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duce better conditions for the bees 

 than they found in their natural abodes 

 in the woods. 



The addres* of Prof. Benton on the 

 Cyrio-Carniolan bee was listened to 

 with interest. He thought that such a 

 bee was the best bee for honey pro- 

 duction. 



The question-box conducted by the 

 professor proved to be most interest- 

 ing, and many a nut was cracked by 

 him to the satisfaction of all. 



"How to clip queens and how ,to hive 

 swarms with clipped queens" was treat- 

 ed by H. C. Roat. Many others gave 

 their methods of clipping. Nearly all 

 used scissors for ,the purpose. 



Mr. H. L. Case keeps a goodsized 

 apiary in the village of Canandaigua 

 and his son is his right-hand man in the 

 management of the bees. Master Case 

 described the different operations and 

 their whole management in clear, con- 

 cise language. Clipping queens is 

 practiced, also spring feeding. The 

 apiary is run for comb honey principal- 

 ly, with as little increase as is con- 

 venient. 



Queen rearing was gone over in all 



its details by Mr. Benton, who covered 

 all methods. Other speakers, down on 

 the program for the same subject 

 could add but little more. 



"The use of comb foundation in sec- 

 tions" received the attention of the b.ee 

 keepers. C. C. Southerland opened the 

 discussion. Although the majority of 

 bee-keepers used full sheets, it was nev- 

 ertheless admitted that comb honey 

 without foundation (except for s,tart- 

 ers) was better and to be preferred. 



During an intermission of the in- 

 stitute the Ontario Co. Bee-Keepers' 

 association elected officers as follows: 

 President, H. L. Case, Canandaigua; 

 First vice president, C. C. Souther- 

 land; Second vice oresident, G. S. Pell- 

 ing; Third vice president, Chas. Rose; 

 Secretarj', F. Greiner; Treasurer, H. 

 C. Roat; Honey inspector, E. H. Per- 

 ry, Manchester. Delegates to state 

 convention, F. Greiner, E. H. Perry. 

 Alternates, H. C. Roat, C. C. Souther- 

 land. 



The meeting was well attended and 

 many new members joined the asso- 

 ciation. F. Greiner, Sec. 





Dear Bro. Hill: 



It's a philogical scrap Doctor Saw- 

 yer would fix for me. 'Twon't work 

 nohow. Doctor Miller is his boy, sic 

 him and see the Saw-Mill. 



"Philologists who chase 

 "A panting syllable through time and 



space, 

 "Start at home and hunt in the dark, 

 "To Gaul, to Greece and into Noah's 



Ark." 



It's not in my "cups" that I'll be get- 

 ting for any man. Bro. Atwater asks 

 it, but think of me with that Rhode 

 Island peppercorn on one side and 

 iracible Alley on to.ther! No-sir-ree- 

 Bob, not if the Deacon knows hisself 

 and he reckons he does. No cell cup 

 mixture for me: a tin dipper with some 

 of Popp's lemonade is good enough. 



Gently Harry, go easy with Friend 

 Muth. You muth remember thath 

 Muth ith not in the buthineth for hith 

 health, Thir! 



S'prised be you cause a fellow bor- 

 rowed your copy for his editorials and 



