78 THE BEE-KEEPERS" REVIEW 



Treasurer — C. H. True, Edgewood, Iowa. 



Directors — Dr. A. F. Boniiey, Buck Grove, Iowa; Hamlin B. 

 Miller, Marslialltown, Iowa; E. C. Wheeler, Marshalltown, Iowa. 



Address by J. L. Strong, of Clarinda, on "Making the Most 

 of the Home Market." 



Committee was appointed by the President to interview the 

 Secretary of Agriculture, relative to a suitable display of honey and 

 bees at the next Iowa State Fair. 



'Motion was made that the President appoint a committee of 

 three on legislation. After a lively discussion, while no explicit 

 instructions were given, it was shown that the sentiment was favor- 

 able to a request being presented to the legislature for an appro- 

 priation of $10,000. 



The committee appointed consisted of A. P. Chamberlin, F, C. 

 Scranton and J. H. Schweer. 



Brief Report of the State Convention of New York Bee-Keepers' 



Societies, 



This convention was held in Rochester, N. Y., December 17, 

 18 and 19. Like bee-keepers' conventions generally, the exchange 

 of ideas concerning methods relating to bee-keeping made it a very 

 pleasant and profitable meeting. Some of the points brought out 

 were as follows : 



Mr. S. D. House recommends re-queening with a vigorous well- 

 bred strain of Italian bees to combat the European foul brood. 

 He said that this disease is quite apt to show first in a queen cell 

 if one is present in the hive. 



Where bees were weakened by the disease it was recommended 

 to shake two or more colonies together. Mr. Chas. Stewart said 

 badly inbred Italians were much subject to the disease. Mr. Stewart 

 recommended getting Italians from a district where the disease has 

 been checked, as they would be more apt to be a strain that would 

 withstand disease. 



In discussing cellars for wintering it was brought out that where 

 the space between joists had been filled in with sawdust, it resulted 

 in the joists rotting in a short time. Fresh air was considered an 

 important point for cellar wintering, and the larger number of 

 colonies wintered in one cellar the more liable they were to become 

 uneasy. Cellars having a stream of water running through them 

 were noted for good wintering. 



R. F. Holderman and H. L. Case both spoke in favor of outdoor 

 wintering. Mr. Holderman uses leaves for packing on the outside 

 and top of the hive, and contracts the entrance. Mr. Case packs on 

 the top only, filling a deep hive-body full of leaves, allowing the 



