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"Bees and Horticulture," had been 

 decided upon. 



Wlien tlie essaj- was neai'ly com- 

 pleted, he learned that the Horticul- 

 tural Society- would not meet with the 

 bee-keepers, but, as the subject was a 

 fitting one, he did not change it. 



The great mutual benefit to be de- 

 rived by the bcc-kecpers and the fruit 

 growers acting in harmony was com- 

 mented upon. 



At the conclusion of tlie address 

 there was considerable discussion on 

 tlie subject, after which the meeting 

 adjourned until S) a.m. the next day. 



THIRD DAY. 



The morning session was devoted to 

 routine business, and an inspection of 

 the buildings of tlie University, under 

 the guidance of Prof. Bessey. 



Among the principal business done 

 was the report of the committee ajj- 

 pointed to consider the recommenda- 

 tions of the President. The request 

 that the Constitution be so amended as 

 to make the tenure of otlice one year 

 instead of two, was reported upon ad- 

 versely, and the Association agreed 

 with the committee. In the matter 

 of foul bi'ood, it was decided to appoint 

 a committee of investigation, consist- 

 ing of Messrs. Johnson, Whitcomb and 

 Burnett. 



Mr. E. Whitcomb was recommended 

 to the State Board of Agriculture as a 

 satisfactory man for the place of Super- 

 intendent of the bee and honey exhibit 

 at the next State Fair. Messrs. Whit- 

 comb, Burnett and Tower were ap- 

 pointed as a committee to revise the 

 Premium List for the State Fair, and 

 endeavor to get more and larger 

 premiums. 



The convention then adjourned to 

 meet in Lincoln, ou the second 

 Wednesday in January, 1890. 



J. N. Heater, Sec. 



Convention IVotices. 



jy There win be a meetine of the Susquehanna 

 Cuunty Bee-Keepers' AssucialiOD at ihe Court House 

 In Montrose. Pa., on Saturday, May 4. iMM^.at lua.m. 

 H. M. Seelev. Sec. 



The Cedar VaUey Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 bold Its next semi-aunual meeting at Waterloo, 

 Iowa, on March 1:1 and 14. 188y. All intorcsteit are 

 invited. J. J. OWENS, Sec. 



cy The DosMoines (bounty, Iowa, Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its annual convention in the 

 Court House at Iturlintcton. on April 2;j, ih89, at lu 

 a. m. All bee-keepers are Invited. John Nau, Sec. 



jy The 11th annual session of the 

 Bee-Keepers' Ass(,ciation will be held i 

 of W. K. (irahatn, of Greenville. Hunt 

 May 1 and :->. ikhh. All tiee-keepers are i 

 last meetinp was held here last May 

 best ever held. So we look forward to 

 next .Vlay. A cordial welcome and li« 

 be tendered to all who come. G. A. W 



Texas state 

 n the apiary 

 Co.. Tex- on 

 nvited. 'i'he 

 and was the 

 a ^ood time 

 spit4ility will 

 ILSON, Sec. 



Pleai^e to g:et your I>'ei{i^lit>or, 



who keeps bees, to also take the American 

 j Bee JouitNAL. It is now so cheap that 

 no one can afford to do without it. 



CO!VVEi\TIOX DIRECTORY. 



l««9. Time and Place of Meetint. 



Mar. 13, 14.— Cedar Valli y. at Waterloo, Iowa. 



J. J. Owens, Sec, Waterloo, Iowa. 



Mar. :J0.— AKeocy, at .Vwonov, Mo. 



'r. s. Smith, Sec, Agency, Mo. 



Apr. 23.— DesMolnes County , at Burlington, Iowa. 

 John xsau, Sec, Middletown, Iowa. 



May 1. 2.— Texas State, at Oreenville, Tex. 



O. A. Wilson. Sec, McKinney, Te.v. 



May 4.— Susquehanna County, at Montrose, Pa. 



U. M. Seeley, Sec, Harford, Pa. 



May 21.— Northern Illinois, at Pecatonica, 111. 



D. A. Kullor, Sec, Cherry Valley, Ills. 



By In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.- Ed. 



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Fine Flights Every Week — R. 



R. Ryan, Bradshaw, Neb., on Feb. 23, 



1889, says : 



The bees on the summer stands have 

 had tine flights every week this win- 

 ter. This is the first cokl spell we 

 have had to speak of, two daj's, and it 

 was 11^ below zero last night. We 

 think that the prospects are good for 

 next season. Bees had plenty of honey 

 in the fall, and the winter has been so 

 mild. If the spring does not keep too 

 cold and late, it will be all right. 



Separators a Niiisanee. — H. C. 



Gifi'ord, Morris, Ills., on Feb. 26, says : 



I have 28 colonies of bees, and woi'k 

 them for comb honey. I do not use 

 any separators. Last year 1 used the 

 2-inch sections, and they would average 

 over a pound each. I had 1,7^1 pounds 

 of honey in one-innind sections, and 

 not more than 40 of them were joined 

 to each other, so I consider separators 

 a nuisance, for the bees will fasten the 

 combs to se})arators sometimes. I have 

 sold nearly all of my honey at home 

 for 18 cents ; but it is a waste to sell 

 17, 18 or 20 ounces for a pound, .so I 

 am thinking of using the narrow sec- 

 tions. 



Experience in I88§.— Thos. O. 

 Hines, Anamosa, Iowa, on Feb. 23, 

 1889, writes : 



My experience with bees in the win- 

 ter and summer of 1888h.asa dark and 

 bright side. In the spring I took from 

 their winter riuarters 21 colonies, 

 strong in numbers, but short in stores, 

 so I had to feed. Tlie spring being 

 rough and cold, they dwindled away 

 untH I had 4 colonies left. I felt very 

 much discouraged, but not enough so 

 as to give up the business, and as my 

 bees were blacks, I thought it a good 



time to change to Italians. I sent for 

 4 pounds of bees and 4 tested cpieens 

 to start with, which I received on May 

 12, when it was so cold that I had to 

 transfer them in the house. There were 

 but few days that bees could lly until 

 May 20, and everylhingin the business 

 looked dark ; but the honej-flow came, 

 and that with a rush, and found me 

 with my "hat" wrong side-up to 

 catch it — I had no bees ! But now 

 comes the Ijright sitle : The flow con- 

 tinued without cessation until Oct. 20, 

 when my 4 pounds of bees had in- 

 creased to 10 colonies, with stores 

 suflicient for winter. I also got 300 

 pounds of comb honey in sections. My 

 bees, from all appearances, are win- 

 tf^riiig well, and everything indicates a 

 good time for the honey-producer in 

 this section of country the coming 

 season. 



Bees Eook Fat and Clean 



Geo. H. Kii'kpatrick, New Paris, Ohio, 

 on Feb. 25, 1889, writes : 



As to how the bees have wintered in 

 the new cellar described on page 89, I 

 would say, that uj) to the present date 

 I never saw bees winter better. To-day 

 I examined each colony, and so far as 

 I am able to judge, they are all in fine 

 condition. They look as fat and clean 

 as the}' do in June during a white 

 clover honey-llow. The temperature 

 I have kept from the time 1 put them 

 in, from 42- to 44^ up to Feb. 1, and 

 since then, from 40^ to 42-. At pres- 

 sent 1 liave no fears but what I will 

 put each colony out alive in the spring, 

 that I put in on Nov. 25, 1888. So far 

 my neighbors' bees have wintered 

 well, with the exceptions of a few who 

 were so very cruel as to let their bees 

 starve. 



Hive-Spaces. — A correspondent at 

 Dutton, Mich., on Feb. 16, 1889, asks 

 the following : 



1. Will Dr. Tinker please inform me 

 through the American Bee Jodknal, 

 what is the proper thickness of the 

 wood-zinc honey-board? 2. How much 

 room shall I leave between the brood- 

 frames ami the extracting-frames. 3. 

 Is it desirable to make the extracting- 

 frames the same size as the brood- 

 frames ? 4. Is it proper to hang the 

 extracting frames crosswise of the 

 brood-frames ? X. Y. Z. 



Dr. Tinker's answers to the above 

 questions are as follows : 



1. The slats I use in my honej'- 

 boai'ds arc thn^e-sixteentlis of an inch 

 thick, and pliiiup I of an inch wide. 

 The saw-kerf in the edges is made 

 with a No. 24 gauge saw, that is made 



