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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Convention Notices. 



THE NORTH AMERICAN Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its annual Convention 

 in Washington, D. C, Dec. 27, 28, 29. 1892. 



Flint, Mich. W. Z. Htttchin60n, Sec. 



IOWA.— The Eastern Iowa Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will meet at Maquoketa, Iowa, in 

 the City Hall, on Dec. 14th and 15th, 1892. 

 All are invited. Frank Coverdale, Sec. 



Welton, Iowa. 



COLORADO.— The Colo. State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold their annual meeting in 

 Denver, on Jan. 16 and 17, 1893. Election of 

 officers and other important business will 

 come before the meeting. 



Littleton. Colo. H. Knight, Sec. 



MINNESOTA— .The annual meeting of the 

 Minnesota Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at Minneapolis, on Thursday, Friday and 

 Saturday, Jan. 12, 13 and 14, 1893. The 

 Thursday meeting will probably be a union 

 meeting with the Horticultural Society which 

 meets at the same place, commencing on 

 Tuesday. A. K. Cooper, Sec. 



Winona, Minn. 



VERMONT.— The eighteenth annual meet- 

 ing of the Vermont Bee-Keepers' Assocclation 

 will be held in the city of Burlington. Vt., on 

 Dec. 28 and 29, 1892. Every one interested 

 in apiculture is earnestly desired to be pres- 

 ent. As a bee-keepers' association, we know 

 no State lines, but will gladly welcome all 

 that come. Programs will be published soon. 

 Holiday rates on the railroads. 



Barre, Vt. H. W. Scott, Sec. 



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 are 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. Each member will be no- 

 tified at least one month before the meeting. 



Boscobel, Wis. Edwin Pike, Pres. 



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