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for the average bee-keeper, and that we 

 should not be too ready to advise every- 

 body to go into it. 



Dr. Parmly, New Fork, believed it 

 was better to persuade intelligent per- 

 sons to keep a few colonies. 



Mr. Jones, Canada, disagreed with 

 Mr. Heddon and illustrated his argu- 

 ment by the names and addresses of 

 several persons, combining bee-keep- 

 ing with other occupations. 



Prof. Cook, Mich., thought no one 

 should keep bees who is not determined 

 to make the business a success. 



Mr. Collins, Texas, thought it better 

 in his locality to persuade others to go 

 into bee-keeping. 



C. O. Perrine, who had just arrived stated that he 

 had made quite a number of attempts and failures 

 in trying to conduct a floating apiary. He was now 

 prepared to advise that bees be kept as far as possi- 

 ble from large bodies of water. Last year he had 

 lost all his working force of bees in two days from a 

 cold wind, they fell into the water and perished. 

 He has still a full belief in the migratory system, but 

 will hereafter move his bees from the north to the 

 south on the cars. This will only cost about $100.00 

 for a car-load holding from two hundred to five 

 hundred colonies. He intends to bring all his bees 

 soutli in this way for the winter, and back north for 

 the summer. He would come north about April 1, as 

 no honey can be had in the south during the summer 

 months. 



T. F. Bingham, of Mich., was called upon and gave 

 his experience with migrating bees. He had found 

 that the loss of brood was the most serious obstacle 

 which he met with in shipping by rail. He had come 

 to the conclusion that he would have lost less by 

 leaving his bees at home in the north. 



Question by T. M. Marquis : What is the best 

 method of securing straight combs? 



E. J. Oatman : By using foundation. 



L. M. Wain wright: Put the frames a little closer, 

 or put an emptv frame between two full frames. 



J. L. Harris, lnd., moved that the evening session 

 be held at the office of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal and that the $5.00 saved in hall rent be contrib- 

 uted to the Langstroth fund. Carried. 



C. S. Schofleld, lnd., moved that the President pro- 

 cure likenesses of Langstroth, Dzierzon, Huber, &c, 

 and have copies made for sale. Carried. 



The following bills were presented and ordered to 

 be paid. Rent of Lyceum Theater $35.00. Execu- 

 tive Committee's general expenses $20.00. 



Letters were read from J. H. Nellis, C. F. Muth, S. 

 C. Dodge, W. S. Fultz, N. Cameron, T. B. Williams. 

 J. M. Hicks, Dr. J. P. H. Brown, A. E. Wenzel and 

 many others who had sent implements for exhibition. 



Evening Session. 



The President called the meeting to order at 8 p.m. 

 On motion tneBxecutive Committee were requested 



to prepare badges for those who may hereafter at- 

 tend the National Conventions; also they were in- 

 structed to procure medals to be awarded for the 

 best exhibition of bees, honey and implements for 

 the apiary. 



By request C. 0. Coffinberry gave an address on 

 preparing comb and extracted honey for the market, 

 and strongly advised the use of small barrels for the 

 latter. 



O. O. Perrine said he sold 20 lbs. of extracted to 1 lb. 

 of comb honey ; for the latter he preferred the 

 unglassed section, holding about l 1 ,. lbs. He desired 

 the Association to appoint a committee to visit 

 Louisiana next March for the purpose of informa- 

 tion. On motion this matter was referred to the 

 Executive Committee. 



Mr. Collins of Texas, gave a description of the 

 usual way of managing bees in the South. They 

 were hived in hollow gum-tree logs, and many did 

 not know how many colonies they kept nor how much 

 honey they took. When they wanted to go to mar- 

 ket they simply smoked and robbed some Of them, 

 and took it, comb, strained-honey, bee-bread, and 

 young bees all together, and sold it, for not a great 

 price, of course. He was anxious for more informa- 

 tion to be disseminated as to bee-culture among the 

 people. 



After further discussion the convention adjourned, 

 to meet next year in Cincinnati. 



Articles on Exhibition. 



Mrs. F. A. Dunham, Depere. Wis., comb founda- 

 tion mill. 



James Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich., bee feeder. 



Ch. Dadant, Hamilton, 111., sheets and samples of 

 comb foundation. 



J. E. Moore, Byron, N. Y., crates of sections with 

 his perfection caps, with and without honey. ' 



Chas. Sonne, Sigel, 111., , box of specimens of asilus 

 Missouriensis, (bee enemies.) 



Prof. A. J. Cook, Lansing, Mich., specimens of 

 honey flora. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown, Augusta, Ga., specimens of 

 southern honey plants. 



F. F. Collins, Dallas, Texas, specimens of cotton 

 bolls. 



G. McPherson, Chicago, 111., frame holder. 



J. H. Nellis, Cunajoharie, N. Y., box of samples of 

 apiarian supplies, and Bee-Keepers 1 Exchange. 



T. F. Bingham, Otsego, Mich., samples of honey 

 knives and his new bee smokers. 



J. Van Deusen & Sons, Sprout Brook, N. Y., sam- 

 ples of flat-bottomed comb foundation. 



H. H. Cheney, East Saginaw, Mich., atmospheric 

 bee feeder. 



J. M. Shuck, Des Moines, Iowa, bee smoker, bee 

 feeders, and model of his Universal hive. 



J. W. Winder, Terre Bonne, La., introducing cages. 



H. Scovell, Columbus, Kansas, two smokers. 



H. K. Cotton, Mt. Vernon, 0., hive with movable 

 inside straw packing, and glass feeder. 



T. S. Bull, Valparaiso, lnd., crates of comb honey 

 and jars of extracted honey, swarm catcher, and 

 comb foundation made on German plates. 



J. W. Bailey, Ripon, Wis., swarm catcher. 



Elvin Armstrong. Jerseyville, 111., Centennial hive 

 and samples of comb and extracted honey. 



C. L. Sweet, Cook Co., 111., bottle of white clover 

 honey. 



George Thompson, Geneva, 111., honey mead and 

 honey wine. 



A. E. Wenzel, Callicoon, N.Y., model of hive with 

 iron clamps, put together without nails or screws. 



A. G. Hill, Kendallville, lnd., American hive, and 

 gas-pipe honey extractor, hive cover packed for 

 wintering. 



A. J. King, New York City, bee smoker and model 

 of Eclectic hive. 



J. L. Harris, Wheeler, lnd., bee hive and block for 

 sawing mitred corners. 



W. J. Plecker, Galesburg, 111., automatic machine 

 for nailing honey boxes. 



R. R. Murphey, Garden Plain, 111., Langstroth 

 hive and surplus boxes. 



THOS. G. Newman, President. 



Ehrick Parmly, Secretary. 



NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 



I* WAX- EXTRACTORS. 



It FES WAKTED.-ONE HUNDRED COLO- 

 NIES wanted, in part payment on a fine quarter 

 section of land in northern Kansas. For particulars 

 address, J- V. Caldwell. 



Cambridge, 111. 



HONEY WANTED.— Parties having either 

 Comb or Extracted honey for sale, are invited to 

 correspond with us. 



We will pav the best market price for any quantity 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SOX, 



974 West Madison St., CHICAGO. 



