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SEVKXTKr:XTH ANNUAL EEPORT OF THE 



The Twentieth Annual Convention 



OF THE 



Chicago-Northwestern Bee-Keepers' 



Association 



HELD AT 



Great Northern Hotel, Chicago 



November 30-Dec 1, 1917. 



Mr. E. S. Miller, President, acting as 

 Chairman of the meeting. 

 Mr. John C. Bull, Secretary. 



,70HN C. BULL, 



Secretary-Treasurer for 1918, 



Also Secretary-Treasurer of the National. 



The meeting was called to order by the 

 President and the minutes of the last 

 meeting read and approved. 



committees were ap- 



"' 7' 

 -While questions are be- 



The following 

 pointed: 



Resolutions — Hassinger, Wheeler, Stew- 

 art. 



Auditing — Coppin, McNeill, Sievert. 



In view of the small number present at 

 the opening of the meeting and the 

 absence of principal speakers it was de- 

 cided to begin by preparing a question 

 box. 



The President- 

 ing prepared it might be well to consider 

 the past crop. Is there anyone here who 

 has succeeded in securing a crop of honey 

 this year, that is anywhere near normal? 



The reports were as follows: 



Mr. Coppin — ^Very poor. Our bees will 

 average about twenty pounds to the 

 colony. 



Mr. Hann — About twelve pounds to the 

 colony. • 



Mr. Simmons — Nothing. 



Mr. Wheeler — ^Very poor. 



Mr. Sievert — Nothing. 



Mr. Stewart — Practically nothing. 



Mr. Lyman — Practically nothing. 



Mr. Fisher — Nothing to amount to any- 

 thing. 



Mr. Baldridge — I don't know. 



Mr. A. G. Gill — I got thirty pounds 

 from one colony. 



Mr. Roehrs — None. 



Mr. Coleman — None. 



Mr. Hassinger — I haven't really got the 

 average yet, from the 300 colonies. I 

 have 100 cellar colonies, 100 outdoor 

 colonies, and 100 two-pound package. I 

 haven't been able to get the average yet, 



