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fusion ; every little tree was bending with 

 blossoms, but we had no rain for several 

 weeks, and the blossoms dried and died. 

 Our bees, I think, worked only one-half day 

 on it. We may get a very little from the 

 golden-rod. We have taken off a little 

 over 1,000 pounds, and I doubt if we have 

 as much more to take off. 



Mrs. F. T. H.\ll. 

 Barron, Wis., Sept. 4, 1893. 



Failiire of the Honey Crop Again. 



Bees in this section have done no good, 

 and I fed mine in August to keep them 

 from starving. I do not suppose there will 

 be one pound to the hive, of surplus honey, 

 this year. This makes the fourth year that 

 this part of the country has had a failure, 

 but none like the present year. 



C. A. Leibrandt. Jr. 



Cameron. Mo.. Sept. 12, 1893. 



Drouth Finally Broken. 



The drouth broke here on Aug. 17th. with 

 214 inches of rain in two days. It is late 

 for fall flowers, but we hope our bees will 

 get winter stores. G. W. Demaree. 



Christiansburg. Ky.. Sept. 13, 1893. 



Less than Half a Crop. 



We have to report somewhat less than 

 half a crop of honey (all white) . The bees 

 were almost idle from the middle of July 

 until Aug. 20th. They are working on 

 golden-rod now. but don't seem to be mak- 

 ing much more than their '• daily bread." 

 Judging from present indications, we wUl 

 have to do considerable feeding for winter 

 stores. Wm. Russell. 



Minnehaha Falls, Minn.. Sept. 9, 1893. 



i\ortli Aiuerican Conventiou. — 



We have received the following announce- 

 ment from Secretary Benton : 



COLUMBIAN MEETING OF THE BEE-KEEPERS OF 

 NORTH AMERICA. 



The North American Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its 24th annual convention 

 on Oct. 11. 12 and 13. 1893. in Chicago. lUs. 



PLACE OF MEETING. 



A hall for the use of the Convention has 

 been secured in the '■ Louisiana Hotel."' at 

 the corner of 71st street and Avenue B. only 

 a few minutes walk from the south en- 

 trance to the World's Columbian Exposi- 

 tion. This hall is large, weU-lighted, and 

 in a quiet place. 



HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS. 



The " Louisiana Hotel "' itself will furnish 

 comfortable accommodations to members 

 at very moderate prices. For a small room 

 two persons pay daily 7.5 cents each. Larger 

 rooms occupied by two. at -i^l.OO per person. 



Four persons occupying a room having two 

 beds will pay 50 cents each. Meals can be 

 obtained in the hotel at reasonable rates, 

 or at numerous restaurants in the vicinity. 

 It is best to engage rooms by letter before- 

 hand. 



The proprietors of the •• Louisiana Hotel" 

 give us the use of the hall free, expecting 

 that all the members, so far as possible, 

 will take rooms with them, and as the 

 prices are moderate, and rooms are neat 

 and convenient, it is but just for all who 

 can well arrange to stop there to do so. For 

 this purpose, address. Manager •• Louisiana 

 Hotel,"' corner 71st Street and Avenue B, 

 Chicago. Ills., stating what priced room is 

 wanted. 



RAILWAY TICKETS AND BAGGAGE. 



Most of the railways ticket to the Exposi- 

 tion Depot, near which the ••Louisiana 

 Hotel "' is located, and baggage should be 

 checked to that station, thus avoiding ex- 

 tra charges, as it is about seven miles from 

 the city stations to the World's Fair 

 Grounds. Information as to rates of 

 travel, the time tickets are good. etc.. can 

 be obtained of all local ticket agents. From 

 many points — especially from cities having 

 numerous competing lines — excursions will 

 be starting which will permit those who 

 can take advantage of them to go and re- 

 turn at the usual rate for one fare, if not 

 less than that. Frank Benton, 



Sec. Xort?i American B.-K.''s Asmciation. 



U. S. Dept. of Agricuture. 



Washington. D. C. 



;raorff 



[For years, bee-keepers have felt that they 

 owed the Rev. L. L. Laugstroth— the Father 

 of American bee-culture— a debt that they 

 can never very well pay, for his invention of 

 the Movable-Frame Hive which so completely 

 revolutionized bee-keeping- throughout all the 

 world. In order that his few remaining- years 

 may be made as happj' and as comfortable as 

 possible, we feel that we should undertake a 

 plan by which those bee-keepers who consider 

 it a privilege as well as a duty, might have an 

 opportunity to contribute something toward 

 a fund that should be gathered and forwarded 

 to Father Langstroth as a slight token of their 

 appreciation, and regard fell for him by bee- 

 keepers everywhere. No amount above 81.00 

 is expected from any person at one time— but 

 any sum, however large or small, we will of 

 course receive and turn over to Father L. 

 All receipts will be acknowledged here.— Ed. 1 



Lrist of Contributors. 



Previously Reported ?;20 65 



S. C. Stout. Husted. Colo 1 00 



Bee-Keeper, Fresno. Calif 1 00 



Total ^ $23 65 



Read our great ofifers on page 357. 



