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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



thus wisely taken the precautionary 

 measure, is in a position to nip it 

 in the bud. lu either case the ex- 

 pense would be light, or nothing at 

 all ; but if the malady is permitted 

 to become established before a move 

 is made to draft a suitable bill, who 

 can foresee the end of that state's 

 trouble ? Of all the great sister- 

 hood of states, none stands more 

 sorely in need of Some such protec- 

 tion than Florida; but its lawmakers 

 have not yet recognized the impor- 

 tance of the matter. 



SOUTH DAKOTA BEE-KEEPERS. 



The first annual convention of 

 the South Dakota Bee-keepers' Asso- 

 ciation was held at Yankton on its 

 first birthday, Januai'y 25, 1901, 

 more than fifty per cent, of the 

 new Association's members being 

 present, notwithstanding the dis- 

 couragements of the past poor 

 season in South Dakota. The Con- 

 vention report, a copy of which 

 Secretary Atwater has kindly sent 

 us, shows that a most interesting 

 program had been prepared for the 

 meeting. It is no doubt to this 

 fact that the great interest shown 

 in the meeting by its members is 

 due. The progressiveness of this 

 Society isshown in several ways; 

 but in none more emphatically than 

 the promptness with which it became 

 a member of the National Associa- 

 tion, as a body. There are many 

 other bee-keepers" societies which 

 might profit by an emulation of 

 the South Dakota example. 



At the election of officers, Mr. 

 Thos. Chantry, of Meckling, was 

 re-elected president; J. M. Hobbs, 

 vice-president; J. J. Duffack, gen- 

 eral manager and E. F. Atwater, 

 Yankton, secretary. 



The Bee-keepers Rerieir recently 

 referred in a very complimentary 

 way to the late improvements in 



The Bee-keeper, especially noting 

 the fine appearance of our half-tone 

 engravings for which the editor was 

 given credit. This kind remark by 

 Bro. Hutchinson' gives rise to the 

 thought that very many of our 

 readers are not aware that The 

 Bee-keeper is now printed and is- 

 sued complete from its own home, 

 at Falconer, N.Y., where the pub- 

 lishers have a most complete print- 

 ing equipment, consisting of seven 

 presses and proportionate material. 

 In this connection it may be well to 

 define the relation now existing 

 between the Editor and Publishers. 

 So far as the mechanical or business' 

 side of the enterprise is concerned, 

 we have nothing to say; those mat- 

 ters belonging wholly to the pro- 

 prietors, and all communications 

 relating in any way to these depart- 

 ments should, therefore, be sent to 

 them. For any noteworthy 

 achievement or shortcomings. The 

 W. T. Falconer Manufacturing Co. 

 is responsible, in so far as they 

 relate to typography. We certainly 

 agree with Editor Hutchinson that 

 they are doing their work well. It 

 is the province of H. E. Hill to se- 

 lect and contribute the entire con- 

 tents of the magazine — illustrations 

 and printed matter. Therefore, all 

 communications relating to his de- 

 partment should be addressed to 

 Fort Pierce, Fla. We have nothing 

 to do with the advertising pages 

 further than to settle our own ad- 

 vertising account four times a year. 



FOUNDATION IN COMB-BUILDING. 



Foundation in Comb-building was 

 the subject of a very interesting- 

 series of experiments conducted last 

 year at the Colorado Experiment 

 Station. A brief summary of some 

 of the most important conclusions 

 reached was reported by Prof. 

 Gillette substantially as follows: 



The wax in foundation is freely 



