28 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



This makes the dues for the members, including- both local and 

 national, $1.50 per year, the same as formerly. It is certainly a 

 move in the right direction. 



Foul Brood Inspector G. E. Sanders gave an interesting report 

 of his work during the past year. From the 16th of 'May to the 

 26th of August he inspected 150,000 colonies of bees, belonging to 

 15,000 bee-keepers. Some discussion was brought out by this state- 

 ment, as it was considered pretty fast work b}^ some, to examine an 

 average of 50' colonies a day, in addition to traveling. However, 

 several extensive bee men stated it could be done. Sanders is 

 certainly a hustler, and we hope will be on the job again next year. 



The committee on legislation made an interesting report, and 

 with one addition to take the place of Mr. Hilton, deceased, was 

 continued to present a new foul brood bill to the next legislature. 



Some new ideas were advanced regarding cellar wintering. C. 

 F. Smith, of Cheboygan, stated that he successfully winters his bees 

 in a wet cellar since he removes the covers and substitutes burlap 

 instead. He says that actually there was enough water in that 

 cellar to float the hives out on in the spring, and he claims the 

 statement is not a joke either. 



L. vS. Griggs, of Flint, gets his outside sections filled first, by 

 using but nine frames in a ten-frame hive, with a division board on 

 each side. Double bee-space is also used on each side in the super. 

 This allows a free passage from the bottom to the super, right on 

 the sides, and he finds that it results in getting work started in the 

 outside sections first. 



Mr. Johnson, of the Johnson Milk Co., Battle Creek, tests 

 thermometers by packing the bull) in melting snow, or ice 

 pounded fine like snow, and if they register 32 they are correct. 

 Good test. 



Resolutions were oiTered for the late W. Z. Hutchinson, Geo. E. 

 Hilton and James Heddon. The latter died December 6th, and will 

 be remembered as a very progressive bee-keeper, perhaps the best 

 known in Michigan 20 years ago. He was the inventor of the 

 Heddon hive. Two members were reported ill, Hon. R. L. Taylor 

 and T. F. Bingham. Messages of good cheer were ordered sent 



them. . 



On Probation. 



For six months I have felt that I have been on probation. Dur- 

 ing that time my readers have been watching me to see whether I 

 would "make good'' as an editor or not. While I have received 

 many encouraging words yet I have realized all the time that the 

 re^l test would be the renewals. 'Would they come? \Miat were 

 the fellows thinking of who didn't write me? And, of course, they 

 outnumbered those who did write. 



