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SEVENTH ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE 



of the state. That seemed to us to be 

 very important, and in our state meet- 

 ing last evening we discussed that 

 subject to some extent. Mr. Martin is 

 a busy man and we may not be hon- 

 ored by his presence at all of our ses- 

 sions, and for fear he may slip through 

 our fingers, I would like to make the 

 motion that we hear at least a few 

 words from him this morning. 



Mr. Holterman: I second the mo- 

 tion. 



The President put the motion, which, 

 on a vote having been taken, was de- 

 clared carried. 



of or name no other insect so closely 

 allied to these lines of work as carried 

 on in Pennsylvania; and on this ac- 

 count, and on account of our own, pos- 

 sibly selfish, inclinations, you are wel- 

 come within the borders of Pennsylva- 

 nia and to its State Capitol. 



Now, my friends, I regret very much 

 that circumstances prevented my at- 

 tendance at the meeting yesterday at 

 which I understand the question of in- 

 struction and development of farmers' 

 institutes was discussed. I know not 

 of what the line of that discussion 

 consisted, and hence I am somewhat in 



DR. E. F. PHILLIPS, Washington, D. C. 

 Courtesy Geo. W. York, ("A. B. J.") 



Hon. A. L. Martin: Mr. President, 

 and members of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association: I was pleased 

 to come into your presence this morn- 

 ing and listen to a portion of the hearty 

 welcome rendered you by our worthy 

 Economic Zoologist, Professor Surface. 

 I feel assured that this Association will 

 bring to Pennsylvania an inspiration in 

 this very important line of animals or 

 insects, the industry of bee-keeping. 

 We need that inspiration in Pennsyl- 

 vania. We need the most improved 

 methods in handling this very import- 

 ant insect — important to almost all 

 lines of farm operations. In the 

 growth and propagation of the flower- 

 ing plants of Pennsylvania, I can think 



the dark as to what may have been 

 the tenor of that discussion. I may 

 say, however, that what I may have 

 previously declared in your presence 

 still holds. We have invited the State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association of Pennsyl- 

 vania to name instructors in this spec- 

 ialty and they will have our approval; 

 and in cases where such are not named 

 we have already placed on our regular 

 institute force some eight instructors, 

 men actually engaged in Pennsylvania 

 in bee-keeping, to give instructions 

 where called upon in this important 

 line. And I may say by way of en- 

 couragement that in but very few 

 counties in Pennsylvania these in- 

 structions are caljed for. Nearly every- 



