. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Fubllsbt Weekly at US Mlcbtgaa Street. 91MO a year—Sample Copy JFree. 37tli Year. CHICAGO, ILL., DECEMBER 16, 1897. No. Report of the Buffalo Convention of the United States Bee-Keepers' Union. BY DR. A. B. MASON. [Continued from page 774.] [As this report is not as full as it was hoped to make it, we have decided to omit all reference to particular days or sessions when any paper was read, etc., and simply go ahead and publish all we have on hand concerning the convention proceedings.—Editor.] all point to one object, and that is, to advance and


. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Fubllsbt Weekly at US Mlcbtgaa Street. 91MO a year—Sample Copy JFree. 37tli Year. CHICAGO, ILL., DECEMBER 16, 1897. No. Report of the Buffalo Convention of the United States Bee-Keepers' Union. BY DR. A. B. MASON. [Continued from page 774.] [As this report is not as full as it was hoped to make it, we have decided to omit all reference to particular days or sessions when any paper was read, etc., and simply go ahead and publish all we have on hand concerning the convention proceedings.—Editor.] all point to one object, and that is, to advance and protect the Interests represented. The existing state of things to-day demand just such or- ganizations, and no class can stand aloof and expect to suc- cessfully combat surrounding influences without organization. The producing element to which we belong should be espec- ially interested in the solution of this problem, but unfortu- nately, we are, as yet, in a chaotic state, drifting about on the sea of circumstances, hoping for the good that "might have been " but never comes. The conditions that present themselves to the bee-keepers of the United States to-day are not theories, but plain, every- day facts, and you can scarcely refer to a copy of any of our bee-periodicals that does not contain an article bearing on some of the evils now existing. The theories adduced have been more numerous than the colors of the rainbow; some claiming that it is due to over-production, while another that it is under-consumption, others that adulteration Is the cause, while, last but not the least of all, improper distribution is re- sponsible. The first course of a physician with a diseased patient Is a proper diagnosis of the case, and we claim that the diseased. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original


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