AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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The Programme of the 22d annual 

 convention of the New York State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association (founded by M. 

 Quinby in 1868)), to be held in the State 

 Agricultural Rooms, at Albany, N. Y., 

 on Jan. 22-24, 1891, is as follows : 



FIRST DAY— 2 p.m.— Call to order. 

 Reception of new members and payment 

 of dues. Report of the Secretary, Treas- 

 urer, and Standing Committee. Exhibits 

 of Bees and Honey at Fairs. — Thomas G. 

 Newman, Chicago, Ills. 



Evening Session — 7 p.m. — Out-Door 

 Wintering of Bees.— J. E. Crane, Middle- 

 bury, Vt. The proper thickness of comb- 

 foundation — Is it advisable to use full 

 sheets or starters in brood-frames ? 

 Topic for discussion. 



SECOND DAY— 9 a.m.— Appointment 

 of Committees. Shallow vs. Deep Brood- 

 Chambers, Narrow Spacing and Fixed 

 Distances — N. D. West, Middleburgh, N. Y. 

 Are we ready to adopt a standard for the 

 American Italian bee ? If so, what are 

 the desirable characteristics ? Topic for 

 discussion. 



Afternoon Session — 1:30 p.m. — Re- 

 ceiving new members, Election of 

 officers. President's address. What 

 Constitutes a Good Bee-Periodical ? — W. 

 F. Clarke, Guelph, Ont. 



Evening Session — 7 p.m. — How has 

 the New Tariff Affected Our Branch of 

 Agriculture ? Free Sugar vs. Extracted- 

 Honey. — F. B. Thurber, New York. 

 What Our Market Demands. — Henry 

 Segelken, New York. 



THIRD DAY— 9 a.m.— Artificial Heat 

 to Promote Brood-Rearing. — S.Cushman, 

 Pawtucket, R. I. Queen-Excluders for 

 Comb and Extracted Honey. — John H. 

 Martin, Hartford, N. Y. New Uses of 

 Queen-Excluding Zinc Boards. — F. H. 

 Cyrenius, Oswego, N. Y. 



Afternoon Sesson — 1:30 p.m. — Bee- 

 Escapes, their Uses and Advantages. — 

 C. H. Dibbern, Milan, Ills. Reports of 

 Committees. Miscellaneous Business. 



Pay full fare to Albany, and you will 

 get a return certificate over any road 

 coming into Albany (except the Boston 

 & Albany), at one-third regular fare. 



The headquarters of the Association 

 will be at the Globe Hotel. 



Samples of honey, apiarian supplies, 

 or anything of special merit in the line 

 of bee-keeping appliances are solicited. 

 All articles for exhibition should be sent 

 to Agricultural Hall, in care of the 

 Association. G.H.Knickerbocker, Sec. 



Unsolicited and unexpected commen- 

 dations are the most valuable, trust- 

 worthy, and acceptable. Of this kind, 

 the following is a sample of the many 

 indorsements of the Home Journal, 

 which come to this office. Mr. Pond is 

 an able attorney, a good judge of literary 

 productions, and a correspondent of a 

 score of good periodicals. He says: 



Allow me to say this : There is no 

 better or cleaner magazine for the home 

 than your Home Journal published, 

 whether we consider its tone — morally, 

 typographically or instructively. It is 

 in fact, just what its title indicates, an 

 "Illustrated ITome Journal." 



Joseph E. Pond. 



North Attleboro, Mass., Jan. 6, 1891. 



ConTention IVotices. 



^^^ The Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, will be held in Toledo, O., on 

 Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 10 and 11, 1891. Full 

 particulars as to railroad and hotel rates, and place 

 of meeting, will be given later. Let all interested 

 in bee-keeping malie an extra effort to be present 

 on this occasion. 



MISS DEMA Bennett, Sec, Bedford, O. 



DE. A. B. Mason, Pres. 



^iW The Convention of the Eastern Iowa Bee- 

 Keepers. will be held' in the Dobson Town Clock 

 Building, at Maquoketa, Iowa, Feb. 11. 12. 



Frank Coverdale, Sec, Welton, Iowa. 



t^^ The 8th semi-annual meeting of the Susque- 

 hanna County Bee-Keepers' Association will be held 

 at Montrose, Pa., on Thursday, May 7. 1891. 



H. M. Seeley, Sec, Harford, Pa. 



U^^A joint meeting of the Minnesota Horticultural 

 Society, and the Minnesota Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, will be held in Minneapolis on Jan. 20-23, 1891, 

 in Guaranty Loan Building. A business meeting of 

 the Bee-Keepers' Association, apart from the Horti- 

 cultural Society, will be held at 9 a.m. on the 21st, to 

 adopt a Constitution and By-Laws. The afternoon 

 and evening sessions, on that day, will also be devo- 

 ted to the Dee-keepers. All who are interested in 

 bee-culture should not fail to attend. An interest- 

 ing and instructive time is expected. A number of 

 prominent bee-keepers will be there. Prof. N. W. 

 McLain, of the Minnesota Experimental Station, an 

 expert on bee-culture, will give an interesting 

 lecture. C. Theilmann, Sec, Theilmanton, Minn. 



U^^'The Annual Meeting of the Vermont Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, will be held at the Addison 

 House. Middlebury, Vt„ Jan. 28, 1891. 



J. H. Larrabee, Sec, Larrabee's Point, Vt. 



tt^" The Annual Meeting of the Ontario County, 

 N. y.. Bee-Keepers' Association, will be held at the 

 Court House in Canandaigua, N Y., on Jan. 28, 1891. 

 MISS R. E. TAYLOR, Sec, Bellona, N. Y. 



U^" The Northeastern Michigan Bee-Keepers' 

 Convention will hold its annual meeting on 

 Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1891. at the Commercial House, 

 in Port Huron. W. Z. Hdtchinson, Sec 



^;W The Eastern New York Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will meet in convention with the State Asso- 

 ciation, Jan. 22, 23 and 24, 1891, in Agricultural Hall, 

 Albanv. N. Y., at 10 a.m. 

 Aiuaiijr, ^ ^^ WARD, Sec, Fuller's Station, N. Y. 



