granted the use of their hall at very low rates 

 for our deliberations, and 



Whereas, Thereportersof the Adrian Times 

 and Detroit Free Press have aided in extend- 

 ing the influence and good of our delibera- 

 tions, and 



Whereas, The large delegation from iOhio 

 have by tlieir encouraging presence given val- 

 uable thoughts and suggestions during our 

 discussions, and 



Whereas, Our absent and able Secretary, 

 whose inability to be with us we very greatly 

 regret, has never spared any pains to make 

 our meetings Interesting and instructive, and 

 who has done so much to give our society its 

 proud position, and 



Whereas, Mr. T. G. Newman, the genial 

 and very able editor of that firm and "long- 

 tried friend " of not only American, but of 

 European, and even Australian apiarists, and 

 which is ever alert to do us all good, giving 

 our conventions and societies its fullest en- 

 couragement (would that it was in the hands 

 of every bee-keeper), has done so much to add 

 to the interest and benefits of this meeting ; 

 tbcrcforG 



Resolved, That our hearty thanks be ten- 

 dered to God, the Giver of all Good ; to the 

 good people of Adrian, especially to Mr. A. H. 

 Russell, and the proprietors of the Central 

 and Lawrence Hotels, and to Mr. Everies and 

 daughters; to the proprietors of this Hall ; to 

 the AdrianTimes and Detroit Free Press; to the 

 gentlemen in attendancefrom oar sister State, 

 Ohio; to our absent Secretary, H. A. Burch; 

 and to Mr. T. G. Newman ; may he long con- 

 tinue at the head of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal, and that old Bee Journal at the head 

 of apiarian papers the world over. 



HOUSE APLiRIES. 



Dr. Whiting, East Saginaw, did not think 

 much of them ; they were breeding places for 

 moth, and their expense would preclude prac- 

 tical apiarists from indulging in them. 



Mr. Bingham said Mr. Burch had lost his 

 house apiaries by fire, and he had not rebuilt 

 them. Actions spoke louder than words. 



Mr. Thompson, Detroit, had visited Mr. 

 Reno, in Illinois, who had forty colonies in a 

 house apiarv, and was entirely satisfied with it. 



Mr. Russell had little experience in keeping 

 bees in house apiaries, but did not like them. 



Prof. Cook explained a house apiary, and said 

 he contemplated building one at the Agricul- 

 tural College next season, in order te experi- 

 ment with the matter, and prevent stealing, 

 from which they had suflfered much the past 

 season. , , .,^ , 



Mr. Bingham said men who had built house 

 apiaries were not anxious to build others, and 

 winter out of doors. . . 



Mr. Russell had lost more bees wintered in 

 his house apiary than in his cellar. 



" CREATING A HOME DEilAND FOR HONEY." 



was the next topic discussed by Mr. W. L. Por- 

 ter. [This will appear in our next.— Ed. 



Dr Southard said he found farmers ready to 

 purchase extracted honey, if the packages 

 were worth the money asked for them. 



Mr. Benedict had no difficulty in seUlng all 

 his honey in his immediate neighborhood. 



Mr. Newman spoke of creating a demend in 

 Chicago for good honey. One groceryman ol 

 his acquaintance had sold upward of bO,UOO 

 pounds since September. 



Mr. Butler had disposed of 4,000 pounds of 

 comb honey in Jackson this season before Oct. 



Mr. Stearns, Adrian, thought consumers 

 would prefer the extracted to the comb honey 

 if they knew thev were getting genuine honey. 

 Extracted honev should not be held at higher 

 rates than maple syrup or clear syrup made 

 from white sugar. 



Prof. Cook said Mrs. Baker had created a 

 market in Eansing, and she now found it im- 

 possible to supply one grocer all he could sell. 



The following resolutions were adopted : 



Besolved, That we favor increased pains among our 

 apiarists to make all honey attractive before putting 

 it on the market. 



Resolved. That we advise our apiarists to encourage 

 the market for extracted honey. 



Resolved, That we advise the securing of surplus 

 comS honey. In small sections or frames, with glass 

 over faces. 



THE ELECTION OP OFFICERS 



resulted as follows: 



President— A. B. Cheney, Sparta Center.Kent 

 county. 



Vice President— A. H. Russell, Adrian. 



Secretary— W. L. Porter, North ville, Oakland 

 county. 



Treasurer— Dr. Whiting, East Saginaw. 



On invitation of the Treasurer elect, the 

 next semi-annual meeting was ordered for 

 East Sasinaw, the second Wednesday and 

 Thursdayjn April next. 



APPARATUS. 



Dr. Whiting, chairman of the committee on 

 apparatus, reported the following on exhi- 

 bition : . T^ ^ „ 



Hives, by the following: A. H. Russell, 

 Adrian ; John Randall, Lenawee county ; J. N. 

 RGckcr 



Smokers: The Bingham, Quinby, Root, and 

 Van Rensselaer. [The committee decided no 

 to recommend anything— but will say the 

 Bingham smoker suits them best.] 



Honey Boxes: The Isham, Doolittle, Heth- 

 erington, Russell, and Southard & Ranny. 



Crates: The Hetherington Crate, and the 

 Southard & Ranny Rack. 



Honey in Boxes: White clover from Miss 

 Lucy H. Wilklns, A. H. Russell, Southard & 

 Ranny ; Teasel from T. G. Newman. 



There were several models, &c. All of the 

 apparatus were inspected by those present, 

 and added much to the Interest of the Conven- 

 tion. 



FANCY SYRUPS. 



Just before adjourning for dinner, Mr. Bing- 

 ham requested that one of the topics for d s- 

 cussion immediately after dinner be fancy 

 Syrups, known as Silver Drips, Golden Drips, 

 etc., sold by ail grocers, and used largely on 

 pan-cakes. He requested that Mr. Russell fur- 

 nish for illustration some best Japan tea, and 

 such samples of syrup as he could find at any 

 of the groceries. . 



Upon assembling, the tea and specimens of 

 syrup were produced. After being mixed, the 

 mixture was shown and compared with the 

 ori°-inal tea and also with the syrups. The re- 

 sult was simply startUng. The light aniber 

 tea was turned as black as ink by the silver 

 and golden drips. , . ^ , <• 



Mr. Bingham then explained the cause of 

 the change in color, and stated that it was 

 due to the sulphuric acid contained in the 

 syrups which were in the main obtained froni 

 corn-starch, treated with sulphuric acid, and 

 known as "glucose," sweetened with New Or- 

 leans and other grades of molasses or granu- 

 lated sugar, as might be desired to bring the 

 syrup to a given shade and price. Mr. Bing- 

 ham stated that this subject had been taken 

 up by the State Board of Health, and the sale 

 and use of said syrups condemned as detri- 

 mental to the public health. 



In accordance with said decision, the con- 

 vention requested that a committee of three 

 be appointed to bring the subject before the 

 legislature at its next session, praying that 

 this most pernicious adulteration, so seduct- 

 ive in its form and baneful in its consequences, 

 should receive such condemnation as such an 

 evil demands. The President appointed the 

 committee as follows: T. F. Bingham, Abro- 

 nia; Dr. L. Whiting, East Saginaw; James 

 Heddon, Dowagiac. 



Mr. Butler, of Jackson, read a paper on 

 " What shall we do with our surplus stocks ? 

 This will appear in the next A. B. J. 



The Convention adjourned to meet at East 

 Saginaw, April 9 and 10, 1878. 



A. FAHNESTOCK, Sec'v, pro tern. 



[ Questions with answers and a statistica 

 table will appear in our next issue.— Ed »1 



