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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



[October. 



can get them, and wet them just be- the combs by the side of the hives. I 



fore using. 



Report of Committee on award of 

 section contest. 



We, the committee on section con- 



believe it is the locality largely due to 



this. 



Mr. F. Rauchfuss: I can confirm 

 that fully, the honey that is being pro- 



test, would make the following report: duced in the city limits is not as at- 

 That there be two prizes namely: A tractive in color nor the cappings of 

 first prize of two dollars ($2.00), a ^he comb, it partly is due to the soot 



second prize of one dollar ($1.00). 



Respectfully submitted, R. H. 

 Rhodes, A. F. Foster, D. Moon 



outside on the flowers. 



Mr. Porter: I had an experience. I 



Mr. Collins: As to the cutting of ^ad a Pjece of awning cloth that was 

 foundation, is it advisable to use starch blue and white, so thm and worn that 

 on the knife or hot water? ^'^^ bees chewed it up very easy, the 



Mr. Wilson: I have always used mappings on that honey was blue. 



soap and water. 



Mr. F. Rauchfuss: Want to bring 



Mrs. Gill: We heat the knife and a question up regarding the work of 



we find better work. We have tried the committee that has been appoint- 



soap, water and starch and like the ed to consult the government about a 



heated knife better. mating yard in an isolated locality, 



Mr. Pease: If the knife is drawn in this state. As the question has 



very rapidly through the foundation it been left the committee has no in- 



does not require anything. I have structions whatever what the members 



used a thin sharp knife. of the association would do to help 



Mr. Collins: I will say that I have along with the matter. It would be 



cut wax in the month of June and necessary that weshow them what we 



used hot water, have water standing are willing to do in the matter before 



over a small kerosene oil stove and we ask them to do something and we 



just chuck my knife in quickly and would like to hear from the members 



cut right through foundation. Do not present in regard to this matter. 



Mr. Collins: Why I don't know 

 what we could promise to do, I would 



stop to let it melt, I usually only cut 



once. 



Question: Why do bees put darker agree to promise to furnish bees from 

 cappings on bait sections and also on j^y q^^^ yard and make the test. 



adjoining sections? 



Mr. Collins: If the bases are abso- 

 lutely white, and the comb is white, 



Mr. V. Devinney: In addition to 

 that, all we ask of the government is 



lutely white, ana tne coma ib wu.lc ^^^^ ^.^^ co-operate with us and 



has not been stained at all, they will ^^ ^^jj co-operate with them. Con- 



cap white. scuLicu 



Mr. Steele: You say that 1/ the sec- j.^.^^^ .-^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ , 



tions are white and the cappmgs also, 

 suppose the section is unsoiled why 

 do they cap it dark? 



sequently we ask them and we are 



anytV' 

 notify us 



and the committee is to 

 what they wish us to do. 



Mr. F. Rauchfuss: Miy purpose of 



Mr. Collins: They carry the brood ^^-^^^-^^^ ^^^ ^^^ question was to find 



comb on to it. 



out whether there would be a sufli- 



Mr. Steele: Why don't they cap all ^-^^^^^ supply in furnishing colonies, of 



their sections white, if we believe, that, 

 if the sections are white they cap it 

 white. 



Mr. Foster: I hardly think the color 

 of the inside fixtures has anything to 

 do with the whiteness of the comb. I 

 think it is a great deal due to the fact 

 that they get out of wax and scraps in 



queens and drones for this purpose. 



Mr. Foster: It appears to me that 

 if the government gets the station in 

 running order there will be no worry 

 about the supply for there will be 

 many more applicants for their ser- 

 vice. 



Mr. F. Rauchfuss: It is a reason- 



order to" get a little niore wax. You ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ government 



will find a great deal «/ t^J^ J°^^ and the |overnment will be glad to 

 very dark color from the liatciimg 



very 



brood on the cappings of the sections. 

 Mr. Gill: Miost every one has seen 



help us. 



(To Be Continued). 



