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SEVEXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Mr. Dadant — Put it the other way 

 about, Laiigstroth and ^liller, Quinby and 

 Dadant. 



The Secretarj- — Mr. Aliller is more of a 

 comb honey man. Mr. Quinby is a man 

 that we are not so familiar with. When 

 they get these certificates three times. 

 then they will be entitled to the gold 

 medal. If they won the gold medal once 

 and the silver medal once, then thej' 

 would have to keep on until they got the 

 gold medal three times, or the silver medal 

 three times. 



Dr. Baxter — I might add to that report, 

 also, that when you receive that metal, it 

 is your permanent property. If you have 

 won this certificate three times, you will 

 also be given a certificate that is in process 

 of drawing that was brought up for your 

 approval; if you want to add anything to 

 it, that is for the As.sociation to decide. 

 On that certificate will be a free hand 

 drawing of the individual who is on that 

 medal, that is made simply by having four 

 inserts to set in this plate, so that a man 

 when he has the medal will also have a 

 certificate of ownership. It is somewhat 

 larger than that and is a much finer certifi- 

 cate. This certificate will be reduced som»- 

 what and be in two colors. If any of you 

 have any criticism or any remark in regard 

 to this premium business, we would like 

 to hear it. Then the committee will know 

 how it stands with the Association. 



The Secretary — Do you know anything 

 about what a lithograph copy of that will 

 cost? 



Dr. Baxter — They do not cost much after 

 you get the plate made. The plate will 

 cost about five or six dollars. 



Mr. Dadant — What sort of plate do you 

 expect to make? 



Dr. Baxter — It will be simply an etching, 

 it will be a zinc plate. 



The President — Gentlemen, you have 

 heard the report of the committee. The 

 committee is not through with its business. 

 What is your wish? Is there any motion 

 as to how you want to dispose of ihe 

 matter? 



On motion, the committee was continued. 



The President — I wish to announce the 

 following Committee on Resolutions: J. 

 W. Newburn, C. P. Dadant and H. \V. 

 Williams. 



Mr. Williams — It will be imposhible for 

 me to act, because I have to go home early 

 in the morning and will not be at the fore- 

 noon session. 



The President— All right, Mr. Williams, 

 we will appoint some one in your place. 

 Is the Auditing Committee ready to report? 



Mr. Kildow — What will you do with the 

 committee that made the report on the 

 State educational question? Was it dis- 

 continued or what was done with it? 



The President — I believe I missed that, 

 gentlemen. You have heard the report of 

 your Committee on Exhibits at the State 

 Fair, what will you do with that report and 

 the committee. It is a very good com- 

 mittee and I believe it ought to be con- 

 tinued. The committee is Dr. Baxter, 

 Mr. Williams, Mr. Kildow and Mr. Pyles. 



Mr. Kildow — I am on that committee 

 and I do not like to make a motion, but 

 it seems to me that that committee or 

 another one should be put up, because I 

 think that is one of the good things at the 

 Fair. It is educational and that is what 

 we are after. 



A motion by Mr. Heinzel that the com- 

 mittee be continued was seconded and 

 carried. 



QUESTION BOX. 



Question — Where are we to get sugar for 

 spring stimulating? 



Mr. Root—It is a hard question, be- 

 cause I do not know what the Government 

 is going to do. We can get brown sugar 

 and I think you can go to the large whole- 

 salers and simply say that you want this 

 sugar in order that you can get two pounds 

 of honey to add to it. Put it up to them 

 as a food conservation. I think there is 

 some provision that if you can show that 

 by getting the sugar you can add ten 

 pounds more, that you will be able to get 

 it. I will tell you what we did last week. 

 We went to the wholesalers and we told 

 them that we needed this sugar and that 

 we would have that much more next 

 spring, they gave us two barrels but would 

 not give us any more and they said, "If 

 you come in within two months, we will 

 give you two barrels more. If you want 

 to use if for yourself or family or sell it, 

 you cannot get it. You must show proper 

 evidence that you want it for making ten 

 pounds more of sweet. I think that does 

 not contravene the provision of the law. 

 There is another thing, you can get the 

 dark sugar, light brown sugar and mo- 

 lasses, you ^ can get Porto Rican honey, 

 that is rather an inferior quality of honey, 

 but we have fed it to our bees the last few 

 years. 



A Member — How about the disease that 

 you might get from Porto Rican honey? 



Mr. Root — There is no disease in Porto 

 Rico. We have fed Porto Rican honey 

 and found it perfectly safe. When we fed 

 it at all, we were getting it at 4 cents a 



