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THE A3IEBICAN APICULTURIST. 



ness.— Discussion of questions in tlie 

 question box. 



THinD DAY. 



Thursday morning session.— 9 a.m. 



Announcements. — Miscellaneous 



business.—" Reversinj? combs," James 

 Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich.—" The Pol- 

 len Theory," Prof. A. J. Cook, Agri- 

 cultural College, Mich. 



Afternoon Skssion.— 2 p. m.— An- 

 nouncements. — Miscellaneous busi- 

 ness.— "Wintering Bees," Ira Barber, 

 DeKalb Junction, N. Y. — " Different 

 Races of Bees," D. A. Jones, Beeton, 

 Ont. — Adjournment. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



Clinton, Mich. 



As many do not fully understand the 

 use of the certificates to secure the 

 benefits of reduced rates, I will try to 

 explain their use. 



It makes no difference whether you 

 belong to the North American Beekeep- 

 ers' Society, or any other society, or 

 ever expect to, if you wdsli togo to De- 

 troit, Mich., to attend the annual meet- 

 ing of the several beekeepers' societies 

 to be held at that place on Dec. 8, 9 and 

 10, you will simply write to W. Z. Hutch- 

 inson, Rogersville, Mich., asking for as 

 many railroad certificates as you can 

 use. Mr. H. will book your name and 

 the number of certificates you want, 

 and as soon as he obtains the certifi- 

 cates from the railroad companies, 

 which will be about Dec. 1, he will mail 

 them to you. You will fill out the blank, 

 and when you buy your ticket have the 

 railroad agent fill out his part. If you 

 cannot buy a through ticket to Detroit, 

 buy one for as far as you can, and when 

 you procure a new ticket have the agent 

 endorse on the face of the certificate 

 that he sold you one lull-rate ticket 

 from that place to as far as you get 

 your ticket. You may be obliged to 

 get tickets at several places, but always 

 iiave the agent certify that he sold you 

 a full fare ticket. 



AVhen you arrive at Detroit, present 

 your certificates to Mr. Hutchinson, 

 and he will fill out the blank left for that 

 purpose, certifying that you were in at- 

 tendance at the above-mentioned meet- 

 ing. Tlien, on presentation of your 

 certificate properly filled out, you will 

 be able to procure a return ticket by 

 paying one-third the regular fare, thus 

 saving to you two-thirds of the reg- 

 ular fare one way. 



This is a great reduction, and will 

 enable many to attend at Detroit that 

 would feel that it would cost too much 



to go. Then, with the reduced rates at 

 the hotel, it will make your expenses 

 very low. Your committee is still at 

 work trying to make it pleasant for you 

 when you arrive in Detroit. We hope 

 you will all come and make this meet- ■ 

 ing one long to be remembered by those 

 present. A large sample room at the 

 hotel has been placed at our disposal 

 where you can have every facility to 

 show anything new or of interest to the 

 Society. 



Let every beekeeper canvass his 

 neighborhood and find how aiany will 

 attend, then send to W. Z. Hutchinson 

 for certificates as soon as possible, so 

 that he will know how many to apply 

 for. 



H. D. Cutting. 



QUESTIONS AND ANSWEES. 

 questions by henry alley. 



1. Which do you prefer, a dove- 

 tailed or a nailed section ? Please give 

 your reasons for the preference. 



2. Will a good colony of bees store 

 as much honey in forty one-pound sec- 

 tions as they will in twenty that hold 

 two pounds each? 



3. In tiering up sections, how long 

 would you let the bees work in a set 

 of sections before raising them and 

 placing another set under? 



4. Have you ever used sections on 

 a hive without a honey-board between? 



5. What was the space between 

 bottom of sections and top of Irame? 



6. What was the width of top-bar 

 of brood-frame and width of space 

 between each two frames? 



7. Were you troubled by the bees 

 building comb between the top of the 

 frames and underside of the sections? 



questions by d. d. marsh. 



8. What is the best material to put 

 in cushions, chaff, or sawdust, or 

 leaves? 



9. Does it injure a swarm to drive out 

 a half peck or so of bees about the mid- 

 dle of July to sell? the conditions being : 

 it has abundance of bees; the clover 

 harvest is over: no busswood in the 

 locality; and golden rod abundant in 

 September. Will a hive thus treated 

 winter just as Avell? 



ANSWERS BY J. E. POND, JR. 



1. A dovetailed as a rule, unless the 

 price is far greater than those to nail; 

 for the reason that they can be put to- 

 gether more quickly and, if made as 

 they should be, they are plenty strong 

 enough; if, however, one should be 



