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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



OonTention J^otices. 



tW 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. 



pil^= The Central Michigan Bee-Keepers' Conven- 

 tion will be held at Pioneer Room, at the Capitol. 

 Lansing, Mich., on Wednesday, May 6. A cordial 

 invitation is extended to all. 



W. A. BARNES, Sec, Lansing, Mich. 



iW The Des Moines County, Iowa, Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, will meet at the Court House in Bur- 

 lington, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 2, 1891, at 10 a.m. 

 It is intended to organize a Southeastern Iowa, As- 

 sociation. All interested in bees and honey are 

 cordially invited to attend. 



John Nau, Sec, Middletown, Iowa. 



Geo. BISCHOFF, Pres., Burlington, Iowa. 



Remember the sad experience of last 

 season ! Everyone should order all the 

 Supplies necessary for the Apiary at 

 once, and avoid " the rush." The delays 

 and annoyances of last year should teach 

 a valuable lesson in this line. 



R Nice F»ocket Dictionary will be 



given as a premium for only one new^ 

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 is a splendid little Dictionary— just right for 

 the pocket. Price, 25 centi^. 



Calvert's No. 1 Phenol, mentioned in 

 Cheshire's Pamphlet on pages 16 and 17, as 

 a cure for foul-brood, can be procured at 

 this office at 25 cents per ounce, by excress. 



Wajits or ExctiangEs. 



Under this heading-, Notices of 5 lines, or 

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 J. V. CALDWELL, Cambridge, Ills. 13Atf 



WILL EXCHANGE Foundation for Wax or 

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ON ITALIANS AT 



ILLINOIS STATE FAIR IN 1890? 



READ the discussion on pages 294, 358, and 

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 following letters received by us : 



S. F. & I. Trego.— Book me for 6 warranted 

 Queens. The three you sent last year are good 

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I want another Golden Italian Queen.— W. C. 

 Frazier, Atlanta, Iowa, March 30, 1891. 



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