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are weather conditions, natural condi- 

 tions. 



Mr. Kildow — I should think there 

 ought to be just one more thing added 

 to those seven rules — the season. 



About 1903, I think, somewhere in 

 there, we had a year where the bees 

 were flying all over the country. I at- 

 tribute that to the fact that there was 

 just enough honey coming in to aggra- 

 vate the bees. 



When we have the flow coming in 

 nice and good, it seems to put .the 

 swarming notion out of their head. 



This year everything goes crooked. 

 They will swarm without a particle of 

 reason; they lose all sense and pile 

 out. We have lost more queens this 

 year, I believe, by going out and leav- 

 ing the hive queenless than I ever did 

 in any ten or twelve years of my life 

 before. Everything has gone wrong 

 this year. 



President Baxter — I cannot say so; 

 I have increased from 130 to 165, but 

 mostly by divisions; artiflcial swarms. 

 I have had less loss of queens this year 

 than in many years. 



This fall I only found one colony 

 queenless when I prepared for the win- 

 ter, although I took no precaution in 

 looking them over this fall. 



Mr. Kildow — In our locality, while 

 we had an abundance of clover, I never 

 saw so much clover with so little honey 

 in it. 



President Baxter — Mr. Dadant cau- 

 tioned us about shade, to decrease the 

 heat; that he uses a good roof when 

 the hives are exposed to the sun. 



I think the best way poossible to 

 protect the hives is to use some 

 wooden covers. This protection of 

 board sheets made from old store 

 boxes is very good. I also like young 

 trees, and not too thick. It is well to 

 have the sunlight, and shade them 

 with artificial shade. 



Mr. Root — Some one spoke about a 

 moderate honey flow starting up 

 breeding. Mr. Kildow, I believe. 



In Texas, and throughout the south, 

 in the early part of the season, the 

 honey flow is very light, and breeding 

 gets up to its highest pitch, and 

 swarming is furious. As the honey 

 flow comes on, the swarming stops. 



Reports have -shown the same con- 

 dition applies' in the north when those 

 conditions are common, but in the 



north those conditions are not so pre- 

 vailing. There is no difference in 

 Texas, in Ohio or in Indiana or Illi- 

 nois, or any other state, providing con- 

 ditions are the same, the bees will do 

 the same thing, and when there is a 

 heavy honey flow it has a tendency 

 to check swarming. 



President Baxter— The next thing in 

 order will be the election of officers 

 for 1917. 



President Baxter— The flrst in order 

 will be the nomination for President 

 for the next term. Whom will you 

 place in nomination? 



Mr. Stone — I nominate Mr. Emil 

 Baxter. 



A Member— I nominate Mr. C. P. Da- 

 dant. 



Mr. Dadant — I prefer not to serve; 

 I decline. The reason I prefer not to 

 serve, I think I can do more good by 

 not being President. I have been 

 President of the National, and I feel it 

 is really better for me to stay out of 

 office. 



Mr. Stone — I think we can use Mr. 

 Dadant better than by being President. 



Mr. Kildow— There appears to be no 

 other nominee. I move that the Sec- 

 retary cast the ballot of this Associa- 

 tion for Mr. Emil J. Baxter as Presi- 

 dent for 1917. 



Motion seconded. 



Mr. Kildow — It has been moved and 

 seconded that Mr. Emil J. Baxter be 

 our President for 1917. All in favor, 

 say Aye; contrary minded, No. 



Motion carried, and the Secretary 

 cast the ballot of the Association for 

 Mr. Emil J. Baxter for President, 1917. 



President Baxter — Ladies and gen- 

 tlemen, I thank you very much. 1 

 would prefer to see some one else in 

 the chair the coming year. I do not 

 know that I can serve you. I would 

 like to serve you. I have done my best 

 this past year, and have been very 

 busy, and I may not be in Illinois all 

 of this coming year, as I expect to 

 go west, and probably be traveling 

 through the west the greater part of 

 the year, and in that case the Vice- 

 President will have to take the office. 



Mr. Stone — We want, for our First 

 Vice-President, Dr. A. C. Baxter, of 

 Springfield. 



Mr. Dadant — I request that the 



