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Such work as that would ruin any- 

 honey market, and if an apiarist will 

 not learn better, and work in accord- 

 ance witli the advanced ideas in the 

 sunshine of tlie present, he had better 

 quit the business, and leave it to others 

 more worth}" to share in the newer 

 ideas and advancement of this progres- 

 sive age. Thomas G. Newman. 



The subject introduced by Mr. New- 

 man was tlien discussed in the follow- 

 ing manner : 



R. L. Meade found his greatest 

 trouble to be from farmers and small 

 bee-keepers, who rushed their crop of 

 honey on the market as soon as they 

 got it off, and who sold it at a very low 

 figure. He had received 2 and 3 cents 

 more per pound for his honey than 

 they did, right in the face of the oppo- 

 sition, and it was because the custom- 

 ers who bought of him were willing to 

 pay that much more for it, because 

 they knew that his product was clean 

 and good, and well eared for. He had 

 sold his entire season's crop at 12J 

 cents, wholesale, and 15 cents retail. 

 In his section, however, fruit was a 

 complete failure. 



F. A. Gemmell kept up his name by 

 furnishing only the very best article of 

 honey. 



J. B. Hall sold his honey "on his 

 name." He put his name and address 

 on every section, and he had known 

 such method to bring him orders from 

 points a thousand miles from home. 

 If he had an}' honey that did not come 

 up to his standard of perfection, he 

 sold it at a less price, and he was par- 

 ticular not to put his name on it. 



Prof. Cook here asked how amateurs 

 were to get tlieir names up, as those 

 who had previously spoken were all 

 old hands at the business. 



G. Sturgeon kept bees, and had 

 worked up his reputation by keeping 

 his honey clean and in tempting shape. 

 He never fed his bees sugar-syrup, and 

 consequently no one could charge him 

 with adulteration of any kind. 



Prof. Cook coukl not see that feed- 

 ing sugar-syrup for wintering purposes 

 was going to hurt a man's reputation, 

 if he exercised reasonable care. 



Mr. Sturgeon — How will it be pre- 

 vented ? 



Prof. Cook — Use other combs, and 

 extract only from the upper and sec- 

 ond story. 



"Does it make any difference in dis- 

 posal, as to whether the honey is lique- 

 fied or granulated ?" 



R. F. Holtermann— It makes a great 

 difference. The great bulk of my cu.s- 

 tomers want it in a liquid state, and I 

 sell tlie great bulk of mine in gem jars. 



J. B. Aches' market also demanded 

 liquid lioney. 



A. Pickett considered it the most 

 natural to have honey in the liquid 



state, and found it best suited to his 

 trade. 



HoM- Can Propolis l»e Reduced 

 to Si JVlinimiini? 



J. B. Hall — Go some place where 

 there is no propolis, or take the crop 

 of honey off by July 20, before which 

 there is very little propolis in my 

 district. 



G. Ashby — Make everything a proper 

 bee-space — 5-l(i of an inch. 



Mr.Holtermann — The bee-space will, 

 of course, help materially, but to get 

 oft' the honey early is the best remedy. 



R. L. Taylor took his honey oft' as 

 soon as possible before there was much 

 propolis. 



J. Alpaugh coincided with the views 

 of those who took honey oft" early. 



W. F. Clarke wished to know when 

 there was lots of honey, if the amount 

 of propolis would be in proportion. 



Prof. Cook was of the opinion that 

 there would be. He expected to have 

 heard somebody say that the double 

 bee-space helped to reduce the propolis 

 very lai'gely. 



Dr. A. B. Mason used double bee- 

 spaces, and found that they were help- 

 ful. 



R. L. Taylor always uses double bee- 

 spaces. 



F. A. Gemmell uses both double and 

 single bee-spaces, and finds more pro- 

 polis on the sections aljove single than 

 double bee-spaced honey-boards. 



^Vliat Size of Sections is Best ? 



The consensus of opinion was in 

 favor of sections holding one pound, 

 and the size was to be eitlier 4}x4] and 

 7 to the foot, or 4]x41xlJ inches. 



EVENING SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order at 

 the appointed time by President Mason, 

 who 'then called upon Mayor C. B. 

 Heyd. The Mayor promptly responded. 

 The following is a short synopsis of the 



9Iayor*s Address of ^Velcoinc : 



The very pleasing duty devolved 

 upon him of welcoming the Association 

 to the city of Brantford. Brantford 

 had a name for extending hospitality. 

 It was an attractive anil pretty city, 

 and he had much pleasure in extending 

 a hearty welcome. He was happy to 

 see so many Canadians present, but he 

 was likewise happy to see such a large 

 number from across the lines. He was 

 glad of the feeling of amity which ex- 

 isted between the two countries. The 

 objects and aims of the people were 

 apparently one and the same. He 

 would not say anything about the little 

 animal that had bronglit them together. 

 He did not know wliether it was an 

 animal or an insect. Ho was very fond 

 of the product of the bee, l)ut did not 



want any closer acquaintance with it. 

 He had, when a boy, become acquainted 

 with it, and the remembrance would 

 undoubtedly remain with him as long 

 as he lived. Since that time he had 

 preferred not to renew the acquaint- 

 ance. 



We have many beautiful buildings 

 and also an hospital, which would be 

 well worth a visit, as well as the House 

 of Refuge, where our aged and infirm 

 are taken care of. Then we have the 

 Blind Institute, where the unfortunate 

 blind were taught and educated to earn 

 their own living. He would, on behalf 

 of Principal Dymond, extend a hearty 

 invitation to members of the Bee-Asso- 

 ciation, to visit the Institute, also to 

 visit the works of A. Harris, Son & Co.. 

 which was one of the largest manu- 

 factories in the country, and a hearty 

 welcome would be given. He would 

 not trespass on their time, but would 

 give way to tliose who would speak on 

 the bee-question. He would particu- 

 larly welcome the ladies, who liad 

 graced the Convention with their pres- 

 ence. He hoped that the Association 

 would have a most prosperous meeting. 



Aid. S. G. Read seconded the Mayor 

 in his address of welcome. 



Mr. Clarke, President of the Ontario 

 Association, extended the welcome of 

 all Ontario, of which Brantford was 

 but a small part. If they had been 

 going to choose a model city to show 

 the American delegation, Brantford 

 would be that city. 



A quartette, composed of Messrs. 

 Liddell, Pickles, Sbapley and Blasdell. 

 with Miss Eva Waters presiding at the 

 piano, rendered two excellent songs. 



Prof. Cook was called npon to re- 

 spond to the addresses of welcome 

 which had been given. He was quite 

 at a loss to know why he had been 

 called upon. But he was sure that a 

 glad welcome always awaited the 

 Americans who attended the conven- 

 tions in Canada. He had been to On- 

 tario before, and the Americans said 

 they never had anything like the wel- 

 come they had received at Toronto, 

 and he was prepared for the reception 

 they had received to-night. They had 

 read some things about fishing. He 

 was glad they had come, as this wel- 

 come had assured them of more than 

 a 7-mile limit. There was no section 

 in the world which could compare with 

 Ontario as a honey-producing district. 

 He would not take up any further time, 

 but say they had had a royal greeting, 

 and would go away thinking more of 

 the brothers on this side of the line, 

 and hoped the feelings extended on 

 both sides. 



Dr. A. B. Mason then read the fol- 



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