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THE AMERICAN BEE JOLRJNAL. 



Oct. 20, 1904. 



Procccbina^ of Conixnttions 



The Hatulltou Co., Ohio, Couventloii. 



BY WM. J. GILLILAND. 



The annual meeting was held in Cincinnati, Monday 

 evening, Sept. 12, at 8 o'clock, when the following officers 

 were elected for the ensuing year : President, Fred W. 

 Muth ; vice-president, John C. Frohliger ; treasurer, G. 

 Green ; and secretary, Wm. J. Gilliland. 



Executive Committee — R. L. Curry, A. E. Painter, C. 

 Kuck, E. P. Rogers, E. H. Chidlaw, Wm. McLennan, E. 

 H. Vaupel, Theo. Meyer, Wallace Burch, Dr. A. B. Barker, 

 Wm. R. Gould, and Miss Carrie Boehme. 



THB secretary's report. 



The secretary presented his report as follows : The 

 Executive Committee has much pleasure in presenting its 

 second annual report, which indicates a continuation of the 

 prosperous condition that has been shown since its organi- 

 zation, a marked increase in membership, and a continued 

 influence amongst bee-keepers in the immediate neighbor- 

 hood, county, and adjoining States. 



The most important event of the year, was the enact- 

 ment into law of a bill for the treatment of foul brood, and 

 the appointment of a foul-brood inspector under its provi- 

 sion. The promotion of this measure was undertaken by 

 us. Valuable assistance was rendered by the Hamilton 

 County representatives, led by Mr. D. R. Herrick, who took 

 charge of the measure in the House, and exerted his influ- 



ence in pushing the bill to its final stages and ultimate 

 passage. This is the first attempt at legislation in the 

 State of Ohio, in the interests of the bee-keeping fraternity, 

 and the Hamilton County bee-keepers may be termed the 

 pioneers of bee-legislative measures in Ohio. 



The next matter of importance which we were in- 

 strumental in advocating, was the addition of a honey- 

 schedule and premium list at the Hamilton County Fair, at 

 Oakley, Ohio. Quite a collection of extracted honey in jars, 

 and comb honey in sections and supers, was exhibited, and 

 substantial premiums were awarded to competitive mem- 

 bers of our Association. It is a fact that we regretted that 

 more bee-keepers did not avail themselves of this oppor- 

 tunity to compete. We would remind them to make prep- 

 arations early next year, and make a showing that would be 

 creditable alike to the bee-keepers and to the influence of 

 this Association. 



The year ends with 58 subscribers on the roll of mem- 

 bership as compared with 47 last year — an increase of fully 

 25 percent. This increase is made up of principally practi- 

 cal bee-keepers, who manifest a desire to learn the best 

 methods in modern bee-keeping. 



During the year, now ended, were held 12 regular and 4 

 special meetings, making 16 in all. The attendance was a 

 very good average, considering the variable weather and 

 long distances a great many of the members had to travel 

 to attend the meetings. Wm. J. Gilliland, Sec. 



The " Old Reliable " seen through New and Unreliable Glasses. By E. E. Hasty, Sta. B Rural, Toledo, Ohio. 



OUR daughter's new styles. 



Laws a me I And is it a new dress and, a new style of 

 walking that our daughter must be putting on now ? 

 Enemies might say she should be less vain now she is com- 

 ing 44 in age. But, then, just as other folks' darling 

 daughters are still dear, vanity and all, so shall ours be — I 

 'spect. And she spreads for my reflection on my page the 

 motto: "Our toil doth sweeten others." Alas, my toil 

 sometimes makes them a little sour 1 



HONEY IN 60-POUND CANS. 



It would be nice to have all 60-pound cans cased singly — 

 that is, nice in some respects. It seems the danger of being 

 put wrong side up is much increased when the package is 

 tall and small enough to handle easily. Make the fellow 

 grunt just nicely and he'll forbear to throw the package, 

 and also forbear to tip it over. But there is also some com- 

 plaint that the boxing tears off from two 60-pound cans 

 cased together, sometimes in such a way that folks sample 

 the honey on the road. Page 630. 



BEB-KEEPING IN A CITY — SWARMS, ETC. 



Sounds a little queer to talk about a different bee- 

 climate in different parts of the same city. A little abnor- 

 mal in this respect San Francisco may easily be. In fact, 

 I suppose several square miles of tall buildings anywhere 

 tend to check a prevailing wind to those dwelling on the 

 lee side, somewhat as a forest would do ; and if the fogs 

 keep near the water mostly that may count heavily. 



As to the first arrival of bees, I wonder what it is that 

 Mr. W. A. Pryal means by " Close on a century ago, if it is 

 not that far back already ". Is it a matter of doubt whether 

 or not the Spaniards brought in bees about 1804 ? We can 

 hardly call 1849 close to a century ago. 



We hardly want to trust our swarms of bees to the 

 sophomoric bungling of the officials of a city health de- 

 partment. That's the main objection to keeping bees in a 

 crowded city. They will swarm ; and there's no telling 

 what mischief a swarm of bees may kick up. 



And, rather unique among human beings, Mr. P. wants 

 some more poetry. Bless his sweet heart, he shall 'nave it. 



A swarm of bees in March 



Is worth a box of starch. 



A swarm of bees in April — 



No poet alive can rhyme that. Or shall we misplace things, 

 and read — 



An April swarm of bees 



Is worth a chunk of cheese ? — Page 628. 



"QUEEN-EXCLUDERS AND THEIR USE." 



Mr. Holekamp's experience, and Mr. Dadant's com- 

 ments thereon (page 631), are of decided interest. It occurs 

 to me that we may be laying rather too much at the queen's 

 door as to the well-known reluctance to carry the brood-nest 

 across spaces and wooden strips. It's quite possible that 

 the queen "don't care a copper " about it, except this one 

 thing, that she don't like to lay in a cell unless it is nicely 

 polished out. We can imagine instead that the workers find 

 it a little awkward to get begun at polishing in the first few 

 cells off decidedly by themselves. Or we may lay it to a 

 different gang of workers that do not complete removing 

 the contents of the cells. Whatever the cause is, the result 

 has wisdom back of it. A trifling amount of segregated 

 brood is not quite so safe in severely variable weather. 



THAT ARTIFICIAL-EGG STORY AND FACTORY. 



Besides the burlesque of Mr. S. F. Newman, I think the 

 assertion has been made — some time, some where — that 

 there was once a factory of artificial eggs. No attempt was 



