•THE miyimmicKv^ be® joukpisil. 



813 



larvas. The prepared frame was placed 

 between the two with brood in them." 



Again, on page 64 are these words : 

 " The cells are better supplied with 

 queen-food, where unsealed brood is 

 placed in the upper story every 10 

 days — enough better, in my opinion, 

 to pay for the extra work." 



Elsewhere in the book I explain how 

 feeding is always resorted to when 

 honey is not coming in plentifully from 

 the fields, so that there is never any 

 "di-y combs" in the upper story; and by 

 trying to carry this idea of " no brood, 

 drj' combs, and old bees," Mr. A. shows 

 that he has never read ray book on 

 queen-rearing, so that he knows noth- 

 ing of what he is talking, or else he 

 wilfully misrepresents for the sake of 

 carrying out his argument. No matter 

 which "horn of the dilemma" he may 

 take, the reader can clearly see what 

 his intention was b}' so writing. 



No one has ever recommended the 

 rearing of queens with only old bees and 

 dry combs, of late years, that I know 

 of, and surely the foregoing, which is 

 substantially the plan as given in my 

 book (onl}- in outline), does not con- 

 vey any such impression. As I have 

 said before, the book was not written 

 to harm any one, but, on the contrary, 

 to add my mite to the fund of knowl- 

 edge already in the world. For this 

 reason I feel willing to accord to everj' 

 one the privilege, which I consider my 

 own, viz : After hearing a matter, to 

 decide upon that which I think best 

 adapted to my wants. 



I have faithfully given in the book 

 all that I considered of value, which 

 resulted from six years of hard labor 

 and experimenting aloiig the line of 

 queen-rearing, and if it benefits no 

 one, I still have the consolation left 

 me, of having tried, to the best of mj- 

 ability, to be of use in the world, and 

 of having cleared liJOO each of those 

 years, to put into my own pocket. 



P. S. — Since writing the above I have 

 received a letter from Mr. Allej-, saying: 



•• I must acknowledge, however, that 

 had you given the plan of placing 

 brood in the upper hive with the cell- 

 cups, you would have had a point a 

 long distance ahead of the world." 



This sliows that Mr. Alley had not 

 read my book when he wrote his arti- 

 cle for the Amekk'an Bee Journal, 

 and I gladly take back what I said 

 about his " wilfulh' misrepresenting." 

 Ignorance is preferable to being wrong 

 intentionally, at all times ; although 

 criticising th.at with whicli one is not 

 familiar, so as to give a wrong im- 

 pression, is hardl}' excusable. In the 

 above quoted paragraph, Mr. Alley pays 

 high tribute to the plan of rearing 

 queens as given in my book, and places 

 the method " a long distance ahead of 

 the world:' G. M. D. 



BEE-TALK. 



Inlcrnationai Convention at 

 Braulford, Ont. 



Written Sor the American Bee Jov/mal 



BY W. Z. HUTCHINSON. 



The International American Bee-As- 

 sociation, held its 20th annual conven- 

 tions on December 4, 5 and 6, 1889, at 

 Wickliffe Hall, in Brantford, Ontario, 

 Canada. 



The Convention was called to order 

 at 1:30 p.m., with President A. B. Mason 

 in the chair. The following members 

 then paid their dues : 



J. Alpaugh, St. Thomas, Ont. 



D, Anguish, Brantfotd, Ont. 

 Jos. Armstrouff, Chcanside, Ont. 

 George H. Ashhv, Albion, N. Y. 

 J. S. Barb. OakHeld.o. 



H. Aull, Warwick, Out. 



G. W. Barber, Harlurd, Ont, 



T, Barkett, Brantlorci, Ont, 



H, J. Beam, Chcapsiiie. Ont. 



J. R, Bellamy, lilackbank, Ont, 



Chas. Brown, Drumgrain, Ont, 



Ira Burrows, Dra.vtun, Ont. 



J. C. Calvert, Medina, Ohio, 



Rev. W. F. Clarke, (iuelph, Ont, 



Thos. Conway, EraTii.>sa, Ont, 



Prof. A, J, Cook, Avrrieultural College, Mich. 



W. A. Cr.vsler. Challiam, Ont. 



C. P. Dadant. Hamilton. III. 



J. Y, Detwiler, New Smyrna, Fla. 



S. A. Dickie. Brantford. Ont. 



Martin Emigh, Hollaook, Ont. 



A. K, Fierheller, Mt. Elg-in, Ont, 



C, Flanders, Boston, Ont, 



J, A, Foster, Tilbury Centre. Ont, 



F, A. Gommell, Slratiord, Ont, 



Wm, Goodyear, Wi>odstock, Ont. 



Wm. Granper, Wanstead, Ont, 



J. B, Hall. Woodstock, Ont, 



A, E. Hoshal, neamsviUe. Ont. 



Dr. A, E, Harvey, Wvntning, Ont. 



O. L, Hershiser, liilflalo, N. Y, 



William Hill. St. Thomas, Out. 



Geo. E. Hilton, Fremont, Mich. 



J. Hislop. Slrathburii, Ont, 



M. B, Holme;,, Delta, Ont, 



H, F. Holtermaiin, Itomney, Ont, 



J, R, Howell. Brantforil. Ont, 



W, Z, Hutchinson, Flint, Mich, 



Andrew Johnston, Stratford, Ont, 



E, D. Kceney, .\na(le, N. Y. 

 Wm, Knowlcs, ('Luholnie, Ont. 

 Arthur Laiiif?, Act<in. Ont. 

 Robert Lansftry, lientou, Ont. 



Dr, A, B, Mason, Auburndale, Ohio, 

 Fergus McMasters, St, Jtarys, Ont. 

 R. McKuis-ht, Owen Sound, Ont, 



C. McNally, Simcoe. ( )iit. 



F, H, Macphersoti. liecton, Ont, 

 R. L. Mead, Nassagaweya, Ont, 

 Thos. Moore, Carholme, Ont. 



G, H, Morris, Hatchley. Ont. 

 Ellas Mott, Norwich, Ont. 



L. L. Mulloek. BinbrooU, Ont. 

 John Newton, Woodstock. Ont. 

 R. L. Patterson, hynden, Ont. 

 A. Pickett. Nassagaweya, Ont. 



E. R. Root, Medina. Ohio. 



F. A. Rose. Balmoral. Ont. 



E. Rosebrugh, Bianchton, Ont. 

 T, Ruddle. Oustic, Ont. 

 Eugene Secor, Forest City. Iowa. 

 R, E. Smith, Tilbury Centre, Ont, 

 Wm. Spcdding. Clillord. Mich. 

 J. Sturgeon. Kitieardine, Ont. 

 E, W, Tanton, Stratford, Ont, 

 R, L, Taylor, Ltipccr, Midi. 

 Mark Tovell. Gnclph. Ont. 

 Thos. Waken. Glciioak, Ont. 

 John Yodcr, Spiiiigfleld, Ont. 



Mrs. J. C. Calvert, Medina, Ohio. 



Mrs. C. P. Dadatil. Hamilton. 111. 



Mrs. Dr. A. B. Mason, .\uburnrtale. Ohio. 



Mrs. F. H. .Macphersoti, Beetou, Ont. 



Mrs. E. R. Root, Meilina, Ohio. 



Mrs. J. Sturgeon, Kincardine, Ont. 



Mrs. John Yodcr, Spriiigfleld, Ont. 



I,ii.E MEMiiKiis— JVot present. 



D. A. .lones. Beeton. Ontario. 

 Thomas G. Newman. Chicago, Illinois. 



This was one of the most successful 

 meetings that this International .society 

 has held for several years, both in 

 point of numbers, and in the character 

 of its discussions. 



The first essay read was from Thomas 

 G. Newman, Chicago, Ills., upon 



I>i!«posina: ot tlie Honey Crop. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Qenllemen : 



A Yankee, down East, who has 

 given the subject allotted to me briefly 

 to discuss, a thorough study, got up a 

 placard for his salable honey, which 

 read like this : • • Hot Rolls and Honey 

 will Draw Human Flies." This he 

 placed up over an attractive display of 

 honey, where it was kept for sale. It 

 was put up in the nicest shape, each 

 package was done up in white tissue 

 paper, and put in "cartons." having 

 nice labels printed in two colors, and 

 little string handles, all ready to be 

 purchased and taken home safely as 

 well as conveniently. 



It is no wonder that he never had a 

 surplus crop of honey left on his hands! 

 The ciy always was for more — no 

 matter how much was produced. 



We have in North America nearly a 

 a hundred millions to feed. If we 

 divide the honey crop evenly among 

 those, in the United States and Canada, 

 who are hungering for a pure sweet, 

 it will give them but a small taste in- 

 deed. If it was placed within reach 

 of all, the whole crop would not last 

 over 20 days. All that is needed is 

 even distribution, an attractive article, 

 and a diffusion of knowledge concern- 

 ing its consumption and value as a 

 food and for medicinal purposes, and 

 recipes for its use. 



To place 100 "Honey Almanacs" 

 with tlie honey-producers' name and 

 address on them in any town, would 

 sell all that can be produced near it, 

 if the article be put up in attractive 

 packages. 



Quite lately we witnessed a little 

 scene which ought to teach a good 

 lesson. A lady went into a store and 

 asked to see some honey iu the comb. 

 She was shown some, but turned away 

 quickly iu disgust, saying that she did 

 not want that kind ! 



Do you ask what kind it was ? Well, 

 I will tell you. It was of rather a dark 

 color, put up in one-pound sections. 

 The sections were covered with pro- 

 polis, which had not been scraped ofl", 

 nor had there been any attem)it at it ! 

 There had been no separtitors used in 

 the surplus arrangement, and conse- 

 ipicntly the combs were very unevenly 

 built, and, as they had been packed in 

 the crates, some combs had rubbed 

 against the protrusions in others, and 

 it was a dripping, sticky, ami un- 

 sightly att'air. 



