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would not attempt to produce extracted honey without one. We 

 simply would not want to go back to the old way. It has been 

 rather interesting to watch the development of the use of the power 

 extractor in the last four or five years. 



"In taking ofif the honey, there are of course two methods ; first 

 the shaking and brushing method ; and second, the use of bee es- 

 capes. I strongly recommend the use of Porter bee escapes. There 

 are two or three serious complaints that we meet with in any place. 

 One of the most serious is the soiling of clothes in the spring; an- 

 other is that of bees around watering troughs. People are afraid of 

 them. Still another cause for complaint is that bee-keepers are 

 afraid their bees will be cross at extracting time. When we begin 

 extracting, we put on Porter bee escapes, and we have found that 

 the bees are fully as gentle at extracting time as any other time. 

 The foremost objection to the Porter bee escape is that the honey is 

 cold when taken off. With the power extractor this makes no dif- 

 ference. But in relatively average summer weather we do not care 

 about its being cold, however." 



Professor F. A. Waugh, of the Horticultural Department of the 

 College, spoke on the pollination of fruits. This was much enjoyed 

 and was of especial importance to the bee-keepers, inasmuch as 

 Professor Waugh brought out the fact that spraying v/as advocated 

 either before or after fruit bloom and not during the blossoming 

 season. 



The second session was devoted to a consideration of bee diseases, 

 and included a talk by Dr. B. N. Gates. State Inspector of Apiaries, 

 on the subject "General Survey of the Brood Diseases of Bees." 

 This was followed by Mr. Charles M. Musgrove, of Pittsfield, Mass., 

 who spoke on the treatment of European foul brood by a bee escape. 

 After an opportunity to ask questions, the bee-keepers adjourned to 

 the apiary, where colonies and bees shipped by the pound, which 

 had previously been received from dealers in bees throughout the 

 country, were manipulated by Dr. B. N. Gates. Demonstrations of 

 the treatments for brood diseases of bees were given by the Massa- 

 chusetts inspectors, after which the wax rendering equipment at the 

 bee house was on exhibition. The equipment included the Hatch- 

 Gemmil Press, the Herschiser Press, Sibbald Wax Press. Sibbald 

 Clarifier or Settling Tank, Acid Clarifying Tank and Solar Wax Ex- 

 tractors. 



In the evening after brief addresses by Prof. E. M. Lewis, 

 Acting President of the College, and Hon. Wilfrid Wheeler, Secre- 

 tary of the State Board of Agriculture, the remainder of the session 

 was devoted to an illustrated lecture by Prof. Morley Pettit on the 

 topic of "Ontario Apiculture." 



The program for the second day began with a demonstration 



