. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. OBITUARY. DR. ULRICH KRAMETt. It is with sincere regret that we have to announce the death of Dr. Ulrich Kramer, which took place in Zurich on August 19th. gathered from the different stations, pro- ducing annually a profusely illustrated valuable report, which is a treasury of scientific and practical inquiry. From 1880 to 1887 Dr. Kramer conducted the annual courses of instruction of schoolmasters as bee-keepers, and in this way he had trained a large staff of peripatetic teachers in bee-keeping. In 1889, in conjunction with the Rev. J.
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. OBITUARY. DR. ULRICH KRAMETt. It is with sincere regret that we have to announce the death of Dr. Ulrich Kramer, which took place in Zurich on August 19th. gathered from the different stations, pro- ducing annually a profusely illustrated valuable report, which is a treasury of scientific and practical inquiry. From 1880 to 1887 Dr. Kramer conducted the annual courses of instruction of schoolmasters as bee-keepers, and in this way he had trained a large staff of peripatetic teachers in bee-keeping. In 1889, in conjunction with the Rev. J. Jeker and M. O. Theiler, Dr. Kramer published " Der Schweit- zerische Bienenvater," which has already gone through several editions. In 1896 he. DR. ULRICH KRAMER. Dr. Kramer, who had attained the age of seventy years, was President of the Swiss Bee-keepers' Society; whose com- mittee of management he joined in 1881. By profession he was a schoolmaster, and as a peripatetic instructor of bee-keeping he showed great activity. He was a fluent and animated speaker, and was the means of winning thousands over to rational methods of bee-keeping. He was a voluminous writer, and one of the ablest contributors to the Schweitzerische Bienenzeitung. In 1884 he founded the "apicultural observation stations," and has since that time compiled the material became President of the Swiss Bee- keepers' Society, which, through his in- defatigable labours, now numbers over 9000 members. After numerous experiments with foreign bees, Dr. Kramer satisfied himself that the bee of the country, the product of the climatic conditions, was best suited for Switzerland. He therefore brought all his influence to bear on furthering the culture of the Swiss race. He established mating stations, remote places for the fertilisation of queens with pure-bred drones. In 1898 he commenced the annual courses of instruction for "race-breeders," at which over one. Please note that these i
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