THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



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A. A. Baldwin: I had just as soon 

 as not have my colonies queenless for 

 twenty days after the honey harvest 

 and would take this time to give them 

 a queen. 



■ S. W. Salisbury: I rcqueen with 

 swarmins cells. 



The question " Is it advisable to clip 

 the queen's wings? " brought outalively 

 discussion. 



J. H. Jones : I prefer to have my 

 queens clipped. 



S. W. Salisbury: I have tried clip- 

 ping the queen's wings and think it in- 

 duces the bees to supersede the queen 

 immediately. I also have a great deal 

 of trouble in finding a clipped queen 

 when swarming. 



L. W. Baldwin : The ease and facility 

 in handling swarming are much in favor 

 of clipped queens. I lilce the practice. 



A. A. Baldwin : I do not think that 

 clipping the queen's wings causes the 

 bees to supei-sedeher. The past season 

 with an apiary of 135 colonies only two 

 were superseded and they through nat- 

 ural causes. 



A great majority of the members 

 present practised it. 



James D. Meador was appointed to 

 endeavor to get a better schedule on 

 apiarian products from the railroad 

 companies. 



Adjourned to meet in Kansas City, 

 next spring, at the call of the executive 

 committee. 



W. B. Thorn of Glen. Kans., had on 

 exhibition a colony of Holy Land bees. 

 Mr. John Conser, of Glen, Kans., made a 

 display of extracted honey. There was 

 no general display. 



The following is the number of colo- 

 nies of bees, pounds of honey and wax 

 represented: 



No. colonies last fall. 1,528 



" " this spring, 1,138 



" lbs. comb honey, 33,557 



" " ex. honey, 10,285 



" " Avax, I'JG 



P. Baldwin, Secretary. 



THE NORTH AMERICAN BEEKEEPERS' 

 SOCIETY. 



This society will hold its IGth annual 

 convention on Dec. 8, 9 and 10, 1885, 

 at Detroit, Mich. The hall in whicli 

 the meeting will be held is known as 

 the " Red ^Nlen's Wigwam," and is lo- 

 cated at 63 Michigan Avenue, one block 

 west of the City Hall. Just across the 

 street from the "Red Men's Wigwam" 

 is the Antisdel House, wliicli will be 

 the hotel at which the society will make 

 its head-quarters. The regular rates 



at this hotel are .$2 per day, but they 

 have been reduced to §1.25 per day to 

 those attending the convention. There 

 will be reduced rates on all Michigan 

 i-ailroads, also as far east as Bufl'alo, as 

 far west as Chicago, and as far south 

 as Toledo. Efforts are being made to 

 secure reduced rates to still further 

 points, but at present the prospects of 

 success are not very promising. No 

 certificates will be sent out until about 

 Dec. 1; but all who expect to attend 

 should write to the Secretary at once, 

 and certificates will be sent out as soou 

 as they are ready. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec, 

 Bogersville, 31ich. 



PROGRAMME. 

 first day. 



Tuesday FORENOON SESSION — 10a.m. 

 — Convention called to order. — Address 

 of Welcome, by Edwin Willetts, Presi- 

 dent of the Michigan Agricultural Col- 

 lege. — Response by tlie President, L.C. 

 Root. — Calling the roll of members of 

 last year, payment of annual dues, re- 

 ception of new members, and distribu- 

 tion of badges.— Reading the minutes 

 of the last meeting. — Reports of the 

 Treasurer and Seci'etary. — Announce- 

 ments.— Miscellaneous business. 



Afternoon session. — 2 p. m. — An- 

 nouncements. — Annual address of the 

 President. — Miscellaneous business. — 

 " Production of Comb Honey," G. M. 

 Doolittle, Borodino, N. Y.-" Produc- 

 tion of Extracted Honey," Chas. Da- 

 dant, Hamilton, III. — " Marketing Hon- 

 ey." C. F. Muth, Cincinnati, O. 



Evening session.— 7.30 p. m.— An- 

 nouncements. — Miscellaneous busi- 

 ness. — Discussion of questions tliat 

 have accumulated in the question box 

 during the day. 



SKCOND day. 



Wednesday morning se.ssion.— 9 

 A. m. — Announcements. — Miscellane- 

 ous business. — "Bee Pasturage, !'Thos. 

 G. Newman, Chicago, 111. — "Selling 

 and Shipping Bees by the Pound," E. 

 M. Hayhurst, Kansas City, Mo.— Selec- 

 tion of place for holding next conven- 

 tion, and election of officers. 



Afternoon session. — 2 p. m. — An- 

 nouncements. — Miscellaneous busi- 

 ness. — " Excellence or Cheapness : 

 Which?" A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio.— 

 "Comb Foundation," John Vandervort, 

 Laceyville, Pa. — "Beekeeping as a bus- 

 iness," Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo, 111. 



Evening session. — 7.30 p. m. — An- 

 nouncements. — Miscellaneous busi- 



