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can cure any colony in one or two 

 hours. 



Mr. Hall said that, in 1875, he lost 

 his whole apiary by foul brood, and, 

 from his experience, thought that it 

 was better to burn the hives, combs 

 and bees rather than to attempt to clean 

 tiiem. 



Mr. Betsinger was sorry that the 

 time was too limited for a thorough 

 discussion of this matter. He knew 

 the cause of foul brood as well as a 

 simple remedy for it, which he would 

 present at the North Eastern Con- 

 vention. 



Mr. L. C. Root said that should an- 

 other scourge of foul brood ever be 

 experienced as that which visited this 

 country some years ago, he should be 

 inclined to leave the business. It came 

 mysteriously and mysteriously de- 

 parted. 



The report of the committee on the 

 Constitution came up for consideration 

 and was adopted. 



The programme committee then re- 

 ported resolutions of thani^s as follows : 



To the Mayor and city authorities 

 for their courtesy in placing the pub- 

 lic buildings at the disposal of the 

 Society. 



To the daily papers, whose reporters 

 have been very attentive and efficient. 



To tlie brethren who prepared essays 

 for the Convention. 



To the rresident and officers for 

 making preliminary arrangements and 

 for management of the business of the 

 Society. 



To tlie hotel-keepers for their polite 

 attentions to members. 



The committee on Mr. Bengongh's 

 claim on the Society for sliort-hand 

 reporting at the last meeting, recom- 

 mended settlement on Mr. Bengongh's 

 proposition submitted through Wm. F. 

 Clarke, offering to take .$25 for work 

 already done, and hand over tiie short- 

 hand notes to the Secretary of the So- 

 ciety, to be put on tile. The report 

 was adopted. 



Several small bills were ordered paid, 

 and the janitor, who had been at a large 

 amount of trouble and had been in con- 

 stant attendance to look after warming, 

 ventilating and lighting the building, 

 was voted 810 for his services. 



The question was asked, whether 

 any official report ofthis meeting would 

 be published? President Root stated 

 that the "American Bee Journal" had 

 made arrangements to give a full re- 

 ))()rt,, and he presumed tiiut ]\Ir. Locke 

 would have a report in his i-'aper. It 



was not the intention to get out a 

 report at the expense of the Society, 

 but the Secretary of this meeting, Mr. 

 Benedict, would write out the minutes 

 which he had made, and transmit them 

 to the newly-appointed Secretary, wlio 

 would produce them for reference at 

 the Detroit meeting. 



Mr. Clarke, of Ontario, said that this 

 would entail a considerable amount of 

 after-work upon Mr. Benedict, which 

 it was not fair for us to expect him to 

 do for nothing. He, tlierefore, moved 

 that the Secretary be allowed $20 for 

 his services. The motion was seconded 

 and carried unanimously. 



President Hoot gave a brief address 

 expressive of his satisfaction at the 

 success of the meeting. Though it 

 was not so large as usual, owing to the 

 absence of the Western brethren, it 

 had been most harmonious, and there 

 had been many interesting and useful 

 discussions. He hoped that there 

 would be a general rally at Detroit, 

 next year. 



The Convention then adjourned un- 

 til the fall of 1885. 



QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 



The object of this department is to 

 furnish the means whereby any (lues- 

 tion of importance relating to anypliase 

 of beekeeping can be answeretl by a 

 number of our most prominent and 

 successfid apiarists. Now we do not 

 wish to ask all the questions and hope 

 that our readers will take such interest 

 iii this matter that they will keep us 

 supplied with practical questions of 

 general interest. Here is an opportu- 

 nity for the beginner to ask information 

 and for the expert to have knotty ques- 

 tions unravelled. 



So please send in your questions 

 promptly each month or at any time. 

 Ed.] 



QUESTIONS BY THE EDITOR. 



1. How many colonies are you going 

 to place in winter quarters? 



2. Of what race or strain are they? 



,3. What style and size of hives and 

 frames are used? 



