332 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The old saying is, there is no roses without thorns. With us there 

 is some satisfaction in getting the prize, while on the other side we 

 got a licking — therefore let us forget the licking and cheer over the 

 prize. 



Outside of the title of nij^ paper I will sa}- I did not have a full 

 honey crop but am well satisfied and thankful with what I had — the 

 quality was very tine, which is proved by the honey judges and bee- 

 keepers, as they gave me the first and second prize on coinb honey 

 at the Minneapolis Exposition, and I have no doubt that the lot I 

 sent to the World's Fair did much towards getting the prize awarded 

 to us there. I feel happ}^ and thankful that I was permitted to as- 

 sist in obtaining these gratifying results, over which we all can 

 feel cheerful. 



Mr. Urie presented the following resolution which was unani- 

 mousl3- adopted, Resolved, that we, the bee-keepers of Minnesota in 

 convention assembled, heartilj' thank the Minnesota State Horticul- 

 tural Societ}^ for the use of the hall for this meeting,which has been 

 provided for us through the kindness and generositj' of the said 

 Horticultural Society without charge. 



The following resolution was presented by Mr. Urie and Mr. 

 Jaques, the committee on resolutions, and after a thorough discus- 

 sion bj' all the members present it was unanimously adopted: 



Whereas, it is reported, and we believe susceptible of positive 

 proof, that one F. H. Hunt, of Redlands, California, did in the fall of 

 1893, ship honey to St. Paul, Minn., and did, at the commission house 

 of Smith & Austrain in said citj', mix, compound and adulterate the 

 said honey or portion thereof with glucose; and did sell, and offer 

 for sale the said adulterated honey in the city of St. Paul, and in. 

 other portions of the state, contrary to the laws of the state; now^ 

 therefore, be it resolved, that we denounce the alleged action of said 

 Hunt as dishonest, and a crime against the laws of Minnesota, and 

 that by his said action, he has proved himself unworthj' of the pat- 

 ronage and confidence of honest people. 



Friday Morning Session. 



This session was held jointl}^ with the State Horticultural Society. 

 After calling the meeting to order President West read the following 

 extract from the report of the Dairy and Food Commissioners for 

 1893: 



HONEY. 



This article of the dietary, which is so generally known for its 

 pleasant saccharine qualities, has received but a limited amount of 

 attention from the commission; not because honej^ was considered 

 by this department above suspicion of being adulterated, but owing 

 to the fact that it did not come within the jurisdiction of our law. 



Our state furnishes an excellent article of honey, and a goodly 

 number are engaged in the business of bee-keeping. Another inat- 

 ter in this connection is well worthy of notice; a large amount of 

 capital has within a few years been invested in apiaries. 



