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from Mr. Burt. I got some queens you have a good queen, and she is 

 from him and they were Italians, then pretty near ready to die. You 

 They were very dark, and cost me never know where your good queens 

 $6.00. They never were very strong are. It is to get the good queen, 

 in brood, but when they had five or and if I had a good queen I certainly 

 six frames of brood it was brood, would not supercede her. I mark the 

 They were very industrious. I know hives every year and see how many 

 that they lived sixty days. I had a supers of honey they get, and if it is 

 colony of bees that got me 32 pounds more than the average, that queen 

 and 18 pounds after 2 o'clock. It stays in there until she gets pretty 

 was one of those peculiar days that old, but when they produce less than 

 one may experience now and then, the average I kill them if they are 

 One colony of bees got me 325 pounds only one year. Or if the queen does 

 of ripened honey in 21 days. good work I don't care whether she 



Mr. Wilson: Mr. Gill reports that is five years old, I will keep her. 

 a colony of bees of his got him 325 Mr. Collins appointed the following 

 pounds of ripened honey in 21 days, committee to draft a set of Rules and 

 It is peculiar about it. They don't Regulations for conducting the section 

 come circling around and after a while contest. 



go in, but go direct. They get the Committee: Mr. Gill, Frank Rauch- 

 honey, strong in wing power and long fuss, S. Francis, 

 life. Never hang out in the summer. Made the following rules and reg- 



Mr. H. Rauchfuss: Discussion is ulations for section putting up contest: 

 that the queen does her best work First: Persons wishing to compete 

 in the second year. Why, no! I don't should make entry before 5 o'clock 

 think so. I think they do just as well today. 



in the first year, and even do as well Second: The number of supers to 

 when they are three years old, but be put up by each contestant will be 

 we take it for granted that the young fixed by this committee, 

 queen lays more eggs than when in Third: Every contestant will be 

 her second or third years. furnished sections all alike in quality 



Mr. Collins: I had two yards that and conditions, also foundation. 

 I had the side of my hives marked. Fourth: Contestants are required to 

 date of the hatched queen, date by put in top and bottom starters, 

 season. Those two yards show that Fifth: Points to be considered by 

 the queen hatched before the season the judges are quantity and quality 

 began and a queen that was hatched of work done. 



the year before compare about the Sixth: The quality of the work 

 same. The poorest I got was two should be further determined by pull- 

 supers from the queen two years old. ing of foundation and examining the 

 The best I got was five or six supers, folding of the sections. 

 The poorest I got was one, and the Seventh: The cutting of the founda- 

 best I got was three supers, and from tion by contestants should be .part of 

 that down, from queen three years the contest, but not to be considered 

 old. The queen four years old from in the awarding of the prize, 

 tvv'o supers down to nothing, and died Eight: One of the judges to act 

 without superceding. They were in as time keeper. 



different locations. It thoroughly Nine: Prizes should be awarded be- 

 convinces me that the young queen fore the close of morning session. 



'%Ir^ wTson: You lay that to the secretary's report. 



age of the queen, or would you not Stationery and Subscriptions.. $21.95 



lay it to the location? Paid Treasurer 7.00 



Mr. H. Rauchfuss: I believe there 



are other things to take in considera- $28.95 



tion, and the age is not so much the Bill of Secretary: 



cause of it. You can have a good Balance due on supplies 5.70 



colony of bees, and you might think Salary on 60 members 12.00 



the queen would be good and works 



good, but she might produce very $17.70 



poor queens. I think it would be best Received Membership $23.25 



to take in consideration if a queen Balance on hand 5.70 



produces good queens and that takes 



two or three years before you know $28.95 



