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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
March, 1919 
AMONG WISCONSIN BEEKEEPERS 
The Wisconsin BeeKeepers Page 
Prof. H. F. Wilson Editor 
This page is to be devoted to the 
interests of the Wisconsin State 
Beekeepers’ Association. Ques- 
tions, notes and papers from mem- 
bers will be gladly received and 
published as space will permit. 
The fee for annual membership in 
the Wisconsin Beekeepers’ Asso- 
ciation is FIFTY CENTS. By an 
agreement with the Horticultural 
Society for 1919 this will include 
subscription to Wisconsin Horti- 
culture. Send membership fee to 
H. F. Wilson, Secretary, Madison, 
Wisconsin. 
The 49th Annual Convention of 
the National Beekeepers’ Associa- 
tion was held at the La Salle Ho- 
tel, Chicago, Feb. 18, 19 and 20. 
The meetings were well attended, 
and those preesent had the pleas- 
ure of hearing Dr. C. C. Miller 
make a short speech. The main 
topic before the Convention was 
the reorganization of the National 
Association, and several plans 
were presented which are to be 
considered later. Dr. E. F. Phil- 
lips gave a. paper on a European 
Foul Brood which was of vital im- 
portance to Wisconsin bee-keepers 
and we hope to publish this paper 
in our next number. 
Meetings for March 
A bee school will be held at 
Reedsville, Manitowoc Co., March 
6, 7, and 8th. 
The Clark County Bee Keepers’ 
Association will meet in the M. 
W. A. Hall, Greenwood, March 
15th at 10 :00 a. m. 
Our Work For 1919 
By Gus. Dittmer, President 
During the last year there has 
been considerable talk regarding 
the changing of our constitution 
so that the annual convention 
might be held at other places than 
Madison at the discretion of the 
executive officers. Obviously such 
a change as this should be consid- 
ered very carefully to determine 
whether or not greater benefit can 
be derived by holding the annual 
convention at other places than 
Madison. I am of the opinion 
that if such an amendment is pro- 
posed that all arguments for and 
against its adoption should be se- 
riously considered before making 
such a change. Pei’sonally, I can 
see no reaeson for such a change. 
It might be very gratifying to 
groups, of beekeepers in different 
sections of the state to have the 
meeting held in a nearby city and 
possibly much wire pulling would 
be done by local districts to have 
the meetings held there regardless 
of the greatest benefit to the State 
Association. This association was 
organized for the sole purpose of 
promoting apiculture and benefit- 
ing beekeepers of the state and 
should not be used to satisfy the 
pride of individuals or single 
groups of individuals. 
We have for many years Avorked 
hard to secure the recognition of 
the Legislature, the University 
and the State Department of Ag- 
riculture for Wisconsin apicult- 
ure. We have succeeded to some 
extent but as Ave must all agree a 
start has just been made and Ave 
cannot afford to lessen our efforts 
at this time. I believe Ave all real- 
ize that Wisconsin apiculture does 
not receive the support from the 
state that it should. Therefore, 
Ave must continue here at Madison 
where the work Avas started and 
brought to its present status until 
Ave have received a suitable recog- 
nition from the state. We must 
keep in touch Avitli the Agricultur- 
al College and the State Depart- 
ment of Agriculture Avhose good- 
Avill and support Ave uoav have and 
Avhose representatives are doing 
much to improve beekeeping con- 
ditions as Avell as helping to se- 
cure more substantial recognition 
from the Legislature. If meetings 
are Avanted or needed in other lo- 
calities, let the local organizations 
already established or to be estab- 
lished in the state, make their 
wants and desires knoAvn to the 
Agricultural College or Depart- 
ment of Agriculture and they will 
be taken care of. The Agricultur- 
al College and Department of Ag- 
riculture haA^e already started to 
do this work Avith much success 
and satisfaction to the beekeepers 
of certain localities, as for in- 
stance, my oavu part of the state. 
All of the state agricultural so- 
cieties meet in annual convention 
at the State Capitol Avhere they 
have their offices and headquart- 
ers under the auspices of the State 
Department of Agriculture and 
College of Agriculture and the in- 
dustries reached by them and fos- 
tered and maintained by state ap- 
propriations amounting to hun- 
dreds of thousands of dollars. But 
Avhere do the beekeepers come in 
and how far have Ave advanced as 
one of the state agricultural socie- 
ties? About $1,500 is alloAved for 
the suppression of foul brood and 
loss than that for the maintenance 
of a state apiary and apiculturaJ 
