July 30, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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notice of such proposed amendment be mailed to the members by the 

 Secretary not less than thirty (30) days before the next regular [iicet- 

 ing. 



A bee-lieepers' association requires only the simplest form of con- 

 stitution for its government. The above is probably sullicient tor all 

 ordinary purposes. It may not be a.* elaborate as some people would 

 like, but in the five years that it has been used it has met every need 

 that has arisen. 



We are often.asked for a copy of a model constitution for a local 

 bee-keepers' association. The foregoing can be used at least as a 

 start, and changes or additions can be made wherever it is thought 

 desirable. 



Mr. N. a. Kluck as'.is the following question about sleeping on 

 the way to Los Angeles convention : 



Does a " double-berth sleeper " mean that two can use it for .*(! to 

 California, all the way, or till we get there from Chicago* 



N. A. KucK. 



Yes, two persons — if not too large — can occupy a double-berth all 

 the way from Chicago to Los Angeles in a tourist sleeping-car for only 

 $0.00, excepting the extra stop-over and the trip to the Grand Canyon, 

 which would be -Si. 00 more for sleeper, and .*t3.50 more for carfare. 





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MR. J. Q. SMITH. 



John Quincy Smith was born April 14, 1840, in Berlin, Mahoning 

 county, Ohio. When he was six years old his parents moved overland 

 in a covered wagon and located on a farm in Darke county, Ohio. 

 Here he attended the district school for several years. At the age of 

 14 he was apprenticed to learn tailoring at Greenville, Ohio, where he 

 worked at his trade until 1S04. Then he enlisted in the 152nd Ohio 

 Volunteer Infantry. When the war closed, in ISfiS, he went to Spring- 

 field, 111., and Oct. 31, 1800, married Miss Martha C. Busher of that 

 city. 



Immediately after his marriage Mr. Smith came to Lincoln, 111., 

 where he still resides and follows his trade, as well as bee-keeping. 



In lsr4 he became interested in bees, traded a double-barrelled 

 shot-gun for three colonies, and procured a copy of " Langstroth on 

 the Honey-Bee " and other bee-literature, in order to understand api- 

 culture thoroughly. 



He soon had an apiary of 102 colonies, which he Italianized in 

 1882. During this year he found to his dismay that over SO colonies 

 were affected with foul brood, leaving only 17 live colonies. He traced 

 the affection to the (|ueens he had procured from a noted queen- 

 breeder in southern Illinois. 



In 1S8.5 Mr. Smith organized the Central Illinois Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation under the charter of which he was president until lSfl2, 

 when the Association joined the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Organiza- 

 tion, of which he has been president for the past six years. 



Mr. Smith is a member of the Jlethodist church, and is also identi- 

 fied with a number of fraternal societies, and holds many respon,sible 

 offices. 



Mr. Smith has three children— Oliver, a merchant tailor in Iowa; 

 Claudia, an accomplished young lady, who died at the age of IS, in 

 l.sy4; and Walter E., who Is at present engaged as junior member of 

 the firm of J. Q. Smith ifc Son. All were .graduates of the Lincoln 

 High School and Lincoln Business College. 



Mr. Smith made the first exhibit of section comb honey at the 

 State Fair of Illinois, receiving the first premium of *5.00 on the same. 



Mr. Smith was recently appointed inspector of apiaries for the 

 State of Illinois, beginning his work July 1. We have met him ai the 

 Illinois State Fairs and at meetings of the State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion. He should make an ideal official in his work among the bees 

 and bee-keepers of Illinois. 



To Test Seed.— Chas. R. Neillie, of Cuyhoga Co., Ohio, sends 

 us the following test for seed : 



Lay two or more sticks on a bread-pan and fold a strip of woolen 

 cloth down between the sticks. Put seed in the folds of the cloth and 

 pour water in the pan till it just touches the folds. In a few days you 

 will see what percent of the seed germinates. 



[ Convention Proceedings j 



Chicago-Northwestern Convention. 



Report of the Chicag-o-Northwestern Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Convention, held in Chicago, 

 Dec. 3 and 4, 1902. 



BY OUR OWN SHORTHAND REPORTER. 



(Continued from page 470.) 

 REARING QUEENS IN CELL-CUPS. 



" Can as good queen be reared from a small Doolittle 

 cup as can be from one as large as can be used, say 11-32 

 of an inch in diameter ?" 



Mr. Stanley — That depends upon other conditions, I 

 think. The cell has nothing to do with the queen, to my 

 notion, so long as the queen is nursed and fed. The size of 

 the cup has nothing to do with it. 



Dr. Miller — I should say in answer to that question that 

 there should be as good a queen reared if the larva is in a 

 worker-cell, because the bees don't keep it in that. The 

 authorities used to tell us that they turned three cells into 

 one. They don't do anything of that kind, not in my local- 

 ity ! They simply fill out, enlarge the cell a little at the 

 outside, and then fill them up, and the larva comes out to 

 where it is larger, and they may be in as large a cell as 

 they start in a queen-cell. I think Mr. Stanley is right, 

 that the first part of the cell has very little to do with it. 



Mr. Abbott — Is that in any bee-book in existence ? 



Dr. Miller — I don't know. 



Mr. Abbott — I think that's brand new information. 

 Every authority says they enlarge the cell. 



Dr. Miller— That's true. 



Mr. Abbott — They say they tear down — 



Dr. Miller — They say they make three cells into one. 

 They never do it. It's absolutely new. 



Pres. York— This is the place to find out. 



Dr. Miller — Any of them have eyes to see. 



Mr. Abbott — They have had their eyes for years. 



Mr. Colburn — If you will read Dr. Miller's answers to 

 correspondents you will find it. 



EIGHT-FRAME VS. TEN-FRAME HIVES FOR COMB HONEY. 



"Why are 8-frame hives better than the 10-frame for 

 comb honey ?" 



Dr. Miller — Are they ? 



Pres. York — How many think the 8-frame hive better 

 for comb honey than the lOframe ? Two. 



Pres. York — Why do you think so, Mr. Niver ? 



Mr. Niver— By trying 6, 8, 9 and 10. I got more honey 

 out of the 8. 



Pres. York— How many think 10 frames are the best ? 

 A lot more. 



Pres. York— Mr. DufF, what makes you think so? 



Mr. Duif— Why I think the 10 are better ? I won't say 

 that they are better for all localities, but they are better for 

 Chicago. In fact, I proved that to my own satisfaction. 



Mr. Colburn— If the 10-frame hive is better than the 8- 

 frame, how much better is it ? There are 25 percent more 

 frames, and we ought to get 25 percent more honey. Do 

 you get that much more comb honey ? 



Dr. Miller — I don't know. 



Mr. Wilcox — I have tried on both sides of this question, 

 but I think I can say that the hive which will give you the 

 most bees at the time of your harvest will give you the most 

 honey, and if your 8-frame is too small, then the larger 

 hive will give you the most honey, but if you use your 8- 

 frame two stories high it can be worked that way, and then 

 remove one story when you put on the supers, you will get 

 quite as much, and they are more convenient to handle. I 

 don't know but what I prefer that way, especially as I pro- 

 duce both comb and extracted honey, and because then the 

 combs are ready to remove and use for extracting purposes. 

 At the present time I am using them, although I did get 

 more honey when I used 10-frame hives than with 8. 



Mr. Horstmann — I approve of 8-frame hives for comb 

 honey, provided you have the time to attend to them. You 



