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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



J. H. Larrabee asked : Is it right to 

 advise beginners to use full sheets of 

 foundation ? This was answered yes, 

 if it is well wired. 



Adjourned to 1 p.m. 



AFTEKNOON SESSION. 



J. A. Pearce — Which is preferable, 

 full sheets or starters in sections ? The 

 voice of the convention was in favor of 

 using full sheets. 



Carniolan Bees. 



H. D. Cutting gave us a short address 

 showing his preference for the Carnio- 

 lans. Very few had experience with 

 them. - 



List of Members. 



R. L. Taylor, Lapeer. 



J. H. Larrabee, Agricultural College. 



Geo. E. Hilton, Fremont. 



M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch. 



J. A. Pearce, Grand Rapids. 



A. J. Thompson, Grand Rapids. 



L. C. Woodman, Grand Rapids. 



D. G. Durphey, Grand Rapids. 



A. W. Slayton. Grand Rapids. 



O. H. Townsend, Alamo. 



Capt. Wray, Factoryville. 



J. S. Warner, Grandville. 



F. W. Wunsch, Lowell. 



R. E. Ashcraft, Brookside. 



J. P. Berg, Traverse City. 



R. D. Parker, Climax. 



A. J. Acker, Marti ney. 



Jacob Moore, Ionia. 



J. B. Wilcox, Manistee. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint. 



C. E. Kelley, Lisbon. 



H. J. Kusig, Ravana. 



C. E. Cook, Starville. 



Julius Tomlinson, Allegan. 



H. D. Cutting, Clinton. 



Mrs. Delia Croope, Fowlerville. 



Mrs. L. C. Woodman, Grand Rapids. 



Kesolutious. 



The Committee on Resolutions re- 

 ported the following, which was unani- 

 mously adopted : 



Resolved, That the thanks of this 

 association are due, and are hereby 

 tendered to its officers for the efficient 

 manner in which they have conducted 

 this convention. 



To Geo. E. Hilton, for his ardent and 

 unselfish efforts in insuring the success 

 of this meeting. 



To the proprietor of the Eagle Hotel, 

 for liis many courtesies, especially for so 

 kindly providing, free of charge, such 



an excellent room in which to hold the 

 convention. W. Z. Hutchinson, 



A. J. ACKEK, 



C. E. Keixey. 

 Articles on Exhibition. 



The following articles were on exhi- 

 bition : 



Honey-jaM and frame — M. H. Hunt. 



Smokers and honey-knife — T. F. Bing- 

 ham. 



Tool box, etc.— Mr. Wilson, of Man- 

 istee. 



Hive — Julius Tomlinson. 



Foundation fastener, roller — A. J. 

 Acker. 



Section former and foundation fast- 

 ener combined — Mr. Pearce. 



Epilobium honey — Geo. E. Hilton. 



Sections — O. H. Townsend. 



Statistics. 



Those handing in reports, gave the 

 following results : 



Number of colonies. Spring count, 

 1,275 ; in the Fall, 1,490 ; Italians, 

 908 colonies; hybrids, 582 ; wax, 470 

 pounds; comb-honey, 9,587 ponnds ; 

 extracted, 7,662 pounds; colonies on 

 Langstroth frames, 848 ; on odd frames, 

 470 ; wintering in cellar, 692 ; out- 

 doors, 500. 



As jnany of the friends wanted to 

 leave on the 3 p.m. train, the remainder 

 of the time was given to social talk, and 

 I think all went away feeling that they 

 had had an enjoyable time. 



Geo. E. Hilton, Sec. 



Iiijiana Stale Coiiyeiilioii 



WALTER S. POUDER. 



According to programme, the twelfth 

 annual meeting of the Indiana State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association convened at 

 the rooms of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture, on Jan. 8, 1892, with President 

 E. H. Collins in the chair. 



On account of the inclemency of the 

 weather, the members came in slowly. 

 The officers were all present except 

 Secretary Thompson, who was obliged 

 to remain away on account of sickness, 

 and Walter S. Ponder was chosen to act 

 as Secretary pro tern. 



After some preliminary work, the 

 society got down to business, and Pres 

 E. H. Collins delivered a very interest- 

 ing address. Ho claimed that the honey 

 crop of the past season was about two- 

 thirds of any average yield, but that the 



