February, 1916. 



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would have to put up the finest of ex- 

 hibits next year or the medals would 

 change hands. 



While there were over 40 entries at 

 this convention, we are preparing for 

 many more exhibits at the next meet- 

 ing, in Lansing. The object in provid- 

 ing the medals will no doubt be at- 

 tained ; that is, an exhibit worthy the 

 name and the State of Michigan, and 

 one that the public will come to see. 



For our next meeting we hope to 

 combine more features that will make 

 this side of the convention a big draw- 

 ing card to the general public. 



Among our many visitors were some 

 prominent beemen from other parts, 

 including Dr. K. F. Phillips, Prof. Jager, 

 John C. Bull, George Williams, R. F. 

 Holtermann, F. Danzenbaker, Dr. Kohn, 

 etc. The interest in the meetings was 

 well sustained throughout, and the at- 



Mr. David Running, Fillon, associa- 

 tion bronze medal. Medals have to be 

 won three times before they become 

 the property of the exhibitor. 



Lansing was chosen as the place for 

 the next meeting. Messrs. A. I. Root 

 Co. and M. H. Hunt & Son announced 

 that they would be hosts to the bee- 

 keepers present at that time, when they 

 would serve a banquet supper. Those 

 present at the banquet at Grand Rapids 

 will remember what a pleasant time 

 was spent, and visions of another good 

 time at the Lansing meeting are already 

 arising and will no doubt materialize 

 at that time. F. Eric Millen, 



East Lansing, Mich. Sec.-Treas. 



Michigan Medal 



tendance at the closing session was 

 equal to that of the earlier sessions. 



President Running, in his address, 

 alluded to the value of the summer api- 

 ary demonstrations, and touched upon 

 the possibility of some of the Srnith 

 Lever funds being used for apiary 

 demonstration work. 



The program was full of valuable 

 and instructive papers, which contained 

 some excellent suggestions and ideas, 

 as follows : 



" Runnins Outyards for Extracted Honey " 

 —Mr. E. D. Townsend. 



" Notes from the Year's Work "-Mr. Mor- 

 ley Pettit. 



"Size of the Brood-Chamber "—Mr. C. P. 

 Uadant. 



" Phases of Queen-Breeding"— Prof. J. H. 

 Haughey. 



"Beekeeping in Minnesota"— Prof. Fran- 

 cis Jager. 



" Transferring Bees"— Mr. A. H.Guernsey. 



Question Box— Mr. R. F. Holtermann. 



" Some I-essons of the Last Half Century" 

 —Dr. E. F. Phillips. 



" Beekeeping as a Prison Industry and its 

 Reformative Influence '—Mr. O. H. L. Wer- 

 nicke. 



"Business Principles and System a Big 

 Asset in the Success of the Apiarist"- Ira 

 D Bartlett 



"Outdoor Wintering"- Dr. E. F. Phillips. 



" The Bee Business in Canada as Seen by 

 a Trip Through Different Provinces "—Mr. 

 Morley Pettit. 



The winners of the challenge medals 

 were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Markham, 

 Ypsilanti, manufacturers' gold medal. 

 Mr. E. E. Coveyou, Petoskey, job- 

 ers' silver medal. 



Western New York Meeting — The an- 

 nual meeting of the Western New York 

 Honey Producers' Association was held 

 at the American Hotel at Akron, N. Y., 

 Dec. 14, 1915, and was very well at- 

 tended considering the weather con- 

 ditions. Many more would have at- 

 tended had there not been so much 

 snow. 



After reports of the secretary, treas- 

 urer and delegates to State Association 

 were read and accepted, a suggestive 

 constitution was read and adopted. As 

 the weather for two years has been bad 

 on the day of our meeting, it was de- 

 cided to hold it in November instead 

 of December, as heretofore. Several 

 of the speakers were unable to be pres- 

 ent on account of the weather and 

 other reasons. 



We had Mr. J. Roy Lincoln, of 

 Niagara Falls, with us, who told of his 

 method of making increase, which 

 condensed is as follows : When bees 

 are strong enough to swarm naturally, 

 place all the brood except one frame 

 and queen above the supers above an 

 excluder. When cells are started this 

 top story or nucleus is set off on a new 

 stand, provided the stock was satisfac- 

 tory for rearing queens from. If not, 

 a desirable cell or queen may be given 

 to this nucleus or nuclei as the case 

 may be. Now, after the honey crop is 

 taken off 24 hours exchange places 

 with the nucleus and the parent hive, 

 which is generally overflowing with 

 bees at this time. The flying bees, or 

 the old bees, seem to get added vigor 

 by having a young queen in the hive, 

 and they seem to work harder and wear 

 themselves out getting the nucleus 

 stocked with brood. This means young 

 bees for winter which we must have 

 in order to get a fair measure of suc- 

 cess, thus both colonies are in the pink 

 of condition for young bees with plenty 

 of stores. It is rather important in ex- 

 changing that the bees are not excited, 

 as that might cause trouble in uniting. 

 Several members seemed to think 

 that sweet clover has a great promise 

 in store for those who take advantage 

 of the opportunity it gives. 



The secretary told of the different 

 ways of disposing of the honey crop ; 

 namely, jobber, wholesaler, retail gro- 

 cer, and direct to the consumer. He 

 said that he thought the greatest good 

 for all concerned was direct to the 

 consumer. In many cases this is im- 

 possible. Mr. D. C. Hubbard, of Wyom- 

 ing, told of his views of marketing, etc. 

 Several other questions were brought 

 out and discussed, after which the meet- 



ing adjourned. All reported having a 

 fine time. Wu. F. Voli.mer, Sec. 



The National Convention. — The Na- 

 tional will meet at Chicago on Feb. 22, 

 2:! and 24, as announced in our January 

 issue. A preliminary program will be 

 found on page 24 of that issue. The 

 Sherman Hotel will be headquarters. 



Wasliington Meeting Our associa- 

 tion will hold its 22d annua! conven- 

 tion on Feb. '.), 10, 1.5 in the Farmers' 

 Room in the Court House in North 

 Yakima, Wash. We are looking foi;- 

 ward to a good time. We are antici- 

 pating a large attendance even if we 

 are one month later than usual, owing 

 to unavoidable circumstances. 



J. B. Ramai;e, /'res. 



New Jersey Meeting.— A meeting of 

 the New Jersey Beekeepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held in the Entomology 

 Building, Bleeker Place, New Bruns- 

 wick, on Feb. 10 and 11, 1916. Mr. Geo. 

 Demuth, of the Bureau of Entomology 

 at Washington, D. C, will address the 

 meeting. Others will discuss various 

 phases of the business. Don't fail to 

 hear the man who wrote Farmers' Bul- 

 letin No. 503. E. G. Carr, Sec- Treas. 



Bees as Pollinators Again — We can- 

 not too much emphasize the utility of 

 bees to fruit growers, so our readers 

 will be glad of another authority quoted 

 on this subject. 



In the " Southern Fruit Grower " for 

 November, J. G. Moore, writes of the 



Back View of Michigan Medal 



" desirability of cross-pollination of 

 the strawberry," and among other state- 

 ments makes the following, which is 

 worthy of repetition: 



"It is commonly believed by growers 

 that when perfect varieties are grown, 

 it is not necessary to provide for cross- 

 fertilization. This is true, but investi- 

 gation has shown that in most cases 



