. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE POLK COliM V .MEEil.\(, W VS ELL ATTENDED THIS YEAR. The association re-elected C. L. Wright, M. D., President; C. E. Dust- man, Vice President; Mrs. E. C. Scranton, Secretary and Treasurer. The President, in his address, told them that ordinarily their meetings were social and educational, but this year it was more, that it was patri- otic, as they had dropped out their customary picnic dinner and gaVe $25 to the Red Cross Association. The beekeepers have an oppor- tunity to increase the food supply of our country, and thereby help feed the a
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE POLK COliM V .MEEil.\(, W VS ELL ATTENDED THIS YEAR. The association re-elected C. L. Wright, M. D., President; C. E. Dust- man, Vice President; Mrs. E. C. Scranton, Secretary and Treasurer. The President, in his address, told them that ordinarily their meetings were social and educational, but this year it was more, that it was patri- otic, as they had dropped out their customary picnic dinner and gaVe $25 to the Red Cross Association. The beekeepers have an oppor- tunity to increase the food supply of our country, and thereby help feed the army and navy that have been called to defend our country. Mr. R. H. Faxon, Secretary of the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, made a very interesting and instruc- tive talk on the beekeepers' oppor- tunity and duty of increased produc- tion, and saving of all our food stuff. Mr. J. W. Jarnagin, editor of the Iowa Farmer, made a splendid talk in increasing and saving on the farm and in the apiary. Mr. B. T. Bleasdale, President of the Iowa State Beekeepers' Associa- tion, read a splendid paper on co- operation between the producer and the Mr. C. P. Mac Kinnen gave an in- teresting and instructive demonstra- tion on queen clipping. Professor Atkins, of the State Ex- perimental Station at Ames, then gave a splendid lecture and demon- stration on queen raising. Dr. Bonney, of Buck Grove, la., itade a nice talk on successful ad- vertising and selling honey. ARTHUR WRIGHT. Northern Illinois Beekeepers to Meet.—The annual meeting of the Northern Illinois and Southern Wis- consin Beekeepers' Association will be held in the court house in Free- port, 111., on Tuesday, October 16, 1917. B. KENNEDY, Sec'y. GROUP IN THE A. & M. APIARY AT COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS—TEXAS HONEY PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION MEMBERS. The Indiana Field Meet of the Northwestern.—The editor w'as pres- ent at the Indiana field meet at the apiary of Mr. E. S. Miller, of Valpa- raiso, on August 14. About 50 b
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