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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



April 



the whole of southern California, and 



V.i-i!,i ..1,,^^ i -lilc-.^j 111 t'.n cAiitl';!! 



and northern part* of the State, with 

 a somewhat cursory view of the con- 

 ditions of the industry in Oregon, 

 Washington and Montana. The con- 

 clusions resulting from tJiis tour were 

 to the effect that the introduction of 

 various types of bee<3 adapted in each 

 instance to the respective climates and 

 peculiarities of the^e regions, together 

 with the inti-oduction of certain honey 

 plants from other portions of the 

 world, which from similarity of cli- 

 mate, etc., would be certain to thrive 

 in the portion of the counti-y visited, 

 would result in a very important in- 

 crease in the honey production of the 

 West. The execution of this work is 

 therefore advisable in the near future. 



ing to the fatal illness of Secretarj 

 Brodbeck it has been delayed. 



W. F. Marks,. 

 Chairman of the Board of Directors 



THE NATIONAL ELECTION. 



To the members of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association : — 



The chairman of the Board of Di- 

 rectors is in receipt of a letter from 

 Mrs. G. W. Brodbeck, dated February 

 11, 1905, announcing the death of her 

 husband. Secretary G. W. Brodbeck. 

 and enclosing the following results of 

 the ballot taken last November for of- 

 ficers of the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association: 



President— J. U. HarrLs having re- 

 ceived a plurality of the votes cast 

 for President was elected President, 

 232 out of 355. 

 Vice-President— C. P. Dadant having 

 received a plui-ality vote cast for 

 Vice-President, was elected Vice- 

 President. 251 out of 355. 

 Secretary — ^W. Z. Hutchinson having 

 received a plurality of t.ie votes cast 

 for Secretary, was elected Secretary, 

 203 out of 359. 

 General Manager — N. B. France, hav- 

 ing received a plurality of the votes 

 cast for General ;Manager. was elec- 

 ted, 336 out of 349. 

 Directors— E. Whitcomb, R. L. Taylor 

 and Fdo Toepperwein having re- 

 ceived the greatest number of votes 

 for directors to -succeed those 

 whose terms expired were electe<l. 

 E. W., 100 out of 165 

 R. T., 102 out of 256. 

 U. T. 189 out of 311. 

 The result of this ballot should have 

 been declared la-st December but ow- 



THE GOBBLER AND BEES. 



By Yon Youson. 



Von day ay buyed som bee hive 



Vid isom little bees inside, 

 Dom vas black and yeller and striped 

 An dom crall, an yump an flied. 



Ay put das hive a shade tree under 

 Yiist to keep da sun avay 



Da bees dom «ing an fly lak tunder 

 An stiug da turlceys if dom stay. 



Von day a big blak turkey globb| 



Vid a hed as red as fire. 

 Stop in front da hive an lioller 



An spred hi* tail bote vide hier. 



Da liees dom don't vas lalv his cull(j 

 An dom don't vas lak his stile 



Soon liis hed was covered over 

 An dar turkey don't can smile. 



Das turkey put von bine foot over 

 An try to poke der bees avay 



But he fine it don't vas clover; 

 Da bees vas on das hed to stay. 



Den he yump an fly an gobble 

 An he nni an scratch an paw 



Soon he don't Ivin hardly hobble 

 An he don't kin hardly saw. 



Cos his eyes dom vont unbutton. 

 An dom don't vas open vide. 



Das golibler don't vas kin see nuttii 

 Ven he tried an tried an tried. 



Now das turkey's hed vas bigger 

 An ay tank he got more sense, 



His hed, vonce red. iss blak lak nigg 

 An he run agenst da fense. 



Das turkey dont vas haf da rumatis' 



For nineteen generation 

 Da bees da-s gobbler curred free gra1 



On dere own recommendation. 



Bee sting don't vas hard tu tak 



Dom give it on da run. 

 A doctor's bill dom don vas mak 



Dom tak ders pay in fun. 



M. Brochet says if the hands a 

 rubbed with bruised leaves of le 

 bees will not sting them. What se 

 respecting insects bees are. 



