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made from 12 inch boards, are 3 feet 

 high, and kept on benches about 20 

 inches from the ground. This yard is 

 near the road, but would attract atten- 

 tion only by its old-time appearance. 

 If this man secures honey enough for 

 his own household he is doing well. 



In another locality we find a yard 

 of 250 colonies in up-to-date hives; a 

 well arranged yard, with system and 

 modern tools for work, a good honey- 

 house and work shop. This man real- 

 izes a handsome sum each year from 

 his bees and keeps them for profit. 

 Now where is the difference? Not in 

 the location, nor necessarily in the 

 bees; but in the bee-keepers them- 

 selves. 



One man, not keeping abreast of the 

 times, and the other a reader of bee 

 literature, an investigator and ready 

 to profit by other experience. 



Education along the line of good 

 hives, good location, ventilation, shade, 

 sunshine and rhethods of handling is 

 as essential as a good strain of bees. 

 And these as well as bee diseases are 

 topics of discussion at our Conven- 

 tions and field meets. 



The most important thing required 

 is educational work. 



Many practical bee-keepers, who are 

 keeping bees for commercial consider- 

 ation, pay little attention to disease, 

 until it is in their own yard. They 

 l;iardly know what it looks like, and 

 ofttimes, before they are aware of it, 

 the disease has gone through a large 

 part of their apiary. 



When the bee-keepers come to 

 understand the serious nature of these 

 diseases, to recognize them and the 

 proper method of treatment, a great 

 improvement in apiculture will be 

 made — until a desire to understand 

 bee-keeping is awakened, and the bee- 

 keepers are anxious to examine the 

 brood nests of their hives and learn to 

 care for the various diseases, it is 

 imperative that there be authority to 

 compel proper attention. 



With Conventions, field-days, bee 



literature and such men as Dr. Miller, 

 N. E. France and C. P. Dadant to 

 divide knowledge with us, and good 

 practical application on our own part, 

 we should make rapid strides toward 

 profitable bee-keeping. 



MRS. A. L. KILDOW. 



Pres. Baxter — While I think of it — 

 there is one matter I want to bring 

 up, and that is the report of the In- 

 spector and Deputies. The Secretary 

 told us today that she had on file in 

 her office complete data, giving the 

 apiaries visited, the number of colo- 

 nies, the number found diseased, the 

 number treated, the number destroyed 

 — I wish the Secretary would get up 

 a complete report and make * it as 

 strong as possible, so that we can 

 publish it in our report; it will do a 

 lot of good for this Association in 

 being able to accomplish the work 

 they have in hand; I would like an 

 explicit, minute report. 



A member — I think that is a very 

 good suggestion; I think she should 

 be compensated for her trouble. 



Mrs. Kildow — I think according to 

 law and matrimony we are one. 



Mr. Kildow — She takes the work off 

 my hands. 



Pres. Baxter — The vote has been 

 taken for the awarding of prizes for 

 premiums, by ballot, and I will an- 

 nounce the result: 



Mrs. Kildow — 16. 



Mrs. King — 12. 



Mr. Werner — 10. 



Mrs. Kildow — I thank you for the 

 honor you have conferred upon me. 



Pres. Baxter — There being no further 

 business before the Convention, we 

 having concluded our business of this 

 session, a motion to adjourn would 

 be in order. 



Dr. Baxter — I move you that we ad- 

 journ. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



At 4:30 p. m. the Convention ad- 

 journed to meet at the call of the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee. 



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