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the contradiction, but we had not had 

 many cases of the kind, and our swarm- 

 ers were more or less imperfect. In 

 justice to Mr. Alley, we have to ac- 

 knowledge that we were mistaken in 

 our conclusions. 



On June 28 we had five swarms in the 

 air at once, and although they clustered 

 for a short time in a huge bunch, they 

 commenced to return each to their own 

 hive, to our entire surprise. We have 

 had several cases since that, and now 

 must own up that where no queen is 

 allowed to get out, the bees will not all 

 go to one hive. This is a point that 

 will make the self-hiver much more 

 valuable than it would otherwise be, and 

 we are only too glad to make the cor- 

 rection. 



In riding over the country during the 

 last few weeks we noticed quite a good 

 deal of Alsike clover. Even along the 

 roadside there is quite a sprinkling, 

 which clearly indicates that it is a plant 

 that has come to stay. Melilot is now 

 at home with us, and now Alsike is 

 another welcome addition to our honey- 

 producing flora.— Western Plowman. 



Rock Island Co., Ills. 



Convention Notices. 



COLOR ADO— The Colorado State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will hold their " Honey-Day " 

 in Longmont, Colo., on Sept. 28th, 1892. 



Littleton, Colo. H. Knight, Sec. 



ILLINOIS— The Rock River Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its next semi-annual 

 meeting- at the Whiteside Hotel, in Morrison, 

 Ills., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 1892. 



Morrison, Ills. J. M. Burtch, Sec. 



MINNESOTA.— The next meeting of the 

 Southeast Minnesota and the West Wisconsin 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will he held in 

 Masonic Hall, at La Crescent, Minn., on July 

 27, 1892. John Turnbull, Sec. 



La Crescent, Minn. 



WISCONSIN.— The Southwestern Wisconsin 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will hold its next 

 annual meeting as Boscobel, Grant Co., Wis., 

 on Jan. 13 and 14, 1893. All members of the 

 Association are requested to be present as the 

 following officers ars to be elected; President, 

 Vice-President, Secretary. Assistant Sec, and 

 Treasurer. Blank Reports will be sent each 

 member, for the year 1892, with instructions. 

 A cordial invitation is extended to all bee- 

 keepers, and especially to those that would 

 like to join with us. Bach member will be no- 

 tified at least one month before the meeting. 



Boscobel, Wis. Benj. E. Rice, Sec. 



The Globe Bee- Veil, which we offer 

 on the third page of this number of the 

 Bee Journal, is just the thing. You 

 can get it for sending us only three new 

 subscribers, with $3.00. 



CONVENTION DIRECTORY. 



Time and place of meeting. 



1892. 



Aug. 17.— Wabash Valley, at Vincennes, Ind. 

 Frank Vawter, Sec, Vincennes, Ind. 



Aug. 27.— Haldimand, at S. Cayuga, Ont. 



E. C. Campbell, Sec, Cayuga, Ont. 



Sept. 7, 8.— Nebraska, at Lincoln, Nebr. 



L. D. Stilson, Sec, York, Nebr. 



Oct. 7.— Utah, at Salt Lake City, Utah. 

 John C. Swaner, Sec, Salt Lake City, Utah. 



1893. 



Jan. 13, 14.— S.W.Wisconsin, at Boscobel, Wis. 

 Benj. E. Rice, Sec, Boscobel, Wis. 



In order to have this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — The Editors. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



President— Eugene Secor.JForest City, Iowa. 

 Secretary— W. Z. Hutchinson.... Flint, Mich. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— James Heddon ..Dowagiac, Mich. 

 Seo'y and Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago. 



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Reports, Prospects, Etc. 



13&~ Do not write anything for publication 

 on the same sheet of paper with business 

 matters, unless it can be torn apart without 

 interfering with either part of the letter. 



Hot, Hotter, Hottest ! 



The weather is hot; for six days in 

 succession it was above 90° in the shade. 

 It is 90° in the shade at this moment. 

 In 1891 the temperature reached 90° 

 but once. It has been there a dozen 

 times so far this year. 



Henry Alley. 



Wenhain, Mass., July 22, 1892. 



[We can sympathize with Bro. Alley, 

 for at the time he was " enjoying " 90° 

 in the shade, we were trying to " enjoy " 

 95°. Oh, but wasn't it hot? 'Tis said 

 that " Uncle Jerry Rusk came West to 

 hear the corn grow" during those hot 

 days! During the hot. spell here in 

 Chicago, hundreds of people died, or 

 were overcome by the extreme heat. 

 One hundred horses died in one day from 



