Dr. Marks agreed, and said that when he 

 had only one stock of Italians, he found ten 

 Italians to one black on the red clover. He 

 had many black colonies then. 



Mr. Snow had taken, in 1873, from a new 

 Italian swarm, hived May 15, 124 fes. The 



farent stock gave 76 lbs. of box honey.— 

 n 1877, a swarm of Italians, hived May 13, 

 gave 132 lbs. of box honey. Mr. Snow lives 

 at Fayetteville. 



FRIDAY, FEB. 8. 



President Root in the chair. 



The question of marketing honey and the 

 time of preparing the statistical table was 

 considered. 



Mr. EUwood offered a resolution that a 

 committee of five be appointed to revise the 

 statistical table, to add to its completeness, 

 and change the time of its publication. It 

 is expected that this committee will bring 

 great benefits to the members of this 

 association. 



The motion was carried. ' 



The president was instructed to appoint 

 8uch committee, which he did, as follows: 

 P. H. Elwood, Starkville, N. H.; G. M. 

 Doolittle, Borodino, N. Y.; E. D. Clark, 

 Randallsville, N. Y., and J. E. Hethering- 

 ton. Cherry Valley. 



The secretary said that we had failed to 

 secure the benefits that should result from 

 our sessions, just because we had failed to 

 prepare a programme and appoint speakers 

 to open topics. Article 8th of the constitu- 

 tion provides for these conditions, and 

 should be more fully carried out. 



Mr. Nellis requested that every member 

 of the association send to him, at any time 

 during the year, any question of vital im- 

 portance. He would file such questions, 

 and the committee will have a fund from 

 which to make out an interesting pro- 

 grannne. 



The following delegates were appointed 

 to attend the coming convention of the 

 National Society, to be held in New York 

 city next October: Messrs. C. D. Jones, G. 

 M. Doolittle. E. D. Clark, Geo. M. Batty 

 and L. C. Root. 



Mr. Warner, from the Committee of Ar- 

 rangements, stated that the expenses of the 

 City Hall were $6.50. This was ordered 

 paid. 



Mr. M. B. Warner was chosen a commit- 

 tee of arrangements for the coming year. 



QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 



The following questions were presented 

 to the Committee on Questions, consisting 

 of Messrs. E. D. Clark, of Randallsville; N. 

 N. Betsinger, of Mareellus, and L. C. Root, 

 of Mohawk, and answered as follows: 



QitesfioTi— What position should the 

 honey occupy in the brood chamber, in the 

 winter, in order to meet success? 



Answer— One of the connnittee answei'ed: 

 Full combs in the center; the other com- 

 mitteemen favored the outside. 



All animated discussion was provoked by 

 this answer, in which several persons par- 

 ticipated. 



Q.— Can water be fed inside the hive, in 

 spring, to advantage? 



yl.— Yes. by two of the committee, and no 

 by the other. 



Q. — Is teasel lioney superior to white 

 clover and bass wood honey? 



^.— Yes, by one of the committee. He 

 considers the flavor superior to basswood 

 and white clover honey. 



Mr. Doolittle said it was not, only in 

 looks. Teasel lioney is the whitest honey 

 known. 



H. Root said that during the late war^ 

 when teasels were largely cultivated, his- 

 honey was dark, but since the decreased 

 cultivation of teasels, his honey was whiter. 



Q. — Will the queen of the second swarm 

 get impregnated while swarming, or will 

 she have to come out another time for that 

 purpose? 



yl.— She sometimes does so, but as a rule, 

 she conies out again for that purpose. 



Q. — Do the bees, acting as nurses, alter in 

 any respect the natures of the young queena 

 or bees nursed? 



^.— No. 



y,— Can virgin queens be successfully 

 introduced? If so, how is it done? 



A. — Yes; leave the colony queenless three 

 or four days. Cut off all cells and put in a 

 very young queen. 



Q.— May not the trouble of lazy and 

 unprofitable Italians come from breeding 

 for color? 



^.— Yes. 



y.— What is the best use to make of our 

 buckwheat honey? 



^.— Sell it. 



Q. — Is basswood better than pine for 

 honey boxes? 



^.— No. 



Q.— Can bees that are swarming in the air 

 be controlled, so that they cannot abscond 

 when the bee-keeper is near? 



u4.— Yes, by previously clipping the 

 queen's wings, or using a fountain pump. 



Q. — What is the cause of foul brood? 



A. — Unknown. 



Q.— What is the remedy for foul brood? 



^.— By one of the committee— Twenty- 

 one days after swarming, shake off all bees 

 from the combs in parent stock, and destroy 

 the combs. By two of the committee — 

 Shake the bees into an empty hive or bag 

 and destroy the combs at once, and 48- 

 hours after give the bees a hive which you 

 wish them to occupy permanently. 



The association then adjourned. 



J. H. Neli.is, Secy. 



[ The tabular statement may be found on 

 the next page.— Ed.] 



North-We stern Illinois Convention. 



A few of the apiarists, of north-western 

 Illinois, met at Rock City, HI., Dec. 4, 1877, 

 and organized the " Nortli-Western Illinois 

 liee-Keepers' Association." After the adop- 

 tion of a constitution, the Associaticm aa- 

 j on rued, to meet at the call of the executive 

 committee. 



The Association met at Rock City, III., 

 .Jan. 29, 1878. President H. W. Lee in the 

 chair; T. E. Turner, Sec'y. 



After reading the minutes and constitu- 

 tion, 5 new names were added to the roll. — 

 The Association entered into the discus- 

 sion of topics as follows: 



