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meeting the discussions commenced by the 

 following ; 



How to increase the agreeableness of 

 the management of bees..— Dr. Dzierzon in- 

 troduced the subject by stating that the first 

 point was the meekness of the bee itself. 

 He preferred the Italian, Caucassian, and 

 Krainer bees, who were not so much dis- 

 posed to sting as the native bees. The 

 hives should be in such a condition as to 

 make them feel at home and to prevent 

 their being irritated. He approved of many 

 of the new inventions for the management 

 of the bees, as means to this end. 



Herr Hilbert said that the family arrange- 

 ments of the hive was such as to induce 

 happiness and contentment among its 

 inmates. 



Prof. Sartori, of Milan, Italy, said that he 

 had lately made journeys through Russia, 

 France and Germany, and everywhere found 

 a desire for rational bee-culture. He had 

 pleasure in presenting some Russian queen 

 bees to the society. 



Herr John Schmidt, of Moravia, said that 

 he preferred bees that would sting, that 

 proved that they were healthy. He pre- 

 ferred the Cyprian bees, but each race is 

 good, if well treated. 



The President remarked that the widow 

 of the late Baron of Berlepsch, and her 

 daughter were present, and introduced them 

 to the assembly with appropriate remarks. 



The American Representative was for- 

 mally presented to the Congress, the Presi- 

 dent remarking that he regarded it as a great 

 honor for the Association to receive a Rep- 

 resentative from America, a country that is 

 known to vbe progressive as well as very 

 practical in the science of apiculture. He 

 had great pleasure, therefore, in welcoming 

 to a seat in that body Mr. T. G. Newman, 

 who was not only the Representative of the 

 ''North American Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion," but also the President of that honor- 

 able and much respected body. This was 

 followed by much cheering, and then we 

 were called upon for a speech. We re- 

 marked that America desired to exhibit the 

 food feeling which she had towards all the 

 indred societies of the World, and had 

 sent her Representative to personally ex- 

 press that feeling, not only to the societies 

 of Great Britain, but also to those on the 

 European Continent— but more especially 

 to the Austro-Geranan Congress, whose 

 members comprised so many of the famous 

 names of excellent apiarists, that are 

 revered the world over. We came to see 

 and talk with them— to listen and to learn, 

 as well as to tell them how Americans were 

 progressing in the science of apiculture. 

 We wished them all a prosperous and 

 interesting session. Our remarks were 

 interpreted and repeated by the honorable 

 Baroness of Berlepsch, and were received 

 with many cheers. 



Upon the question as to whether it would 

 do to cross the Italian bee with apis dorsata, 

 Dr. Dzierzon stated that he did not believe it 

 would be advantageous. 



HerrStahala, Councillor of the Consistory 

 in Moravia spoke concerning the safest 

 method of introducing queens, and advised 

 the transferring of the bees as well as the 

 queen into a new hive. Finding themselves 



in new quarters they will the more readily 

 accept the new queen without trouble. 



Herr Lehzen, of Hanover, Prof. Sartori 

 and Paster Puchar thought it quite unneces- 

 sary to so disturb the colony. 



Herr Vogel advocated the introduction of 

 the Caucassian bee. They are more easily 

 controlled, and are the most docile of all the 

 races of bees ; the queen being exceedingly 

 prolific. One thing he was able to state, 

 and that was the honey gathering qualities 

 of the bees. 



Prof. Dr. Butlerow, of Russia, also en- 

 dorsed the statement concerning the quali- 

 ties of the Caucassian bees. 



Herr Frei, of Neuremburg, gave his 

 method of queen rearing. 



Herr Reinert, of Starkov, wished to know 

 why in parts of the country where foul 

 brood occurs that it suddenly appears, and 

 how can it be pi-evented ? 



Herr Hilbert gave his experience with it, 

 and explained his treatment of the disease 

 and methods for preventing it. 



After the Banquet and the distribution of 

 the prizes, the Convocation adjourned to 

 meet at Cologne next year. 



Hereafter we hope to be able to find room 

 for a full report of the discussions, which at 

 present is impossible. 



Dzierzon and Berlepsch.— Pastor Jo- 

 hann Dzierzon, of Carlsmarket, Prussia, is 

 the most celebrated of the German bee-mas- 

 ters. He is the author of the famous "Dzier- 

 zon Theory, " a statement of the manner in 

 which reproduction takes place among bees. 

 It is upon this theory, which has repeatedly 

 been proved to be correct, that modern bee- 

 culture rests. Whenever Dzierzon appears 

 in the German bee convention — those en- 

 thusiastic assemblies composed of hundreds 

 of German and Austrian bee-culturists, ar- 

 dent admirers of the wondrous little bee— he 

 is greeted with "Hail to the great master!" 

 The late Baron von Berlepsch frequently 

 called the "Bee-Baron, " who also occupied 

 a place among the great apiculturists of Ger- 

 many, was at first skeptical regarding the 

 Dzierzon theory, but afterwards became its 

 warmest supporter and ablest expounder. 

 One of the wise sayings of von Berlepsch — 

 many of which have become proverbial 

 among German bee-culturists is : Vorallem 

 lernt Theorie, sonst bleibt ihr practische 

 Stuemper euer Leben king." In our good 

 mother English — and it certainly deserves a 

 place there— this would read : Above all 

 things learn the theory, else you will remain 

 practical blunderers your life long." — Mich. 

 Farmer. 



JEP°Herr Rudolph Mayerhceffer, Secretary 

 of one of the prominent apiarian societies 

 in Bohemia, and editor of the Austrian bee 

 journal (Oesterreicliischc Bienen-Zeitimg), 

 writing from Prague under date of July 

 Gth, sa\s: "I request you to announce in 

 the American Bee Journal, the names of 

 those Yankees who have been made corres- 

 ponding members of our Society. They 

 are: Messrs. A. I. Root, Medina, O.; 

 Frank Benton, Michigan State Agricultural 

 College, Lansing, Mich.; Charles Dadant, 

 Hamilton, HI. 



