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ending before reaching the end of the 

 hloek. 



Foul brood was very lightly touch- 

 ed upon. 



Mr. Calvert called the attention of 

 the convention to the exorbitant 

 freight rates exacted on bees and api- 

 arian supplies. Freight rates are fix- 

 ed according to value, weight and 

 bulk. He thought something should 

 be done, if possible, to relieve us from 

 the present burdensome exactions. 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 



Thursday afternoon was principally 

 consumed in the selection of the place 

 for the next meeting and election of 

 officers. The contest for the former 

 lay chiefly between Toronto, Out., and 

 Lincoln, Neb., the former coming off 

 victorious, not because of the western 

 men showing any signs of weakness, 

 but mainly that it has long been an 

 established custom that the North 

 American shall not convene in the 

 same section of country for two suc- 

 ceeding years, and, too, that at the 

 Columbian meeting the Canadians 

 were promised they should be re- 

 membered at this time should they 

 yield in favor of St. Joseph for '94, 

 and the Nebraska people have a simi- 

 lar promise for '96. Never was there 

 a warmer or more pressing invitation 

 received than tnat given by Nebraska 

 through Bro. Stilson. He was armed 

 with a separate invitation from the 

 state association, Lincoln's commer- 

 cial club, city council and mayor, and 

 the governor of the state. He stated 

 that Lincoln had 65,000 inhabitants, 

 200 miles of electric railway, etc. 

 All right, Bro. Stilson, some of us ex- 

 pect to get there some time in the fu- 

 ture. Vice-president Hershiser sent 

 a warm invitation to come to Buffalo, 



and Denver, Colo., extended a simi- 

 lar request by telegraph. 



A paper on "Bee Keeping in Can- 

 ada" by R. McKnight, Owen Sound, 

 Ont., was read, and between times, 

 the question box was taken up and 

 the following questions considered; 



"How late in the fall is it dasirable 

 to rear brood?" Some thought it de- 

 sirable to have brood at all times of 

 the year. 



"Will it pay to extract and feed 

 back?" Granulation a drawback; loss 

 of honey too great; don't pay. 



"Is it desirable to have supply 

 dealers, who are not bee keepers, 

 present at conventions?" By all 

 means. 



"Is it advisable to remove honey 

 in brood nest and supply sugar syrup 

 instead?" That depends on the qual- 

 ity of honey, and price of sugar as 

 well as of honey. 



"Is paper a good packing material?" 

 Good unless left too long. 



"In what way can we tell robber 

 bees?" By appearance. 



"Adel queens — what are they?" 

 The name has its origin in Europe; 

 means noble queens; choice, selected 

 queens belonging to any race. 



THURSDAY EVENING'S SESSION. 



Paper on "Honey Recources of the 

 Future," by S. E. Miller, Blufftown, 

 Mo. Greatly favored the planting of 

 alsike clover, and on this point was 

 warmly seconded by all who had ex- 

 perience in the matter. It was 

 claimed to be longer lived, more pro- 

 lific in honey, and the seed higher 

 priced than other clovers. 



"What shall we Plant for Honey?" 

 a paper written and read by Secretary 

 Benton. Quite comprehensive, and 

 consequently lengthy, but was listen- 



