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the handling of out-yards more extensively the swarming bothered 

 too much in the production of comb honey. Still, when he runs his 

 bees for comb hone}- on the method described, he only had 15 per 

 cent of swarms. 



Air. Allen stated that he sold a lot of condD honey in frames 

 direct to the consumer. 



]\Ir. Root stated that in the prodtiction of comb honey they used 

 a starter two-thirds of the way down, also bottom starter and used 

 thin foundation. He placed emphasis on the importance of putting 

 the foundation in the frames in a warm room, where the tempera- 

 ture is near 90 degrees, or else use starters only. After the honey 

 is produced then cut the honey out of the frames, and place it on a 

 wire cloth, and then cut it into squares the proper size for the indi- 

 vidual service package. It is allowed to remain there for 24 hours 

 to drain, and then is wrapped in parafBne paper. In this condition 

 it is ready for the market. 



]\Ir. Foster now followed with an address on "The Needs of the 

 Western Bee-Keepers." He stated that in the west the honey local- 

 ities are far apart. This brings the bee-keepers in ^ groups, the dif- 

 ferent groups being widely separated. I'he first thing the western 

 bee-keepers did was to club orders in purchasing their bee supplies 

 in small lots ; later they increased their orders and secured carlots of 

 formed for the handling of their honey. They began with a store- 

 room and a warehouse. At first it was only open on Saturdays and 

 bee-keepers came in on those days, brought in their honey and 

 secured their supplies. The voting was done at monthly meetings, 

 according to shares of stock held. Mr. Foster stated that a co-oper- 

 ative association is not purely co-operating when the voting is done 

 according to the stock held, and advocates the voting to be done 

 according to the membership on account of the liability of the stock 

 of a corporation getting into a few hands who, where the stock con- 

 trols the votes, would be in control of the Association. In some 

 western fruit associations Mr. Foster stated over 50 per cent of the 

 stock was held by outside parties. 



(Concluded in May intinber.) 



Ridgeland, Wis., Aug. 8, 1912. Red Bank, N. J. 



Mr. Tyrrell : I am pleased that the -^ > . -• 



National owns the Review. I think the ^'^^ ^u'^'?Z' ,^^"''^^' 



. Detroit, Mich. 



National dues should be independent of ^ ^, 



Gentlemen :— 

 local dues. I think the officers of the Tell Mr. Scott what to do. Run liis 



National are on the right track and that apiary on the Doolittle plan. Pack his 

 in a few years the organization will be honey in cases— cases in carriers with 

 in good shape to work systematically. ^^raw cushions and send it to the near- 



est market. 

 W. E. Krause. C. H. Root. 



