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SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



list, without avail, we interviewed the 

 Superintendent of the Department as 

 to the feasibility of our committee's 

 ■ doing it, out of our fund; and he re- 

 plied that it was the very thing for 

 them to do. 



Our committee were called together, 

 with the following present: Messrs. C. 

 P. Dadant, A. L. Kildow, A. Coppin, 

 Dr. A. C Baxter, Charles Becker, and 

 James A. Stone. 



The joint committee organized by 

 ele.-*ting C. P. Dadant, Chairman, and 

 J. A, Stone, Secretary. 



Following is the unanimous action" 

 of the committee: 



Increase in the Premium List. 



The Executive Committee of the 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, con- 

 sidering that the State Fair premiums 

 were insufficient, in their opinion, to 

 encourage displays, voted the following 

 increase in the State Fair premiums 

 out of their treasury: 



1st 2d 3d 4th 5th Total 



2716 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $15.00 $10.00 $40.00 



2724 5.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 10.00 33.00 



2726 5.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 10.00 33.00 



2727 2.00 5.00 6.00 6.00 19.00 



2729 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 24.00 



* 2730 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 24.00 



2734 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 20.00 



2735 6.00 8.00 9.00 23.00 



C. P. DADANT, Chairman. 

 JAMES A. STONE, Secretary. 



By an arrangement between the Ex- 

 ecutive Board of our Association and 

 the editor of the American Bee Journal, 

 we are enabled to give a free copy of 

 -the Journal for one year to every one 

 who becomes a member, by paying one 

 dollar for annual membership fee to 

 the State Bee-Keepers' Association. 



President Baxter — ^What was the 

 whole amount spent for premiums? 



Secretary Stone — The large premiums 

 were on comb honey, extracted honey 

 and candied honey, and they were all 



put so that it makes them $30, $25, $20, 

 $15 and $10. 



President Baxter — The members will 

 understand that that is just for the 

 exhibit of this year. 



CHAS. BECKER, Treasurer. 



Secretary Stone — It remains with the 

 Association to vote that up or down, as 

 to what we shall do another year. 



We are going to recommend that our 

 Premium List committee go to the 

 State Board of Agriculture and try to 

 get them to raise it to the amount we 

 have added to it. 



President Baxter — You have heard 

 the report — what is your pleasure? 



Motion that . the report be received 

 and handed to the proper committee. 

 . Motion seconded and carried. 



President Baxter — ^We will have the 

 Treasurer's report. 



