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THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 

 NORTH AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER'S ASSOCIATION. 



EE-KEEPERS as well as fruit growers have their calling 

 advanced by means of conventions. Not only are those 

 profited who attend in person, but the report of the pro- 

 ceedings finding its way into the press give readers some 

 of the most advanced ideas upon the subject in hand. 

 The North American Bee-Keepers Association takes in the 

 largest territory of any bee-keepers association in the world. 

 It is international in character, and certainly amongst its members may be found 

 the most extensive and practical men engaged in the bee-keeping industry. 

 The last convention has just been held in Chicago, the date being Oct. nth, 

 1 2th and 13th. In reporting the proceedings, much of interest has, of course, 

 transpired, which is not of practical value to those having a few colonies only. 

 The best will be selected for the readers of the Horticulturist. 



An address was given by Prof. A. J. Cook upon the subject "Apiculture at 

 our Experiment Stations.'' It would appear almost incredulous that in the 

 United States $705,000 are spent annually to develop new truths, and further 

 the interests of agriculture. And out of that, barely $2,000 thus far, of it spent 

 for the development of truths and further the interest of apiculture ; that means 

 not one-three hundred and fiftieth. When we come to Canada the state of 

 affairs is even worse. We have no government experimental work at all. For 

 many reasons, some of them given in previous numbers of the Horticulturist, 

 beekeeping is an important branch of agriculture, aside from the value of the 

 honev produced. In Canada this is even more the case, the Dominion did not 

 make an exhibit of honey; this is to be regretted. She has lost a rare oppor- 

 tunity of showing what her resources are in this direction. For nothing will 

 prove to a foreigner more quickly a country's adaptability to agriculture than an 

 exhibit of her fruit and honey. 



Ontario has, however, acquitted herself well. The quality of honey is 

 excellent, and there is no doubt that she will secure quite a large proportion of 

 awards. Her comb honey is the best, only one sample from Michigan even 

 approaching the best Ontario sample. It is with some pride that I say even 

 Americans admit the best comb honey is from Brantford. At the World's Fair 

 were samples of honey from many foreign countries, and rarely indeed could 

 even an individual sample be found equal to Canadian, and none superior. 

 Again from foreigners I found that the honey which we produce in largest 

 quantity, is the honey which the British consumer has a liking for, and the 

 British import from year to year, yes, month to month, large quantities of honey. 



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