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wintering; if so, how much? Yes; not 

 as much as is generally given. 



5. Side or top boxing, which is prefer- 

 able? Two of the committee were in 

 favor of top boxes; one was in favor of 

 both. 



6. Which is the better method of 

 swarming, natural or artificial, where 

 box-honey is the object, and you wish to 

 double your stocks. Two of the com- 

 mittee prefer natural swarming ; one pre- 

 fers artificial. 



7. Which is advisable to prodiice, box 

 or extracted honey, when you have a 

 ready market for either ? Both. 



8. Why do bees seal up cracks and 

 openings in the hives? To retain the 

 animal heat. 



9. Should an excess of honey be re- 

 moved from the hive in the fall or in the 

 spring? In the fall. 



10. How far apart should apiaries be 

 .ocated ? From four to seven miles, de- 

 pending upon the size of the apiary. 



11. Is it important with the Italian 

 bees that the guide combs in the surplus 

 boxes extend from bottom to top of 

 honey boxes ? The more comb the better. 



12. Why do bees leave their hives about 

 the 1st of May? Discouragement from 

 confinement, mouldy combs, or small 

 cluster of bees. 



13. What is the best method of prevent- 

 ing after swarms? Introduce a young, 

 fertile queen. 



14. How should a queenless stock be 

 managed, when the keeper has no queen 

 in the spring? Unite with another stock 

 having a queen. 



15. What should be done when in the 

 case of an after swarm whose queen had 

 been destroyed, and which had been re- 

 turned to the parent stock, but which 

 persisted in coming out day after day? 

 Destroy queens until all save one is 

 gone. 



16. Upon what conditions does success 

 in wintering depend ? Good stocks in the 

 fall ; proper temperature and ventilation ; 

 perfect quiet. 



17. Is there any sure cure for foul 

 brood save the destruction of bees and 

 comb? Yes, by preventing brood rear- 

 ing, by the free use of the extractor, and 

 by smoking the combs with brimstone. 



A paper on "Ventilation" was read by 

 P. H. Ellwood, of Starkville. He gave 

 interesting instances of plant ventilation 

 and absorbtion, and quoted from authori- 

 ties to support his views. 



(This paper will be forwarded to you, if 

 possible.) 



Upon motion of Mr. M. B. Warner, the 

 association proceeded to select the next 

 place of meeting. 



The first ballot showed a large majority 

 in favor of Syracuse. Syracuse was 

 thereupon unanimously chosen as the 

 next place of annual convention. After a 



brief discussion the convention adjourned 

 for dinner. 



MOSES QUINBY. 



Upon the opening of the afternoon ses- 

 sion Mr. Ellwood read a biographical 

 sketch of Moses Quinby, the veteran api- 

 arist, who died in May last at St. Johns- 

 ville. The sketch was an eloquent tribute 

 to the memory of an earnest investigator, 

 discoverer and honest man. Mr. Quinby 

 had been President of the association for 

 five years. An ode by S. Alexander, of 

 Camden, suggested by his career, was 

 read. Both papers were ordered printed 

 in the report. Formal resolutions of re- 

 spect were also adopted, as follows: 



Whereas; We have been called to 

 mourn the unexpected death of our hon- 

 ored brother, Moses Quinby, former pres- 

 ident of this association — to whose exer- 

 tions it owes its existence, and to a large 

 degree its continued prosperity — there- 

 fore, be it 



Resolved, That in his death, bee-keepers 

 throughout the civilized world have sus- 

 tained an irreparable loss, and bee-culture 

 has lost its most practical writer and 

 ablest expounder. 



Resolved, That as his counsels have 

 contributed so largely to our success as 

 individual bee-keepers, we will endeavor 

 to pay the debt of gratitude we owe him, 

 by contributing to the success of what he 

 considered his life work — the placing of 

 bee-culture among the masses upon a 

 sound financial basis. 



Resolved, That, while we tender our 

 heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved fam- 

 ily, we realize that none but the family 

 can fully understand the loss which they 

 have sustained. 



Resolved, That these resolutions be re- 

 corded on the minutes of the Association, 

 and that they, together with an ode by S. 

 Alexander, be jiresented to his esteemed 

 family. 



THE CENTENNIAL. 



Letters from the centennial bureau of 

 agriculture were read, inviting a full dis- 

 play of apicultural products. 



On motion the matter of a representa- 

 tion of iioney and bee apparatus at the 

 centennial, was referred to the committee 

 already appointed with the addition of 30 

 new members. The entire committee is as 

 follows: Captain J. E. Hetherington, of 

 Cherry Valley; J. H. Nellis, Canajoharie; 

 P. H. Ellwood, Starkville; L. C. Root, 

 Mohawk, and 11. Bacon, Verona. Full 

 authority to make necessary' arrangements 

 and to use the funds of the convention, 

 was delegated to the committee. No 

 other association of bee-koepers has taken 

 action in this matter, and all responsibility 

 rests with the Northeastern Association. 



The few remaining hours of the conyen- 

 tion were devoted to discussion, of some 

 of the questions answered by the com- 

 mittee iu the morning. 



