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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



February 



but during the subsequent spraying 

 for the second and third broods of 

 codling moth. The injury seems to 

 be worse ^n dry sections, where water 

 is not easily available, which indi- 

 cates that the bees, in search of 

 water for brood-rearing, at times, 

 suck up the newly applied poison. 



Until we have more definite infor- 

 mation on which to base our demands 

 for legal protection let us appeal for 

 help to the extension departments 

 of our agricultural colleges in spread- 

 ing information, and from the experi- 

 ment stations in ascertaining the true 

 conditions^ — F. C. P. 



Illinois River Valley Beekeepers 

 to Meet 



The annual meeting of the Illinois 

 River Valley Beekeepers' Association 

 will be held in Pekin, Illinois, Feb- 

 ruary 7. 



Election of officers and reports of 

 committees. 



Necrology 



We regret to announce the death 

 of Mr. O. A. Comire, Secretary of 

 the French Association of Beekeep- 

 ers of the Province of Quebec, Mr. 

 Comire was a young man, very ac- 

 tive, and working strenuously for 

 the advancement of the Association. 

 He leaves a young wife and 4 small 

 children. He died of heart trouble. 



The National 



The forty-ninth annual convention 

 of the National Beekeepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held at the Hotel La 

 Salle, in Chicago, February 18, 19 and 

 20, 1919. The Chicago-Northwestern 

 Beekeepers' Association will hold a 

 business session at the same place 

 during the day February 18, and then 

 join with the National meeting. 



Following is the program as ar- 

 ranged to date, but may have more 

 numbers added: 



Tuesday, Feb. 18—7:30 p. m. 

 President's address, minutes of last 

 meeting and report of the secre- 

 tary-Treasurer. Appointment of 

 committees. 

 "Past, Present and Future of Bee- 

 keeping" E. R. Root 



Wednesday, Feb. 19 — 9 a. m. 

 "Beekeeping and the New Era" 



Prof. Francis Jagcr 

 "A New Organization of Beekeep- 

 ers" Colin P. Campbell 



Questions 

 1 :30 p. m. 

 E. D. Townsend — Topic not decided. 

 "! ai tors Influencing the Secretion 



of Nectar" Dr. E. F. Phillips 



Questions 

 7:30 p. m. 

 "Beekeeping as seen by a Bee In- 

 spector Prof. F. Eric Millen 



"Organization" Chas. B. Justice 



Questions 

 Thursday, Feb. 20, 9 a. m. 

 "Beekeeping in Dixie" 



Kenneth Hawkins 

 "Organizing Local Societies 



Prof. H. F. Wilson 

 Questions 

 1 :30 p. m. 

 "International Beekeeping" 



C. P. Dadant 

 Prof. E. G. Baldwin — Subject to be 

 selected. 



Extension Work in Texas 



The Extension Department of the 

 Texas Agricultural College is lend- 

 ing assistance to the beekeepers of 

 that State and co-operating with the 

 various organizations. Mr. H. B. 

 Parks, formerly of the University of 

 Missouri, is in the field as special 

 beekeeping worker. Mr. Parks fre- 

 quently assists in the development of 

 county organizations, which in turn 

 co-operate with the office of the State 

 Entomologist in the inspection work. 

 There is much call for work of this 

 kind and Mr. Parks finds his time 

 well occupied. 



Program of Short Course for Bee- 

 keeping in the New York State Col- 

 lege of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y., 

 February 24-March 1, 1919. 



Monday 

 10 to 12 a. m — Meet for organiza- 

 tion in Room 392, Roberts' Hall. 



1 p. m. — Introductory talk by J. G. 

 Needham. The Outlook, by Geo. H. 

 Rea. 



1 :30 p. m. — Fundamentals of Bee 

 Behavior Outside the Active Season, 

 by Dr. E. F. Phillips. 



3 p. m. — Fundamentals of Beekeep- 

 ing Practice Outside the Active Sea- 

 son, by Geo. S. Demuth. 

 Tuesday 

 9 a. m. — Fundamentals of Bee Be- 

 havior Outside the Active Season 

 (for outside wintering), by Dr. E. F. 

 Phillips. 



10:30 a. m. — Fundamentals of Bee- 

 keeping Outside the Active Season 

 (f"i outdoor wintering), by G. S. De- 

 muth. 



1 p. m. — Outdoor Wintering, by A. 

 Gerdon Dye. Queen Rearing, by Geo. 

 H. Rea. Breeding Bees, by Geo. B 

 Howe. 



Wednesday 

 9 a. m. — Fundamentals of Bee Be- 

 havior Outside the Active Season (for 

 cellar wintering), by Dr. E. F. Phil- 

 lips. 



10:30 a. m. — Fundamentals of Bee- 

 g Practice Outside the Active 

 Season (for cellar wintering), by Geo. 

 S. Demuth. 



1 p. m. — Introductory Remarks, by 

 G. W. Herrick. 



1 :15 — p. m. — Wintering as Practiced 

 in New York, by Geo. H. Rea. 

 2:30 p. m. — O. L. Hershiser. 

 3:30 p. ni. — Wintering, by S. D. 

 House. 

 7:30 p. m. — Evolution of Beekeeping 



Practice in the United States (illus- 

 trated), by Geo. S. Demuth. 

 Thursday 



9 a. m. — Fundamentals of Bee Be- 

 havior During the Active Season, by 

 Dr. E. F. Phillips. 



10:30 a. m. — Fundamentals of Bee- 

 keeping Practice During the Active 

 Season, by G. S. Demuth. 



1 p. m. — Comb vs. Extracted Honey 

 in New York State, by Geo. H. Rea. 



2 p. m. — The Dadant System, by C. 

 P. Dadant. 



.5 i> in. — The Past of Beekeeping, by 

 E. R. Root. 



Friday 



9 a. m. — Fundamentals of Bee Be- 

 havior During the Active Season, by 

 Dr. E. F. Phillips. 



10:30 a. m. — Fundamentals of Bee- 

 keeping Practice During the Active 

 Season, by G. S. Demuth. 



I p. m. — Factors Influencing Nectar 

 Secretion, by Dr. E. F. Phillips. 



2:30 p. m. — Locality, by G. S. De- 

 muth. 



4 p. m — Obtaining the Maximum 

 crop in New York, by Geo. H. Rea. 



7 :30 p. m. — Beekeeping in the Unit- 

 ed States (ilustrated), by Dr. E. F. 

 Phillips. 



Saturday 



8 a. m. to 12 m.— Diagnosis and 

 Treatment of Bee Diseases, by Dr. 

 E. F. Phillips. 



10:30 a. m. — Bee Diseases in New 

 York State, by Geo. H. Rea. 



II a. m. — The Future of Beekeeping, 

 by E. R. Root. 



Chicago Northwestern Association 



The Chicago Northwestern Asso- 

 ciation will hold their annual meeting 

 at the La Salle Hotel, Chicago, Feb- 

 ruary 18, 1919. The following speak- 

 ers expect to be present: 



Dr. E. F. Phillips— "The Control of 

 European Foulbrood." 



C. P. Dadant — "Honey Manufac- 

 ture." 



Edward Hassinger, Jr. — "Building 

 an Effective Windbreak with Corn- 

 stalks and Woven Wire Fence." 



Miss Iona Fowls, Assistant Editor 

 of Gleanings, in Bee Culture, expects 

 to be present, but has not announced 

 her subject yet. We expect some 

 other speakers, but have not heard 

 from them definitely. We will have 

 just two sessions during the day, as 

 the National will start their meeting 

 the evening of the 18th. By holding 

 a joint meeting any beekeeper can 

 well afford to attend both. 



JOHN C. BULL, Sec.-Treas. 



Ontario County Beekeepers to Meet 



The Secretary, Mr. F. Greiner, 

 writes to announce that the next 

 meeting of Ontario County, New 

 York Beekeepers' Society will be held 

 at the court house in Canandaigua, 

 on February 11, 1919. 



Bees at Kansas Agricultural College 



Dr. Merrill has arranged for a se- 

 ries of beekeeping lectures at the 

 Kansas College during Farm and 

 Ilnnic Week, to be held at Manhat- 

 tan, February 3 to 8. Doctors Merrill 

 and Tanquary, of the college, will 

 speak and several of the Kansas bee- 

 keepers will assist them with the pro- 

 gram. We note that C. D. Mize, J. A. 



