ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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I think that is a strong point against 

 a bee-keeper doing inspection work in 

 his own neighborhood. A stranger can 

 go in, with authority, and do more 

 good. He is not without honor except 

 in his own country. 



Mr. Dadant — On this question, I must 

 remind you that a committee was ap- 

 pointed this morning to pass resolu- 

 tions to present to the legislature; I 

 have a sketch of it which we will have 

 typewritten if it is adopted: 



A resolution passed unanimously by 

 the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation at the annual meeting of 

 November 29th, 1915. 



To the Honorable, the Senate and 

 House of Representatives of the State 

 of Illinois: 



Be it Resolved, By the Illinois State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, an organ- 

 ization incorporated February 26, 1891, 

 under the laws of Illinois, and recog- 

 nized offlcially by the State of Illi- 

 nois, that we energetically assert the 

 indispensable need of a continuance of 

 the appropriation of Two Thousand 

 Dollars for the State Inspection of 

 Apiaries, necessary for the services of 

 the Inspector. 



The above named Association re- 

 spectfully represents to the Illinois 

 Legislature that there has been a de- 

 crease in the diseases of bees in the 

 past few j^ears, owing to inspection 

 and the education imparted to the 

 farmer bee-keeper on this subject. But 

 this needs to be continued, to entirely 

 wipe out the contagious diseases, 

 which would be very fatal to our in- 

 dustry in the state, if allowed to 

 spread. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 EMIL J. BAXTER, 

 JAS. A. STONE, 



Secretarj'. 



A member — I move the adoption of 

 this resolution. 



Motion seconded. 



President Baxter — Are you ready for 

 the question? 



Mr. Kildow — The office is already 

 created; all we want is the appropria- 

 tion — continued appropriation". 



Mr. Dadant — Then it should say — A 

 continuance of the appropriation for 

 the office. We will make that correc- 

 tion. 



President Baxter — You have heard 



the motion: Unless I hear any opposi- 

 tion we will consider it passed unani- 

 mously. It is so passed. All in favor 

 of the motion arise. 



The response was unanimous. 



Mr. Stone— We have forgotten our 

 badges, Mr. President; we will have 

 them now. 



President Baxter — Dr. Phillips still 

 not being here, we will take up the 

 essay — a paper by Mrs. A. L. Kildow, 



Mrs. Kildow— My paper has been ; 

 somewhat discussed in the previous 

 talks; perhaps there will be something 

 more you will wish to say when I get 

 through. My subject: 



THOUGHTS RELATIVE TO BEE- 

 KEEPERS AND INSPECTORS. 



The thoughts which I will now pre- 

 sent may not be applicable to the 

 members of this Association, for 

 thoughtless, indifferent bee-keepers are 

 just as indifferent about attending field 

 meets and associations as they are 

 about cleaning up their apiaries. 



We have but limited means in help- 

 ing these, as the bee periodicals have 

 little attraction for them. But this 

 paper was prompted by the thought 

 that we should all understand the con- 

 ditions as the Inspectors find them. 



Hence, from observation and the 

 reading of the correspondence of bee* 

 keepers, I concluded that in handling 

 bees and bee diseases "Knowledge is 

 Power," and, furthermore, that no bee- 

 keeper lives to himself. He is either 

 a help or a hindrance to others. 



In regard to foul brood, he is either 

 a help or a hindrance to retaining it 

 in his own apiary. 



The first thing to be considered in 

 regard to this disease is the man or 

 bee-keeper himself; if he is vigilant, 

 persistent, and painstaking, he cer- 

 tainly is a hindrance to the spread of 

 the disease, and will co-operate with 

 the Inspector, follow out instructions, 

 in a careful and systematic way. 



On the other hand, if the bee-keeper 

 is a help to spread the disease, he will 

 be indifferent, /as some of the records 

 show. 



After the Inspector has visited his 

 yard, mapped out a line of treatment, 

 cautioned about the scattering of dis- 

 eased combs, honey, et cetera, he will, 

 perhaps, destroy the worst colony, but 

 leave a hive, where the bees have died. 



