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say I in reply. It is Mr. Cutting, and 

 not I, who makes the " misstatements." 

 Will he please remember I was enumer- 

 ating the awards on honey, and not on 

 honey and everything pertaining to the 

 honey industry ? 



He even charges me with doing an in- 

 justice to Ontario, by crediting with 14 

 instead of 10 awards. Why should 

 smokers, drone-traps, hives, and the rest 

 of the et cetras be taken into account, or 

 get credit in a test of the (luality of 

 honey? Will Mr. Cutting point out a 

 single State I failed to credit with all 

 the awards it received on honey ? If he 

 cannot do this, how can he reconcile his 

 charge with the facts as they exist ? 

 When he undertakes to read me a ser- 

 mon he should stick to the text. I no- 

 tice he aims a number of side thrusts at 

 me, but as they don't strike, they don't 

 need to be parried. 



And you, sir, in your foot-note tell me 

 to " get down oft my high horse and 

 offer an apology." Why should I dis- 

 mount ? Wherefore doff my hat ? and 

 to whom do I owe an apology ? Should 

 I offer an abject apology for an offense 

 I have not committed, or that I am un- 

 consious of having committed? I have 

 stated that Ontario honey is the best in 

 the world in the aggregate of the coun- 

 try's output. I have reiterated that 

 statement, and I believe it to be true, on 

 the evidence of my own senses, on the 

 result of my own observation, which is 

 as varied and extensive as that of most 

 men in the business ; and on subsidiary 

 evidence as well. 



It has been my privilege to taste of 

 honey from nearly every corner of the 

 earth. I saw the display at the World's 

 Fair in Chicago. I saw the display at 

 the Toronto show, a month after ; and 

 for uniformly high quality and fine 

 finish, Chicago was simply nowhere in 

 the race. This statement will be en- 

 dorsed by every one who saw the two. 

 You may call this boasting — I call it an 

 honest statement of fact, for which I 

 have no disposition to apologize. 



Owen Sound, Ont. 



A Binder for holding a year's num- 

 bers of the Bee Journal we mail for 

 only 50 cents ; or clubbed with the 

 JouBNAL for $1.40. 



One-Cent Postag^e Sta.nips we 



prefer whenever it is necessary to send 

 stamps for fractions of a doUar. By re- 

 membering this, you will greatly oblige us. 



Tlie Vermont Slate Coiiyention. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



BV H. W. SCOTT. 



(Continued from page 344.) 



FoKENOON Session — Jan. 25th. 



The members went to the Vermont 

 State experimental farm especially to 

 examine the new bee-house, which has 

 been built there for experimental pur- 

 poses. It is ] 6x30 feet, with 10-foot 

 posts, well finished, slatted and painted. 

 The east side is arranged to be used as a 

 house-apiary, and accommodates 24 

 colonies of bees on two shelves. The 

 west side is the work shop and a honey- 

 room. On the southeast of the house it 

 is proposed to place those bees worked 

 out-doors. Around three sides a pine or 

 other suitable evergreen hedge is to be 

 set out. There are now 11 colonies of 

 bees in the house, and some more will 

 be added in the spring Any one is at 

 liberty to send a colony as soon as they 

 can be shipped in the spring. Recom- 

 mendations and suggestions for experi- 

 ments are solicited, and those received 

 will be submitted to the full committee 

 elected by the Association, for the digest- 

 ing and arranging of such recommenda- 

 tions. 



REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



At 9 o'clock the members re-assembled, 

 and listened to the reports of their com- 

 mittees as follows : 



The committee on nominations re- 

 ported the same board of officers for the 

 next year, and they were elected as fol- 

 lows : 



President — W. G. Larrabee, of Larra- 

 bee's Point. 



Vice-Presidents — Addison County, E. 

 J. Smith, of Addison ; Chittenden, O. J. 

 Lowrey, of Jericho ; Franklin, F. M. 

 Wright, of East Enosburg ; Lamoille, J. 

 W. Smith, of Moscow ; Orange, M. F. 

 Cram, of West Brookfield ; Rutland, H. 

 L. Leonard, of Brandon. 



Secretary and Treasurer — H. W. Scott, 

 of Barre. 



