. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Conducted by J. L. BYER, Mount Joy, Ont,. Report of the Ontario Convention. The Ontario Bee-Keepers' Associa- tion met according to program, in To- ronto, on Nov. 13, 14, and 15, 1907. Despite the fact of the bee-keepers having gassed through a poor season, the attefldance was good, and intense interest was manifested throughout the different sessions. The Vice-President's Address. In the absence of Pres. R. H. Smith, Vice-Pres. Miller occupied the chair. Mr. Miller makes a good presiding offi- cer, and during the different meetings conducted the proc
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Conducted by J. L. BYER, Mount Joy, Ont,. Report of the Ontario Convention. The Ontario Bee-Keepers' Associa- tion met according to program, in To- ronto, on Nov. 13, 14, and 15, 1907. Despite the fact of the bee-keepers having gassed through a poor season, the attefldance was good, and intense interest was manifested throughout the different sessions. The Vice-President's Address. In the absence of Pres. R. H. Smith, Vice-Pres. Miller occupied the chair. Mr. Miller makes a good presiding offi- cer, and during the different meetings conducted the proceedings with tact and courtesy, to the satisfaction of all pres- ent. In his address he referred to the short crops, but thought that the pres- ent high prices would in a measure make up the deficit. Specialist bee-keep- ers should look upon their calling as a dignified one, and should aim to place the business upon a higher level. He referred to the fact that the Min- ister of Agriculture for Ontario—Hon. Nelson Monteith—was ever ready to help along towards this desired end, and that as bee-keepers, we owed his De- partment a debt of gratitude for help al- ready received. The new system of having 6 inspec- tors instead of one, he believed to have been entirely satisfactory, and the closer union of the Association with the Department of Agriculture, by having Mr. Hodgetts of the Department, as Secretary of the Association, had proved to be a decided advantage to all con- cerned. As regards the prospects for the fu- ture of bee-keeping, the speaker regard- ed them as being very bright. The population of Canada, particularly in the West, was increasing at an enor- mous rate, and for some years at least we would not need an export market, as the home trade would take all the honey we could produce. Mr. Couse, in the discussion that fol- lowed the President's address, endorsed all that had been said, and referred to the fact that better honey was being produced than was the cas
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