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large beekeepers are going to the local dealer and telling him they will 

 need more supplies than we ordered in the car, so he will be encour- 

 aged to order a car. They want to be sure to have a stock of supplies 

 on hand to fall back on in case a large crop should materialize. An- 

 other big item is that they do not have to pay for the supplies until 

 fall. When they order ahead of time they will not order any more 

 than they can help and then if they get a good crop they have to go 

 and get more. I think some arrangement should be made to carry a 

 line of supplies here all the time. 



1 was delayed by some of the men not putting up their money 

 when they said they would, and it took some time to get them all in 

 and even then I had to leave some orders out because of their delay. 

 One man wanted me to send the order in and put up the money my- 

 self until the supplies got here, and then he would pay for them, but 

 I left him out. He came to me the day after I sent the order and 

 asked me if I had sent in the order, and I said I had. He said he 

 didn't want his order as he was going to get his supplies of the local 

 dealer as he wanted them at once. If I had put up the money for him 

 he would have turned down the order and I would have had to sell 

 it to some one else or have taken the stuff myself. The men are all 

 enthusiastic for co-operation but when it comes to paying down the 

 cash in advance it conies in hard. But we got up a big car even 

 though we were later than we had figured on. 



The Northern Michigan Affdiated Association of Bee-keepers 

 will hold their Annual Convention in Petoskey, Mich., March 10-llth. 

 Headquarters will be at the Cushman House, where a reduced rate of 

 $2 per day has been secured. The convention will be held in the 

 Court House. A good program is in course of preparation, which 

 will appear in the March number of the Rfa'iew. Prizes will be given 

 as usual for the best honey and wax ; watch for the program next 

 month for particulars. 



Following this Petoskey convention, the next day, the l?th of 

 March, a one-day convention will be held at Lake City, Mich. Both 

 programs will be printed in one, and it is understood that this Lake 

 City meeting will be wholly devoted to the discussion of diseases of 

 brood. Lispector Millen and Prof. Pettit, both of Lansing, have ex- 

 pressed their intention of being at both of these meetings. The edi- 

 tor of the Review will also attend. These Northern Michigan con- 

 ventions are meetings of specialists, who have many of them spent 

 the greater part of their life in our beloved pursuit, and consequently 

 are always very instructive. It will pay a producer to go 500 miles 

 to attend these meetings. Do not miss this opportunity to learn 

 many things about our business that you may have never thought of 

 before. You are invited. 



