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ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS ASSOCIATION. 



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INDEX TO SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



Page 

 Address — Future of Bee-Keeping in 



the U. S.—E. R. Root 42 



Address — Proper Spacing of Frames in 



the Hive— C. P. Dadant 62 



Address — ^Welcome, Attorney John 

 Barber, President Commercial Asso- 

 ciation 25 



Afternoon Session, Illinois State Asso- 

 ciation, first day 33 



Appropriation, Original Bill 13 



Baxter, Dr. A. C, President elect takes 



chair 68 



Becker, Charles, Picture 28 



Bees — How manj'^ in Illinois? 51 



Bees — Strain for best results 49 



Bees — Wintered out of doors, or in 



cellar compared 91 



Certificate, to issue to the Prize 



Winner 48 



Charter ' . . 8 



Charter Members 7 



Committee — ^Auditing, report of 60 



Committee on Medals 47 



Committee on Resolutions, report of . 59 



Committee — Price, Value of 79 



Committees to report 27 



Constitution and By-laws 9 



Contagion, causes of 17 



Covers, Sealed — C. P. Dadant 53 



Crofut, Mr., Arlington, Vt., letter 



from, read by Mr. Dadant 63 



Dadant, C. P., Picture 62 



Discussion on Kildow's Report 34 



Discussion on Proper Spacing 64 



Dysentery and Causes of 21 



Dysentery, Treatment of 22 



Erbaugh, Mr., on Bee-Keeping; U. S. 



Department of Agricultur 51 



Evening Session, Chicago Northwest- 

 ern Association 101 



Evening Session, Illinois State Asso- 

 ciation 58 



Exhibits, report of committee on ... . 46 



Experiments 18 



Father Langstroth's Picture 4 



Flour Paste .' 114 



Formation of the State Association . . 7 



Foul Brood and other Diseases of Bees 16 



Foul Brood, Causes of 16 



Page 



Foul Brood, State Law 11 



Foul Brood, Symptoms of 18 



Foul Brood, Treatment of 19 



Honey, Code of Rules for Grading ... 4 



Honey, Value of Price Committee on. 79 



Honorary Members, first 7 



Illinois State Association, meeting of 24 

 Ladies, Why do They not Attend our 



Meetings INIore? 50 



Lecture, Illustrated — Frank C. Pellett 



— Night Session, Illinois State 58 



Letter of Transmittal 3 



jVIoming Session, Chicago Northwest- 

 ern, second day 106 



Morning Session, Illinois State, second 



day 59 



]\IcEvey, Foul Brood Treatment 19 



Miller JE. S., President Chicago- 

 Northwestern 71 



Officers for 1918, Illinois State Asso- 

 ciation 5 



Paper by Hon. N. E. France, and his 



Picture 41 



Pellett, Frank C, Illustrated Lecture 



by 58 



Phillips, Dr. E. F., Telegram from, and 



his Picture . 61 



Pickled Brood 20 



Pickled Brood, Symptoms of 20 



Pickled Brood, Treatment of 21 



Picture of, A. L. Kildow 33 



Picture of, C. P. Dadant 62 



Picture of, E. R. Root 43 



Picture of, group of members in 



attendant at State Meeting 70 



Picture of, John C. Bull, Secretary- 

 Treasurer, Chicago Northwestern. . 72 

 Premiums at State Fair, Committee on 45 

 President Dr. A. C. Baxter's Picture. . 23 

 Proceedings of the Chicago North- 

 western Association 72 



Proper Spacing of Frames, by C. P. 



Dadant 62 



Question Box 30,48 



Question, Liquefying honey. Best 



Method of 98 



Report of A. L. Kildow, State In- 

 spector of Bees 33 



Reports of Committees 44 



