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subject alone, and I will leave it for you 

 to discuss. 



Friend Hilton- can tell us whether 

 mason work, carpenter work, etc., can 

 be profitably combined with bee-keeping. 

 What will apply to one will also apply to 

 the other. 



Whether mercantile or professional 

 work may be combined with bee-keeping 

 I cannot say, but I am of the opinion 

 that they would conflict — although 

 bee-keeping on a small scale might be 

 combined with them, and pay large 

 dividends in the shape of improved 

 health. 



There are three things which I be- 

 lieve may be combined with bee-keeping, 

 namely : Fruit culture, poultry and 

 teaching. With fruit culture there are 

 two objections. The first is that the 

 fruit often needs attention just at the 

 time that we should be busy with the 

 bees. The second is that the Winter 

 months are not provided for in either 

 case. Still an energetic, skillful man 

 may combine fruit culture with bee- 

 keeping, and thus add to his profits. 



At present prices for eggs and poul- 

 try, there is no doubt that poultry rais- 

 ing may be a source of profit ; and cer- 

 tainly it will not conflict with the needs 

 of the bees. 



Of teaching, I can speak from several 

 years' experience. I have had no trouble 

 in devoting nine months of each year to 

 teaching. . To be sure, the last two 

 seasons have not been a source of profit 

 from the bees ; but that is no fault of 

 the teaching. We may work to the best 

 advantage when the school and apiary 

 are in the same neighborhood. When 

 they are in separate localities, only the 

 Fall and Winter months can be devoted 

 to teaching, unless you are blessed with 

 women folks or children who can attend 

 to the needs of the bees. My mother 

 and wife are as competent to care for 

 the bees in swarmiuig time as I am, and 

 perhaps that is why teaching and bee- 

 keeping fit each other so nicely in my 

 case. In addition to the regular api- 

 arian work, I have built up quite a local 

 supply trade. 



In conclusion allow me to say that the 

 best thing to combine with bee-keeping 

 is perseverance. Wm. E. Gould. 



J. P. Berg — I make my other business 

 pay for my bee-keeping. My principal 

 business is fruit raising, and it often 

 helps out the bees. I find the fruit 

 bloom a great help to the bees, and to- 

 gether they give me Winter employment 

 in preparing for the coming season. 



L. C. Woodman said that he was en- 

 gaged extensively in fruit raising, and 

 found it more profitable than bee- 

 keeping. 



H. D. Cutting found that there was 

 more money in poultry raising, and it 

 did not conflict with bee-keeping. A 

 friend of his had 1,200 ducks, and as he 

 was located' two miles from water, he 

 kept them in his orchard, and found 

 them very profitable. 



Mrs. Delia Croope had found garden- 

 ing, on a small scale, a success. She 

 held her produce and disposed of it 

 during the Winter months. Mrs. Croope 

 was having trouble with dead brood, 

 the brood died after the wings were 

 formed, and all had their heads towards 

 the center of the combs. The brood re- 

 mained white, and after it became par- 

 tially dried up, the bees carried it ©ut. 

 The cause could not be definitely settled, 

 but Mr. Larrabee promised to visit the 

 apiary in the Spring to get specimens, 

 make an examination at the college, and 

 report the results. 



Tlie Next Place of Meeting. 



Invitations were received from 

 Brighton, Detroit, Battle Creek, Flint, 

 Lansing and Allegan. Lansing was 

 selected on the first ballot. 



The election of officers resulted as 

 follows : 



President— Hon. R. L. Taylor, Lapeer. 



Vice-President — J. H. Larrabee, Ag- 

 ricultural College. 



Secretary— Geo. E. Hilton, Fremont. 



Treasurer — M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, 



Foul-Brood. 



Dr. A. B. Mason not being present, 

 the matter of foul-brood was discussed. 

 It was thought best, if only one or two 

 colonies were affected, to burn them, 

 hives and all ; but it can be cured by 

 shaking the bees into new hives on full 

 sheets of comb-foundation. 



Bees, Poultry and Fruit. 



J. A. Pear(;e said that he had been 

 sick, and was unable to prepare an 

 essay. He gavd us a very pleasant talk, 

 which was followed by discussions. 

 During the discussion, the following 

 telegram was received : 



AuBURNDALK, C, Jan. 1, 1892. 

 Michigan StateBee-Keepers' Association: 

 Grip has me. No foul-brood. Happy 

 New Year to all. A. B. Mason. 



J. S. Warner asked to have the mat- 

 ter of " spraying " brought up. 



