

 man, at Leominster. The attendance was 

 large for a county meeting. 



The last field meet was under the auspices 

 of the Massachusetts Society of Beekeepers, 

 held at Agricultural College, Hawthorne, 

 Aug. 11. The following speakers were rep- 

 resented on the i)rogram: Arthur C. Miller, 

 O. S. Fuller, Charles Stewart, Wilfred 

 Wheeler, F. A. Smith, and E. R. Root. The 

 attendance was good, and enthusiasm the 

 best. 



