JANUARY 1. 191 ; 



Iowa lonvention at Ames, November 17-19. 



cessful beekeeper; and not only that, but 

 he is also a good farmer. 



Prof. Francis Jager, of the Universitj' of 

 Minnesota, told what the agTicultural col- 

 leges can do, and what the Minnesota college 

 is doing, to further the cause of beekeeping. 



Most of the afternoon was given to va- 

 rious demonstrations by different beekeep- 

 ers. Mx\ Hall, of Colo, again showed how 

 he fastens foundation in sections, and how 

 he folds his sections, as well as his method 

 of putting full sheets in brood-frames. 



Dr. Leonard, of Minneapolis, who is a 

 champion of the split section, showed how 

 to insert foundation in split sections, four 

 at a time, and without several unnecessary 

 liandlings of the sections. 



Mr. Pangburn demonstrated his method 

 of fastening foundation in sections with but 

 one handling, they being ready for the 



super when he finishes fastening the last 

 slieet. 



In the evening Dr. Burton N.' Gates, of 

 Massachusetts, gave an illustrated lecture. 

 While there was some delay in getting the 

 lantern to operate so the slides would show, 

 tliere was no lack of interest in liis lecture. 



The meetings on the 19th were devoted to 

 discussions and to cleaning up the business, 

 such as reports of committees, etc. 



Officers elected are as follows: 



President, Prof. Bartholomew, of Iowa 

 State College, Ames, la. Vice-president, B. 

 T. RIeasdale, Des Moines, la. Secretary- 

 treasurer, S. W. Snyder, Center Point, la. 

 Directors: W. S. Pangburn, Center Junc- 

 tion, la. ; J. W. Stine, Stockport, la. ; A. P. 

 Chamberlin, Des Moines, la. 



The next annual meeting will be held at 

 Des Moines, at a date to be announced later. 



Des Moines, Iowa. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERIN 1914 MELTER 



BY F. J. SEVERIN 



My latest 1014 design of capping-melter 

 surpasses my Iflll model shown on p. 724. 

 Dec. 1, 1911. It keeps itself clean, and melts 

 the cappings, or whatever there is to be 

 melted, more quickly, and holds only about 

 two gallons of water as it is not so large as 

 the old melter. This 1914 melter requires 

 only one burner on a gasoline-stove. It has 

 only 17 X 13-ineh melting surface; but it 

 rontnins 221 half-inch tubes one inch in 

 length. In otlier words, it takes nearly 18 V2 



fc-t of half-inch tubing. The melter top is 

 flanged out wide enough to be 231/2 x 191/2 

 inches, and is 714 inches deep to the top of 

 the tubes. See Fig. 1. Four frames may 

 he put in when uncapped ready for the 

 extract oj'. There is a place for two uncap- 

 )ting-knivc-; at the right of the operator, Vy? 

 inches wide by 9 indies deep, taking any 

 size of knife up to 9% inches in length. 



One inch below the tubes is a spout ()i/^ 

 inches wide and SVa long, for the escape of 



