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Mr lloasland exhibited animal herb called 

 ''Blue Thistle," same as Mr. Pojte referred 

 to. 



Mr. Geo. llardesty exhibited his '• vc plu^ 

 i<7f /•((." hive, very eini>yi:ical]y and iiis re- 

 marks and hive attracted a f^ood deal of 

 notice, and criticisms wi-re freely otfereil 

 and the hive condeuuied I)ecause of the un- 

 necessary space between end of frames and 

 hive. 



SKI.ECTIXG QTKEN IIAISIXO I.OCAT.ITY. 



The advisability of selecting a locality 

 where queens may be raised by a connnittee 

 appointed for that puri)ose. and save impor- 

 tation. 



>rr. lienediet— There is so nuich risk in 

 raising ([ueens and so many ([ueens are im- 

 ]>ure. 1 believe there are imi)ure bees in 

 Italy, in some localities, but in others they 

 up the staiulai-d of purity. J do not like to 

 say much on this subject. 



Mr. Browne— 1 am called on. but can- 

 not say much; will wait to hear from others. 



]\rr. Iloagland— I think it would be better 

 to appoint a committee to take the matter 

 in charge, and after due consideration re- 

 port at our next meeting. 



Mr. Chajiman— I agree with Mr. Iloagland 

 and put it to get the miud of the Conven- 

 tion. 



Mrs. Tupper — 1 imported (jueeus ten years 

 agoby Colvin at a cost of >!50 each. I im- 

 • ported by Dadant and lost heavily. T have 

 imported since through friends ami have 

 (lone better. But I thiidc we have better 

 queens in this country thau inltaly. 1 sent 

 (|ueens to a man in Ciermaiiy and he replies 

 that they are better than those lu; gets from 

 Italy. 1 thiidv there is danger in importing 

 ()f getting a taint of black stock as tliey may 

 have mixed some of the Kgyptian blood in 

 them. It is like importing cattle and sheep, 

 . they have improved so that they are sending 

 them back to where they came from. I have 

 got line queens. from l)otli \orth and South 

 Jtaly. 



Mr. ('hai)man— I would earnestly recom- 

 mend, that in sending cjueens, you put in 

 comb from the hive fioiu which the (|ueen 

 was taken. 



3[rs..Tui)per — There is not the least diftei- 

 {'Urti to me. 



>[r. Chapuuin — I think they sjiould not 

 take old comb, that is. comb long out nl' 

 the hive. 



yir. King— There are persons advei'tising 

 queens of both imjKtrted and home breed as 

 breeders of the same, and at the sanu' time 

 do not own a hive of bees. 1 travtdled in 

 Europe and stopped in a (iermau a))iaryand 

 tonnd no pure stock, and that same man 

 was sending (|ueens to this country. I stoji- 

 )ied with another man aiul found five stocks 



of blacks. In Italy 1 visited another ajjiary 

 aiul one that ad\-eitised largely in Europe, 

 and had not a pure colony. It is a shame, a 

 burning shauu\ We ought to issue a dii)lo- 

 ma to the old (Hieeu breeders who have long 

 been successful, and those who have a 

 good locality, the one who has thorough ex- 

 perience, the om; who keeps his bees all 

 right. .Select a ntnuber of queens and raise 

 (pieens from them, and select (pieens to rear 

 drones from only. In raising queens, as I 

 pass oyer my apiary, I fiml drones just 

 hatching in a comb, and place this comb in 

 a hive which has a young (pieen in and vict 

 versa with the (jueeus. I'o keep drones iu 

 working with my bees one day, late in the 

 sunnuer, I found a hive with no queen, and 

 the drones when drunuued out came back 

 in large numbers; and if they are excited 

 they will attract others— throw the bees out, 

 . raise the excitement and you will have a 

 tine lot of drones. 



]\[rs. Tupper— This is a free country and 

 everyone has the ]il»erty of buying where he 

 wishes, and no diploma will control the 

 queen trade. 



]Mr. Anderson— If oiu' stock continues 

 good w(! keep it, if not, we turn it otf, some 

 tjueens are more ))rolific and workers more 

 industrious, and A\lien we find a good pro- 

 ducing hive keep them, and if we find them 

 poor, kill the queen; but how to get good 

 drones is the (luestion. 



Mr. Clarke—Believe giving dijilomas im- 

 practicable. Let every one get their own di- 

 ]tlonni. If this subject is brought up to the 

 right pitch we must ]>aya good price for 

 queens. 



^Ir. King— Eveiy one knows that premi- ' 

 urns have been i)aid all over the country, 

 (iive premiums to persons for extra (jueens. 

 1 move that a committee of three be aj)- 

 jiointed to get uj) resolutions in regard to it. 

 I'remium shoukl be given. 



Mrs. Tupper— I have attended my State 

 Fair, and it gave high ])remiums for the 

 best black and Italian (jueens caged. AYliat 

 did it amount to ? 'J'hcy could tell nothing 

 by the (iiu-ens : tliev uuist see their work- 

 ers. It is the wrong time of the year to 

 liandle b -es. when the Society uu'ets. 



Mr. King — 1 can tell u good (juecn any- 

 where. 



Ex-]*resident 1 loagiand. iu the chair,— 

 There are many ju-esent who wish to hear 

 Dr. Ii'usli. 1 understand that he has some 

 means or a reci])e for keei)ing honey or 

 synqi. 1 am informed that the Dr. has con- 

 sentetl to faxor us this excning. Will lie 

 lilease to do it now. 



.Mr. Jiush — 1 have a n!C«upe for keei)ing 

 syrup from souring or granulating, also 

 to kee]> honey from soiu'ing. I can- 

 not say that it is a ceitain sj>ecilic; not at 



