opinions were that the Italian was superior 

 to the black bee for working in top boxes. 

 They called for the proof of the Italian bees 

 working on red clover. They said they fa- 

 vored the black bees. 



Mr. Alpheus Chapman had kept bees for 

 upward of 50 years ; he had better success 

 during the past 20 years since he operated 

 with the Italians ; the Italian bee is less 

 liable to the diseases prevalent with bees ; 

 the Italian bee was the best worker out'; hy- 

 brids were also good. Advised the ladies to 

 keej> the Italian bees on account of their 

 amiable disposition and beauty. 



Mr. J. A. Buchanan was of the opinion 

 that the native or black bee, when properly 

 cared for, would produce as much honey as 

 the Italian, and be as prolific. 



Mr. H. Fisher gave it as his opinion that 

 the black bees are superior to the Italian, 

 acknowledging that Italians are better 

 for increase of colonies, but not for produc- 

 tion of honey. 



Mr. Joseph Brunton stated that his blacks 

 kept better than his Italians during the 

 past winter, claiming that hybrids produced 

 more honey for him than any other bees in 

 his apiary. 



Mr. Geo. T. Newell spoke in favor of the 

 Italian bees, in that they produced more 

 honey for him than the black bees did for 

 his neighbors ; his Italians commencing to 

 work in top boxes sooner than the others. 



How to Winter Bees. 



The next question, " Shall we winter our 

 bees in winter depositoi - ies or on their sum- 

 mer stands ?" was taken up and discussed 

 by D. H. Yant, Alpheus Chapman, and 

 others. 



Mr. Chapman thought that locust honey 

 was best for wintering bees ; his manner of 

 wintering is on their summer stands, in 

 sheds ; protecting them from the weather, 

 cold winds, &c, with straw, keeping them 

 dry and cool, but not so as to freeze, dis- 

 cussing the subject at length. 



Which Way to Face the Hives in Winter. 



The question was asked, by Mr. Geo. T. 

 Newell, "Should we, if necessary to winter 

 on summer stands, face our bees to the 

 South ?" Answered affirmately. 



The following resolution was received and 

 adopted : Resolved, That in connection 

 with this Association, at our future meet- 

 ings, there be placed on exhibition (in such 

 a manner as not to interfere with the regu- 

 lar order of business), hives, honey and 

 implements of the apiary. 



Owing to the distance some of the mem- 

 bers of the Association had to travel, to- 

 gether with press of business matters with 

 all, it was deemed not practicable to con- 

 tinue longer in session at this time. It was 

 therefore, Resolved, That we hold a con- 

 vention in the spring of 1880, at the call of 

 the executive committee. 



The Secretary made the following report: 



Members enrolled, gentlemen, 17 ; ladies, 6; 



otal, 22. Cash received, $7.00; expenses, 



$1.30; balance in hands of Treasurer, R. H. 



Brown, $5.70. Adjourned. 



J. A. Buchanan, Pres. 



Thomas Lloyd, Sec. 



N. W. 0. Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Met in Druid hall Toledo, O., Oct. 17, 

 1879. The meeting was cailed to order by 

 President Williams. Minutes of last meet- 

 ing were read and approved. The constitu- 

 tion and by-laws were read and opportunity 

 offered for visitors to join the Association. 

 Several availed themselves of the opportun- 

 ity, the President stated that several mem- 

 bers from Napoleon could not be present as 

 the court of common pleas was in session, 

 and their presence was required. The cor- 

 responding Secretary reported, submitting 

 some correspondence which was received 

 and placed on file. 



The subject of wintering bees was dis- 

 cussed. Several members gave their experi- 

 ence in that direction, and the time was 

 occupied until noon when the meeting 

 adjourned until 2 o'clock. 



In the afternoon a motion was made that 

 the Convention appoint a delegate to attend 

 the National Convention at Chicago, with 

 instructions to ask if that Convention had 

 any thing to do with the American Institute 

 Fair held in New York last October. Car- 

 ried. On motion Mr. Jno. Y. Detwiler, 

 was appointed the delegate. Carried. 

 Opportunity was then offered for conversa- 

 tion among visitors and members, and the 

 various methods of wintering were dis- 

 cussed. In due time the meeting adjourned 

 to meet in Delta, Ohio, the first Thursday in 

 January, 1880. Jno. Y. Detwiler, Sec. 



Central Ohio Convention. 



The October meeting was held at Colum- 

 bus, O., on Wednesday Oct. 15 ; J. W. New- 

 love, Vice President for Franklin county, 

 in the chair, and S. D. Riegel Secretary. 

 After the usual preliminary business, the 

 Secretary read the question selected for 

 discussion, as follows : 



Is Bee-Culture subject to more Failures than 

 Farming or Stock-Raising? 



H. Culp held that bee-culture, as a 

 specialty, required much study, practice, 

 and care and in consequence more made 

 failures of it than those engaged in farming 

 and stock-raising. He had grown and 

 handled various products, and found that 

 none of them required the same amount of 

 study that bee-culture did. 



K. K. Parker, said that farming and stock- 

 raising also required a great amount of 

 study in order to meet with success, and in 

 reality his views were somewhat in opposi- 

 tion to those advanced by the former 

 speaker. 



Vice President Newlove thought that 

 bee-keepingproperly managed, was no more 

 risky than farming or any other business. 

 We should be more vigilant in poor seasons ; 

 give more care and feed well ; then failures 

 will not often occur. 



The Secretary corroborated Mr. New- 

 love's views, though he admitted that too 

 many make failures of the business becanse 

 of not giving proper attention to it as a mat- 

 ter of business. Our grain crops are sub- 



