. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Entered at the Postoffiee, Fort Pierce, Fla., as second-class mail matter. Vol. XVI NOVEMBER. 1906. No. 11 Woroo^tot' Co^nUy Bt)() 'ICe^por^' Show 'A^h'^) lur-st oi' i'Mat^ncionai iCxhIJMts to lie BY A. C. MILLER SEPTEMBER 24, 25 and 26 the hustl- ing bee-keepers, of Worcester county, Massachusetts, held an exhibi- tion of bees, honey, implements, etc., in Horticultural Hall, Worcester. It was the society's first attempt at any- thing of the kind, and is planned and promises to be, the forerunner of many similar affairs. The hall is in
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Entered at the Postoffiee, Fort Pierce, Fla., as second-class mail matter. Vol. XVI NOVEMBER. 1906. No. 11 Woroo^tot' Co^nUy Bt)() 'ICe^por^' Show 'A^h'^) lur-st oi' i'Mat^ncionai iCxhIJMts to lie BY A. C. MILLER SEPTEMBER 24, 25 and 26 the hustl- ing bee-keepers, of Worcester county, Massachusetts, held an exhibi- tion of bees, honey, implements, etc., in Horticultural Hall, Worcester. It was the society's first attempt at any- thing of the kind, and is planned and promises to be, the forerunner of many similar affairs. The hall is in the heart of Worces- ter's business district, and its use was given to the bee-keepers' society condi- tional only on free entry to the public, which has learned to look with interest and favor on exhibitions held therein. The hall has been constantly filled and except during the lectures the crowd was steadily changing. Among the more prominent of the lecturers were Dr. E. F. Phillips, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture; Mr. R. H. Holmes, of Shoreham, Vt., an enterprising and remarkably success- ful honey producer; Mr. Allen Latham, of Norwich; Dr. Lyon, of Rye, N. Y.; and Mr. Gary, .Jr., ofj Lyonsville, Mass. Some of the lectures were "techni- cal, "others "popular," but all were re- ceived with close attention. We have before mentioned in these columns the remarkable interest which the public of Worcester evinced in matters apicul- tural, and this exposition has vividly shown that the interest in growing. Mr. Burton N. Gates, president of the Bee-Keepers' Society, kept things moving right along, and much of the success of the exposition has been due to his unflagging interest and tireless efforts. He was ably seconded by Mr. A. A. Hixon, the genial secretary of the Horticultural Society. The bee- keepers not only of Worcester county but all of New England as well, should be very grateful to them for what they have done and are doing for the in- dustr
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