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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



March 



part were not, the sprayed showed a loss of one- 

 half to one and one-half bushels to the tree. 



At the Station we experlmanted by spraying re- 

 peatedly one side of a tree and not spraying the 

 other side at all, while in blossom. The sprayed 

 side had no fruit on it while the ua^prayed side 

 was full, which shows very conclusively that the 

 spraying killed the blossoms. 



I was told by one man who sprayed while in 

 bloom last year, that he estimated his loss to be 

 from $T00to$l,000 from the effects of the spraying." 



F. Greiner: "Render unto Caesar the things 

 that are Ca!sar's." Mr. Greiner believed that 

 credit should be given where credit is due; and 

 that he did not believe Moses Quinby received 

 the credit justly due him. 



O. L. Herschiser, Superintendent of the Apiarian 

 Exhibit at the Pan-American, informed tho Con- 

 vention that the apiarian exhibit was expected to 

 be the finest ever seen, especially at the later 

 part of the season. 



Prof. Victor H. Lowe, of Geneva Experiment 

 Station, gave us the result of his experiments on 

 fruit-pollenation, which showed very conclusively 

 that insects were absolutely necessary for the 

 fertilization of the blossoms. 



Illustrated lecture by E. K. Root. This, we be- 

 lieve, was about the same as given at the other 

 conventions, and a vote of thanks was tendered to 

 Mr. Root for the entertainment he had afforded the 

 Convention. 



Officers were elected as follows: President, W. 

 F. Marks; Vice-President, N. L. Stevens: Secre- 

 tary and Treasurer, C. B. Howard. 



The Committee on Resolutions reported as 

 follows: 



RESOLITTIONS DRAFTED BY THE COMMITTEE. 



1. Your committee is aware that our laws of 

 adulteration of honey is not enforced by the State 

 Board of Health, whose duty it is to do so; 



Therefore, be it Resolved: That the enforce- 

 ment of the law relating to adulterated honey be 

 placed under the control of the Department of 

 Agriculture if the Department will consent, and 

 that we instruct our officers to use their utmost 

 efforts to accomplish this end. 



2. Resolved: That we tender our thanks to 

 the Bureau of Farmers' Institutes for aid rendered 

 in conducting a series of Bee-keepers' Institutes 

 throughout the State. 



Also to Professor Beach, Mr. E. R. Root, the 

 State Inspectors, and all other visitors who con- 

 tributed to make our meeting interesting. 



We appreciate the courtesy shown us as a Society 

 by the proprietor of the Kirkwood; and we extend 

 our thanks for privileges enjoyed. 



Frikd.man.v Greineu. 



V. L. Stiivens. 



E. H. I'Eiiuv. 



V. J. Hai,dhii)(;e. 



(). L. Herschiser was elected as a delegate to 

 represent the Association at the next Pure Food 

 Congress at Washington, when called. 



Geneva, N. Y., Jan. H, 1901. 



THE U. D. QUEEN-REARING AND 

 NURSERY CAGE. 



A Novel and Promising Arrangement 

 Devised by the Gentleman Whose 

 Portrait Graces a Page of This 

 Number. 



BY ".SWAUTHMORE." 



IT is almost impossible to g'ive an ac- 

 curate description of this cage with- 

 out an illustration, not because it is 

 so intricate, but for the reason that it is 

 of peculiar construction. It is really a 

 combination of the best features of all tin- 

 cages and is adaptable to all methods ot 

 queen-rearing. Its use simplifies the 

 performance in cell-getting and lessens 

 the manipulations after the cells are 

 started. 



The cage itself is of one-half inch stuff, 

 cut into strips so as to join a frame 

 two inches wide and of a length 

 just righti to fit between the end-bars of 

 an ordinary frame. When three are 

 placed one above the other, they exactly 

 fill a Simplicity frame. The top and the 

 bottom board have a series of half-inch 

 holes bored five-eighths inch apart along 

 the entire length of each strip— twenty- 

 five holes to a strip — and between each 

 hole is a saw-cut to admit separating 

 tins, which tins are easily slid in and out 

 at will. 



The end-bars of the cage are nailed 

 fast to the bottom strip. A sheet of wire 

 cloth is tacked permanently onto one side 

 and a piece of perforated metal is adjust- 

 ed to the other in such manner that it 

 may be removed at will and replaced as 

 occasions demand. The top-bar fits 

 loosely and is held in place by small 

 staples which pass through the perfora- 

 tions of the zinc at intervals. 



When ready to start cells, the top-bai- 

 is removed from the cage proper which 

 gives perfect freedom for any form of 

 operation. I prefer the plug-cup plan, 

 as e.Kplained hereafter. To secure these 

 plug-cups lay the top-bars down onto a 

 smooth surface and run melted wax into 

 the holes. When the wax cools shave the 



