movable-frame, and, like other useful 

 inventions, he could hardly see how we 

 ever got along without it. Still there 

 were some who opposed its use, but he 

 believed all practical apiarists were 

 using it to a great or less extent. 



The meeting then adjourned to meet 

 at i) a.m., Wednesday, the 14th. 



The meeting was called to order at 9 

 a.m. , when Mr. Hicks offered an amend- 

 ment to the constitution, pertaining to 

 the organization of local societies in the 

 several districts, which was accepted. 



Mr. Moore wanted to hear something 

 about sourwood, if it would grow in 

 this part of the country, and if it would 

 rill the gap between white clover and 

 fall flowers, and where the seed could 

 be procured V 



Mr. Peacher said he had secured some 

 of the seed from Prof. Stelle, of 

 Georgia, as offered in the Farmer. 



It was the voice of the Convention 

 that it would grow in Indiana. 



Mr. Kow also made inquiries as to 

 alsike clover, mellilot, etc. 



Mr. Newman did not like the honey 

 from sourwood ; thought the gap could 

 be filled by mellilot, which produced 

 the very best of honey. Sourwood 

 would grow in Illinois and Indiana. 



Mr. Shaw thought we had better try 

 to gather what honey we had now, than 

 to spend our energies trying to fill the 

 gap, for he did not think it could be 

 done, as it came in the very hottest part 

 of the season when plants would not 

 secrete honey. 



The subject of " Wintering Bees, 1 ' 

 was then taken up. 



The President favored out-door 

 wintering. 



Mr. Hicks wintered in-doors. 



Mr. Shaw did not think in-door win- 

 tering was so good in this part of the 

 country as farther North ; opinions 

 seemed about equally divided. 



Mr. T. G. Newman was then called on 

 to address the Convention and con- 

 sumed the balance of the morning sess- 

 ion, after which he was tendered a vote 

 of thanks for his able and instructive 

 address. 



The meeting then adjourned to meet 

 at 2 o'clock. On calling the meeting to 

 order the chair announced the first thing 

 in order would be the election of dele- 

 gates to the National Convention to be 

 held at Cincinnati in October. F. L. 

 Dougherty and Mrs. Cass Robbins were 

 then chosen as delegates to said Con- 

 vention. 



From the question-box : " Will it 

 pay to feed back extracted honey, for the 

 purpose of having it put in the section 

 boxes ?" Answer, No. 



Is comb foundation or natural comb 



best for use in the extractor ? Answer, 

 comb foundation. 



Which is the most profitable, comb or 

 extracted honey ? Answer, extracted. 



" Spring Management," was then dis- 

 cussed at some length, when Mr. Ruick 

 called attention to an article in the 

 Farmer in reference to premiums at the 

 fair and offered the following resolution , 

 that the Secretary of this Association 

 be instructed to confer with the officers 

 of the coming State Fair, in reference 

 to offering premiums for the exhibits in 

 the apiary department. 



The exhibition of apiarian supplies 

 was not so good as promised. Mr. J. 

 H. Nellis, of Canajoharie, N. Y., sent 

 some clamp and section boxes. Messrs. 

 Lewis & Parks, of Watertown.Wis., naoi 

 on hand a box of sections of ail sizes, 

 which were very nice ; some of wnite- 

 wood were much admired by memoers 

 of the Convention. Mr. T. G. Newman 

 had samples of all the late bee-oooKs, 

 smokers, honey-knives, etc. Mr. Mc- 

 Dougall snowed a couple of extractors 

 and hives with surplus arrangements. 

 The Society showed a hive with surplus 

 arrangements, etc. Mr. Hicks had a 

 hive on exhibition. At 4 p.m. the 

 meeting adjourned, sine die. 



Frank L. Dougherty, Sec. 



N. W. 111. & S. W. Wis. Convention. 



The Northwestern Illinois and South- 

 western Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation held their annual meeting at 

 Literary Hall, in Davis, 111.. January 

 13th, 1880, and elected the following 

 persons as officers for the ensuing year : 

 H. W. Lee, President; R. M. Milliken, 

 Vice ^President ; Levi Keister, Treas- 

 urer ; Jonathan Stewart, Secretary. 



Considering the condition of the 

 roads, there was a good attendance, 

 about forty members being present. 

 The hall, during the greater part of the 

 session, was well filled. 



Many questions relating to the sub- 

 ject of bee-keeping were discussed, but 

 owing to the lateness of the hour 

 several remained unanswered. 



The Association passed the following 

 resolution: '"■Resolved, That this Asso- 

 ciation thank the citizens of Davis for 

 the kind hospitality extended to the 

 members of the same." 



It was resolved to hold the next 

 annual meeting at Freeport, on the 

 second Tuesday in January, 1881. 



The Association then adjourned to 

 meet on Tuesday, May 4th, at the resi- 

 dence of E. Whittlesey, Esq., near 

 Pecatonica, Winnebago Co., 111. 



Jonathan Steavart, Sec. 



