Association adjourned until Tliursday, 2 

 p. m. 



Dr. T. W. Reed, of Macon, called the 

 attention of tlie Association to a model hive, 

 wliich presented some valuable features, 

 showing that its inventor was familliar with 

 the nature and habits of tlie honey bee. 



A report was tiien taken of the number of 

 stock of each last spring, the increase and 

 the amount of honey taken. 



H. Hamilton reported 77 in the spring, 

 increased to 152; obtained 5,250 lbs. extracted 

 honey. 



S. S. Riley had 4 in tlie spring, increased 

 to 10; took 250 lbs. of honey. 



P. P. Collier reported 11 in the spring, 

 increased to 17; obtained 500 lbs. extracted 

 honey. 



J. J. Crowson began in the spring with 11, 

 increased to 44 and sold $30 worth of honey 

 at 12Kc. per lb. 



A. A. Collier had 11 in tlie spring, increas- 

 ed to 14: obtained 675 lbs. of honey. Ob- 

 tained 204 lbs. in seven days. Sold his crop 

 at 123^ and 15 cts. 



J. L. Craig, 1 hive in the spring, increased 

 to 11; obtained 160 lbs. extracted honey. 



J. P. Sallee reported .50 in the spring; 

 obtained 1,500 lbs. honey, 300 of which was 

 box honey. 



P. P. Collier had found old combs to be of 

 great value in facilitating tlie work in new 

 swarms. Has in his apiary 15 or 16 frames 

 of comb, composed entu-ely of small pieces 

 fastened together by dripping melted wax 

 in the seams; finds it necessary to have the 

 same edge of the comb up as it had in the 

 ■original hive; had found it of great advan- 

 tage in inducing bees to work in boxes; he 

 •destroys moths and eggs by the use of 

 brimstone. 



S. S. Riley asked, "How can you tell the 

 differance between a moth's egg and that of 

 the queen? 



Mr. Collier said, "The queen deposits only 

 one egg in a cell, while the moth miller lays 

 her's in clusters; the eggs of the queen are 

 larger. . ,, 



Mr. Crowson has seen two eggs in a cell. 



Pres. Tliey were i)robably the work of 

 a voung queen, or fertile worker. 



H. Hamilton had considerable experience 

 with old combs; they were of great advan- 

 tage; made seventy-five new swarms this 

 season, gave them combs of bees that had 

 ■died the previous winter, and in two weeks 

 were very strong. 



Mr. Crowson asked how long old combs 

 may be used. 



Hamilton has used comb for eight years, 

 and they are as good as new. 



Mr Collier was of the opinion that old 

 combs do very well for honey but are not so 

 good for brood, as the cells are made smaller 

 by the cocoons, and the bees raised in old 

 combs will be diminished in size. 



On motion Dr. T. W. Reed, of Macon, was 

 elected Vice President from Macon, as the 

 constitution provides that each county rep- 

 resented shall be entitled to a Vice President. 



Moved and carried that the present officers 

 hold their offices until next regular meeting, 

 which will be held in Martinsburg on the 

 third Wednesday in May, 1878. 



The following resolutions were unani- 

 mously adopted: 



Resolved, That the Association tender 

 its thanks to the owners for the use of this 

 hall. 



Besolved, That we, the members of this 



Association, return our heart felt thanks to 

 the citizens of McCredie and vicinity for the 

 generous hospitality extended to us. 



On motion the Association adjourned to 

 meet in Martinsburg on the 3rd Wednesday 

 in May, 1878. H. Hamilton, Pres. 



J. A. Hamilton, Sec. 



Michigan Convention. 



The eleventh annual convention of the 

 Michigan Bee-keepers' Association met at 

 Adrian, Dec, 19, 1877. Prof. Cook in the 

 chair. The Secretary being absent, Mr. A. 

 Fahnestock, of Toledo, was elected secre- 

 tary pro tern. Tne treasurer, Mr. J. Hed- 

 don, being absent, he sent the following 

 letter, which was read: 



Dowagiac, Mich., Dec. 17, 1877, 

 Deab Prof, Cook : 



"Up to this evening, I expected to be 

 with you in convention. Warm weather, 

 and housed bees, forced me to stay and take 

 care of them. vVe go to conventions to 

 learn how to take care of bees. We stay at 

 home to do it. 1 send you by mail my 

 feeble effort at a paper on " Honey Mar- 

 kets," also P. O. order for .$4.00, the amount 

 of money in the treasury. 



1 also send you a sample of honey-boxes, 

 and section-frames, made in New England, 

 and of which I liave the agency in tliis state. 

 I expect to sell them as low as they could 

 be got at tlie factory. They are made of 

 young spruce wood, and are the nicest 

 boxes I have seen. I have also invented 

 the chea))est and best case for shipping 

 boxes, (glassed), or section frames, not 

 glassed, and had it ready to bring; but now 

 it must stay at home. I thl^ik it is best, at 

 least. If I were with you, I should 

 endeavor to prove that all boxes should be 

 glassed before put to the bees. When boxes 

 are made as these are, so that the glass 

 passes by the edges all around, tliere is no 

 danger of daubed glasses; and such boxes 

 are honey tight, if a comb should leak. 



I still think, and shall be frank enough to 

 say, that I think there is already honey 

 enough produced to supply all future 

 demands, at any price that will pay costs of 

 production; but whoever does raise honey 

 to sell, it will be best for nil to have it 

 stored in salable shape, at good prices. If 

 the convention was 50 miles away, we could 

 leave our business and bees. Won't it 

 prove that we should have a south-western 

 association and local conventions generally? 



With best wishes to all brother producers, 

 I subscribe." James Heddon. 



This opened a discussion upon 



GLASSED boxes VS. SECTIONAL FRAMES. 



Mr. Butler, Jackson, for 2 years past, has 

 raised his honey in sections, and discarded 

 the glass. 



Prof. Cook said, many expert apiarists, 

 among them Mr. Betsinger, thought even 

 the sections should be glassed. 



Mr. A. H. Russell, Adrian, said he put 

 his honey up in 1, 2, and 3 card boxes.. He 

 glassed liis boxes before he put them on. 



Mr. Butler favored the section plan, for 

 the reason that many consumers would not 

 like to buy a pound of glass and wood with 

 but a small quantity of honey. 



Dr. Southard, Kalamazoo, found the sec- 

 tion plan the best for that market. There 

 was 110 glass or wood to sell. 



