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Init as a protection it seemed to the Secretary the incorporation was 

 advisable. 



He exphiined further that under the hiws of Michigan the Asso- 

 ciation could be incorporated without capital stock, and still be per- 

 mitted to do business and own property. After some discussion it 

 was moved by J. J. Anderson, delegate of the Idaho Honey Pro- 

 ducers' Association Branch, that the matter of incorporation of the 

 National be referred to a committee of three appointed by the chair. 



Mr. Foster was on the program for the first address of tlie even- 

 ing, but being" busy on committee work at the time, the address on 

 "Why the Production of Comb Honey Should Be Increased," by 

 Ernest Root, of Medina, Ohio, was given. 



yiv. Root prefaced his address by comments on the shipping 

 cage for sending live bees. He exhibited a new case his company 

 had just gotten out, which had some advantages o\'er the old form, 

 and the shape of the case was different. The cage caused much in- 

 terest among the members present. In discussing the production of 

 comb honey he stated that three things which were preventing bet- 

 ter prices on comb honey, were, first, poor grading; second, care- 

 less shipping, which disgusted the dealers, and third, granulation. 

 The granulation of the honey in the comb was a big drawback to its 

 sale. At the same time he felt that the production of comb honey 

 should he increased, and that more care should be taken along the 

 lines above mentioned. His address, which was not written, hence 

 we are unable to give a copy of it, was well received by the mem- 

 bers. Mr. Root was given hearty applause at the close. 



^Ir. Hamlin A". Poore described a super he uses for the produc- 

 tion of both comb and extracted honey at the same time. 



]Mr. Harry Lathrop stated that he has produced many tons of 

 fancy comb honey in the past, Imt cannot do it now profitably, be- 

 cause there are many people around him who produce comb honey 

 that sells for the same money he gets for the extracted honey. 



3dr. R. F. Holterman. of Canada, stated that the reason he 

 stopped the production of comb honey was because of the danger of 

 poor seasons which left him with many poorly filled sections, for 

 which hej could not get the best price. 



Mr. E. D. Townsend was called upon to tell abotit his method 

 of producing both comb and extracted honey in the same super, and 

 responded by saying that he is producing only extracted hone}- now, 

 but that if he went back to comb honey production, he certainly 

 would use that super, a shallow' extracting frame super. He has had 

 bees that worked 'fifteen minutes on a foundation after the super was 

 given them. 



"Sir. Root asked ^Ir. Townsend why he dropped the production 

 of comb honey. 'Mr. Townsend replied by saying that in going into 



