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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAU 



Programme of the North Ameri- 

 can Bee-Keepers' Association, to be held 

 in Agricultural Hall, Albany, N. Y., 

 Dec. 8 to 11. December 8 will be an 

 informal meeting. 



FIRST DAY. 



Wednesday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m. Presi- 

 dent's Address.— P. H. Elwood, Stark- 

 ville, N. Y. 



Appointment of committees, and 

 routine business. 



10:30 a.m. Some of the Newer Races 

 of Bees — Frank Benton, Washington, D. 

 C. Discussion. Question-box. 



2 p.m. The Prevention of Swarming. 

 — W. F. Clarke, Guelph, Ontario, Can- 

 ada. Discussion : The prevention and 

 control of swarming. 



3:30 p.m. The Italian Bee. What are 

 the principal points of excellence, and to 

 which qualities should we give the prefer- 

 ence, with a scale of markings as for neat 

 stock? — Geo. H. Knickerbocker, Pine 

 Plains, N. Y. Discussion. Question-box. 



7:30 p.m. The Outlook for Apicul- 

 ture at the Columbian Exposition. — A.B. 

 Mason, Auburndale, O. Discussion. 



SECOND DAY. 



Thursday, Dec. 10, 9 a.m. Election 

 of officers. Selection of next place of 

 meeting. Business of the association. 

 Volunteer contributions. 



10:30 a.m. Discussion: Prices and 

 uses of honey and sugar. Question-box. 



2 p.m. Can we Settle upon Two Sizes 

 of Sections as Standard ? — C. C. Miller, 

 Marengo, Ills. Discussion : What the 

 Market demands for Packages and Grad- 

 ing. To be participated in by honey 

 merchants and bee-keepers. 



3:30 p.m. Discussion : What ought 

 the Department of Agriculture to do in 

 Apiculture? Question-box. 



7:30 p.m. The Bees, the Location, 

 and the Apiarist. — G. M. Doolittle, Boro- 

 dino, N. Y. Discussion : Should Bee- 

 Keeping be Made a Specialty ? 



THIRD DAY. 



Friday, Dec. 11, 9 a.m. Some Facts 

 Not Generally Known About Rendering 

 Beeswax. — R. F. Holtermann, Brantford, 

 Ontario. Discussion : Rendering and 

 Purifying Beeswax, and Making Comb- 

 Foundation Sheets. 



10:30 a.m. Reports of Committees, 

 and Unfinished Business. Adjournment. 



Reduced Rates on Railroads. 



One and one-third regular fare for 

 round trip. The concession is for dele- 

 gates and others going to Albany to 



attend the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Convention, Dec. 8-11, 1891, from the 

 following described trunk-line territory : 



By Central Traffic Association from 

 St. Louis and nearly all points in Illinois, 

 Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, as far east 

 as Pittsburg ; New York, as far east as 

 Salamanca; and Ontario, Canada, as far 

 north as Toronto. 



By the Trunk Line Association, which 

 includes the remainder of New York, 

 Pennsylvania, and New Jersey ; and the 

 Southern Passenger Association, which 

 includes all the principal roads in the 

 Southern States. 



Bee-keepers from Vermont can obtain 

 reduced rates over the Delaware & Hud- 

 son Canal Co. R. R., which can be con- 

 veniently taken at Addison Junction or 

 Ticonderoga, N. Y., or at Rutland, Vt. 



Instructions to Persons Attending tlie 

 meeting. 



1. The concession is for delegates and 

 others going to Albany from any of the 

 above described trunk-line territory. 



2. If the starting point is located on 

 some small road, or one not in either of 

 the three trunk-line associations making 

 the concession, tickets should be pur- 

 chased only to the most convenient 

 place where a trunk-line certificate can 

 be obtained, and thence by direct routes 

 only, through to the place of meeting. 



3. The going ticket must be purchased 

 within three days before, or not more 

 than three days after, the opening date 

 of the meeting, otherwise no reduction 

 in fare will be made on the return 

 passage. 



4. Each person availing himself of the 

 concession will pay full tariff fare going 

 to the meeting, and get a certificate 

 filled in on one side by the agent of 

 whom the ticket is purchased. (The 

 agents keep the certificates in stock.) 



5. Present the certificate to the Secre- 

 tary at the meeting, that the other side 

 may be filled in. Certificates are not 

 transferable. 



6. On presentation of the certificate, 

 duly filled in on both sides, within three 

 days (Sunday excepted) after the ad- 

 journment of the meeting, the ticket 

 agent at Albany will return the person 

 to his starting point at one-third regular 

 fare. The return ticket will be issued 

 over the route used in going to meeting, 

 and will be available for continuous 

 passage only. 



Very Important. 



7. It is absolutely necessary for each 

 passenger, before starting, to obtain a 

 certificate from the ticket agent at the 

 point at which the going ticket is pur- 



