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lems will be explained and mimeographed directions for reaching the 
Laboratory from headquarters will be furnished at the time of the 
meeting. 
Program 
SECTION OF APICULTURE 
R. W. Harned, Chairman G. M. Bentley, Secretary 
Wednesday Morning Session , December ji, g:jo 
Gymnasium , Central High School 
Address of the Chairman, R. W. Harned, Agricultural College, Miss. 
Reading of Papers and Discussions 
1. The Seventh International Apicultural Congress. (10 min.) E. F. 
Phillips, Ithaca, N. Y. 
2. Notes on Bee Diseases in Connecticut. (10 min.) Philip Garman, 
New Haven, Conn. 
3. Some Things Entomologists Might Easily do to Promote Honey 
Production. (15 min.) Kenneth Hawkins, Watertown, Wise. 
4. Physiological Factors Affecting the Development of the Brood 
Diseases of Bees. (10 min.) A. P. Sturtevant, Washington, D. C. 
5. The Quantitative and Qualitative Effect of Weather Upon Colony 
Weight Changes. (10 min.) J. I. Hambleton, Washington, D. C. 
6. Brood Rearing Studies. (10 min.) J. H. Merrill, Manhattan, Kans. 
7. The Sense of Smell as a Factor Enabling the Bee to Locate Past¬ 
ures. (5 min.) W-. A. Price, LaFayette, Ind. 
8. Federal Cooperation in Apiary Inspection Proposed. (10 min.) 
S. B. Fracker, Madison, Wise. 
9. Brood-rearing Determinations. W. J. Nolen, Washington, D.C. 
10. Symposium: Inspection Methods in Different States. 
Report of Committees. 
Selection of Officers. 
Adjournment. 
