THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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ledge that I am a convert to the Adair 

 and Cjulliip tlieory, believing it to be 

 the true method not to" crowd the 

 i)rood chamber. I have constructed a 

 Galluj) liive, and found it to do all tliat 

 ■was claimed lor it, it properly mau- 

 aged. 



What is the bci^t i)lau to prevent rob- 

 binji ? 



lion. jM. a. O'Xeil. — AVet Iiay thrown 

 in front of the entrance is one of the 

 best preventatives 1 have ever found. 



O. liadders. — Strong colonies with 

 entrance constructed so as to adapt 

 them to the Avants of the colony, is one 

 of the best i)reveutatives of moth or 

 robber bees — that is pi'oviding the hive 

 lias a ventilator opposite the entrance 6 

 or 8 inches long by one deep, — also 

 consider the snuiU black bee the worst 

 robber. 



"The best plan to introduce unfertile 

 queens." 



Hon. M. A. O'Neil. — Cage and place 

 in the hive, and at the end of 24 hours 

 open the cage and place a piece of 

 paper over the opening to allow the 

 bees to cut througli the rest. 



Mr. O. Badders. — I believe in caging, 

 but in addition would sprinkle the 

 queen and colony with sugar syrup and 

 peppermint mixed, tiien introduce her 

 on a comb taken from the hive. 



"How soon should honey be extract- 

 ed after gathered." 



Hon, M. A. O'Neil.— In order to 

 have it good, it should be capped or 

 nearly so, then immediately after ex- 

 tracting seal up in glass jars, in order 

 to preserve the aroma. 



The President announced that the 

 discussion of subjects would now close, 

 and that the next order of business 

 would be the election of officers. 



A member moved to suspend the 

 rules, in order to add an amendment to 

 Ihe constitution, which was carried. 

 The following resolutions were carried 

 by an unanimous vote. 



Jiesolved: That all that clause in the 

 constitution heretofore existing in 

 regard to the membersliip should be 

 struck out, and in place thereof insert 

 the following : 



That all persons paying an initiation 

 fee of 25 cents, and a membership fee 

 of 25 cents a year, should be considered 

 members in good standing. 



The Association tlien proceeded to 

 ballot for officers, with the following 

 result : 



President, N. Cameron, of LaAvrence ; 

 Vice-President, Hon. M. A. O'Neil, of 

 Black Jack, Douglas County ; Secre- 

 tary, O. Badders, of Leavenworth ; As- 



sistant Secretary, J. V. ]{andolph, of 

 Kmporia ; 'J'l-easurer, J. Piling, of Lea- 

 venworth. 



After a vote of thanks to the Mayor 

 for the use of his oflice, and the Press 

 for favors grantcMJ. 'J'lie Association 

 adjourned sul)j<ct to the call of the 

 Board of Directors. 



(). ]>Ai)i>KU8, Sec'y. 



Hopes, Disappointments and Realiza- 

 tion of Bee-Keepers. 



A PAPEK HEAD P.EKOKE THE ASSOCIATIOX ' 

 OF TUK STATE, SEPT. QTII, '74, AT ITS AN- 

 NIT.VI. MEETING IN I>EAVENWOKTU 

 CITY, UY THE PHESIDENT OF THE 



ASSOCIATION. 



Like almost other branches of productive 

 industry in the west, bee-keeping is not en- 

 tirely exempt from uncertainties as to results, 

 but there is nothing to mark it as being a 

 peculiarly uncertain 1)ranch of business. 



As shown by the last annual report of the 

 State Board of Afiriculture, the whole num- 

 ber of colonies kc^pt in the State on the first* 

 day of March 1873 was 14,884. No. of ])Ounds 

 of honey tlie preceeding year 1:35,384. No. of 

 l)0unds of wax the preceeding year 3,686. 



The counties in the order named reported 

 the largest amounts of honey, viz: Leaven- 

 worth, 12,815 lbs ; Jefferson, 12,611 ; Johnson, 

 11,384 lbs ; Bourbon, 11,:352 lbs ; Atchison, 10,- • 

 993 lbs;Doinphan, 9,795 lbs ; Douglas,9,3.s41bs; 

 Miami, 8,756 lbs; Jackson, 6,139,lbs ; Franklin, 

 5,;331 lbs ; &c. 



Although such reports are not generally 

 very accurate yet tliey form a basis for calcu- 

 lations. 



Placing the average value of honey for that 

 j'ear at 25 cents per pound and coloiiies at an 

 average price of ;if 10 each we have the follow- 

 ing estimates : 



i:35,:;84 lbs honey at 25 cts .^33,846 



14,885 colonies at ^SK) 15148,850 



3,686 lbs wax at 25 cts 921 



Total valuation ,«18:3,716 



In the j^ear 1860 the number of pounds of 

 honey reported was only 16,994 lbs. Hence it 

 is quite evident that apiculture is rapidly 

 I gi'owing in importance as one of the wealth 

 ! and luxury-producing pursuits of the State. 

 ! So far as we have been able to learn, the 

 1 past year has been an unpropitious one to 

 , bee-keepers generally, in Kansas, but in some 

 i localities bees have done very well— perhaps 

 better than many other years. Those situated 

 ' in or near large bodies of native timber and 

 basswood groves ha^■e done the best. To 

 I determine what are the relative advantages 

 I of having apiaries situated in or near timber- 

 I ed districts, or on the up-lands when a good 

 I porticni of the land in each year put under 

 j cultivation, is a subject worthy of considera- 

 tion. ♦ 



