. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. July, 1912. 201 American ~Bae Joarnal I. the National. We will be glad to have this matter discussed by them in a brief and practical manner. Mr. ok Nauvoo. III.—(See page 210.) to me. I have no wife, but would give " the rest was drowned in a roar of laughter. The chairman of the publication committee promised to take the matter up and do his best to remedy conditions.—Exchange. Missouri State Association vs. the National.—We have received the fol- lowing from Mr. J. W. Rouse, Presi- dent of the Missouri State Bee-Keepers


. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. July, 1912. 201 American ~Bae Joarnal I. the National. We will be glad to have this matter discussed by them in a brief and practical manner. Mr. ok Nauvoo. III.—(See page 210.) to me. I have no wife, but would give " the rest was drowned in a roar of laughter. The chairman of the publication committee promised to take the matter up and do his best to remedy conditions.—Exchange. Missouri State Association vs. the National.—We have received the fol- lowing from Mr. J. W. Rouse, Presi- dent of the Missouri State Bee-Keepers' Association : We notice in tiie American Bee Journal for May. page i?5. the action of the Califor- nia bee-keepers in regard to affiliation with the National. That is about the condition with Missouri liee-keepers. Since the establishment of the new order of things, the beekeepers of Missouri hardly know where they are. and what is best to do regarding the National. The writer, as well as some others in our State, had paid up for a year or more ahead, but the Secretary of the National has re- turned to our Secretary what had been sent him from our State, asking us to join the National in a body. Our State Secretary. Mr. J. K. Diemer. of Liberty, has written me several letters asking for instructions. At our last meeting in .September, in Kansas City, it was our intention to continue with the National. Since the affiliation rules have come into effect, it has been suggested to call a meeting of our State association to consider the matter, but only a small num- ber would attend a meeting called at this time of the year. From first to last, we have secured about 300 bee-keepers as members of our State association, but there is not a third that keep up their membership. I fear that the higher dues will keep many from affiliating. 1 should think it much bet- ter to have 300 members at Si than one-third or less at S2. One dollar is a popular amount for membership, if more ma


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