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growers told me that they recommended 

 a colony of bees for every twenty-five 

 apple trees. For reneral farm service the 

 ratio of bees to the acre of cultivated 

 crops might be different. It is thought 

 that one or two colonies will sufficiently 

 work four acres of melons. 



In conclusion, I can but reiterate my 

 contention of importance of bees in all 

 horticultural pursuits. It has not been 

 my purpose to give Vou ir.any details. To 

 do this I might have to write a book and 

 by the time of its completion I would 

 doubtless find that the new investigations 

 had revealed new results. This is the 

 age of discovery . and change. On the 

 other hand, I hope that my fundamental 

 biological conclusions w^ill hold. First of 

 all it would seem that cross pollination 

 is the usual policy in nature, resulting, 

 as I have said, among other things in 

 greater strength, vigor and beauty. Sec- 

 ond, that all life is subject to a frequency 

 fluctuation. Therefore, it is not desir- 

 able to depend upon bees over which you 

 have no control; it is better to maintain 

 apiaries, especially for their horticultural 

 or their market gardening services. 

 Third, the two biological principles are 

 further substantiated and applied by the 

 practical grower, who is becoming more 

 and more dependent upon bees in his 

 fields, to meet important competition. 



With these general remarks it is my 

 purpose to turn to the lantern slides and 

 show you some of the results of the utili- 

 zation of bees in horticultural work. 

 Therewith I would show you other pic- 

 tures of apicultural work in Massachu- 

 setts, something of the natural history of 

 the honey bee, and, as a general interest 

 feature, a few of the prominent large 

 apiaries of the country. 



■Following' Dr. Gates' talk Dr. E. F. 

 Phillips, in charge of the Bee Culture 

 Investigations at Washington, D. C, 

 explained briefly the methods used by 

 the Bureau of Crop Estimates of the 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture in obtaining the reports of honey. 



"Inquiries are sent out not only to 

 the regular corps of correspondents 

 but also to a picked list of bee-keepers 

 numbering over 4,000. On the receipt 

 of these reports they are carefully 

 examined and the various comments 

 read, after which the estimate for the 

 state is made. 



"Various bee-keepers have since ex- 

 pressed the opinion that the estimates 

 for 1914 were very close to the facts 

 nnd after the correspondents become 



more familiar with such w^ork it is to 

 be expected that still greater accuracy 

 may be expected." 



THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 

 20, 1914. 



Meeting called to order by the Presi- 

 dent, Mr. Baxter, at 9:30 o'clock. 



Mr. Moore — Mr. Chairman, we, the 

 Auditing Committee, are ready to make 

 a report. 



Mr. Baxter — We will listen to the re- 

 port of the Auditing Committee. 



Mr. Moore— (Chairman) 



"November 19, 1914. 

 "We, the undersigned, Auditors of the 

 Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 have this day examined the Secretary's 

 and Treasurer's books and reports and 

 find them to be correct. 



W. B. MOORE, 

 A. C. BAXTER, 

 AARON COPPIN." 



Pres. Baxter — You have heard the re- 

 port of the Auditing Committee — What 

 will you do with it? 



Mr. Kildow — I move that the report 

 be accepted. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Pres. Baxter — We must have a com- 

 mittee on resolutions; I appoint Mr. 

 Kildow, Mr. Dadant and Mr. Bowen. 



Pres. Baxter — Mr. Kildow, we are 

 ready for the Foul Brood Inspector's 

 Report. 



Mr. Kildow — Before making my 

 Financial Report I would like to read 

 a little piece from Gleanings, which 

 came just the other day, Wednesday I 

 think — a piece which, if every bee- 

 keeper would read, and remember, 

 would be one of the best things I think 

 that we could have in the way of look- 

 ing after our bees. 



It pertains to what we are trying to 

 do in the way of cleaning up Foul 

 Brood. I think it would be well to read 

 it now, and w^e may think it over. 



(Reading) (This is Dr. Miller's 

 Short Cut in treating Foul Brood.) 



Some one wrote to Dr. Miller: "What 

 I w'ant to know- is how to cure foul 

 brood economically and quickly. Are 

 there any Short Cuts?" 



The Doctor responded that the short- 

 est answ'cr to this letter w'ould be to 

 say -that "I have written pages in 

 Gleanings about my experience with 

 Foul Brood, answering fully the ques- 

 tions asked, and it will take a good deal 

 less time for him to look up what I 

 have written than for me to write it 



