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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



made from wood taken from the limb 

 of a tree that Father Langstroth had 

 planted years, ago in his garden in Ox- 

 ford, Ohio. 



Quite a little time was spent, I had 

 almost said zvasted, in discussing pro- 

 posed amendments to the constitution. 

 As a rule, the rank and file have given 

 very little thought to these matters, 

 and 1 really believe that a convention 

 could talk all day about a proposed 

 amendment, and, as Ernest Root ex- 

 presses it, " be almost where they 

 started from." Proposed amendments 

 might better be referred to a commit- 

 tee chosen carefully by the chair. 



Another thing, as in nearly all con- 

 ventions, some men will talk too much, 

 and others won't talk enough, or not 

 at all. Some men feel called upon to 

 speak upon every question that comes 

 up, and, sometimes speak several 

 times upon the same topic. If what 

 they said was alway of importance, it 

 would not matter so much, but, many 

 times it is trivial in character, and has 

 scarcely any bearing upon the question 

 under discussion. It is \ery difficult 

 for the chairman to control such speak- 

 ers. He can't tell a man that what he 

 is saying is of no value and he better 

 keep still and listen. So many don't 

 seem to realize the difference between a 

 friendly chat sitting on the woodpile. 

 and speaking before a convention 

 where the time is worth dollars and 

 dollars each hour. I don't wi.^h to 

 discourage any one from speaking at a 

 convention, but I do say to every one, 

 conside. well, before you speak, if 

 what you are going to say is worth 

 while. 



Many points of importance were 

 brought out, but, as they will all ap- 

 pear in the forthcoming report, I won't 

 forestall them by publishing them here. 

 We are working on the report, printing 

 it here at the office of the Review. We 

 are working hard to get it out as soon 

 as possible, and the next Review may 

 be a little later than usual because of 



the work that we will be putting upon 

 the report. If you wish to read all 

 that was said and done at the conven- 

 tion, send $1.00 to the General Man- 

 ager, N. E. France, Platteville, Wis., 

 and that will make you a n''.ember for a 

 year, and entitle you to a copy of the 

 report as soon as it is out. 



Some Comments and Suggestions Regard- 

 ing the Future Review-Apiary. 



Some of my readers have been kind 

 enough to write and make suggestions 

 regarding the plans that I outlined last 

 month for the future management of 

 the Review-Apiary. Here are a few of 

 the letters: — 



" I think if you don't use queen ex- 

 cluders, you will have no swarms — if 

 you do use them, jou'll have swarms 

 a-plent3\ — Geo. A. Hummer, Miss. 



FIVE VLSTTS A YEAR DOES THE WORK. 



MiLLEDGEViLLE, 111 , Jan. 3, 1906. 



Friend H. — I enjoy the Review. In 

 the December number I admire your 

 enthusiasm in your new apiary desires, 

 and wish you success. In a recent 

 issu'i the articles by Frank Coverdale 

 and Mr. Olmstead are worth the price 

 of Review. 



In regard to using exckiders between 

 first and second stories, I would say 

 that in my out-yards, where working 

 for extracted honey, I give the queen 

 both stories to laj' in, until the surplus 

 flow is about at hand. I have no 

 swarming, as the queen's generous lay- 

 ing from four to six weeks seems to be 

 her most prolific time, and, after this, 

 she has little desire for mo'e than the 

 regular brood chamber room. The ex- 

 cluders are put in just before the main 

 flow comes, with the queeu below, of 

 course. 



Five visits a year does my work in 

 full; but I have someone to look after 

 the bees to see that all is safe or not 

 disturbed. I use lO-frame hives. 

 Kind regards, 



F. A. Snell. 



KOR FE.VR THE BEES WOT^LD SWARM, HE 

 WOULD "SHAKE THEM." 



Inglewood, Out., Can., Dec. 28, '05. 

 Dear Mr. Hufchinson — 



I cun greatly interested in your plans 

 as outlined in the last Review, because, 



